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Vim

What Vim Is And Isn't

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Vim is an editor

  • Extremely powerful
  • Unlike anything you've ever used

Configurability

Themes

Vimscript

  • Remap keys
  • Write whole plugins!

Modal Editing

Vim Modes

  • Insert Mode
  • Visual Mode
  • Command-Line Mode
  • Normal Mode

Insert Mode

  • Does what any other editor does

Visual Mode

  • Selecting text

Command-Line Mode

  • Execute built-in vim commands
  • Execute any shell command!

Normal Mode

  • Wizardry and hjkl

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Learning Vim

How To "Grok" Vim

Some basic vim terminology

  • Verbs
  • Motions
  • Objects

Vimtutor

Productivity Tips

  • Unmap the arrow keys.
  • Learn something new from time to time.
  • Actively try to improve your editing.
  • Watch some talks online: "Write Code Faster: Expert-Level Vim"
  • Book: Practical Vim
  • Youtube: Thoughtbot
  • http://vimcasts.org

Plugins

Vim Is not an IDE

  • But it can be. (Almost)

NERDTree

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Some more: