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= W e l c o m e t o t h e V I M T u t o r - Version 1.5 =
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Vim is a very powerful editor that has many commands, too many to
explain in a tutor such as this. This tutor is designed to describe
enough of the commands that you will be able to easily use Vim as
an all-purpose editor.
The approximate time required to complete the tutor is 25-30 minutes,
depending upon how much time is spent with experimentation.
The commands in the lessons will modify the text. Make a copy of this
file to practise on (if you started "vimtutor" this is already a copy).
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 you only read the text, you will forget the commands!
Now, make sure that your Shift-Lock key is NOT depressed and press
the j key enough times to move the cursor so that Lesson 1.1
completely fills the screen.
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Lesson 1.1: MOVING THE CURSOR
** To move the cursor, press the h,j,k,l keys as indicated. **
^
k Hint: The h key is at the left and moves left.
< h l > The l key is at the right and moves right.
j The j key looks like a down arrow
v
1. Move the cursor around the screen until you are comfortable.
2. Hold down the down key (j) until it repeats.
---> Now you know how to move to the next lesson.
3. Using the down key, move to Lesson 1.2.
Note: If you are ever unsure about something you typed, press <ESC> to place
you in Normal mode. Then retype the command you wanted.
Note: The cursor keys should also work. But using hjkl you will be able to
move around much faster, once you get used to it.
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Lesson 1.2: ENTERING AND EXITING VIM
!! NOTE: Before executing any of the steps below, read this entire lesson!!
1. Press the <ESC> key (to make sure you are in Normal mode).
2. Type: :q! <ENTER>.
---> This exits the editor WITHOUT saving any changes you have made.
If you want to save the changes and exit type:
:wq <ENTER>
3. When you see the shell prompt, type the command that got you into this
tutor. That could be: vimtutor <ENTER>
Normally you would use: vim tutor <ENTER>
---> 'vim' means enter the vim editor, 'tutor' is the file you wish to edit.
4. If you have these steps memorized and are confident, execute steps
1 through 3 to exit and re-enter the editor. Then move the cursor down
to Lesson 1.3.
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Lesson 1.3: TEXT EDITING - DELETION
** While in Normal mode press x to delete the character under the cursor. **
1. Move the cursor to the line below marked --->.
2. To fix the errors, move the cursor until it is on top of the
character to be deleted.
3. Press the x key to delete the unwanted character.
4. Repeat steps 2 through 4 until the sentence is correct.
---> The ccow jumpedd ovverr thhe mooon.
5. Now that the line is correct, go on to Lesson 1.4.
NOTE: As you go through this tutor, do not try to memorize, learn by usage.
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Lesson 1.4: TEXT EDITING - INSERTION
** While in Normal mode press i to insert text. **
1. Move the cursor to the first line below marked --->.
2. To make the first line the same as the second, move the cursor on top
of the first character AFTER where the text is to be inserted.
3. Press i and type in the necessary additions.
4. As each error is fixed press <ESC> to return to Normal mode.
Repeat steps 2 through 4 to correct the sentence.
---> There is text misng this .
---> There is some text missing from this line.
5. When you are comfortable inserting text move to the summary below.
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LESSON 1 SUMMARY
1. The cursor is moved using either the arrow keys or the hjkl keys.
h (left) j (down) k (up) l (right)
2. To enter Vim (from the % prompt) type: vim FILENAME <ENTER>
3. To exit Vim type: <ESC> :q! <ENTER> to trash all changes.
OR type: <ESC> :wq <ENTER> to save the changes.
4. To delete a character under the cursor in Normal mode type: x
5. To insert text at the cursor while in Normal mode type:
i type in text <ESC>
NOTE: Pressing <ESC> will place you in Normal mode or will cancel
an unwanted and partially completed command.
Now continue with Lesson 2.
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Lesson 2.1: DELETION COMMANDS
** Type dw to delete to the end of a word. **
1. Press <ESC> to make sure you are in Normal mode.
2. Move the cursor to the line below marked --->.
3. Move the cursor to the beginning of a word that needs to be deleted.
4. Type dw to make the word disappear.
NOTE: The letters dw will appear on the last line of the screen as you type
them. If you typed something wrong, press <ESC> and start over.
