vim
Vi IMproved, a programmer's text editor, provides several modes for different kinds of text manipulation. Pressing `i` enters edit mode. `<Esc>` goes back to normal mode, which doesn't allow regular text insertion.
Install
- All systems
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curl cmd.cat/vim.sh
- Debian
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apt-get install vim
- Ubuntu
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apt-get install vim
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Alpine
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apk add vim
- Arch Linux
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pacman -S vim
- Kali Linux
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apt-get install vim
- CentOS
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yum install vim-enhanced-2
- Fedora
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dnf install vim-enhanced-2
- OS X
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brew install vim
- Raspbian
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apt-get install vim
- Dockerfile
- dockerfile.run/vim
- Docker
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docker run cmd.cat/vim vim
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Vi IMproved, a programmer's text editor, provides several modes for different kinds of text manipulation. Pressing `i` enters edit mode. `<Esc>` goes back to normal mode, which doesn't allow regular text insertion.
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Open a file:
vim file
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Enter text editing mode (insert mode):
<Esc>i
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Copy ("yank") or cut ("delete") the current line (paste it with `P`):
<Esc>yy|dd
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Undo the last operation:
<Esc>u
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Search for a pattern in the file (press `n`/`N` to go to next/previous match):
<Esc>/search_pattern<Enter>
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Perform a regex substitution in the whole file:
<Esc>:%s/pattern/replacement/g<Enter>
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Save (write) the file, and quit:
<Esc>:wq<Enter>
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Quit without saving:
<Esc>:q!<Enter>
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