{"id":180947,"date":"2024-03-18T20:29:19","date_gmt":"2024-03-18T19:29:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/?p=180947"},"modified":"2024-02-29T21:17:45","modified_gmt":"2024-02-29T20:17:45","slug":"vim-the-comprehensive-guide-to-this-text-editor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/vim-the-comprehensive-guide-to-this-text-editor","title":{"rendered":"Vim: The Comprehensive Guide to This Text Editor"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"180947\" class=\"elementor elementor-180947\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e66133 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"5e66133\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69377f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"69377f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 02-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">While developers can create highly innovative applications and software, the vast majority of their work consists of editing text files. These communicate instructions to the machines responsible for executing the code.<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abd6f98 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"abd6f98\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 02-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>In this context, <a href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/data-strategist-everything-you-need-to-know-about-this-data-profession\">developers need to use tools that make it easier to enter code<\/a>. These are known as text editors. The simpler and more efficient they are to use, the easier it is for designers and developers. This is precisely the aim of Vim, a highly configurable and customisable text editor. Find out everything you need to know about this programme.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4bda33 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"e4bda33\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1dc1e84 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1dc1e84\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is Vim?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02dc3c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"02dc3c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Vim is a highly configurable text editor available on all Unix systems, but it is also available on MS-Windows (7, 8, 10, 11), macOS, Ha\u00efku and VMS.<\/p><p>It is an enhanced version of <strong>UNIX\/VI developed in 1991 by Bram Moolenaar.<\/strong> In fact, the term Vim comes from Vi IMproved. And even today, it continues to improve thanks to the addition of new, ever more powerful features.<\/p><p>The aim of all these features is to make it easier to create and modify any type of text. Although Vim is often referred to as &#8220;the developer&#8217;s editor&#8221;, it is not just used for programming software and applications. In fact, this tool can be used for all types of text editing (such as writing e-mails or editing configuration files).<\/p><p>Vim can also be used by data experts. It enables them to sort and correct databases containing thousands of heterogeneous lines.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>\ud83d\udca1 Related articles:<\/p><table dir=\"ltr\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" data-sheets-root=\"1\"><colgroup><col width=\"656\" \/><\/colgroup><tbody><tr><td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Become a DevOps Engineer: Tasks and skills&quot;}\" data-sheets-hyperlink=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/become-a-devops-engineer-tasks-and-skills\"><a class=\"in-cell-link\" href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/become-a-devops-engineer-tasks-and-skills\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Become a DevOps Engineer: Tasks and skills<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;What are the benefits of DevOps?&quot;}\" data-sheets-hyperlink=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/what-are-the-benefits-of-devops\"><a class=\"in-cell-link\" href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/what-are-the-benefits-of-devops\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">What are the benefits of DevOps?<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Datadog: The monitoring solution for DevOps teams&quot;}\" data-sheets-hyperlink=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/datadog-the-monitoring-solution-for-devops-teams\"><a class=\"in-cell-link\" href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/datadog-the-monitoring-solution-for-devops-teams\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Datadog: The monitoring solution for DevOps teams<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;DevSecOps: How does it differ from DevOps?&quot;}\" data-sheets-hyperlink=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/devsecops-how-does-it-differ-from-devops\"><a class=\"in-cell-link\" href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/devsecops-how-does-it-differ-from-devops\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DevSecOps: How does it differ from DevOps?<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;DevOps Engineer Salary: A Comprehensive Guide to Earnings in the Dynamic Tech Landscape&quot;}\" data-sheets-hyperlink=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/devops-engineer-salary-a-comprehensive-guide-to-earnings-in-the-dynamic-tech-landscape\"><a class=\"in-cell-link\" href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/devops-engineer-salary-a-comprehensive-guide-to-earnings-in-the-dynamic-tech-landscape\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DevOps Engineer Salary: A Comprehensive Guide to Earnings in the Dynamic Tech Landscape<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-797da6c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"797da6c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Good to know:<\/strong> Vim is a modal editor. This means that it works differently depending on the mode you select. Depending on the operations you perform, you can switch from one mode to another. While this modal function increases the range of possibilities with <strong>Vim tenfold, it also makes the software more complex to use.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e8f88e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"6e8f88e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83d09d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"83d09d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What are the different Vim modes?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a72ef2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3a72ef2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As we saw earlier, Vim uses different modes to work. This is not necessarily the case with the vast majority of text editors, most of which operate in a single mode.<\/p><p>So what are Vim&#8217;s different modes and how do they work? Here&#8217;s an overview.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d09388d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d09388d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 02-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/vim-editeur-text-datascientest1.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d9c6ae elementor-align-center button-principale elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"9d9c6ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/course-devops\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn how to develop applications on Vim<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-335b70f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"335b70f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Editing, inserting and replacing<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a386b01 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a386b01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Here, each character is inserted into the file below the cursor. When you switch to this insertion mode, you have no menu, no copy-paste, no file. Just a text field.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43153fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"43153fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Good to know:<\/strong> this is not the default mode. If you want to work in insert mode, you need to type different character strings from command mode. For example: &#8220;a&#8221; allows you to move after the cursor, &#8220;i&#8221; under the cursor, etc.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5de4eb7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5de4eb7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Commande<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40c5ea0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"40c5ea0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This mode is used as soon as the Vim interface is launched. Logically, this is the mode most often used by developers. In fact, its operation is more like that of other text editors.<\/p><p>If there is only one command mode, you can use either Vim commands or Ex commands.<\/p><p>Here are some examples of Vim commands:<\/p><p>c = change text<br \/>cc = change the whole line<br \/>d = delete text<br \/>y = copy text, etc<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97880a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"97880a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Good to know:<\/strong> here, you don&#8217;t know what you&#8217;re typing. To get visual feedback, you need to type &#8220;:set showcmd&#8221;.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65cf016 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"65cf016\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Conversely, Ex commands give you maximum transparency. Here are a few examples:<\/p><p>:e = edit a file<br \/>:w = save a file<br \/>:q = exit the window<br \/>:bprevious = display previously opened files.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b70e2d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9b70e2d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Some commands can be found in both Vim and Ex.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b59696 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4b59696\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Visual<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b53284c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b53284c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This allows you to make selections throughout your text file (a bit like using the mouse). You can also use certain move commands to make selections.<\/p><p>For example, :<\/p><p>v25g: this moves you to the beginning of line 25<br \/>o: moves you from one end of the selection to the other.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9afbea elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a9afbea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Good to know: if you are in command mode, you can switch to visual mode by pressing the v key.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d38fe5c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"d38fe5c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1990e13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1990e13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What are the advantages of Vim?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8141a78 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8141a78\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>At first glance, the Vim text editor may seem a little austere. And yet it is one of the preferred tools of developers. There are several reasons for this:<\/p><ul><li><strong>Its power:<\/strong> Vim users benefit from powerful search and replace functions<\/li><li><strong>Its features:<\/strong> for example, automatic completion, file comparison, advanced searches, command line history, online help, spell checking, block operations, scripting language, etc.<\/li><li><strong>Customisation:<\/strong> to make it easier to create and modify software and applications, Vim offers users a wide variety of extensions.<\/li><li><strong>Adaptability<\/strong>: Vim supports hundreds of programming languages and file formats. 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