---> There are a some words fun that don't belong paper in this sentence.
5. Repeat steps 3 and 4 until the sentence is correct and go to Lesson 2.2.
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Lesson 2.2: MORE DELETION COMMANDS
** Type d$ to delete to the end of the line. **
1. Press <ESC> to make sure you are in Normal mode.
2. Move the cursor to the line below marked --->.
3. Move the cursor to the end of the correct line (AFTER the first . ).
4. Type d$ to delete to the end of the line.
---> Somebody typed the end of this line twice. end of this line twice.
5. Move on to Lesson 2.3 to understand what is happening.
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Lesson 2.3: ON COMMANDS AND OBJECTS
The format for the d delete command is as follows:
[number] d object OR d [number] object
Where:
number - is how many times to execute the command (optional, default=1).
d - is the command to delete.
object - is what the command will operate on (listed below).
A short list of objects:
w - from the cursor to the end of the word, including the space.
e - from the cursor to the end of the word, NOT including the space.
$ - from the cursor to the end of the line.
NOTE: For the adventurous, pressing just the object while in Normal mode
without a command will move the cursor as specified in the object list.
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Lesson 2.4: AN EXCEPTION TO 'COMMAND-OBJECT'
** Type dd to delete a whole line. **
Due to the frequency of whole line deletion, the designers of Vi decided
it would be easier to simply type two d's in a row to delete a line.
1. Move the cursor to the second line in the phrase below.
2. Type dd to delete the line.
3. Now move to the fourth line.
4. Type 2dd (remember number-command-object) to delete the two lines.
1) Roses are red,
2) Mud is fun,
3) Violets are blue,
4) I have a car,
5) Clocks tell time,
6) Sugar is sweet
7) And so are you.
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Lesson 2.5: THE UNDO COMMAND
** Press u to undo the last commands, U to fix a whole line. **
1. Move the cursor to the line below marked ---> and place it on the
first error.
2. Type x to delete the first unwanted character.
3. Now type u to undo the last command executed.
4. This time fix all the errors on the line using the x command.
5. Now type a capital U to return the line to its original state.
6. Now type u a few times to undo the U and preceding commands.
7. Now type CTRL-R (keeping CTRL key pressed while hitting R) a few times
to redo the commands (undo the undo's).
---> Fiix the errors oon thhis line and reeplace them witth undo.
8. These are very useful commands. Now move on to the Lesson 2 Summary.
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LESSON 2 SUMMARY
1. To delete from the cursor to the end of a word type: dw
2. To delete from the cursor to the end of a line type: d$
3. To delete a whole line type: dd
4. The format for a command in Normal mode is:
[number] command object OR command [number] object
where:
number - is how many times to repeat the command
command - is what to do, such as d for delete
object - is what the command should act upon, such as w (word),
$ (to the end of line), etc.
5. 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
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Lesson 3.1: THE PUT COMMAND
** Type p to put the last deletion after the cursor. **
1. Move the cursor to the first line in the set below.
2. Type dd to delete the line and store it in Vim's buffer.
3. Move the cursor to the line ABOVE where the deleted line should go.
4. While in Normal mode, type p to replace the line.
5. Repeat steps 2 through 4 to put all the lines in correct order.
d) Can you learn too?
b) Violets are blue,
c) Intelligence is learned,
a) Roses are red,
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Lesson 3.2: THE REPLACE COMMAND
** Type r and a character to replace the character under the cursor. **
1. Move the cursor to the first line below marked --->.
2. Move the cursor so that it is on top of the first error.
3. Type r and then the character which should replace the error.
4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 until the first line is correct.
---> Whan this lime was tuoed in, someone presswd some wrojg keys!
---> When this line was typed in, someone pressed some wrong keys!
5. Now move on to Lesson 3.2.
NOTE: Remember that you should be learning by use, not memorization.
