Code Editors: Vim

Useful References

• Vim Cheatsheet
• Vim Cheatsheet (another one)

Useful Commands

Start vim

vi my_file.txt

Quit vim

First press the escape key, then press…

:q          # quits
:q!         # quit and discard any edits
:qw         # quits and saves all changes

Edit a file

• Press the i key to put into edit mode.
• Edits as you like.
• Press the Escape key to get out of edit mode.
• Press :w to save your changes

Delete a line

• use the cursor to navigate to the line you want to delete
• press dd (two “ds” in a row)