The VIM Editor

The VIM editor is the most widely used text processing software in Linux. It is primarily used from the console and is a powerful software. However, using this software is tricky, and requires a little practice. I'm listing a couple of options that one might need frequently while using VIM.

Command	Output
Insert OR i	Sets the editor in insert mode; required to write new lines.
Esc + u	Undo
Esc + yy	Yanks (copies) the current line to the clipboard
Esc + Nyy	Yanks (copies) N lines to the clipboard starting from current line
Esc + dd	Cuts the current line
Esc + Ndd	Cuts N lines starting from current line
Esc + p	Pastes the line below the current line
/search_text	Searches the written text within the file
Esc + : N	Goes to line number N
Esc + : set ic	Sets the editor to ignore case mode; useful in searching
Esc + : set nu	Displays line number
Esc + : q!	Quits without saving.
Esc + : w	Writes the file.
Esc + : wq OR Esc + : x	Save & quit.
Esc + : wq! OR Esc + : x!	Save & quit forcefully
:%s/text_to_find/text_to_replace/g	Replaces ‘text_to_find’ with ‘text_to_replace’