vim commands

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• Save and quit
  :wqcopy

  Write file and quit vim

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• Quit without saving
  :q!copy

  Force quit discarding all changes

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• Global search and replace
  :%s/old/new/gccopy

  Replace all occurrences interactively (c = confirm)

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• Open file at line number
  vim +42 file.txtcopy

  Start vim with cursor on line 42

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• Search forward / backward
  /pattern (n/N next/prev) ?pattern (backward)copy

  / searches forward, ? searches backward; n/N cycle results

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• Delete lines matching pattern
  :g/^#/dcopy

  Delete all lines starting with # (comment lines)

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• Re-indent whole file
  gg=Gcopy

  Go to top (gg), re-indent to end of file (=G)

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• Record and play macro
  qa (record into a) q (stop) @a (play) 10@a (play 10 times)copy

  Macros automate repetitive edits in vim

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• Show line numbers
  :set numbercopy

  Toggle line numbers on (use :set nonumber to hide)

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• Split window and open file
  :vsplit other.txtcopy

  Vertical split; use Ctrl-w + arrow to navigate panes

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