Basic Vim Notes

Two modes, insert and normal

Vim has two basic modes. One is insert and the other is normal

In insert mode you can type like in a document, in normal you can navigate and manipulate text

To change between modes, use ESC for normal mode and I for insert mode

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Basic Movement: h, j, k, and l

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H Will make the bar move back

J Will make the bar jump forward 1 line

K Will make the bar jump backward one line

L Will make the bar move forward

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Word movement: w, e, b

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W Moves to the start of the next word

B Moves to the beginning of the word

E Moves to the end of the word

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Number powered movement

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5{} is the same as pressing {}5 times

e.g {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, } {H, J, K, L,}

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Insert text repeatedly

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CTRL+o :norm{Number of characters to print}i{character you want to print}

e.g norm:15i-

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Find a character, f and F

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f+{character you want to find}

3f+{character you want to find}

(This will let you find the third occurrence of{character you want to find})

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Go to matching (), {}, []

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Shift+5

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