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Anyone wanting to learn vim should probably start off by learning how to use vi, and then get into vim configuration. For learning vi, you can't do better than
by zabzonk 6y ago
Anyone wanting to learn vim should probably start off by learning how to use vi, and then get into vim configuration. For learning vi, you can't do better than Linda Lamb's book, which you can pick up for peanuts: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Learning-Editor-Nutshell-Linda-Lamb/dp/0937175676 https://www.amazon.co.uk/Learning-Editor-Nutshell-Linda-Lamb...
- jaimebuelta 6y agoDrew Neil’s “Practical Vim” is absolutely fantastic, and really explain the mindset and way of thinking to use Vim. It’s probably the best technical book I’ve ever read... https://pragprog.com/titles/dnvim2/practical-vim-second-edition/ https://pragprog.com/titles/dnvim2/practical-vim-second-edit...
- tuatoru 6y agoAnd of course there's the famous stackoverflow reply, "Your problem with Vim is that you don't grok vi".[1] Reframing vi(m) usage in my head as a conversation, a linguistic back-and-forth, really helped me understand how to use vi(m) effectively. 1. https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1218390/what-is-your-most-productive-shortcut-with-vim https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1218390/what-is-your-mos...
- leafmeal 6y agoWhy would you learn vi when you could just learn vim? To me that seems like saying "Anyone wanting to learn C++ should probably start off by learning how to use C".