Vim HowTo - Linux / Unix Q & A from nixCraft

How to open a file in vim in read-only mode on Linux/Unix

January 27, 2017June 29, 2017in BASH Shell, CentOS, Debian / Ubuntu, FreeBSD, Linux, Suse, UNIX, Vim last updated June 29, 2017

I need of opening necessary files in reading (read-only) mode to avoid accidental editing of files such as /etc/resolv.conf or a large config or programming file on a production server. How do I open files in read-only mode in vim text editor on Linux or Unix-like system?

Linux / Unix: Colored Man Pages With less Command

April 9, 2012December 13, 2017in BASH Shell, Linux, UNIX last updated December 13, 2017

How do I see colored man pages with standard Unix or Linux less command without installing most paging program for Unix / Linux like operating system?

VI / VIM: Insert Current Date / Time

November 17, 2010November 17, 2010in Linux, UNIX, Vim last updated November 17, 2010

How do I display and insert current date and/or time under vi or VIM text editor?

vi / vim: Jump To End Of File Command

August 6, 2010August 14, 2013in Linux, UNIX, Vim last updated August 14, 2013

I‘m using vim as a text editor and editing a large code file written in python. How do I jump to end of file using vim text editor under Apple Mac OS X Unix operating systems?

How To Save A File In Vim / Vi Without Root Permission With sudo

March 30, 2010September 26, 2017in CentOS, Debian / Ubuntu, FreeBSD, Linux, Suse, UNIX, Vim last updated September 26, 2017

This happens lot of times. I login as a normal user and start to edit httpd.conf or lighttpd.conf or named.conf in vim / vi text editor. However, I’m not able to save changes due to permission issue (all config files are owned by root). How do I save file without creating a temporary file (/tmp/httpd.conf) and then move the same (mv /tmp/httpd.conf /etc/httpd) as root using vim / vi itself?

Vim Editing Multiple Files and Windowing Support Under Linux / UNIX

July 9, 2008December 6, 2014in CentOS, Debian / Ubuntu, Fedora Linux, FreeBSD, Linux, Vim last updated December 6, 2014

How do I open and edit multiple files under VIM text editor running under Ubuntu Linux / UNIX operating systems to improve my productivity?

How do I Be More Productive In Vim?

May 24, 2008in BASH Shell, CentOS, Debian / Ubuntu, FreeBSD, Linux, OpenBSD, Perl, PHP, Programming, RedHat and Friends, Ubuntu Linux, UNIX, Vim last updated May 24, 2008

I’m just starting in vim text editor but I’m annoying typing and retyping similar statements. Can you address me about it?