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October 30, 2008

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Learning Vim

Learning Vim I have started to learn Vim six months ago. It was my third attempt. I'm now very comfortable with Vim and I would like to share some tips that made it possible and enjoyable.

Modes Vim can disconcerting because it use different modes that allows the user to perform different actions. The main modes are: Normal Insert Command Visual When you enter Vim you enter in Normal mode. Insert Mode In Insert mode the text you type is inserted in the document. It is the mode you'll use for most of your insertion of text. To enter Insert mode type: i To leave Insert mode and comeback to Normal mode type: <Esc> or: Ctrl+[ Command Mode In command the cursor goes in the bottom of the windows to let the user type command like the quit command ( :q ) or the edit command ( :e ). To enter Command mode type: : To leave the Command Validate the command with the Enter key: <Enter> or Quit with the Esc key: <Esc> Example: to edit / create a new test.txt file on my Desktop: :e ~\Desktop\test.txt <Enter>

Vim the Basics: Enter and Leave

Vim the Basics: Enter and Leave To enter vim type: vim The first time you enter vim you are lost and you want to escape but even escaping is not that easy. Here is the first secret to leave vim without saving: First switch back to normal mode by typing: <Esc> Then quit vim without saving any of your modifications: :q! Now you can enter and leave vim without changing files. You are ready to make experiments.

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