There are two modes in vim: Command mode Insert mode. Vim modesVim is an editor to create or edit a text file. This is what many users are new to vim puzzles and one has to get used to first. Available modes are: save, quit, copy, paste, and that kind of things but you cant edit the file in the command mode directly. The command mode lets you select the working mode that you want to enter. Vim has a particular working method, there are two main modes: the command mode and the other modes.

Navigation in diff modeNavigation in diff mode is little bit different. Vertical diffsplitTo perform vertical split use following command −Above images shows that we are comparing two files namely message-1.txt and message-2.txt. Activate and deactivate diff modeIf you are already in vim and you want to perform diff action, then use one of the following command − diffsplitUse below command to perform horizontal split −Above images shows that we are comparing two files namely message-1.txt and message-2.txt.

Apply change from current pane to anotherTo apply change from current diff window to adjacent diff window execute −For instance, if you are in left window and you want apply change from current window to right window then you will execute above command. Jump to previous changeIn diff window, execute following command to jump to previous change −In diff window, execute following command to jump to next change −Apply changes from diff window Applying change in current diff windowsTo apply change from adjacent diff window to current diff windows execute −For instance, if you are in left window and you want to take change from right window to current window then you will execute above command. To enable this use −If you edit file in this mode then use following command to update diff −To switch between diff windows execute following command −Please note that, we have to press Ctrl + w 2 times. This is called scrollbind.

Vim Command Mode