Vim

vi: the “visual editor”, standard Linux and Unix editor

vim: the “vi improved” standard Red Hat editor

On Red hat operating systems, the vi command invokes vim

Derived from earlier Unix editors

ed->ex->vi->vim

To start vim : vi filename

If the file exists, the file is opened and the content are displayed

If the file doesn’t exists, vi create it when the edits are saved for the first time

Command mode

Cursor movement

Change, delete, yank, put

Insert mode

Type in new text

Return to command mode with <ESC>

Ex mode

Configuring, exiting, saving

Search and replace

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