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If you're interested in becoming proficient text editing in the shell, I highly recommend just biting the bullet and learning the basics with vim. It's signific
by adamweld 6y ago
If you're interested in becoming proficient text editing in the shell, I highly recommend just biting the bullet and learning the basics with vim. It's significantly less of a "cliff" than you'd expect. Just spend a few minutes running through the built-in tutorial (vimtutor), learn how to save and open files and move around the document, and set a few defaults in your config.
Only about 30 minutes of effort will be enough to make it much easier to use than nano, in my opinion. Then over time you can learn what makes it powerful, play with mouse control, check out neovim, etc...
- lilyball 6y agoThere’s also https://vim-adventures.com/ https://vim-adventures.com/ which is a neat way of learning Vim by playing a game.
- indigodaddy 6y agoUpvoting/seconding this. It doesn’t take as much effort/pain as you think it will. Don’t believe the FUD. That said, plain old vi on older Solaris systems is still a pain in the ass lol.
- cutemonster 6y agoVim is lovely, I always install Vim plugins in all editors. Pxtl, just be careful so you don't get stuck in Ex mode o.O
- ilaksh 6y ago30 minutes of effort will NOT make vim much easier to use than nano. That's ridiculous. People, get your mind out of the 1970s and check out the micro editor.