Vim Visual Mode

In this lesson, you will learn how to use Vim's Visual Mode in order to highlight text and then perform actions on it such as delete or copy, as you would when using a mouse, even when using Vim in a non-graphical environment. You will learn a range of commands for doing so, and then we will move on to an exercise in which you can try out your newly learned skills for yourself!

Intended Audience

This lesson is ideal for anyone who needs to edit text files in a command-line environment.

Prerequisites

If you want to follow along with the exercises in this lesson, you should have the Vim text editor installed on your computer.

Resources

If you want to follow along with the exercise(s) in this lesson, you can find the necessary resources here.