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Using VIM Text Editor

This is just a guide on how you may use vim text editor in your daily task as a Server administrator. I hope you will find this useful in your daily operation in your Servers.

x, delete - will delete a letter from the editor

i, insert - will insert a letter to vim editor

dd - will delete the whole line

enter - will allow entering a word or letter in the next line

esc + : + w - will write(save) the text to file without exiting vim editor

esc + : + wq - will write(save) the text to file then exit vim editor

esc + : + q - quit without saving

esc + : + q! - force quit without saving

?, / - will allow the user to input the search keywork

n - will search for the next keyword

:<line number> - will jump to the line number specified

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