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+====== Vim Tutorial ======
+===== Opening Vim =====
+A plain ol' vim opening
+<cli> lab46:~$ vim </cli>
+To open a file in vim with the filename file
+<cli> lab46:~$ vim file </cli>
+The -o option adds the ability to open mutliple windows at once.  N is the number of windows to open. Replace -o with -O if you want to open the windows vertically. This can also be done with previously saved files. Omit the N and enter the file names after the -o.
+<cli> lab46:~$ vim -oN </cli>
+===== Saving in Vim =====
+  * :q - exit with file unchaged
+  * :q! - exit and discard any changes to file
+  * :wq or :zz - save and quit - If you didn't specify a filename upon opening vim add the desired filename to either of these.
+===== Switching Modes =====
+  *esc - enters command mode
+  *i - input mode - cursor at current position
+  *a - append - cursor at next character position
+  *o - places the cursor on the next line
+  *O - places the cursor on the previous line
+===== Command Mode =====
+==== Moving Around ====
+  *h - move left
+  *j - move down
+  *k - move up
+  *l - move right
+  *w - skip forward by word (punctuation considered)
+  *W - skip forward by word (punctuation not considered)
+  *b - skip backward by word (punctuation considered)
+  *B - skip backward by word (punctuation not considered)
+  *^ - move to the beginning of a line
+  *$ - move to the end of a line
+  *G - move to the last line of file
+  *nG- move to line number N
+  *v - begin selecting text for highlighting
+  *dd- cut the current line
+  *dw- cut the current word
+  *x - delete the current character
+  *yy- copy current line
+  *y$ - copy from current position to end of current line
+  *p - paste after cursor
+  *P - paste before cursor
+  *u - undo
+  */ - search
+  *n - move to next word in a search
+  *N - move to previous word in a search
+==== Random Commands ====
+  *:set number - display all line numbers
+  *:syntax on - turns on syntax highlighting for scripting/programming
+  *:set cursorline - places a bar under the current line
+  *:set autoindent - turns on auto indentation
+  *:%s/textToReplace/replaceTextWithThis/gc - search and replace. Remove the c to remove confirmations. % searches the entire file. This can be replace with nothing (current line only) or n (line number n). The gc can be any of the following: g (replace all occurences within the line), i (ignore character casing), I (don't ignore character casing), or c (confirm each substitution.).
+====Advance====
+(Split screening)
+Vim viewport keybinding quick reference
+  * :sp will split the Vim window horizontally. Can be written out entirely as :split .
+  *
+  * :vsp will split the Vim window vertically. Can be written out as :vsplit .
+  *
+  * Ctrl-w Ctrl-w moves between Vim viewports.
+  *
+  * Ctrl-w j moves one viewport down.
+  *
+  * Ctrl-w k moves one viewport up.
+  *
+  * Ctrl-w h moves one viewport to the left.
+  *
+  * Ctrl-w l moves one viewport to the right.
+  *
+  * Ctrl-w = tells Vim to resize viewports to be of equal size.
+  *
+  * Ctrl-w - reduce active viewport by one line.
+  *
+  * Ctrl-w + increase active viewport by one line.
+  *
+  * Ctrl-w q will close the active window.
+  *
+  * Ctrl-w r will rotate windows to the right.
+  *
+  * Ctrl-w R will rotate windows to the left.
+====Original source====
+[[http://lab46.corning-cc.edu/user/bh011695/start/vimtutorial?do=show|by bh011695]]

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