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====== Vi ======
Some hints and tips for vi/vim.

===== Simple edition =====

  * Go to line NNN

  :NNN

  * Cut NNN lines

  NNNdd

  * Copy NNN lines

  NNNyy

  * Paste

  p

  * Undo

  u

  * Redo

  CTRL+r

  * Repeat last modification

  .

===== Search and replace =====

  * replace a word :

  cw

  * Search/Replace : the following line replace string1 to string2 between linges start and end (1,$ modify all the doc)

  start,end s/string1/string2/g 


===== Save/Quit =====

  * save

  :w

  * save & quit

  :x
  :wq

  * quit without saving

  :q!


===== Advanced =====

  * Disable auto indentation (useful when pasting text block) :

  :set noai
  :set noautoindent


  * File conversion

  :set ff=unix
  :set encoding=utf-8
  :set fileencoding=utf-8

===== Links =====
  * http://www.eisti.fr/~bp/doc/viavance.html