If all you use an editor for is searching, copying, pasting, and typing simple documents, then a simpler editor than vim would probably suffice. But if you use

If all you use an editor for is searching, copying, pasting, and typing simple documents, then a simpler editor than vim would probably suffice. But if you use an editor for programming or composing more complex documents (such as LaTeX articles/books), then learning vim could save you a lot of time. vim is also handy for editing lots of small, simple documents scattered all over a filesystem and on many different machines (tasks that system administrators have to do quite frequently). Take a look through vim.org's script repository for just a small inkling of what vim could do. http://www.vim.org/scripts/script_search_results.php?order_by=rating http://www.vim.org/scripts/script_search_results.php?order_b... This list of "best vim tips" should also give you a taste: http://vim.wikia.com/wiki/Best_Vim_Tips http://vim.wikia.com/wiki/Best_Vim_Tips