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Editing in Vim Editor - Linux
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Vim offer several functionalities that improve your editing.
1. Copying a whole line
yy or shift y or :ny
where n is the number of line if n is not specified then copy the current line
2. Copying from current position to end of line.
y$
3. Copying 3 lines after the current position
3yy
4. Copying a range of line
:1,5y or :1y 5
The above example copy 5 lines, from 1 to 5
5. Deleting a whole line (Deleted line is copy to the registers)
dd or :nd
Where n is the number of line if n is not specified then delete the current line
6. Deleting from current position to end of line (Deleted text is copied to the registers)
d$ or shift d
7. Deleting a range of line
:1,5d or :1d 5
The above example remove 5 lines, from 1 to 5 and copy them to a register
8. Put n times a text, previously copied, after the cursor:
np
9. Put n times a text, previously copied, before the cursor
n Shift p
10. Word completion, works in insert mode
1. Ctrl n search forward for next matching
2. Ctrl p search backward for previous matching
11. Put vim in replace mode
Shift r
12. Undo
u
13. Redo
Ctrl r
14. Repeating last change
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15. Getting help about a topic
:help topic
Note: previous commands work in command mode except 10. |
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By Rekha, On - 2009-12-22 |
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