{"id":1092,"date":"2021-01-07T18:03:26","date_gmt":"2021-01-07T12:33:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/192.168.0.6\/linuxbots\/?p=1092"},"modified":"2021-01-07T18:03:29","modified_gmt":"2021-01-07T12:33:29","slug":"vim-commands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itsupportwale.com\/blog\/vim-commands\/","title":{"rendered":"Vim Commands – Basic Vim cheat sheet for everyday use"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

VI improved text editor or VIM text editor is an opensource solution available for both CLI and GUI interfaces. In this cheat sheet, you will find most of the Vim<\/a> Commands which are needed when you will work with text files in the CLI interface.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"vim-commands-examples\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

So let’s start with open a file in Vim text editor. Use the below command to open a file in Vim CLI interface.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

vim myfilename<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Vim text editor is having two different mods Insert mode and Command mode.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Insert mode:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
When you need to write normal text in a file, you can just press i<\/strong> for insert mode and start writing. After writing Press Esc.<\/strong> to go back into the command mode.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Command mode:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
The default mode you will get when you open a file in Vim editor. From here you will give commands to the editor for all operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Below is the list of basic vim commands –<\/h4>\n\n\n\n