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Lesson 3.3: THE CHANGE COMMAND
** To change part or all of a word, type cw . **
1. Move the cursor to the first line below marked --->.
2. Place the cursor on the u in lubw.
3. Type cw and the correct word (in this case, type 'ine'.)
4. Press <ESC> and move to the next error (the first character to be changed.)
5. Repeat steps 3 and 4 until the first sentence is the same as the second.
---> This lubw has a few wptfd that mrrf changing usf the change command.
---> This line has a few words that need changing using the change command.
Notice that cw not only replaces the word, but also places you in insert.
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Lesson 3.4: MORE CHANGES USING c
** The change command is used with the same objects as delete. **
1. The change command works in the same way as delete. The format is:
[number] c object OR c [number] object
2. The objects are also the same, such as w (word), $ (end of line), etc.
3. Move to the first line below marked --->.
4. Move the cursor to the first error.
5. Type c$ to make the rest of the line like the second and press <ESC>.
---> The end of this line needs some help to make it like the second.
---> The end of this line needs to be corrected using the c$ command.
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LESSON 3 SUMMARY
1. To replace text that has already 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 which will replace the original.
3. The change command allows you to change the specified object from the
cursor to the end of the object. eg. Type cw to change from the
cursor to the end of the word, c$ to change to the end of a line.
4. The format for change is:
[number] c object OR c [number] object
Now go on to the next lesson.
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Lesson 4.1: LOCATION AND FILE STATUS
** Type CTRL-g to show your location in the file and the file status.
Type SHIFT-G to move to a line in the file. **
Note: Read this entire lesson before executing any of the steps!!
1. Hold down the Ctrl key and press g . A status line will appear at the
bottom of the page with the filename and the line you are on. Remember
the line number for Step 3.
2. Press shift-G to move you to the bottom of the file.
3. Type in the number of the line you were on and then shift-G. This will
return you to the line you were on when you first pressed Ctrl-g.
(When you type in the numbers, they will NOT be displayed on the screen.)
4. If you feel confident to do this, execute steps 1 through 3.
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Lesson 4.2: THE SEARCH COMMAND
** Type / followed by a phrase to search for the phrase. **
1. In Normal mode type the / character. Notice that it and the cursor
appear at the bottom of the screen as with the : command.
2. Now type 'errroor' <ENTER>. This is the word you want to search for.
3. To search for the same phrase again, simply type n .
To search for the same phrase in the opposite direction, type Shift-N .
4. If you want to search for a phrase in the backwards direction, use the
command ? instead of /.
---> "errroor" is not the way to spell error; errroor is an error.
Note: When the search reaches the end of the file it will continue at the
start.
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Lesson 4.3: MATCHING PARENTHESES SEARCH
** Type % to find a matching ),], or } . **
1. Place the cursor on any (, [, or { in the line below marked --->.
2. Now type the % character.
3. The cursor should be on the matching parenthesis or bracket.
4. Type % to move the cursor back to the first bracket (by matching).
---> This ( is a test line with ('s, ['s ] and {'s } in it. ))
Note: This is very useful in debugging a program with unmatched parentheses!
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Lesson 4.4: A WAY TO CHANGE ERRORS
** Type :s/old/new/g to substitute 'new' for 'old'. **
1. Move the cursor to the line below marked --->.
2. Type :s/thee/the <ENTER> . Note that this command only changes the
first occurrence on the line.
3. Now type :s/thee/the/g meaning substitute globally on the line.
This changes all occurrences on the line.
---> thee best time to see thee flowers is in thee spring.
4. To change every occurrence of a character string between two lines,
type :#,#s/old/new/g where #,# are the numbers of the two lines.
Type :%s/old/new/g to change every occurrence in the whole file.
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LESSON 4 SUMMARY
1. Ctrl-g displays your location in the file and the file status.
Shift-G moves to the end of the file. A line number followed
by Shift-G moves to that line number.
2. Typing / followed by a phrase searches FORWARD for the phrase.
Typing ? followed by a phrase searches BACKWARD for the phrase.
After a search type n to find the next occurrence in the same direction
or Shift-N to search in the opposite direction.
