Cheat Sheet - vim

Cheat Sheet - vim

Block comment

  • press esc (to leave editing or other mode)
  • hit ctrl + v (visual block mode)
  • use arrow keys to select relevant text
  • shift + i (capital I)
  • insert text you want, e,g #
  • press esc esc

Search and replace

  • Will replace all occurrences without confirmation
:%s/search_string/replace_string/g