Vit Editor has three modes
- default: the opened editor is by default, and does not allow to add text
- insert
- visual
VIM Shortcuts cheatsheet examples
The following list of vim short cuts and cheat sheet examples
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| Cursor Shortcut | |
| h | go to left |
| j | go to down |
| h | go to up |
| l | go to right |
| Search pattern examples | |
| /searchpattern | Search given pattern forward |
| ?searchpattern | Search given pattern backward |
| n | next match of search result |
| N | previous match of search result |
| * | Select Next word for matched pattern |
| # | Select the Previous word for matched pattern |
| Quit Editor Command examples | |
| :w | Saves the file, Does not exist |
| :wq | Saves the file, exit the file |
| :q | exit opened file, Does not quit, if any changes |
| :q! | exit opened the file and discard changes made |
| String case Conversion example commands| |Shift + j| Converted multiple selected lines into a single line| |Shift + u| Convert string lower case to upper case| |Shift + ~| Convert string into lowercase|
