Vim is my preferred text editor for configuring system and writing code at a shell prompt. However, many new Linux users find it difficult to cope with vim or vi editor. This tutorial provides a good introduction to vim text editor on Linux operating system. Whether you are a system administrator or developer give it a try to VIM on Linux.

From the book:

The VI editor is a screen-based editor used by many Unix users. The VI editor has powerful features to aid programmers, but many beginning users avoid using VI because the different features overwhelm them. This tutorial is written to help beginning users get accustomed to using the VI editor, but also contains sections relevant to regular users of VI as well. Examples are provided, and the best way to learn is to try these examples, and think of your own examples as well… There’s no better way than to experience things yourself.

Mastering the VIM editor for Linux

This PDF version covers the following topics:

1. Introduction
2. Conventions
3. Before You Begin
4. Starting the VI Editor
5. Getting Out of VI
6. The Two Modes of VI
7. How to Type Commands in Command Mode
8. Some Simple VI Commands
9. Text Buffers in VI
10. Cutting and Yanking
11. Pasting
12. Indenting Your Code and Checking
13. Word and Character Searching
14. Settings for VI (and EX)
15. Abbreviations and Mapping Keys to Other Keys
16. The EXINIT Environment Variable and the .exrc file
17. Recovering Your Work When Something Goes Wrong with Your Terminal
18. Warning About Using VI on the Workstations
19. Summary of VI commands
20. Cutting and Pasting/Deleting text
21. Inserting New Text
22. Moving the Cursor Within the File
23. Moving the Cursor Around the Screen
24. Replacing Text
25. Searching for Text or Characters
26. Manipulating Character/Line Formatting
27. Saving and Quitting
28. Miscellany
29. EX Commands

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