1. Searching
Create a .vimrc in your own home directory. With this you can you place useful commands settings
set incsearch (incremental search function)
set ignorecase (ignore case-sensitive function)
set smartcase (used in conjunction with ignorecase. By default it search for any case unless the user specify uppercase character)
2. Movement from the keyboard.
h (move left)
l (move right)
j (move up)
k (move down)
3. Editing
x (delete the character under the cursor)
y (copy the characters from the current cursor)
p (paste previous deleted or copied text after the current cursor position)
d (delete the characters from the cursor position)
4. File Browser and Screen
e .(To make vim act as a file browser)
:split (To split the screen into seperate segments. Use Crtl+W and arrow keys to change screen)
5. UsingTab
# vim -p file1 file2 (2 file with tabs will show)
:tabn (next tab)
:tabp (previous tab)
6. Spell Check
: setlocal spell spelllang=en_us (enable spell checking)
: help spell (spell help)
]s (Go to the next misspelled word)
z= (Display suggestions for correct spelling)
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