Vim Basics

12 February 2025

Linux, CLI

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Vim is a bit of a tricky text editor to use in Linux.

Here are the basics you need to know to be able to edit a file using Vim...

• vim filename to open, replacing filename with the name of your file
• I key to enter insert (-- INSERT --) mode
• ESC key to exit insert mode
• :wq! to write and quit
• :q! quits without saving