Vim editor commands include ZZ to save and exit, :e! to wipe edits and return to the original file, and :w <newfile> to write the buffer to a new file. Vim allows movement by lines, words, text blocks and more. Common commands delete, change or join lines. The tilde (~) command changes case and various commands allow executing Unix commands or abbreviations. Mapping keys enables custom macros. Ex scripts allow batch editing through substitution and other commands. Views save and load sessions.

1. Vim Editor
Command mode :
ZZ (save and exit)
:e!
wipe out all of the edits you have made in a
session and then return to the original file
You want to write a file, but you don’t have write
permission for it. You get the message
“Permission denied.”
:w <newfile>
to write out the buffer into a new file

2. ● $ --> go to the end of line
● 0 --> go to the start of the line
● w--> move cursor by word
● B--> move cursor backwd by word
● 1G-->top of the file
● G --> end of file
● Line-no+G --> go to particaular line
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3. Changing Text
● cw
To the end of a word
● c2b
Back two words
● c$
To the end of line
● c0
To the beginning of line
● cc : to change the entire line
● C (capital) is same as c$
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4. Deletion
● dd : to delete whole line
● dw : delete the word from the current cursor
position to the end and space after word also.
● de : same as dw except it does not remove
blank space after word. Does not remove
punctation mark.
● dE: same as de but also remove punctuation
mark.
● D0 : delete from cursor position to the
begining of line.
● D$ : remove from cursor position till end of
line.

5. Undo
● u
to undo the last command (for example,
a dd)
● U
restore the line to its pristine state
● p command
● vi saves the last nine deletions in nine numbered deletion buffers.
3p
to “put” the contents of buffer number 3 on the line below the cursor.

6. Join 2 lines
● J:
merge the next line to the current line
● numeric argument with J joins that number of
consecutive lines.
● joined three lines by using the command 3J.
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7. Changing case
● The tilde (~) command will change a
lowercase letter to uppercase or an uppercase
letter to lowercase.

8. Movement by text block
● e move to the end of word.
● E Move to end of word (ignore punctuation).
● ( Move to beginning of current sentence.
● ) Move to beginning of next sentence.
● { Move to beginning of current paragraph.
● } Move to beginning of next paragraph.
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9. ● :set ic (ignore case)
● :set noic
● :set window=20 (no. Of lines shown in screen)
● :set all ( list the complete set of options)

10. Executing Unix Commands
● :!command
! tell ex to create a shell and follows as a unix
command
● :sh create a shell for return back to vi
CTRL-D
● :r !command
read the results of unix coomand into your
file.
● :r filename
● Add the content of file given to current file
● :r !sort filename

11. ● 13,19!sort
pass the lines 13 to 19 to sort filter and
replace with sort output.
● Word Abbrevation
:ab abbr phrase
abbr is an abbreviation for the specified
phrase. The sequence of characters that
makeup the abbreviation will be expanded in
insert mode only if you type it as a full word
abbr will not be expanded within a word
● :unab abbr -> disable the abbrevation
● :ab -> list all abbrevation
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12. ● :map x sequence
Define character x as a sequence of editing commands.
● :unmap x
Disable the sequence defined for x.
● :map
List the characters that are currently mapped.
● Example - > :map v dwelp
enables you to reverse the order of two words at any
time in the editing session with the single keystroke v.
delete word, dw; move to the end of next word, e; move
one space to the right, l; put the deleted word there, p.
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13. Using ex Scripts
● %s/thier/their/g
%s/writeable/writable/g
wq { exscript file }
● From vim :so exscript
● From coomand line :
ex -s filename < exscript
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14. ● Create view
:mkview
● Load view
:loadview