Vim
A lightweight text editor featuring modal operation, unlocking true productivity with overwhelming editing speed once mastered
Shortcuts that leverage search and replace features to quickly find and edit specific text within files
/
Search forward
Searches forward in file.
π‘ Hint: / is search slash
π― Search forward in file to quickly find target text
?
Search backward
Searches backward in file.
π‘ Hint: ? for reverse search
π― Search backward to efficiently find previously passed text
n
Next search result
Goes to next search result.
π‘ Hint: next
π― Move to next search result for efficient continuous searching
*
Search word under cursor
Searches forward for word under cursor.
π‘ Hint: * for highlight search
π― Instantly search word under cursor to quickly find same words
:+%+s+/+ε+/+εΎ+/+g
Substitute all
Substitutes text in entire file.
π‘ Hint: substitute
π― Execute large-scale changes with file-wide substitution
f+ζε
Find character
Moves to specified character in line.
π‘ Hint: find
π― Quickly move to specific character in line for efficient detailed editing