ACM 03/01/2012 VIM WORKSHOP

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1. ACM Vim Workshop 2011-2012
2. Let's start with questions
3. Let's start with questions What is Vim?
4. Let's start with questions What is Vim?
5. Let's start with questions What is Vim? from http://www.vim.org/about.php Vim is a highly configurable text editor built to enable efficient text editing. It is an improved version of the vi editor distributed with most UNIX systems. Vim is often called a "programmer's editor," and so useful for programming that many consider it an entire IDE. It's not just for programmers, though. Vim is perfect for all kinds of text editing, from composing email to editing configuration files.
6. Let's start with questions What is Vim? It's this:
7. Let's start with questions What is Vim? but also this:
8. Let's start with questions How long will it take me to learn Vim?
9. Let's start with questions How long will it take me to learn Vim?
10. Let's start with questions With flexibility comes...
11. Let's start with questions With flexibility comes... • LOTS of commands :)
12. Let's start with questions With flexibility comes... • LOTS of commands :) • a steep learning curve
13. from jeetworks.com
14. Basics To start vim, use one of the following: usage: vim [arguments] [file ..] edit specified file(s) or: vim [arguments] - read text from stdin or: vim [arguments] -t tag edit file where tag ... or: vim [arguments] -q [errorfile] edit file with first error In (.bash_profile, .profile, .bashrc, .zshrc, etc.): export EDITOR=`which vim` A friend: vimtutor
15. Basics INSERT & COMMAND mode (and VISUAL mode)
16. Basics INSERT & COMMAND mode (& VISUAL mode) Philosophy • Type text in insert mode • Manipulate and navigate in command mode Goal • Spend more and more time in command mode
17. Basics INSERT & COMMAND mode (& VISUAL) from INSERT to COMMAND mode ESC or ^[ from COMMAND to INSERT mode lots of ways i, I, a, A, o, O (are my most used) toggle VISUAL mode v or ^V (for VISUAL BLOCK)
18. Getting started Open Vim, press i , then type the following: 1) Roses are red, 2) Mud is fun, 3) Violets are blue, 4) I have a car, 5) Clocks tell time, 6) Sugar is sweet 7) And so are you. When done, hit ESC (notice the --INSERT-- disappear) Now, let's talk navigation...
19. Getting started: navigation • NEVER use arrow keys in Vim ◦ (this will be a pain in the @$$ in the beginning) Think of the j as a downward pointing arrow!
20. Learn to grok Vim grok/gräk/Verb: 1. Understand (something) intuitively or by empathy. 2. Empathize or communicate sympathetically; establish a rapport.
21. Learn to grok Vim general idea: [number] (verb) {motion} http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1218390/what-is-your-most- productive-shortcut-with-vim
22. Configuring your Vim $HOME/.vim/ AND $HOME/.vimrc
23. Resources • vimtutor • http://vimcasts.org/ ◦ Vimcasts publishes free screencasts about Vim, the text editor. • http://vimgolf.com/ ◦ Pick a challenge, fire up Vim, and show us what you got.