A Quick History

About Vim

• Created in 1991
• Runs in a terminal window
• Liked for speed, customization

Why Use Vim?

• Very portable configuration
• Extremely fast editing
• Awesome plugin community

Things to Know

• Available in a terminal window
• No mouse!

Learning Curve

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Getting to Know Vim

Editing and Moving are Separate

Normal Mode

• Movement allowed
• Execute Vim commands
• Move quickly around the file
• Other modes return to here

Insert Mode

• Movement (sort of) allowed
• Most similar to editors that you're familiar with
• Form "Normal" mode, press "i" to enter insert mode

Movement

// Basic motion

h : move right
l : move left
j : move down
k : move up


// Jumping

w  : beginning of next word
e  : end of next word
b  : beginning of previous word
ge : end of previous word
%  : jump to matching symbol


// Moving Faster

2h : move 2 characters right
4w : move to the front of the 4th word

• Arrow keys work, but don't use them
• By default, move one "step" at a time
• Can be combined with numbers to repeat movements

Basic Commands

// Quitting Vim

:q   : quit
:qa  : quit all
:qa! : force quit all


// Save a File

:w   : save
:wq  : save and quit


// Other stuff

:help __command_name__

• Vim commands usually start with a colon
• Toggle features on and off

Vim Features

What sets Vim apart?

Panes

Marks

• Place a "bookmark" at a particular place of a file
• Easy shortcut to jump back to that particular spot
• Separate set of system-wide marks

Plugins

• Most people use many plugins with Vim
• Syntax highlighting
• Automatic linting
• Autocomplete
• Project management
• Fuzzy finder

Now it's your turn!

ssh _pitt_username@unixs.cis.pitt.edu

1. SSH Into Server

2. Visit File

http://cl.ly/a4ND

Other Options

• http://www.openvim.com
• http://vim-adventures.com/