Vim Commands

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## 🔹 Vim Modes (most important concept)

- `i` → Insert mode (start typing)
- `Esc` → Back to Normal mode (always your safe key)
- `:` → Command mode
- `v` → Visual mode (select text)

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## 🔹 File Commands

- `:w` → Save file
- `:q` → Quit
- `:wq` → Save & quit
- `:q!` → Quit without saving
- `:e filename` → Open another file

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## 🔹 Moving Around (Navigation)

- `h` → Left
- `l` → Right
- `j` → Down
- `k` → Up

📌 Faster movement:

- `w` → Next word
- `b` → Previous word
- `0` → Start of line
- `$` → End of line
- `gg` → Top of file
- `G` → Bottom of file
- `:n` → Go to line number `n` (e.g. `:25`)

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## 🔹 Editing Text

- `i` → Insert before cursor
- `a` → Insert after cursor
- `o` → New line below
- `O` → New line above
- `x` → Delete character
- `dd` → Delete line
- `yy` → Copy (yank) line
- `p` → Paste
- `u` → Undo
- `Ctrl + r` → Redo

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## 🔹 Visual Mode (Selection)

- `v` → Select characters
- `V` → Select whole line
- `Ctrl + v` → Block (column) selection
- After selecting:
  - `d` → Delete
  - `y` → Copy
  - `p` → Paste

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## 🔹 Search & Replace

- `/word` → Search forward
- `?word` → Search backward
- `n` → Next match
- `N` → Previous match

🔁 Replace:

```
:%s/old/new/g
```

- `%` → Entire file
- `g` → Replace all occurrences

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## 🔹 Useful Power Commands (Very Handy)

- `.` → Repeat last command
- `>>` → Indent line
- `<<` → Unindent line
- `:%y+` → Copy entire file
- `:set number` → Show line numbers
- `:set nonumber` → Hide line numbers

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## 🔹 Emergency Escape 😄

If Vim ever feels “stuck”:

```
Esc → :q! → Enter
```

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### ⭐ If you remember ONLY 10 commands

```
i   Esc   :w   :q   :wq
dd  yy    p    u    /search
```