10 Daily Linux Questions and Answers Series (part 5)

In this brief article, I present 10 essential Linux questions along with their answers. This foundational knowledge is crucial for anyone seeking to master Linux. VIM (Visual Display Editor Improved) Q1: How do you open a file in Vim without modifying its timestamp? vim -n filename Q2: How can you recover an unsaved file after Vim crashes or the system reboots? Search for swap files: ls -a | grep .swp Q3: How do you open a file at a specific line number in Vim? vim +linenumber filename Q4: How do you enable line numbers permanently in Vim? Add to ~/.vimrc: vim set number Q5: How do you delete all blank lines in a file using Vim? vim :g/^$/d Q6: How do you remove trailing spaces from a file in Vim? vim :%s/\s+$//e Q7: How do you replace a word globally in Vim? vim :%s/oldword/newword/g Q8: How do you copy (yank) and paste in Vim? • Yank: yy • Paste: p Q9: How do you enable syntax highlighting in Vim? vim syntax enable Q10: How do you edit multiple files in Vim and switch between them? Open with vim file1 file2 and switch with :n or :prev. Stay tuned for part 6 coming tomorrow! Connect with me on LinkedIn #30DaysLinuxChallenge #RedHatEnterpriseLinux #CloudWhistler #CloudEngineer #Linux #DevOps #RedHat #OpenSource #CloudComputing #Automation #CloudEngineer

Apr 16, 2025 - 16:06

10 Daily Linux Questions and Answers Series (part 5)

In this brief article, I present 10 essential Linux questions along with their answers.
This foundational knowledge is crucial for anyone seeking to master Linux.

VIM (Visual Display Editor Improved)
Q1: How do you open a file in Vim without modifying its timestamp?
vim -n filename

Q2: How can you recover an unsaved file after Vim crashes or the system reboots?
Search for swap files:
ls -a | grep .swp

Q3: How do you open a file at a specific line number in Vim?
vim +linenumber filename

Q4: How do you enable line numbers permanently in Vim?
Add to ~/.vimrc:
vim
set number

Q5: How do you delete all blank lines in a file using Vim?
vim
:g/^$/d

Q6: How do you remove trailing spaces from a file in Vim?
vim
:%s/\s+$//e

Q7: How do you replace a word globally in Vim?
vim
:%s/oldword/newword/g

Q8: How do you copy (yank) and paste in Vim?
• Yank: yy
• Paste: p

Q9: How do you enable syntax highlighting in Vim?
vim
syntax enable

Q10: How do you edit multiple files in Vim and switch between them?
Open with vim file1 file2 and switch with :n or :prev.

Stay tuned for part 6 coming tomorrow!

Connect with me on LinkedIn

#30DaysLinuxChallenge #RedHatEnterpriseLinux
#CloudWhistler #CloudEngineer #Linux
#DevOps #RedHat #OpenSource
#CloudComputing #Automation
#CloudEngineer