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    Vi/vim/gvim Editor Commands & Configuration (20150815) : Open File: VI Save/Quit

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    Vi/vim/gvim Editor commands & configuration (20150815)

    Open File: vi <filename/s>  {vi *.c means open all .c files in the current directory}
    Save/Quit: :w
    Quit without saving file: :q
    Save and quit: :wq
    Forcefully Save: :w! {used to save a Read Only File like /etc/shadow}
    Forcefully Quit: :q! {it will ignore all changes after last save}
    Forcefully Save & Quit: :wq!
    Editing Commands:
    Insert char/s i
    Insert at start of line I
    Insert line after o
    Insert line before O
    Append after cursor a
    Append at the EOL A
    Delete char x {delete n char nx}
    Delete word dw {delete n words ndw}
    Delete line dd {delete n lines ndd}
    Delete lines n1 to n2 :n1,n2 d
    Delete rest of the line D
    Change word cw {change n words ncw}
    Change entire line cc
    Change rest of the line C
    Replace char r {replace n chars nr}
    Replace till <ESC> R
    Swap char postion xp
    Undo last edit u
    Cursor movement:
    Go to line no. n : n
    Go top of file :1
    Go bottom of file :$
    Go end of line $
    Go start of line 0 or ^
    Go up k or  {Go n lines up nk}
    Go down j or  {Go n lines down nj}
    Go left h or  {Go to left by n col nh}
    Go right l or  {Go to right by n col nl}
    Go one screen back ^b or Pg Up
    Go one page down ^f or Pg Dn
    Go to next file :n  {if you opened more than one file}
    Go to Previous file :N  {if you opened more than one file}
    Search & Substitution:
    Search /<string> (use n for going to next occurrence of <string>)
    Substitution :n1,n2 s/X/Y/options  Substitute 'Y' for first occurrence of ‘X'
    between lines n1 & n2
    Options: g – Global Change c - Confirm each change
    Copy, Cut& Paste:
    Yank (Copy) yy {yank n lines nyy}
    Cut can be of chars nx , words ndw or lines ndd or :n1,n2 d
    {After deletion or yank, position the cursor properly and use p to paste the deleted chars, words or lines}
    Put p  { Equivalent to Paste}
    Search Patterns (Regular Expression)
    Beginning of line ^ {Hat}
    End of line $
    Any character . {Dot/Point}
    Zero or more of previous character * {Star}
    Matches any character from A to Z [A-Z]
    Matches any character from a to z [a-z]
    Matches any character from 0 to 9 [0-9]
    Matches a, b, or c [abc]
    Matches any character BUT a, b or c [^abc]
    escape character for literal: \ / $ . ^ [ ' & * | ~ \
    General Commands:
    Transfer lines :n1,n2 t n3  {transfer lines between n1 & n2 after line n3}
    Write to other file :n1,n2 w <filename> {write lines n1 to n2 to file filename}
    Append to a file :n1,n2 w>> <file name> {Append from lines n1 to n2 to file filename}
    Read from file :r <filename>
    Know about file detail ^g
    Refresh Screen ^l
    Set Options:
    Prints all option settings :set all
    Enables option 'option' :set option
    Disables option 'option' :set nooption
    Prints current value of 'option' :set option?
    Prints modified options :set
    Show Line Numbers :set nu
    Hide Line Numbers :set nonu
    Set Auto Indent :set ai
    Set Ignore Case :set ic {for case insensitive search}
    Complex Examples:
    Remove first 5 char from all the lines :1,$s/^…..// {There are 5 dots}
    Remove last 5 char from all the lines :1,$s/…..$// {There are 5 dots}
    Open Multiple Files for comparison or simultaneous reference :vsplit <filename>

    User can use .exrc or_vimrc file as a default vi/vim configuration.In Unix/Linux it is called
    vi/vim. In Windows it is called vi/gvim. .exrc is always kept in user’s <HOME> area in Linux.
    Sample common_vimrc
    set nocompatible
    source $VIMRUNTIME/vimrc_example.vim
    source $VIMRUNTIME/mswin.vim
    behave mswin
    set nu
    set nobackup
    set ts=5
    set ai

    Sample common .exrc


    set nu redraw showmatch beautify autoindent tabstop=5

    Extra Info
    :scriptnames list all files that Vim loads during start, including .vimrc file.
    :echo($MYVIMRC) will give you the location of your .vimrc file.
    :e $MYVIMRC will open .vimrc file.

    Multiple string search


    /^fail.*warn.*down/ find fail AND warn AND down (fail at start of line)
    /fail\|warn Search for fail OR warn

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