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1. Wonders of  VIM Editor ?

1.1 VIM as a file comparator:

  Use "-d" option switch to compare two files in VIM.
  
[sankar@new-host ~]$ vim -d lfy ify

1.2 To load new files in separate windows:

Alredy open a file in VIM, the use ":split lfy2.txt" to load another file named lfy2.txt in a separate window.

if you split window horizontally and load the second file. You can use ":vslpit" to split the screen vertically.

Ctrl +w can be used to switch between the windows.

[sankar@new-host ~]$ vim lfy1.txt

the linux stuff1

the linux stuff2

the linux stuff3

:split lfy2.txt

[sankar@new-host ~]$ vim lfy1.txt

the linux stuff1

the linux stuff2

the linux stuff3

:vsplit lfy2.txt

Output:

1.3 To open a file in read-only mode:

[sankar@new-host ~]$ vim  -R lfy1.txt