Tuesday, January 5, 2016

How to use the vim text editor

1. Install vim with this command:

sudo apt-get install vim


2. Edit an HTML file with the commands below (Please ensure that Apache HTTP server has been installed.):

cd /var/www
sudo vim test.html

3. Type i or a or o to enter the insert mode.

4. Edit these:

<html>
<title>My Title</title>
<body>
<P>Edited by Vim.
</body>

</html>

5. Quit the insert mode with the Esc key.

6. Exit the vim editor and save the file with this command:

:wq

If you want to quit without saving:

:q!

Note: Hitting the Esc key to quit the insert mode is required before typing the : commands to exit vim.

7. Open the file from a remote browser:

Basic vim commands:

highlight one line - V
highlight area - v
copy - y
paste - p
undo - u
redo - Ctrl + r
search - /

Reference:
Editor War (Wikipedia)
如何使用vim文字編輯器(Chinese Version of this post)

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