VIM

Vim is a keyboard-only text editor. Its used when making commit messages during git merges. To use Vim:

1. Create a vim file vim filename
2. Move around the file with the arrow keys or h, j ,k, l
3. Switch between visual, insert, or normal mode with keys v, i, and esc

Modes

• v visual mode read file
• i insert mode edit file
  • x delete characters
  • dd delete entire line
  • u undo
• esc command/normal mode - use file commands

Commands

• :set number add numbers to vim ui
• :2 navigates to line 2
• :!node run with node
• :help see commands
• :q quit — changes haven\’t been made
• :q! quit and discard changes
• :w save changes
• :wq write the changes (save) and quit