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  ''':%s/findText/replaceText''' - searches all text and replaces text no confirmation.
  ''':%s/findText/replaceText''' - searches all text and replaces text no confirmation.
  ''':%s/findText/repalceText/c''' - searches text and confirms each replace.
  ''':%s/findText/repalceText/c''' - searches text and confirms each replace.
'''uu''' undo above


=Copy/Paste/Cut=
=Copy/Paste/Cut=

Revision as of 19:01, 9 August 2021

Mode

i - insert mode
esc - normal mode

Command

:w filename - write to file system with specific file name
:w - write file out if vim already knows the file name
:wq - writes and quits vim
:q! - quits vim when a buffer has edits
:q - quits vim
shift A - goes into insert mode at end of line

Normal Mode Navigation:

j - down
k - up
h - left
l - right
gg - top of file
G - bottom of tile
number gg - goes to specific line number
 OR
number <shift> g

search/find/replace

/searchTerm - searches for current text
n - goes to the next location of the searched text
?searchTerm - searches backwards for current text
* - searches for the current text the cursor is on
:%s/findText/replaceText - searches all text and replaces text no confirmation.
:%s/findText/repalceText/c - searches text and confirms each replace.
uu undo above

Copy/Paste/Cut

v - enter visual mode (select text with hjkl)
y - yanks text
dd Cut Line
:put - paste text/line after current line
p - paste at current position