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Learning VIM

:buffers - shows open buffers
:b <n> - switch to numbered buffer
:bd - close buffer
:o <file> - open file name
:o . - open dir, shows directory listing
:bn - next buffer
:bp - previous buffer
:split - split screen

In split window:

ctrl-w j - next window
ctrl-w k - prev window

f<char> - find character
<n>f - find nth character
; - repeat find
. - repeat prior edit

Combined these become powerful. e.g.

  f,a<SPACE>

says find the comma, and add a trailing space. Then

  ;.

repeats the find, then repeats the replace.

The repeat action also works with find within the buffer, so:

  /,

says find the comma

  a<SPACE>

says add a space after

  n.

says find the next comma and add a space

:s/<from>/<to> - search and replace first occurence on line
:s/<from>/<to>/g - search and replace all occurences on line
:%s/<from>/<to>/g - search and replace all occurences in file
:1,5 s/<from>/<to>/g - search and replace all occurences within range

ct<char> - replace everything up to the matching <char>

ctrl-v - visual block mode, can select a block of text, edit the first instance, then apply that edit to all selected lines

y - yank (copy)
d - delete (cut)

:1,5y - yank lines 1 through 5.