In vim, you can use the leader key to set up shortcuts, e.g.: :map <Leader>W :w [some things you want to tack onto w] The leader key is by default '\', so tha

In vim, you can use the leader key to set up shortcuts, e.g.: :map <Leader>W :w [some things you want to tack onto w] The leader key is by default '\', so that's effectively mapping \W to :w [some things ...] He's replacing his leader key with space.