Before I start, just remember, when in doubt just don't close vim and you'll live.
Exiting Vim
It's easier said than done for some, the...
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Hum,
r
does not redo last undone change. I believe you meantCtrl-R
or:redo
(r
in normal mode would allow you to replace the char under the cursor with the char you'll type).My mistake, I’ve got my keybindings setup for r as redo!
good mapping suggestion!
If you're in a linux environment, try running the command:
vimtutor
In your terminal. If you're like me you'll become a vim convert
In your example of fixing indentation you're missing the
<F7>
bit. Use backticks to escape code.Actually I hate to say it, but this tutorial is wrong in the undo section too. Use
u
to undo in the general case, notU
. CapitalU
undoes a single line, and basically works in a different way (and it'll not be obvious to new users how it's working).Fix the indentation:
gg=G
for whole file=G
from actual row to end of file==
actual lineThis needs to go to my vim cheatsheet. Is there a part 2? How can I copy and paste a section of text?
v
Will get you in visual mode. You can highlight the section you want, then yank (copy) withy
. To paste, usep
. You don't need to visually select to copy/paste. You could yank the wordyw
, or yank to the end of the liney$
, or yank the entire lineyy
V
will get you in select mode. It's little diferent from visual mode, but commands are similar.V
is visual line mode, not select mode. It's the same as visual mode but it's line oriented, so you're cutting or pasting entire lines and not characters.And then, there is :x