Vim Configuration for Server-Side Editing

vimvimrc

I always use Vim on our servers (mostly Ubuntu based) and I always lack a good configuration that suits vim over SSH without too much frills.

I'd like to gather as much as possible configuration settings for someone who writes mostly bash, zsh and ruby code directly on the server.

Best Answer

The best thing I've learned recently is using jj instead of <esc> to enter normal mode:

imap jj <Esc>

Also, if you make use of splits via the split (tall terminal) or vsplit (wide terminal) command, then remapping the switch-split command is invaluable; I use , (comma) to switch amongst my splits:

map , <C-w><C-w>

Check out the top questions for vim over on Stack Overflow, too.

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Vim – Re-Edit as Root

From this stackoverflow answer, by skinp

:w !sudo tee %
I often forget to sudo before editing a file I don't have write permissions on. When I come to save that file and get a permission error, I just issue that vim command in order to save the file without the need to save it to a temp file and then copy it back again.

Split vim window

You probably are looking for GNU Screen.

From this tutorial

Splitting the screen in half horizontally

Screen has the ability to split the window into two or more half horizontal windows. This feature will enable you, for example, to work in a half screen, while viewing the system resources ("top") in the remaining half.

To split the screen in two, first create two screen sessions. Then press Ctrl+a S which will split the screen in half, giving you a session on the top that you're already using and a blank session at the bottom.

To move to the bottom half, press Ctrl+a, then the TAB key.

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Vim – Re-Edit as Root

Split vim window

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