Vim Mac
I am new to Vim (and only learning programming), and will be grateful
for your help.
I am on Mac OS El Capitan 10.11.6.
Recently I have been advised to start using Gvim, but upon
visiting vim.org and trying to decipher information published
there in Download tab, I deduced the Gvim is used only for
Windows, while Macs can use only MacVim.
Questions:
(1) is it correct that Gvim is used only for Windows, and
on Mac I can use only MacVim?
(2) is MacVim the same as Gvim, i.e. does it have same
features?
(3) I have checked my version of Vim installed on my
computer (I wonder if it came with El Capitan, looks like
it, because I don't recall installing it myself), and if I understood
correctly it doesn't have GUI features. I assume Gvim is the
same as Vim but with GUI, correct?
If yes, how can I add GUI, or shall I install MacVim from scratch?
Here is what I see in my Terminal:
vim --version
VIM - Vi IMproved 7.3 (2010 Aug 15, compiled Jun 14 2016 16:06:49)
Compiled by [hidden email]
Normal version without GUI. Features included (+) or not (-):
-arabic +autocmd -balloon_eval -browse +builtin_terms +byte_offset +cindent
-clientserver -clipboard +cmdline_compl +cmdline_hist +cmdline_info +comments
-conceal +cryptv +cscope +cursorbind +cursorshape +dialog_con +diff +digraphs
-dnd -ebcdic -emacs_tags +eval +ex_extra +extra_search -farsi +file_in_path
+find_in_path +float +folding -footer +fork() -gettext -hangul_input +iconv
+insert_expand +jumplist -keymap -langmap +libcall +linebreak +lispindent
+listcmds +localmap -lua +menu +mksession +modify_fname +mouse -mouseshape
-mouse_dec -mouse_gpm -mouse_jsbterm -mouse_netterm -mouse_sysmouse
+mouse_xterm +multi_byte +multi_lang -mzscheme +netbeans_intg -osfiletype
+path_extra -perl +persistent_undo +postscript +printer -profile +python/dyn
-python3 +quickfix +reltime -rightleft +ruby/dyn +scrollbind +signs
+smartindent -sniff +startuptime +statusline -sun_workshop +syntax +tag_binary
+tag_old_static -tag_any_white -tcl +terminfo +termresponse +textobjects +title
-toolbar +user_commands +vertsplit +virtualedit +visual +visualextra +viminfo
+vreplace +wildignore +wildmenu +windows +writebackup -X11 -xfontset -xim -xsmp
-xterm_clipboard -xterm_save
system vimrc file: '$VIM/vimrc'
user vimrc file: '$HOME/.vimrc'
user exrc file: '$HOME/.exrc'
fall-back for $VIM: '/usr/share/vim'
Compilation: gcc -c -I. -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=0 -Iproto -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -arch i386 -arch x86_64 -g -Os -pipe
Linking: gcc -arch i386 -arch x86_64 -o vim -lncurses
Thank you!
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Vim (Vi IMproved) is an open-source text editor for Unix or Linux systems. It is a powerful and stable tool for editing and writing text, both in the command-line interface and as an independent application in a GUI.
Take the first step in learning Vim with the basic saving commands. Follow this guide and learn how to save a file in Vim / vi and exit the editor.
- Ubuntu 18.04 Bionic Beaver
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- The apt tool, pre-loaded in Ubuntu and other Debian-based distros.
When Vim launches, files are opened in command mode by default. This means that you can move around and edit the file, but cannot insert new text.
All alphanumeric keys in this mode are equal to commands, and pressing them will not display their value on the screen. For example, pressing the letter w will move the cursor one word forward.
To type text, you must be in insert mode. To switch to insert mode, press the i key. Now you can type text into a file.
To switch back to command mode, press the ESC button.
To save a file and exit Vim:
1. Switch to command mode by pressing the ESC key.
2. Press : (colon) to open the prompt bar in the bottom left corner of the window.
3. Type x after the colon and hit Enter. This will save the changes and exit.
Alternatively, a command that will also save a file and exit the text editor is:
In which case the w stands for write (=save) and q stands for quit.
To save a filewithout exiting in Vim:
1. Switch to command mode by pressing the ESC key.
2. Type : (colon). This will open the prompt bar in the bottom left corner of the window.
3. Type w after the colon and hit Enter. This will save in Vim the changes made to the file, without exiting.
You can also rename an existing file by adding the new name after the commands.
In the picture below, we renamed the existing example1.txt into newexample.
To exit Vim without saving changes:
1. Switch to command mode by pressing the ESC key.
2. Press : (colon) to open the prompt bar in the bottom left corner of the window.
3. Type q! after the colon and hit Enter to exit without saving the changes.
This article explained how to save files in Vi / Vim, with multiple command options.
The more comfortable you feel using keyboard shortcuts, the more you will understand why Vim earned its worldwide reputation. Next learn how to copy and paste in Vim!
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