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--- computer:software:cheatsheets:vim [2026/09/05 18:16] – 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 ====
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 === Navigation ===
 <code>
-h            # cursor left
+h           # cursor left
-j            # cursor down
+j           # cursor down
-k            # cursor up
+k           # cursor up
-l            # cursor right
+l           # cursor right
-            # (zero) move to beginning of the line
+           # (zero) move to beginning of the line
-$            # move to the end of the line
+$           # move to the end of the line
-w            # move to the beginning of the next word
+w           # move to the beginning of the next word
-}            # skip to next section
+}           # skip to next section
-H            # Jump to the beginning of the displayed screen
+H           # Jump to the beginning of the displayed screen
-M            # Jump to the center of the displayed screen
+M           # Jump to the center of the displayed screen
-L            # Jump to the bottommost line shown
+L           # Jump to the bottommost line shown
-CTRL-f       # Jump down one Page
+CTRL-f      # Jump down one Page
-CTRL-b       # Jump up one Page
+CTRL-b      # Jump up one Page
-CTRL-d       # Jump down halve a page
+CTRL-d      # Jump down halve a page
-CTRL-u       # Jump up 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.
+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.
+gk          # For very long lines that wrap at the screen edge, jump down one line.
-%            # Jump to the next bracket character (){}[]
+%           # Jump to the next bracket character (){}[]
 </code>
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 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)
+y           # yank text (copy)
-d        # delete
+d           # delete
-dt'     # delete everything to the character '
+dt'         # delete everything to the character '
-df'     # delete everything including character '
+df'         # delete everything including character '
-c       # copy line
+c           # copy line
-y$       #copy to the end of the line (yank)
+y$          # copy to the end of the line (yank)
-y5l     # yank five Characters from the cursor position to the right
+y5l         # yank five Characters from the cursor position to the right
-yt(    # copy everything to the round bracket
+yt(         # copy everything to the round bracket
-d2w    #  delete two words
+d2w         #  delete two words
-c2j     #change the next two lines
+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>