Learning Vim: Beginner advice and lessons learned

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LEARNING VIM: BEGINNER ADVICE AND LESSONS LEARNED BY VASYL NAKVASIUK, 2016 @VAXXXA

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VI (BILL JOY, 1976)

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VIM (BRAM MOOLENAAR 1991)

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NEOVIM (THIAGO DE ARRUDA, 2014)

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WHY VIM? HIGHLY CUSTOMIZABLE RUNS EVERYWHERE TRY SOMETHING NEW INVESTING IN YOURSELF FEEL QUITE AT HOME HAVE FUN

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VIM MODES

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VIM MODES NORMAL MODE INSERT MODE VISUAL MODE

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YUMMY FEATURES OPERATOR + TEXT OBJECT THE DOT COMMAND

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OPERATORS d – delete (also cut) c – change (delete, then place in insert mode) y – yank (copy) v – visually select gu – make lowercase gU – make uppercase g~ – swap case

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TEXT OBJECTS TEXT OBJECT = PREFIX + OBJECT

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TEXT OBJECTS TEXT OBJECT PREFIX a – select "a"n object i – select an "inner" object

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TEXT OBJECTS OBJECT w – word W – WORD s – sentence p – paragraph ] [ – [] block ) ( b – () block > < – <> block } { B – {} block t – tag block ' " ` – quoted string

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MAGIC COMMANDS NUMBER + OPERATOR + TEXT OBJECT/MOTION

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MAGIC COMMANDS C I W D A } V I T C I ) Y I " C A T D A P

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THE DOT COMMAND REPEAT SINGLE MOTION (LAST CHANGE)

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THE DOT COMMAND NOW YOU CAN REPEAT EVERYTHING LIKE A BOSS

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LEARNING CURVES

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BEFORE YOU START, YOU SHOULD KNOW

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BEFORE YOU START, YOU SHOULD KNOW DIFFERENT FROM EVERYTHING YOU'VE USED BEFORE DON'T START AT WORK DON'T USE ARROW KEYS BREAK UP WITH YOUR MOUSE USE ALWAYS A BETTER WAY DON'T COPY SOMEONE ELSE'S CONFIGURATION DON'T USE 100500 PLUGINS FIND YOUR VIM MENTOR/GURU/JEDI

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VIMTUTOR $ V I M T U T O R : T U T O R

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MUST HAVE PLUGINS FZF.VIM

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MUST HAVE PLUGINS NERDTREE

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LEARNING VIM IS A PROCESS, NOT AN ACTION

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LINKS CHEATSHEETS: Vi / Vim Graphical Cheat Sheet ( ) Vim Cheat Sheet for Programmers ( ) Beautiful VIM Cheat Sheet ( ) http://goo.gl/6XhdEy http://goo.gl/KDSniy http://goo.gl/oekJAK OTHER: Free screencasts about the Vim ( ) Awesome Vim plugins ( ) VIM Adventures ( ) http://vimcasts.org/ http://vimawesome.com/ http://vim-adventures.com/

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THE END THANK YOU FOR ATTENTION! Vasyl Nakvasiuk Email: [email protected] Twitter: @vaxXxa Github: vaxXxa THIS PRESENTATION: Source: https://github.com/vaxXxa/talks Live: http://vaxXxa.github.io/talks