vim

My personal Vim configuration

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####What is Vim? Vim is a text editor that improves on the vi editor that is distributed with most UNIX computers.

####Why use Vim?

• Improves Efficiency (eventually)
  • Stay in the command line
    • Don't need to switch between applications
  • Forces you to use keyboard shortcuts
    • Doesn't use a mouse
  • Easier / quicker editing on servers
    • Linux servers use vi by default which has the same general commands
    • Don't need FTP, etc to take down locally and edit with your local text editor
• Customizable
  • Numerous plugins
  • Pick your own settings
• Well Supported
  • Open Source
  • Been around since 1991 (public release)
• Lightweight
  • Quick startup
  • Not a resource hog

This Post says it better.

####Common commands Move Cursor:

• Move left: h
• Move right: l
• Move up: k
• Move down: j (left, right, up, down arrows also work, but h/j/k/l is more ergonomic and efficient when switching to insert mode)

Editing:

• Insert mode: i
• Quit insert mode: ESC

Saving/Quiting:

• Quit the document after viewing: :q
• Quit the document after making changes, without saving those changes: :q!
• Save (write to) the document: :w
• Save (write) and quit: :wq!

Search:

• Find a specific string: /
  • e.g. /foo
• Find and replace all occurances: :%s///g
  • e.g. :%s/foo/bar/g
• Find and replace in current line only: :s///g
  • e.g. :s/foo/bar/g
• Find and replace all, but ask for confirmation first: :%s///gc
  • e.g. :%s/foo/bar/gc

Navigate document:

• Go to top of document: gg
• Go to bottom of document: G
• Go to a specific line: <line #>gg (e.g. 212gg)
• Go up a line: CNTRL + y
• Go down a line: CNTRL + e

NERDTree:

• switch to new pane: CNTRL + ww
• switch to right pane: CNTRL + wl
• switch to left pane: CNTRL + wh

This Post does a great outlining basic vim commands