A Quick Start for VIM

Vim is a very powerful console based text editor specially designed for programmers

Vim basically has two modes which are explained below

Insert Mode

To Start Editing the text use insert mode

press i on your keyboard to turn on insert mode...

Command Mode

To issue commands, such as save or quit use command mode

press Esc key on your keyboard to turn on command mode....

To save (write to file) :w
To quit :q
To save and quit :wq

Note : To Enable C-style indentation issue this command on command mode
:set cindent

This post will let you start with vim

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Wanna change your user name

Here is the command to change your user name in your ubuntu system First run the terminal Application->Accessories->Terminal In the terminal Type the command sudo usermod --login new_username old_username Now restart your system

A Quick Config for wvdial

wvdial is a PPP Dialer, which you can use for dialing your dial-up modems Connect your gsm modem to your pc via usb Now check whether your modem has connected or not issue this command on the terminal lsusb Now run wvdialconf , which will automatically create the wvdial.conf files with the necessary data about your gsm device Now you need to edit the wvdial.conf file vim /etc/wvdial.conf add this line Init3 = AT+CGDCONT=1,"IP","here write your access point" Remove ; infront of Phone , Username and Password Add your username and password after deleting <your username="username"> and <your password="password"> Add the number to dial after Phone= Eg: Phone=*99# Now save the file by issuing the command :wq in command mode of the vim Now to Connect to Internet using your gsm modem, issue this command on the terminal sudo wvdial NB : You may need root privilege to perform the above mentioned tasks. Prepend sudo...

wanna change the name of your home folder

Goto system->Adminstration->Users and Groups (user settings) Now unlock with your admininstrator pass word -> select your user account-> click on properties under the Advance tab change the name of your home folder now close it In the terminal type sudo nautilus navigate to your home directory now change its name, Restart the system N.B: Never rename the home folder before changing it in the user settings, because you cant access it after renaming the home folder but after restart eveything will be OK

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