3. Typing % while the cursor is on a (,),[,],{, or } locates its
matching pair.
4. To substitute new for the first old on 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 :#,#s/old/new/g
To substitute all occurrences in the file type :%s/old/new/g
To ask for confirmation each time add 'c' :%s/old/new/gc
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Lesson 5.1: HOW TO EXECUTE AN EXTERNAL COMMAND
** Type :! followed by an external command to execute that command. **
1. Type the familiar command : to set the cursor at the bottom of the
screen. This allows you to enter a command.
2. Now type the ! (exclamation point) character. This allows you to
execute any external shell command.
3. As an example type ls following the ! and then hit <ENTER>. This
will show you a listing of your directory, just as if you were at the
shell prompt. Or use :!dir if ls doesn't work.
Note: It is possible to execute any external command this way.
Note: All : commands must be finished by hitting <ENTER>
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Lesson 5.2: MORE ON WRITING FILES
** To save the changes made to the file, type :w FILENAME. **
1. Type :!dir or :!ls to get a listing of your directory.
You already know you must hit <ENTER> after this.
2. Choose a filename that does not exist yet, such as TEST.
3. Now type: :w TEST (where TEST is the filename you chose.)
4. This saves the whole file (Vim Tutor) under the name TEST.
To verify this, type :!dir again to see your directory
Note: If you were to exit Vim and enter again with the filename TEST, the file
would be an exact copy of the tutor when you saved it.
5. Now remove the file by typing (MS-DOS): :!del TEST
or (Unix): :!rm TEST
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Lesson 5.3: A SELECTIVE WRITE COMMAND
** To save part of the file, type :#,# w FILENAME **
1. Once again, type :!dir or :!ls to obtain a listing of your directory
and choose a suitable filename such as TEST.
2. Move the cursor to the top of this page and type Ctrl-g to find the
number of that line. REMEMBER THIS NUMBER!
3. Now move to the bottom of the page and type Ctrl-g again. REMEMBER THIS
LINE NUMBER ALSO!
4. To save ONLY a section to a file, type :#,# w TEST where #,# are
the two numbers you remembered (top,bottom) and TEST is your filename.
5. Again, see that the file is there with :!dir but DO NOT remove it.
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Lesson 5.4: RETRIEVING AND MERGING FILES
** To insert the contents of a file, type :r FILENAME **
1. Type :!dir to make sure your TEST filename is present from before.
2. Place the cursor at the top of this page.
NOTE: After executing Step 3 you will see Lesson 5.3. Then move DOWN to
this lesson again.
3. Now retrieve your TEST file using the command :r TEST where TEST is
the name of the file.
NOTE: The file you retrieve is placed starting where the cursor is located.
4. To verify that a file was retrieved, cursor back and notice that there
are now two copies of Lesson 5.3, the original and the file version.
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LESSON 5 SUMMARY
1. :!command executes an external command.
Some useful examples are:
(MS-DOS) (Unix)
:!dir :!ls - shows a directory listing.
:!del FILENAME :!rm FILENAME - removes file FILENAME.
2. :w FILENAME writes the current Vim file to disk with name FILENAME.
3. :#,#w FILENAME saves the lines # through # in file FILENAME.
4. :r FILENAME retrieves disk file FILENAME and inserts it into the
current file following the cursor position.
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Lesson 6.1: THE OPEN COMMAND
** Type o to open a line below the cursor and place you in Insert mode. **
1. Move the cursor to the line below marked --->.
2. Type o (lowercase) to open up a line BELOW the cursor and place you in
Insert mode.
3. Now copy the line marked ---> and press <ESC> to exit Insert mode.
---> After typing o the cursor is placed on the open line in Insert mode.
4. To open up a line ABOVE the cursor, simply type a capital O , rather
than a lowercase o. Try this on the line below.
Open up a line above this by typing Shift-O while the cursor is on this line.
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Lesson 6.2: THE APPEND COMMAND
** Type a to insert text AFTER the cursor. **
1. Move the cursor to the end of the first line below marked ---> by
typing $ in Normal mode.
