Toolbox: Vim

# Task 2
- How do we enter "INSERT" mode?   
i

- How do we start entering text into our new Vim document?
typing

- How do we return to command mode?
esc

- How do we move the cursor left?
h

- How do we move the cursor right?
l

- How do we move the cursor up?
k

- How do we move the cursor down?
j

- How do we jump to the start of a word?
w

- How do we jump to the end of a word?
e

- How do we insert (before the cursor)    
i

- How do we insert (at the beginning of the line?) 
I

- How do we append (after the cursor) 
a

- How do we append (at the end of the line) 
A

- How do we make a new line under the current line?     
o

# Task 3
- How do we write the file, but don't exit?
:w

- How do we write the file, but don't exit- as root?
:w !sudo tee %

- How do we write and quit?
:wq

- How do we quit?
:q

- How do we force quit?
:q!

- How do we save and quit, for all active tabs?
:wqa

# Task 4
- How do we copy a line?
yy

- how do we copy 2 lines?
2yy

- How do we copy to the end of the line?
y$

- How do we paste the clipboard contents after the cursor?
p

- How do we paste the clipboard contents before the cursor?
P

- How do we cut a line?
dd

- How do we cut two lines?
2dd

- How do we cut to the end of the line?
D

- How do we cut a character?
x

# Task 5
- How do we search forwards for a pattern (use "pattern" for your answer)
/pattern

- How do we search backwards for a pattern (use "pattern" for your answer)
?pattern

- How do we repeat this search in the same direction?
n

- How do we repeat this search in the opposite direction?
N

- How do we search for "old" and replace it with "new"
:%s/old/new/g

- How do we use "grep" to search for a pattern in multiple files?
:vimgrep


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