vim is a type of text editor for Linux systems.vim contains two basic modes namely insert and normal mode. Esc- is used for normal mode and i- is used to shift to insert mode. In text editor instead of cursors the following keys are used h,j,k,l. The various options used in vim editor are “n dd”, “n dw”, “x”, “:n”, “:w”, “:q”, “:q!”, “:wq”, “:w newfile”, “:wq!” etc.