tldr/pages/common/vim.md

# vim

> Vim (Vi IMproved), a command-line text editor, provides several modes for different kinds of text manipulation.
> Pressing `<i>` in normal mode enters insert mode. Pressing `<Esc>` goes back to normal mode, which enables the use of Vim commands.
> See also: `vimdiff`, `vimtutor`, `nvim`.
> More information: <https://www.vim.org>.

- Open a file:

`vim {{path/to/file}}`

- Open a file at a specified line number:

`vim +{{line_number}} {{path/to/file}}`

- View Vim's help manual:

`<:>help<Enter>`

- Save and quit the current buffer:

`{{<Esc><Z><Z>|<Esc><:>x<Enter>|<Esc><:>wq<Enter>}}`

- Enter normal mode and undo the last operation:

`<Esc><u>`

- Search for a pattern in the file (press `<n>`/`<N>` to go to next/previous match):

`</>{{search_pattern}}<Enter>`

- Perform a regular expression substitution in the whole file:

`<:>%s/{{regular_expression}}/{{replacement}}/g<Enter>`

- Display the line numbers:

`<:>set nu<Enter>`
Add pages for vim and vimtutor 2015-12-28 13:06:58 +01:00			`# vim`

vim: removed reference to "programmer's" text editor Vim can be used for all sorts of text editing. I know that there are a lot of folks that use Vim who are _not_ programmers. You can use Vim for any sort of writing or text editing. 2020-01-27 08:40:57 -07:00			`> Vim (Vi IMproved), a command-line text editor, provides several modes for different kinds of text manipulation.`
pages/common/*: apply keypress specifications (#15859) 2025-03-09 03:23:24 +02:00			> Pressing `<i>` in normal mode enters insert mode. Pressing `<Esc>` goes back to normal mode, which enables the use of Vim commands.
pages/*: align "See also:" lines (#11572) 2023-11-23 14:55:03 +01:00			> See also: `vimdiff`, `vimtutor`, `nvim`.
Refactor: reword English pages' links' descriptions. 2019-06-03 02:06:36 +02:00			`> More information: <https://www.vim.org>.`
Add pages for vim and vimtutor 2015-12-28 13:06:58 +01:00
vim: improve examples (#1105) I tried to condense the most useful basic commands into this page without surpassing our length limit. I also expanded the main description -- I wonder if there's a way to phrase it which could allow us to get rid of all the <Esc>s... I combined copy/cut/paste into a single command, since it was important to allow space for a slightly more advanced command, (the find/replace example), which introduces some important vim concepts, such as command application ranges. 2016-10-06 11:19:06 +01:00			`- Open a file:`
Add pages for vim and vimtutor 2015-12-28 13:06:58 +01:00
vim: helpful additions Closes #3779 2020-01-22 16:38:21 -07:00			`vim {{path/to/file}}`
Add pages for vim and vimtutor 2015-12-28 13:06:58 +01:00
vim: reorder examples (#6363) 2021-08-14 14:48:15 +02:00			`- Open a file at a specified line number:`

			`vim +{{line_number}} {{path/to/file}}`

vim: move reference to accessing Vim's help up the list 2020-01-27 08:42:51 -07:00			`- View Vim's help manual:`

pages/common/*: apply keypress specifications (#15859) 2025-03-09 03:23:24 +02:00			`<:>help<Enter>`
vim: move reference to accessing Vim's help up the list 2020-01-27 08:42:51 -07:00
vim: update page (#9112) 2022-10-17 12:29:21 +02:00			`- Save and quit the current buffer:`
Add pages for vim and vimtutor 2015-12-28 13:06:58 +01:00
pages/common/*: apply keypress specifications (#15859) 2025-03-09 03:23:24 +02:00			`{{<Esc><Z><Z>\|<Esc><:>x<Enter>\|<Esc><:>wq<Enter>}}`
vim: helpful additions Closes #3779 2020-01-22 16:38:21 -07:00
vim: update page (#9112) 2022-10-17 12:29:21 +02:00			`- Enter normal mode and undo the last operation:`
Add pages for vim and vimtutor 2015-12-28 13:06:58 +01:00
pages/common/*: apply keypress specifications (#15859) 2025-03-09 03:23:24 +02:00			`<Esc><u>`
vim: add :w, :wq, i 2015-12-29 12:09:30 -05:00
pages/common/*: apply keypress specifications (#15859) 2025-03-09 03:23:24 +02:00			- Search for a pattern in the file (press `<n>`/`<N>` to go to next/previous match):
vim: add :w, :wq, i 2015-12-29 12:09:30 -05:00
pages/common/*: apply keypress specifications (#15859) 2025-03-09 03:23:24 +02:00			`</>{{search_pattern}}<Enter>`
vim: add :w, :wq, i 2015-12-29 12:09:30 -05:00
multiple pages: normalize `regular expression` instead of `regex`, `regexp` or `pattern` (#5830) 2021-05-10 11:03:12 +02:00			`- Perform a regular expression substitution in the whole file:`
reduced repetetiveness of descriptions 2016-01-05 17:07:51 -05:00
pages/common/*: apply keypress specifications (#15859) 2025-03-09 03:23:24 +02:00			`<:>%s/{{regular_expression}}/{{replacement}}/g<Enter>`
vim: add line numbers example (#4608) 2020-10-31 21:42:18 +01:00
			`- Display the line numbers:`

pages/common/*: apply keypress specifications (#15859) 2025-03-09 03:23:24 +02:00			`<:>set nu<Enter>`