Basic Editing
T
HE
V
IM
EDITOR IS ONE OF THE MOST
powerful text editors around. It is alsoextremely efficient, enabling the user to edit files with a minimum of keystrokes.This power and functionality comes at a cost, however:When getting started, users face asteep learning curve.This chapter teaches you the basic set of 10
Vim
commands you need to get startedediting. In this chapter, you learn the following:
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The four basic movement commands
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How to insert and delete text
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How to get help (very important)
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Exiting the editor After you get these commands down pat, you can learn the more advanced editingcommands.
Before You Start
If you have not installed
Vim
, you need to read Appendix A, “Installing
Vim
,” andinstall the editor.
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