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Every symbol and every letter (upper- and lowercase) on your keyboard has a specific meaning. Spend an hour trying out what all (80 or so) do - that's fun! The
by mdemare 17y ago
Every symbol and every letter (upper- and lowercase) on your keyboard has a specific meaning. Spend an hour trying out what all (80 or so) do - that's fun!
Then do some actual editing and try to navigate as efficiently as possible - make it a sport. Try to use as many different commands as possible.
There are some two letter commands (e.g. ZZ, gg, zt) but not that much. There are some CTRL-key commands, but few important ones. And there are tons of command-mode functions (e.g. substitution), but there are few that you really need to know.
- gnosis 17y agoThis vim cheat sheet should help you do just that: http://www.viemu.com/vi-vim-cheat-sheet.gif http://www.viemu.com/vi-vim-cheat-sheet.gif More here: http://www.viemu.com/a_vi_vim_graphical_cheat_sheet_tutorial.html http://www.viemu.com/a_vi_vim_graphical_cheat_sheet_tutorial... But I still recommend "vimtutor" as a more structured approach to learning vim. http://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/htmldoc/usr_01.html#01.3 http://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/htmldoc/usr_01.html#01.3
- graywh 17y agoOnly "some" 2-letter commands? Try looking through ':help z' and ':help g'. Ctrl-key commands become really important in insert and command-line modes. And not to nitpick, but when you speak of "command-mode functions (e.g. substitution)", I think you really mean command-line mode. Command mode is another name for normal mode. Please try not to confuse the new/prospective users.