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Add the following to your .vimrc file:
 
Add the following to your .vimrc file:
  
set tabstop=4
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set tabstop=4
set shiftwidth=4
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set shiftwidth=4
set softtabstop=4
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set softtabstop=4
set smarttab
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set smarttab
set smartindent
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set smartindent
set expandtab
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set expandtab
set autoindent
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set autoindent
  
 
If you want Vim to do more while you are coding:
 
If you want Vim to do more while you are coding:
  
syntax on
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syntax on
filetype on
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filetype on
filetype plugin on
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filetype plugin on
filetype indent on
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filetype indent on
  
  
  
 
[[Category: Editors]]
 
[[Category: Editors]]

Revision as of 22:36, 26 February 2010

vim is a console-based cross-platform editor, mostly used by Lunix and other Unix users. It can be a very powerful, but also difficult to learn tool.

vim has two modes, an insertion mode that you can access by using the [Ins] key, and the command mode it starts with, which you can get back to with [Esc]

Useful commands

In command mode, the text can be searched by entering a slash and then typing the text one is looking for. If you want to see the next hit of the search, type "n".

Saving is done by entering ":w" and then hitting enter, quitting by ":q" and if you want to save and quit, the two are just concatenated to ":wq"

Setting up Vim for coding

Add the following to your .vimrc file:

set tabstop=4
set shiftwidth=4
set softtabstop=4
set smarttab
set smartindent
set expandtab
set autoindent

If you want Vim to do more while you are coding:

syntax on
filetype on
filetype plugin on
filetype indent on