Vim Tips And Tricks

1. Edit file in HEX binary format
   • vim ~/file.bin
   • <now editing in vi>
   • [esc] :%!xxd
   • <now editing file.bin in hex>
   • <find some innocuous string or rcsid>
   • <change the values on the hex side>
   • [esc] :%!xxd -r
   • [esc] :wq!
2. Disable backup files *.*~
   • add
     • set nobackup
   • in vimrc file
3. Set forground/background colors
   • for example:
     • hi normal ctermfg=white ctermbg=black guifg=white guibg=black
     • hi nontext ctermfg=blue ctermbg=black guifg=blue guibg=black
4. How to indent
5. Using Tabs
6. VIM swap files and backup files
7. Enable code autocomplete in VIM for html/php/c/java editing