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diff --git a/vim.html.markdown b/vim.html.markdown index 80c5835a..edbc3da7 100644 --- a/vim.html.markdown +++ b/vim.html.markdown @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ filename: LearnVim.txt [Vim](www.vim.org) -(Vi IMproved) is a clone of the popular vi editor for Unix. It is a a text +(Vi IMproved) is a clone of the popular vi editor for Unix. It is a text editor designed for speed and increased productivity, and is ubiquitous in most unix-based systems. It has numerous keybindings for speedy navigation to specific points in the file, and for fast editing. @@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ specific points in the file, and for fast editing. vim <filename> # Open <filename> in vim :q # Quit vim :w # Save current file - :wq # Save file and quit vim + :wq # Save file and quit vim :q! # Quit vim without saving file # ! *forces* :q to execute, hence quiting vim without saving :x # Save file and quit vim, shorter version of :wq @@ -77,9 +77,9 @@ specific points in the file, and for fast editing. Vim is based on the concept on **modes**. -Command Mode - vim starts up in this mode, used to navigate and write commands -Insert Mode - used to make changes in your file -Visual Mode - used to highlight text and do operations to them +Command Mode - vim starts up in this mode, used to navigate and write commands +Insert Mode - used to make changes in your file +Visual Mode - used to highlight text and do operations to them Ex Mode - used to drop down to the bottom with the ':' prompt to enter commands ``` @@ -105,15 +105,15 @@ Ex Mode - used to drop down to the bottom with the ':' prompt to enter comm Vim can be thought of as a set of commands in a 'Verb-Modifier-Noun' format, where: -Verb - your action -Modifier - how you're doing your action +Verb - your action +Modifier - how you're doing your action Noun - the object on which your action acts on -A few important examples of 'Verbs, 'Modifiers', and 'Nouns': +A few important examples of 'Verbs', 'Modifiers', and 'Nouns': ``` # 'Verbs' - + d # Delete c # Change y # Yank (copy) |