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I still don't understand how these mappings are good. What if you need to type "fd" in insert mode? Like fd0, fd1, etc. Isn't that going to be a pain? Do you n

• wzdd 3y ago
  There is a timeout on multi-key mappings, so if you need to type fd0 you type f, wait 'timeoutlen' (1 second by default apparently), then type d0. That's a pain, but it doesn't come up often. In return you get quite a lot of functionality (due to vim being modal) without having to move your fingers beyond the letter keys, which is quite relaxing.