Vim 101 Hacks

Question 1

How to write files in Vim?
What is the simplified way and full name way?
And how to specify the name of the files?

Answer 1

\:w   for :write
\:up for :update
\:w filename
\:write filename
\:up filename 
\:update filename
\:w! overwrite the file and save as newfile

Question 2

How to quit the Vi editor?

Answer 2

:q

:x save working file and exit == :wq == ZZ

Question 3

Basic Vim modes

Answer 3

There are three basic vim modes: 1. Normal mode

2. Insert mode
3. Command Line Mode

Question 4

What is the local vim configuration file location?

Answer 4

The local configuration file of vim is ~/.vimrc

Question 5

What is the global vim configuration file location?

Answer 5

The location of global vim configuration file is /usr/share/vim/.vimrc

Question 6

What is a link and how to get into it?

Answer 6

The link int the help documentation is the content between | |. In order to get into it , you have use ctrl + ]

Question 7

what is the built-in tutorial for vim?

Answer 7

:vimtutor

Question 8

Scroll down full pafe

Answer 8

ctrl + F

Question 9

Scroll up full page

Answer 9

ctrl + B

Question 10

scroll down one line

Answer 10

ctrl + E

Question 11

scroll up one line

Answer 11

ctrl + Y

Question 12

go to the beginning of the next word

Answer 12

w W

Question 13

go to the end of the next word

Answer 13

e

Question 14

go to the beginning of previous word

Answer 14

b B

Question 15

what is the difference between you using w and W?

Answer 15

w go to next word even they are separated by a dot

W goes to next word separated by blank.

Question 16

Go to the starting of current line

Answer 16

0

Question 17

Got to the end of current line

Answer 17

$

Question 18

Go to the first non blank character of current line

Question 19

Go to the beginning of the paragraph

Answer 19

{

Question 20

Go to the beginning of the next paragraph

Answer 20

}

Question 21

Go to the beginning of the current sentence

Answer 21

[[

Question 22

Got to the beginning of the next sentence

Answer 22

]]

Question 23

Go to the beginning of current screen

Answer 23

H for home location

Question 24

Go to the middle of current screen

Answer 24

M

Question 25

Go to the last line of current screen

Answer 25

L

Question 26

Bring the current line to the top of the screen

Answer 26

z

Question 27

Bring current line to the bottom of the screen

Answer 27

z-

Question 28

Bring current line to the middle of the screen

Answer 28

z.

Question 29

Go to the last non blank character of the current line

Answer 29

g_

Question 30

Go to the top of the file

Answer 30

:0

gg

Question 31

Go to the bottom of the file

Answer 31

:$

G

Question 32

Specify the percentage of lines

Answer 32

percentage%

Question 33

Display line numbers

and unset it

Answer 33

:set nu/number

:set nonu/nonumber

Question 34

Go to a specific line

Answer 34

:number
50gg
50G

Question 35

Go to the matching character of the pair

Answer 35

%

This is very useful when we are editing a script

Question 36

Go back to previous spot

Answer 36

ctrl + o

Question 37

specify a visual line operation

Answer 37

g+operation

Question 38

command line vim navigation

Answer 38

vim +number

there is no space between + and number