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https://vim-adventures.com
Very playful, so it takes some time to get to a specific topic. So it's more something if you have time to learn vim ... -
R5on11c10557yJust go through the built-in tutorial... for real.
The command is :Tutor
it's also mentioned under :help -
@R5on11c came here to recommend that myself. You can also run it from a terminal with 'vimtutor' I believe.
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lxmcf204107y@R5on11c sweet, cheers!
Never touched vim before but thought I'd learn something so I'm a tad of a noob -
Ederbit7387ySearch for sebastian daschner on youtube, he has a video on vim and some other interesting stuff too.
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R5on11c10557y@lxmcf You'll learn vim by using it. There is no real faster or easier way than growing into it. You'll have your own vim-world with plugins, settings and macros in no time. It takes some dedication tho.
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$ vimtutor
`vimtutor` should be on any unix machine having vim already installed.
For anything else: https://vi.stackexchange.com -
Furthermore, I recommend setting up a plugin manager. I personally like vundle. https://vimawesome.com is a good ressource, yet for a beginner I recommend a hardmore plugin that disables the arrow keys.
Furthermore, disable key repeat on your keyboard as any "repeatedly pressing or just holding a key for a long time" approach is counter the reasoning of vi and just a habit to unlearn.
The first thing you learn is navigating a text file through hjkl. The next thing you should learn is to not use hjkl at all.
Last but not least: Embrace normal mode. Insert mode is the exception. -
webnoob11107yIt's already been mentioned, but I'll say it again because it's actually useful and you don't need the internet for it:
vimtutor -
moski7397yDestroy all software had some good screencasts on how to get started with VIM. https://destroyallsoftware.com/scre...
This guy is vim god. -
Ceramics517yI always thought vim God came and blessed you and then you magically knew every vim command.
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Root824697y@Ceramics Can comfirm; saw it happen with a coworker.
The sacrifice requirement was pretty steep, though...
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