TryHackMe | Toolbox: Vim WriteUp

 

Learn vim, a universal text editor that can be incredibly powerful when used properly. From basic text editing to editing of binary files, Vim can be an important arsenal in a security toolkit.

Link- https://tryhackme.com/room/toolboxvim


How do we enter “INSERT” mode?

i

How do we start entering text into our new Vim document?

typing

How do we return to command mode?

esc

How do we move the cursor left?

h

How do we move the cursor right?

l

How do we move the cursor up?

k

How do we move the cursor down?

j

How do we jump to the start of a word?

w

How do we jump to the end of a word?

e

How do we insert (before the cursor)

i

How do we insert (at the beginning of the line?)

I

How do we append (after the cursor)

a

How do we append (at the end of the line)

A

How do we make a new line under the current line?

o

How do we write the file, but don’t exit?

:w

How do we write the file, but don’t exit- as root?

:w !sudo tee %

How do we write and quit?

:wq

How do we quit?

:q

How do we force quit?

:q!

How do we save and quit, for all active tabs?

:wqa

How do we copy a line?

yy

how do we copy 2 lines?

2yy

How do we copy to the end of the line?

y$

How do we paste the clipboard contents after the cursor?

p

How do we paste the clipboard contents before the cursor?

P

How do we cut a line?

dd

How do we cut two lines?

2dd

How do we cut to the end of the line?

D

How do we cut a character?

x

How do we search forwards for a pattern (use “pattern” for your answer)

/pattern

How do we search backwards for a pattern (use “pattern” for your answer)

?pattern

How do we repeat this search in the same direction?

n

How do we repeat this search in the opposite direction?

N

How do we search for “old” and replace it with “new”

:%s/old/new/g

How do we use “grep” to search for a pattern in multiple files?

:vimgrep


That’s it ! See you in the next Room :)


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