Dummkopf's guide to vim

[Dotan Cohen]

2008/9/3 Knapp <magick.crow at gmail.com>:
> sudo vim <file-name>
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> dhtn keys more the cursor around and the arrow keys work too.
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> dd deletes current line
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> 5dd deletes 5 lines including current line.
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> r<new charater> changes character under cursor
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> i enters edit mode. (edit mode is just like Kate)
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> esc exits edit mode
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> :wq (saves file and quits)
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> :w <new-file-name>
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> :q! quits no matter what is wrong, like an unsaved file.
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> I bet there is not much more that you do with Kate most of the time. Am I wrong?
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> For more check this out.
> http://tips.webdesign10.com/another-vim-tutorial
>

Thanks, Douglas. How about logging into a remote server from my
bookmarks within VIM, browsing to the file I need, and editing it on
the server? While flipping tabs between a local file and a remote
file?

Yes, that is part of my daily workflow. Kate does all that.

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Dotan Cohen

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