• find and replace

    1 min read · vim search replace find TUI

    Search for the next and or previous occurrence of the word under your cursor with * and #. Search and replace the first 'one' found with 'two': :%s/one/two/ Run the last substitution globally: g& Same, but just replace 'one' globally: :%s/one/two/g Put quotes around every occurrence of $HOME: :%s/$HOME/"&" Same, but …


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  • How to Learn vim

    1 min read · vim learning TUI

    Uninstall vim. Install vi. Write a few blog posts. The ancient wisdom is correct - everyone should start with vi. But the standard wisdom fails to mention writing. So people just 'try to remember', then they edit a couple of configuration files with vim, then stop, because it's a pain to think about keystrokes while …


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  • ijq

    1 min read · data json TUI

    Analyse json easier with ijq. 1column -J -ts: -H PW,GID,shell -N User,PW,UID,GID,Description,Home,shell /etc/passwd > host.json 2ijq !$ If you get stuck, try adding .[].


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  • Interactive String Substitution

    1 min read · data vim substitution replace TUI

    Want to find and replace, but also confirm each instance? 1vim -c "%s/${pattern}/${replacement}/gc" -c 'wq' ${file} Notice that double-quotes (") in the first command (-c). Alternatively, check with an example string: 1sed "s/${pattern}/ARGLEBARGLE/g" ${file} | grep 'ARGLEBARGLE'


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  • lf - The Light File Manager

    2 min read · file browser TUI

    Config File If you don't have a ~/.config/lf/lfrc file, you can probably find an example in /usr/share/examples/lf. 1cp -r /usr/share/examples/lf ~/.config/ Go straight to root with two keys. 1map g/ cd / Have lf open a file with the default program when you press 'o', using the program mimeo. 1map o &mimeo $f Change …


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  • sc-im

    2 min read · TUI data spreadsheet .csv

    Sample file Basic Commands See Cells Cells are hard to see. Change this with :set autowrap. Make sc-im always autowrap: 1mkdir .config/sc-im/bash 2echo 'set autowrap' >> .config/sc-im/scimrc Movement Command Key highest part H lowest part L top gg most right. g$ most left. g0 insert middle \ insert left > insert right …


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  • Soft-Serve

    1 min read · data git server lfs TUI

    Soft-Serve with https Maintenance


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  • vim basics

    1 min read · 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 Insert text by pressing a. Stop inserting text by pressing Ctrl+[. Exit with ZZ. Congratulations, you now know vim. Extras Learning Vim Navigation …


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  • vim completion

    1 min read · vim completion TUI

    Complete the word by searching for the next similar word: C-n Complete the word by searching for a previous similar word: C-p Complete the full line: C-x C-l


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  • vim in bash

    1 min read · vim bash inputrc TUI

    Put bash in vim mode! Place the following in your ~/.inputrc: 1set editing-mode vi 2set show-mode-in-prompt on 3set vi-ins-mode-string \1\e[33;32m\2[>]=\1\e[0m\2 4set vi-cmd-mode-string \1\e[33;1m\2[?]=\1\e[0m\2 5 6set keymap vi-insert 7RETURN: "\e\n"


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