Smash into Vim

By Andrew Stewart
Developers of all kinds are rediscovering the power of the Vim text editor. Even after several decades, it's the only text editor to prioritize text editing and manipulation over raw input. Few editors can match the efficiency and power that Vim users experience every day.
Course info
Rating
(175)
Level
Beginner
Updated
Jul 8, 2010
Duration
1h 50m
Table of contents
Smash into Vim: Part 1
Configuration 8m Editing Files 6m Files 8m Installation 4m Introduction 5m Philosophy 8m The Basics 6m Windows & Buffers 7m
Smash into Vim: Part 2
Advanced Configuration 6m Completion, Filtering, Copying 7m Conclusion 1m Documentation 2m Editing 7m Folding 5m Introduction 7m Plugins 12m Search & Replace 11m
Description
Course info
Rating
(175)
Level
Beginner
Updated
Jul 8, 2010
Duration
1h 50m
Description

Experienced Vim master, water polo captain, and former British intelligence officer Andrew Stewart teaches you the very basics of Vim. You don't need any previous knowledge of Vim - we'll take you from the beginning. Module 1 will teach you to install Vim, use Vim for simple editing via SSH, configure Vim with sensible defaults, use operators and commands, and work with files, windows and buffers. Module 2 will teach you to productively use Vim's text editing, movement, and manipulation capabilities.

About the author
Andrew Stewart
About the author

Andrew has written lots of software in a variety of languages over more than a decade. The one constant has been Vim, his trusty text editor. To everybody's surprise he is now in the fashion industry; as a fashion professional he can say, "Fashion changes, Vim remains."

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