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--- computer:software:cheatsheets:vim [2026/09/05 17:39] – created admin
+++ computer:software:cheatsheets:vim [2026/09/06 17:43] (current) – [Line Numbers] neotek
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-===== Vi Vim Cheatsheet =====
+===== Vi / Vim  =====
 ==== Open Files, save and exit ====
 <code>
-$ vi file           # open file
+$ vi file   # open file
-:w                  # save (write)
+:w          # save (write)
-:wq                 # save and quit
+:wq         # save and quit
-:x                  # abbreviation of wq
+:x          # abbreviation of wq
-:q!                 # quit without save
+:q!         # quit without save
 </code>
+==== Grammar ====
+=== Navigation ===
+<code>
+h           # cursor left
+j           # cursor down
+k           # cursor up
+l           # cursor right
+           # (zero) move to beginning of the line
+$           # move to the end of the line
+w           # move to the beginning of the next word
+}           # skip to next section
+H           # Jump to the beginning of the displayed screen
+M           # Jump to the center of the displayed screen
+L           # Jump to the bottommost line shown
+CTRL-f      # Jump down one Page
+CTRL-b      # Jump up one Page
+CTRL-d      # Jump down halve a page
+CTRL-u      # Jump up halve a page
+gj          # For very long lines that wrap at the screen edge, jump up one line.
+gk          # For very long lines that wrap at the screen edge, jump down one line.
+%           # Jump to the next bracket character (){}[]
+</code>
+=== Edit ===
+<code>
+i           # insert at cursor position
+a           # add after cursor position
+o           # insert a line below
+O           # insert a line above
+i <character>   # write the same character 12 times  ( type eight zero i dash <ESC> results in ------------)
+y           # yank text (copy)
+d           # delete
+dt'         # delete everything to the character '
+df'         # delete everything including character '
+c           # copy line
+y$          # copy to the end of the line (yank)
+y5l         # yank five Characters from the cursor position to the right
+yt(         # copy everything to the round bracket
+d2w         #  delete two words
+c2j         # change the next two lines
+:undo or u
+:redo or CTRL-R
+</code>
+==== complex editing ====
+=== Commenting 1 ===
+<code>
+CTRL-q       Cursor turns gray as soon you move the cursor keys (or hjkl). Mark everything you want comment
+SHIFT-i      press Shift Key and i
+#            type '#'
+ESC          Press ESC
+</code>
+=== Commenting 2 ===
+Add '# ' in the beginning of line 5 to 12
+<code>
+:5,12s/^/# /
+</code>
+=== Uncomment 1 ===
+<code>
+CTRL-q       Mark everything you want to remove
+q            press q
+</code>
+=== Uncomment 2 ===
+remove '# ' from the beginning of line 5 to 12
+<code>
+:5,12s/^# //
+</code>
+==== Split window ====
+<code>
+$ vi file1.txt
+:split file2.txt     # file2.txt is display in the same terminal window on top of file1.txt
+:q                   # close file2.txt
+:vsplit file2.txt    # file2.txt is displayed in the same terminal window to the right of file1.txt
+:CTRL-w l            # change to the right window
+:CTRL-w h            # change to the left window
+:CTRL-w j            # change to the bottom window
+:CTRL-w k            # change to the top window
+</code>
+==== Line Numbers ====
+<code>
+:set nu              # show line numbers
+:set nonu            # hide line numbers
+:set ruler           # show horizontal and vertical cursor position at the bottom right of the terminal
+:set rnu             # show relative line numbers
+:set nornu           # hide relative line numbers
+</code>
+==== .vimrc example file ====
+<code>
+set hidden
+set ruler
+set tabstop=4
+set mouse=r
+set number                  (set nu)        # Zeilennummern einschalten
+set relativenumber          (set rnu)       # relative Zeilennummern!!!!)
+set relativenumber number   (set rnu nu)    # beides
+set ruler
+set nocp
+filetype plugin on
+set background=dark
+hi Comment cterm=italic ctermfg=69 gui=italic guifg=#5d6eff
+hi Constant ctermfg=172
+hi Function ctermfg=9
+</code>