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Vim Editor - Linux - Day-04

The document discusses the different modes in the VIM text editor: command mode for actions like copying, deleting, and undoing text; insert mode for inserting text; and save & quit mode for saving files and exiting the editor. It also covers commands for navigating and editing text, saving files, and understanding file permissions and properties. Basic encryption using GPG is briefly mentioned at the end.

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Vim Editor - Linux - Day-04

The document discusses the different modes in the VIM text editor: command mode for actions like copying, deleting, and undoing text; insert mode for inserting text; and save & quit mode for saving files and exiting the editor. It also covers commands for navigating and editing text, saving files, and understanding file permissions and properties. Basic encryption using GPG is briefly mentioned at the end.

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VIM EDITOR - LINUX - DAY-04

VIM EDITOR: IT IS A EDITOR IN LINUX OS WHICH IS USED TO EDIT THE REGULAR FILES.

WE HAVE 3 MODES IN VIM EDITOR

1. COMMAND MODE
2. INSERT MODE
3. SAVE & QUIT MODE

1. COMMAND MODE: IT IS USED TO PERFORM SOME ACTIONS LIKE COPYING THE DATA,
DELETE THE DATA, UNDO THE DATA ETC..

COMMAND IS THE DEFAULT MODE IN VIM EDITOR

gg : used to go to first line of the file

G : used to go to last line of the file

3gg : used to go to 3rd line of a file

:3 : we can go to 3rd line of a file

: set number : used to set numbers to a file

yy : used to copy the line

3yy : used to copy 3 lines

p : used to paste the data

3p: it prints the copied content 3 times

dd : delete the line

5dd : delete 5 lines at a time

u : used to undo the changes

ctrl + r : used to redo the changes

/word : used to search for a word

?word : used to search for a word


INSERT MODE: IT IS USED TO INSERT THE DATA INTO A FILE. IN INSERT MODE, KEYS WILL
NOT GETS WORK.

i : used to go to insert mode

esc : used to go to command mode from insert mode

A : used to go to the end of the line

I : used to go the starting of the line

O : used to create a new line (up)

o : used to create a new line (down)

SAVE & QUIT : IT IS USED TO SAVE THE DATA IN A FILE AND QUIT FROM VIM EDITOR

:w : to save the data

:w! : forcefully save the data

:q : used to quit from vim editor

:q! : forcefully quit from vim editor

:wq : save& quit will happen at a time

:wq! : save & quit forcefully

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TO UNDERSTAND ABOUT THE FILE/FOLDER

-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 553 Apr 5 02:21 aws

type of the file:

hyphen (-) : regular file

d : directory file (folder)

c : character file

b : blocked file

PERMISSIONS: rw-r--r--
r : read : 4

w : write : 2

x : execute : 1

hyphen (-) : nothing : 0

ACL (Access Control List) :

file ---> 1

folder ---> 2

OWNERS:

user : root

group : root

NO OF CHARACTERS IN A FILE:

553

FILE CREATION DETAILS : Apr 5 02:21

FILE NAME: aws

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vim -o file1 file2 : used to see 2 files at a time in vi editor

vim -O file1 file2 : used to see 2 files at a time in vi editor

gpg -c filename : used to encrypt a file

gpg -d filename : used to decrypt a file

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