vim command in Linux
vim command – vim is a text editor command in Linux that is use to create and edit files.
vim command has three main modes:
1. Insert Mode: You can type text, erase & update in file, like in a normal editor.
2. Command Mode: You can enter commands to edit, delete, copy, paste, search & replace etc.
3. Exist Mode: To exist from file.
Some useful vim commands:
| Vim command | Description |
| i | Insert |
| Esc | Press esc in keyborad to go to command mode |
| :wq | Save & Quit |
| :q | Quit from file |
| :q! | Quit forcefully without save |
| :wq! | Save & quit forcefully |
| :w | Save and stay in file |
| yy | Copy one line |
| 1yy | Copy one line |
| 2yy | Copy 2 line |
| p | Paste the line |
| dd | Delete one line |
| 2dd | Delete two line |
| u | Undo |
| :set nu | Show lines in file |
| :5 | Go to line no 5 |
| dw | Delete word |
| press b | Go back to one keyword in line |
| press w | Go right one keyword in line |
| /search_keyword | Search keyword from file |
| :%s/search/replace/g | Search & Replace keyword in line |
| :g/^$/d | Delete all blank lines (^$ – from start to end) |
| :%s/^/Start_keyword_here /g | Add keyword start of line |
| :%s/$/End_keyword_here/g | Add keyword end of line |
| :1,5d | Delete line from 1 to 5 line in file |
| :5,$d | Delete line from 5 to end line |