---
title: vim basics
tags: 
- vim
- basic
- TUI
---

## Instant nano replacement

`vim -y` - will start vim but like other editors like nano, there will be syntax highlighting, etc
Keybind to exit this mode is `Ctrl+q`

## Steps

1. Insert text by pressing `a`.
1. Stop inserting text by pressing `Ctrl+[`.
1. Exit with `ZZ`.
1. Congratulations, you now know `vim`.

## Extras

- [Learning Vim](writing/vim/vi.md)
- [Navigation](writing/vim/navigate.md)
- [Completion](writing/vim/completion.md)
- [Window Splits](writing/vim/windows.md)
- [Use vim bindings in bash](writing/vim/vim_in_bash.md)
- [A game to learn  how to code in Vim](https://www.vim-hero.com/)