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Master vi / vim Linux Command Line Text Editor

Name: Master vi / vim Linux Command Line Text Editor
Rating: 4.7 (91 reviews)

vi / vim Linux command line text editor, import tool for Linux system administrator , Devops Engineers and Developers

Created byMushtaq Ali

Last updated 4/2020

English

What you'll learn

Difference between vi and vim
Different vi modes
Editing files in insert mode
navigation in command mode
editing file in command mode
understanding visual mode
cut , copy , paste
running set commands
finding and replacing text
running Linux / Unix commands from vi
command abbreviation
creating macros
opening multiple file tabs
creating vertical and horizontal splits
creating local and global bookmarks
performing backup and recovery
getting help in vi
extending vi with plugins
understanding .vimrc file
understanding .viminfo file

Course content

7 sections • 28 lectures • 2h 0m total length

Introduction1:19
Introduction to the vim and its importance for System Administrator and other IT professionals.

understanding different modes4:06
Three basic modes, insert , command / normal and visual mode explained in this lecture.
open a file in vim and closing it4:30
In this lecture different ways to open and close files , save file were discussed.
vi to vim and ex mode1:37
VIM is a clone of original editor vi which was derived from ex editor a line editor this theory is discussed in this lecture.
VIM Basics

Inserting appending text3:12
Replacing text9:02
In this lecture we discuss replacing , character , word , end of line , to start of line , complete line commands.
Deleting text8:06
This lecture shows how to delete character , word , line , multiple lines using delete command.
yanking and pasting13:33
This lecture is about copy and paste as well as practice for the past few topics like delete , replace , cut . It includes all types of text including character , word , line , paragraphs
find and replace text6:45
In find and replace session we work on the way to find , set ignorecase to perform case insensitive search and perform find and replace on a single line and on complete file.
Editing Files

character by character movement2:32
This lecture we will learn 4 keys h for left , j for down , k for up and , l for right , it is single character movement keys.
moving by words and lines7:52
This lecture explains the difference between , word , sentence and lines and how vim identifies.
moving by paragraph screen and pages4:22
In this lecture we learn about pages , screen and paragraphs and how to navigate on each.
navigate through search2:11
In this lecture we will learn how to navigate through search terms
Navigation

Adding Bookmarks7:15
In this lecture student will learn how to add and delete marks to the file in vim.
File Backup5:46
In this lecture we will learn Enable Backup save vim swap files , give file custom extension .
File and Data Recovery6:45
This lecture covers Recover deleted text and recover files in vim
managing abbreviations3:13
Working with zip files2:37
In this lecture we look at how to edit zipped files through vim
Changing Text to Upper Case0:59
In this lecture we see how to change from capital to small and from capital to small letters.
Advance File Options

Running Linux Commands from VI2:50
In this lecture we will see multiple ways to interact with the Linux Shell.
adding removing maps3:38
nmaps are short cut to different commands in vim and this lecture will discuss how to set nmaps
Opening multiple files in tabs2:56
In this lecture we will see use of tabs to open multiple files
Horizontal and Vertical Screen Split4:12
In this lecture we will see how to horizontally and vertically split your terminal window from vim
Understanding viminfo file1:56
viminfo file stores information that helps vim to customize different settings for each user.
Change vim colorscheme2:09
In this short lecture we will see how to change the colorscheme from vim
Using VIM sessions2:46
In this lecture we will see different ways to create and access sessions in vim
vim vimdiff options2:32
In this lecture we work on vimdiff plugin for vim that helps to find difference of two files and the edit those.
vim options

Requirements

Basic knowledge of computer operating system
access to internet to download and install vim

Description

Description

The most important thing you as a Linux power user should know is how to work with command line ( CLI ) and most important thing in Command Line is editing and managing files. Yes , you heard it right , Linux is file based Operating System and it treats every part of the system as if it is a file. There is a configuration file for everything, including your hardware.

To edit these configuration files , to write your own system administration scripts in Bash , Perl , Python , creating complete Programs in C , C++ , Java , to create websites in PHP , it all need an editor , the editor that is easy to use and help you perform task in fast and efficient way

VI / VIM is the de facto editor in most Linux distribution , it is the most important editor that makes your system administration and development whole lot easy. The quality of VI is it is one of the oldest and widely used editor by system administrators and developers who work on Unix / Linux Operating systems.

Advantages of Vi

smallest in size
widely available in all variants of Unix / Linux Operating system and now in Mac and Windows as well
Ability to execute commands to the operating System
command based editing
fast and reliable
highly secure
greatly supported.

The only challenge vi pose to its new users is to understand how it works and learn whole lot of options that any latest GUI editor offer and how to manage your files from command line , and this course is exactly about that.

Course Objectives

Learn vi basic operations

manage files with vi efficiently

execute system commands from vi

setup environment for programmer , system administrators

Get help for vi advance features

Learning Outcomes

Students will be able to

Understand vi modes ( insert , command , visual mode )
Enter and Exit vi modes
Understanding how to Navigate around files ( character , word , line , paragraph , sections , screens )
Editing Text (cut , copy , paste , replace )
Difference between vi and vim
Working with Multiple Files Through vi (tabs , splits )
Finding and Replacing Text in vi
Creating Local and Global marks ( bookmarks )
Running System Commands in VI
Creating Macros , short custom commands in vi
Setting up vi environment for System Administrator , Developers
Backup and Recovery options
Extended vi plugin vimdiff

Who this course is for:

text editor can be used by all computer users but vi is very helpful for
- Linux system administrators
- computer programmers
- Devops Engineers
- Linux / Unix users
- Engineers & Academic staff
- Researchers

if you are someone who want to make there life easy with vi Enroll Now!

Who this course is for:

System Administrator
Linux Users
Devops Engineers
Students learning computer operating system
Research & Academic staff
Software Developers

Master vi / vim Linux Command Line Text Editor

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Course content

Introduction1 lecture • 1min

VIM Basics3 lectures • 10min

Editing Files5 lectures • 41min

Navigating through files4 lectures • 17min

Advance File options6 lectures • 27min

VI Advance Options8 lectures • 23min

Conclusion1 lecture • 2min

Requirements

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