Through the last line mode of vim, we can easily execute some commands, such as switching between files, saving files, moving the cursor, deleting and replacing text and so on.

Switching Between Opened Files

Here are some file switching commands in last line mode:

Let’s open the previously created two files at the same time:

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vim vim_file vim_file2

Switch to the Next File

With the :prev command, we can switch to the next file’s window:

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:next

After executing the next command:

Quit All Opened Files

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:qa

Save and Quit

Here are some quit and save commands in last line mode:

Quit Opened File

We can use the :q command to exit the file directly:

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:q

Moving Cursor to Line N

We can move the cursor to the N line by :N command:

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:6    # This will move cursor to line 6

Delete Lines

Here are some delete commands in last line mode:

Let’s delete the seventh row and move the cursor to the deleted row:

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:7d    # This will remove the seventh line and move the cursor to deleted line

Replacement

Here are two options at the end of the command:

Let’s replace dolor with dooooloooor:

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:1,3s/dolor/dooooloooor/gi    # This replaces all the matched content from line one to line three

Show Line Numbers

Here are some line number related commands:

Let’s show the line numbers:

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:set number

Searching Case Sensitivity

Here are some case sensitivity related commands:

Let’s turn off case sensitivity:

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/ma    # Search for ma first
:set ignorecase

Turn On or Off the Highlight Search

Here are some highlighting related commands:

Let’s turn off the highlight:

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:set nohlsearch

References VIM Documentation

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