Hello Vim

steps.md

Steps

Part 1: Setup

• create new dir basic-vim and cd into it: take basic-vim
• create new file touch foo.js
• initilize a git repo git init
• add some code to the foo file

const hello = (name) => {
  const greet = `Well hello there, ${name}`;

  console.log(greet);
}

hello('Bob');

Part 2: Commit to Git

• check the status git status
• add the foo.js file in your working directory to the staging area: git add foo.js
• check that your staging area is up to date with your working dir: git status
• commit your changes to your local git repo: git commit -m 'hello bob'- commit your changes to your local git repo: git commit -m 'hello bob'
• check you commit history for your new changes: git log

Part 3: Update hello function

• Update your foo.js file so that we log out Bob's last name too.

const hello = (name) => {
  const greet = `Well hello there, ${name}`;

  console.log(greet);
}

hello('Bob Wiley'); \\ 👈

• check the status of your chnages: git status
• add these changes to the staging area: git add foo.js
• double chekck your stagin area is up-to-date with your working dir: git status

Part 4: Rewriting History & Vim!

• add these new changes to last commit: git commit --amend
• You should now be in Vim world!
• You start off in Normal mode when you enter Vim. (says which mode you are in at the bottom)
• Try out the commands h j k l
• Try out G and gg
• Move the cursor to the end of the first line.
• press a to be put in Insert mode, look at the bottom of the screen to verify this.
• you can now add text.
• Change your commit to say "hello Bob Wiley"
• press esc to exit Insert mode and go back to Normal mode.
• We have just updated the commit message of our previous commit, now we just need to save this change.
• press : and you will see your cursor jump to the status bar at the bottom.
• next press w, which stands for "write", and then hit return to save your changes.
• Your cursor should jump back to the file at this point.
• At this point we are all done and want to quit out of vim.
• press : to go back to the status bar again, followed by q and then hit return to quit.
• if done correctly you will be back in your shell.
• run git log to check your commit history and see that your commit message has been updated.