Sometimes I hear this question “Why do you use Vim?”(Renato). I just ask “how do you delete one line in your editor” and my answer is: I just type dd and I complete… I didn’t need to leave my hands from the keyboard.
First, we learn how we can copy contents. The key used is y(yank), but it alone doesn’t do anything, we need to use other keys(do you remember those keys for navigating?). Let’s see any combinations:
| Key | Description |
|---|---|
| y space | Yank char under the cursor |
| yy | Yank the line under the cursor |
| 2yy | Yank the 2 lines under the cursor |
| yw | Yank word |
| y$ | Yank to end of line |
So, how do we paste the content?
| Key | Description |
|---|---|
| p | Paste after the cursor |
| P | Paste before the cursor |
Now, we will see how cut content, as you can copy using movements and repetitions, you can do the same to cut too.
| Key | Description |
|---|---|
| dd | Delete the line under the cursor |
| dw | Delete the word |
| x | Delete current char |
| X | Delete previous char |
| xp | Transpose to letters |
| D | Delete to end of line |
You can change d by c, the difference is that c cut and change the mode for the insert. Just any differences using c.
| Key | Description |
|---|---|
| s | Delete char under the cursor |
| S | Delete line under the cursor |
We show any options to help you start to use it, you can do a lot of combinations/repetitions. Try to do something that you don’t see here and tell us.
Quick tip: Use combinations/repetitions, it’ll give you a amazing productivity.