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Introduction to Vim
All Versions
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Exiting Vim
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Saving a read-only file edited in Vim
4 more examples
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Sep 12 at 19:22
Easter Eggs
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When you're feeling down
21
Help!
6 more examples
1 improvement request
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Oct 6 at 3:38
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Tips and tricks to boost productivity
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Turn On Relative Line Numbers
9
Using the path auto-completion feature inside Vim
9 more examples
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19 hours ago
+6
Inserting text
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14
Running normal commands from insert mode
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Different ways to get into insert mode
7 more examples
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Sep 17 at 5:42
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Movement
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Basic Motion
7
Searching
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Sep 16 at 15:36
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Macros
1.14–2.0
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Recording a macro
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Editing a vim macro
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Sep 8 at 10:24
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Split windows
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Opening multiple files in splits from the command line
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Opening a new split window
5 more examples
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Aug 3 at 1:17
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Configuring Vim
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Files and directories
3
Mappings
13 more examples
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Sep 27 at 14:09
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:global
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Basic usage of the Global Command
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Yank every line matching a pattern
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Jul 29 at 0:53
Extending Vim
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Pathogen
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How plugins work
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Oct 1 at 19:30
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Folding
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Configuring the Fold Method
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Opening, Closing and Toggling Folds
3 more examples
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Jul 26 at 15:14
Buffers
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Managing buffers
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Hidden buffers
2 more examples
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Sep 7 at 10:02
Manipulating text
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Converting text case
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Incrementing and decrementing numbers and alphabetical characters
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Sep 16 at 13:47
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Key Mappings in Vim
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Basic mapping
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Map leader key combination
1 more example
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Oct 7 at 0:23
Find and Replace
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Substitute Command
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Replace with or without Regular Expressions
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Sep 12 at 9:50
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Normal mode commands (Editing)
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Copy, Cut and Paste
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Basic Undo and Redo
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Sep 12 at 1:06
Command-line ranges
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Absolute line numbers
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Line shortcuts
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Jul 25 at 13:04
The dot operator
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Basic Usage
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Set indent
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Jul 26 at 10:56
Spell checker
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Spell Checking
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Set Word List
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Jul 26 at 20:52
Building from vim
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Starting a Build
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Sep 8 at 0:32
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