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28 To start Vim, enter this command: >
32 In UNIX you can type this at any command prompt. If you are running Microsoft
33 Windows, open a Command Prompt and enter the command.
57 The gvim command causes the editor to create a new window for editing. If you
58 use this command: >
62 the editing occurs inside your command window. In other words, if you are
64 an MS-Windows command prompt window, the editing occurs inside this window.
76 mode you type the "i" command (i for Insert). Then you can enter
99 To be able to see what mode you are in, type this command: >
105 with a colon). Finish this command by pressing the <Enter> key (all commands
107 Now, if you type the "i" command Vim will display --INSERT-- at the bottom
124 forgetting which mode you are in or by accidentally typing a command that
163 The best way to learn these commands is by using them. Use the "i" command to
213 To delete a whole line use the "dd" command. The following line will
228 between them is deleted. The "J" command does this.
242 way exists. The "u" command undoes the last edit. Take a look at this in
257 The next "u" command restores the next-to-last character deleted:
261 The next "u" command gives you the u, and so on:
281 preceding command. In other words, it undoes the undo. To see this in
286 There's a special version of the undo command, the "U" (undo line) command.
287 The undo line command undoes all the changes made on the last line that was
288 edited. Typing this command twice cancels the preceding "U".
302 The "U" command is a change by itself, which the "u" command undoes and CTRL-R
315 The "i" command inserts a character before the character under the cursor.
318 the "a" (append) command.
338 The "o" command creates a new, empty line below the cursor and puts Vim in
345 If you now use the "o" command and type new text: >
355 The "O" command (uppercase) opens a line above the cursor.
361 enter the command "9k". In fact, you can precede many commands with a number.
364 command "3a!<Esc>". The count of 3 tells the command that follows to triple
365 its effect. Similarly, to delete three characters, use the command "3x". The
366 count always comes before the command it applies to.
371 To exit, use the "ZZ" command. This command writes the file and exits.
384 quit-and-throw-things-away command. It is: >
388 Don't forget to press <Enter> to finish the command.
390 For those of you interested in the details, the three parts of this command
391 are the colon (:), which enters Command-line mode; the q command, which tells
392 the editor to quit; and the override command modifier (!).
393 The override command modifier is needed because Vim is reluctant to throw
402 If you want to continue editing with Vim: The ":e!" command reloads the
418 To get generic help use this command: >
429 To get out of the help window, use the same command you use to get out of
446 To get help on a given subject, use the following command: >
450 To get help on the "x" command, for example, enter the following: >
454 To find out how to delete text, use this command: >
458 To get a complete index of all Vim commands, use the following command: >
462 When you need to get help for a control character command (for example,
468 the normal-mode commands. For example, the following command displays help
469 for the normal-mode CTRL-H command: >
474 insert-mode version of a command, use "i_". For CTRL-H this gives you the
475 following command: >
479 When you start the Vim editor, you can use several command-line arguments.
481 example, use the command: >
488 example, use the following command: >
495 in Insert mode, for instance, use this command: >
539 "gt" command: >
550 command argument %: >
553 8) Ex-commands always start with ":", so to go to the ":s" command help: >
557 for the "cont" debug command: >
576 < talks about the "g<C-A>" command (e.g. you have to press "g" then
577 <CTRL-A>). Here the "g" stands for the normal command "g" which always
609 < to find out about the |:imap| command. Also use :map-topic
616 15) Command definitions are talked about :h command-topic, so use >
617 :help command-bar
659 < talks about the conceal argument for the ":syn" command.
670 command switch of Vim use: >
693 listed at the Vim command that usually causes this. So: >
695 < takes you to the |:function| command