2. Type an a (lowercase) to append text AFTER the character under the
cursor. (Uppercase A appends to the end of the line.)
Note: This avoids typing i , the last character, the text to insert, <ESC>,
cursor-right, and finally, x , just to append to the end of a line!
3. Now complete the first line. Note also that append is exactly the same
as Insert mode, except for the location where text is inserted.
---> This line will allow you to practice
---> This line will allow you to practice appending text to the end of a line.
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Lesson 6.3: ANOTHER VERSION OF REPLACE
** Type a capital R to replace more than one character. **
1. Move the cursor to the first line below marked --->.
2. Place the cursor at the beginning of the first word that is different
from the second line marked ---> (the word 'last').
3. Now type R and replace the remainder of the text on the first line by
typing over the old text to make the first line the same as the second.
---> To make the first line the same as the last on this page use the keys.
---> To make the first line the same as the second, type R and the new text.
4. Note that when you press <ESC> to exit, any unaltered text remains.
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Lesson 6.4: SET OPTION
** Set an option so a search or substitute ignores case **
1. Search for 'ignore' by entering:
/ignore
Repeat several times by hitting the n key
2. Set the 'ic' (Ignore case) option by typing:
:set ic
3. Now search for 'ignore' again by entering: n
Repeat search several more times by hitting the n key
4. Set the 'hlsearch' and 'incsearch' options:
:set hls is
5. Now enter the search command again, and see what happens:
/ignore
6. To remove the highlighting of matches, type:
:nohlsearch
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LESSON 6 SUMMARY
1. Typing o opens a line BELOW the cursor and places the cursor on the open
line in Insert mode.
Typing a capital O opens the line ABOVE the line the cursor is on.
2. Type an a to insert text AFTER the character the cursor is on.
Typing a capital A automatically appends text to the end of the line.
3. Typing a capital R enters Replace mode until <ESC> is pressed to exit.
4. Typing ":set xxx" sets the option "xxx"
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LESSON 7: ON-LINE HELP COMMANDS
** Use the on-line help system **
Vim has a comprehensive on-line help system. To get started, try one of
these three:
- press the <HELP> key (if you have one)
- press the <F1> key (if you have one)
- type :help <ENTER>
Type :q <ENTER> to close the help window.
You can find help on just about any subject, by giving an argument to the
":help" command. Try these (don't forget pressing <ENTER>):
:help w
:help c_<T
:help insert-index
:help user-manual
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LESSON 8: CREATE A STARTUP SCRIPT
** Switch on Vim features **
Vim has many more features than Vi, but most of them are disabled by default.
To start using more features you have to create a "vimrc" file.
1. Start editing the "vimrc" file, this depends on your system:
:edit ~/.vimrc for Unix
:edit $VIM/_vimrc for MS-Windows
2. Now read the example "vimrc" file text:
:read $VIMRUNTIME/vimrc_example.vim
3. Write the file with:
:write
The next time you start Vim it will use syntax highlighting.
You can add all your preferred settings to this "vimrc" file.
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This concludes the Vim Tutor. It was intended to give a brief overview of
the Vim editor, just enough to allow you to use the editor fairly easily.
It is far from complete as Vim has many many more commands. Read the user
manual next: ":help user-manual".
For further reading and studying, this book is recommended:
Vim - Vi Improved - by Steve Oualline
Publisher: New Riders
The first book completely dedicated to Vim. Especially useful for beginners.
There are many examples and pictures.
See http://iccf-holland.org/click5.html
This book is older and more about Vi than Vim, but also recommended:
Learning the Vi Editor - by Linda Lamb
Publisher: O'Reilly & Associates Inc.
It is a good book to get to know almost anything you want to do with Vi.
The sixth edition also includes information on Vim.
This tutorial was written by Michael C. Pierce and Robert K. Ware,
Colorado School of Mines using ideas supplied by Charles Smith,
Colorado State University. E-mail: bware@mines.colorado.edu.
Modified for Vim by Bram Moolenaar.
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