Most usefull shortcuts Ctrl + r : Reverse search. (ctrl+r to go back through the history). Ctrl + l : Clear the screen (instead of using the “clear” command). Ctrl + p : Repeat the last command. Ctrl + x + Ctrl + e : Edit the current command in an external editor (need to define export EDITOR=vim). Ctrl + shift + v : Copy / paste in Linux. Ctrl + a : Move to the beginning of the line.
Ctrl + e : Move to the end of the line.
Ctrl + xx : Move to the opposite end of the line.
Ctrl + left : Move left one word. Ctrl + right : Move right one word.
Tutorials https://vimvalley.com/ https://vim-adventures.com/ https://www.vimgolf.com/
Plugins 1# HCL 2mkdir -p ~/.vim/pack/jvirtanen/start 3cd ~/.vim/pack/jvirtanen/start 4git clone https://github.com/jvirtanen/vim-hcl.git 5 6# Justfile 7mkdir -p ~/.vim/pack/vendor/start 8cd ~/.vim/pack/vendor/start 9git clone https://github.com/NoahTheDuke/vim-just.git Fun Facts trigger a vim tutorial vimtutor
the most powerful commands: . : Repeat the last modification. * : Where the cursor is located, keeps the word in memory and goes to the next occurrence. .* : together, repeat an action on the next word.
Manuals for commands man <cmd> : Open man page of command.
space : go ahead page by page. b : go back page by page. q : quit. Enter : go line by line. /<word> : search a word in man. n : go to the next expression that you search. N : go back to search expression. man -k <key word> : look for in all man for your key words.
man -k <word1>.*<word2> : “.*” allow to search several words. whatis <cmd> : give short explaination about the command.
Unicode with With echo echo $’\xae’ = “®”
Digraphs in VIM Vim has a special shorthand for entering characters with diacritical marks. If you need some familiar variant of a Latin alphabet character you’ll be able to input it with the digraph system.
Digraph input is started in insert or command mode (but not normal mode) by pressing Ctrl-k, then two printable characters in succession. The first is often the “base” form of the letter, and the second denotes the appropriate embellishment.
Register your session Useful to keep a trace, or to document and share what has been done.
script : save all commands and results in a “typescript” file. script -a : append to an existing “typescript” file (otherwise erase the previous one).
exit : to stop the session.
asciinema : save the terminal session as a video.
For RHEL - something like Tlog exists and can be configured and centralised with Rsyslog.
Tmux git clone https://github.com/tmux-plugins/tmux-logging.git
Command line tmux new -s my_session : Create a new session. tmux attach : Attach to the last used session. tmux attach -t X : Attach to the tmux session with number X.
tmux ls : List active tmux sessions. tmux split-window -dh "!!" : Run a command in a separate pane. tmux source-file ~/.tmux.conf : Reload config.
Basic Commands with key-bindings C-b w : List sessions/panes. C-b x : Close pane or session.
