3. To exit Vim type:     

  :q!    to trash all changes.

OR type:    

   :wq    to save the changes.

4. To delete the character at the cursor type: x

5. To insert or append text type:

   i  type inserted text        insert before the cursor

   A  type ap...

1. CTRL-G displays your location in the file and the file status.

G moves to the end of the file.

number G moves to that line number.

gg moves to the first line.

2. Typing  /   followed by a phrase searches FORWARD for the phrase.

Typing  ?   followed by a phrase s...

1. :!command executes an external command.

Some useful examples are:

   (Windows)     (Unix)

    :!dir         :!ls        - shows a directory listing.

    :!del FILENAME  :!rm FILENAME  - removes file FILENAME.

2. :w FILENAME writes the current Vi...

1. Type o to open a line BELOW the cursor and start Insert mode.

Type O to open a line ABOVE the cursor.

2. Type a to insert text AFTER the cursor.

Type A to insert text after the end of the line.

3. The e command moves to the end of a word.

4. The y operator yanks (...

6. Typing ":set xxx" sets the option "xxx". 

Some options are:

'ic' 'ignorecase'   ignore upper/lower case when searching

'is' 'incsearch'   show partial matches for a search phrase

'hls' 'hlsearch'   highlight all matching phrases

You can either use the long or the ...

This tutor is designed to describe enough of the commands that you will be able to easily use Vim as an all-purpose editor.

     It is important to remember that this tutor is set up to teach by use. That means that you need to execute the commands to learn them properly. If...

7. To move to the start of the line use a zero: 0

8. To undo previous actions, type:          u (lowercase u)

    To undo all the changes on a line, type: U (capital U)

    To undo the undo's, type:                CTRL-R

3. Typing  %   while the cursor is on a (,),[,],{, or } goes to its match.

4. To substitute new for the first old in a line type   :s/old/new

To substitute new for all 'old's on a line type     

:s/old/new/g

To substitute phrases between two line #'s type     

:#,#...

1. The cursor is moved using either the arrow keys or the hjkl keys.

   h (left)   j (down)      k (up)      l (right)

2. To start Vim from the shell prompt type: 

vim FILENAME

1. To put back text that has just been deleted, type p. This puts the deleted text AFTER the cursor (if a line was deleted it will go on the line below the cursor).

2. To replace the character under the cursor, type  r  and then the character you want to have there.

3. The change oper...