🛠 VI/ VIM: some useful navigation, like structures

I suddenly remembered something about vi/vim, nano, etc. As a result, working on vim is the most comfortable for me, practice still shows when I studied on the good old machines ubuntu, fedora, freebsd on a console/terminal. I decided a long time ago to make myself a blank and share it with you. Let's say so for information.

Operating modes

• Command mode - used to execute commands. When you start Vim, you are in this mode.

• Insert mode - used to enter text. To switch to this mode, press the "i" key.

• Replace mode - used to replace existing text. To enter this mode, press the "R" key.

• Visual mode - used to highlight text for copying, cutting or editing. To switch to this mode, press the "v" key

Navigation

• h - move cursor to the left

• j - move cursor down

• k - move cursor up

• l - move the cursor to the right

• w - move the cursor to the beginning of the next word

• b - move the cursor to the beginning of the previous word

• e - move the cursor to the end of the current word

• 1 - move the cursor to the beginning of the line

• $ - move the cursor to the end of the line

• gg - move the cursor to the beginning of the file

• G - move the cursor to the end of the file

Editing text

• i - insert text before the cursor

• a - insert text after the cursor

• o - insert a new line after the current line and switch to insert mode

• dd - cut current line

• yy - copy current line

• p - paste copied or cut text after the cursor

• u - undo last action

• Ctrl + r - repeat the undone action

Saving and exiting the editor

• :w - save file

• :q - exit Vim

• :wq - save the file and exit

#toolchain #reco