A short introduction, vim is an improved version of VI editor. I was introduced to it in one of the institute who taught me the C programming language. I am glad to be introduced to it. I love programming in VIM editor. I have gotten used to it so much that I can't get out of it. Recently I started using Pycharm though, still experimenting with it, but I love VIM.
Here are a few useful shortcuts for vim:
Commands are highlighted to avoid confusion. Please do mention in the comments the one you like the most.
Cursor Navigation:
L = move the cursor to the bottom of the screen
M = move the cursor to the middle of the screen
H = move the cursor to the top of the screen
G = move the cursor to the bottom of the file
g + g = move the cursor to the top of the file
z + z = move the cursor to the center of the screen
z + t = move the cursor to the top of the screen
Use case:
1. go the bottom of the screen and then bring the cursor to the centre:
(shift + l) → (z + z)
Linewise Navigation:
0 = start of the line
^ = start of the first charecter
$ = end of the line
Deleting:
d + a + w = delete a word
d + a + “ = delete all the content inside “ along with “. Ex: var + “something” — > var +
d + i + “ = delete just the content inside “. Ex: var + “something” — > var + “”
d + t + “ = delete all the charecter till the next “. Ex: var + “something” — > “something”
d + f + “ = delete all the charecter along with “. Ex: var + “something” — > something”.
