tags: #vim

Using Vim

Installation

If you’re using a debian-based Distro, you can install Vim by using the following command in a terminal prompt:

sudo apt install vim

Add-ons for Vim

If you’re going to use Vim, I highly recommend you install Tim Pope’s Pathogen first, as it makes it much easier to implement Add-ons in different directories.

Next, for theme colours (which don’t always work out of the box in the terminal), I highly recommend Ethan Shoover’s Solarized for VIM.

Commands

• i - Insert mode
• : - Command Mode
• :q - Quit without saving

• :w - Save file

• Ctrl + [ OR Ctrl + Esc - Escape
• Shift + ZZ - Save and Quit
• Shift + ZQ - Quit without saving