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Install Vim
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Launch Vim
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How do we enter "INSERT" mode?
i
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How do we start entering text into our new Vim document?
typing
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How do we return to command mode?
esc
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How do we move the cursor left?
h
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How do we move the cursor right?
l
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How do we move the cursor up?
k
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How do we move the cursor down?
j
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How do we jump to the start of a word?
w
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How do we jump to the end of a word?
e
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How do we insert (before the cursor)
i
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How do we insert (at the beginning of the line?)
I
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How do we append (after the cursor)
a
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How do we append (at the end of the line)
A
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How do we make a new line under the current line?
o
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How do we write the file, but don't exit?
:w
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How do we write the file, but don't exit- as root?
:w !sudo tee %
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How do we write and quit?
:wq
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How do we quit?
:q
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How do we force quit?
:q!
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How do we save and quit, for all active tabs?
:wqa
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How do we copy a line?
yy
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How do we copy 2 lines?
2yy
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How do we copy to the end of the line?
y$
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How do we paste the clipboard contents after the cursor?
p
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How do we paste the clipboard contents before the cursor?
P
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How do we cut a line?
d
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How do we cut two lines?
2dd
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How do we cut to the end of the line?
D
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How do we cut a character?
x
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How do we search forwards for a pattern (use "pattern" for your answer)
/pattern
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How do we search backwards for a pattern (use "pattern" for your answer)
?pattern
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How do we repeat this search in the same direction?
n
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How do we repeat this search in the opposite direction?
N
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How do we search for "old" and replace it with "new"
:%s/old/new/g
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How do we use "grep" to search for a pattern in multiple files?
:vimgrep