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Getting started with vim
Introduction Topic
71
Exiting Vim
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Saving a read-only file edited in Vim
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Oct 21 '16 at 3:33
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Easter Eggs
All Versions
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When you're feeling down
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Help!
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Dec 8 '16 at 8:40
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Tips and tricks to boost productivity
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Turn On Relative Line Numbers
10
Mappings for exiting Insert mode
9 more examples
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Nov 14 '16 at 1:49
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Inserting text
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Running normal commands from insert mode
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Different ways to get into insert mode
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Jan 4 at 8:46
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Movement
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Basic Motion
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Searching
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Jan 4 at 8:35
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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 '16 at 10:24
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Split windows
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10
Opening multiple files in splits from the command line
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Opening a new split window
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3 hours ago
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Configuring Vim
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Files and directories
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Mappings
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Jan 4 at 8:52
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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 '16 at 0:53
Folding
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Configuring the Fold Method
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Opening, Closing and Toggling Folds
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Jul 26 '16 at 15:14
Extending Vim
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Pathogen
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How plugins work
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Oct 1 '16 at 19:30
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The dot operator
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Basic Usage
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Set indent
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Jul 26 '16 at 10:56
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 '16 at 1:06
Key Mappings in Vim
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Basic mapping
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Map leader key combination
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Jan 6 at 14:35
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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 '16 at 9:50
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Buffers
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Managing buffers
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Hidden buffers
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Sep 7 '16 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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Nov 21 '16 at 18:28
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Building from vim
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Starting a Build
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Command-line ranges
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Absolute line numbers
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Line shortcuts
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Nov 15 '16 at 3:14
Substitution
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Quickly refactor the word under the cursor
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Keyboard short-cut to replace currenlty highlighted word
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Dec 9 '16 at 21:52
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