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diff --git a/vim.html.markdown b/vim.html.markdown index 96cc20cb..55649cb2 100644 --- a/vim.html.markdown +++ b/vim.html.markdown @@ -7,21 +7,27 @@ filename: LearnVim.txt --- -[Vim](www.vim.org) -(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 +[Vim](http://www.vim.org) +(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. +`vimtutor` is a an excellent application that teaches you how to use `Vim`. It comes with the vim package during installation. You should be able to just run "vimtutor" on the command line to open this tutor. It will guide you through all the major features in `vim`. + + ## Basics of navigating Vim ``` vim <filename> # Open <filename> in vim + :help <topic> # Open up built-in help docs about <topic> if any exists :q # Quit vim :w # Save current file :wq # Save file and quit vim + ZZ # Save file and quit vim :q! # Quit vim without saving file # ! *forces* :q to execute, hence quiting vim without saving + ZQ # Quit vim without saving file :x # Save file and quit vim, shorter version of :wq u # Undo @@ -32,6 +38,11 @@ specific points in the file, and for fast editing. k # Move up one line l # Move right one character + Ctrl+B # Move back one full screen + Ctrl+F # Move forward one full screen + Ctrl+D # Move forward 1/2 a screen + Ctrl+U # Move back 1/2 a screen + # Moving within the line 0 # Move to beginning of line @@ -40,23 +51,24 @@ specific points in the file, and for fast editing. # Searching in the text - /word # Highlights all occurences of word after cursor - ?word # Highlights all occurences of word before cursor - n # Moves cursor to next occurence of word after search + /word # Highlights all occurrences of word after cursor + ?word # Highlights all occurrences of word before cursor + n # Moves cursor to next occurrence of word after search N # Moves cursor to previous occerence of word :%s/foo/bar/g # Change 'foo' to 'bar' on every line in the file :s/foo/bar/g # Change 'foo' to 'bar' on the current line + :%s/\n/\r/g # Replace new line characters with new line characters # Jumping to characters f<character> # Jump forward and land on <character> - t<character> # Jump forward and land right before <character> + t<character> # Jump forward and land right before <character> - # For example, + # For example, f< # Jump forward and land on < t< # Jump forward and land right before < - + # Moving by word w # Move forward by one word @@ -73,19 +85,28 @@ specific points in the file, and for fast editing. L # Move to the bottom of the screen ``` +## Help docs: + +Vim has built in help documentation that can accessed with `:help <topic>`. +For example `:help navigation` will pull up documentation about how to navigate +your workspace! + +`:help` can also be used without an option. This will bring up a default help dialog +that aims to make getting started with vim more approachable! + ## Modes: 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 -Ex Mode - used to drop down to the bottom with the ':' prompt to enter commands +- 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 ``` i # Puts vim into insert mode, before the cursor position a # Puts vim into insert mode, after the cursor position - v # Puts vim into visual mode + v # Puts vim into visual mode : # Puts vim into ex mode <esc> # 'Escapes' from whichever mode you're in, into Command mode @@ -102,18 +123,18 @@ Ex Mode - used to drop down to the bottom with the ':' prompt to enter comm ## The 'Grammar' of vim -Vim can be thought of as a set of commands in a +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 -Noun - the object on which your action acts on +- 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': ``` # 'Verbs' - + d # Delete c # Change y # Yank (copy) @@ -135,7 +156,7 @@ A few important examples of 'Verbs', 'Modifiers', and 'Nouns': s # Sentence p # Paragraph b # Block - + # Sample 'sentences' or commands d2w # Delete 2 words @@ -157,6 +178,21 @@ A few important examples of 'Verbs', 'Modifiers', and 'Nouns': ddp # Swap position of consecutive lines, dd then p . # Repeat previous action :w !sudo tee % # Save the current file as root + :set syntax=c # Set syntax highlighting to 'c' + :sort # Sort all lines + :sort! # Sort all lines in reverse + :sort u # Sort all lines and remove duplicates + ~ # Toggle letter case of selected text + u # Selected text to lower case + U # Selected text to upper case + J # Join the current line with the next line + + # Fold text + zf # Create fold from selected text + zo # Open current fold + zc # Close current fold + zR # Open all folds + zM # Close all folds ``` ## Macros @@ -180,7 +216,7 @@ Here's a sample ~/.vimrc file: ``` " Example ~/.vimrc -" 2015.10 +" 2015.10 " Required for vim to be iMproved set nocompatible |