• hakunawazo@lemmy.world
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      2 hours ago

      I became a fan after I got used to nice color schemes, buffers/tabs, horizontal/vertical splitting, file browsing with NERDTree and highlighting changes with GITGutter.

      You ask for tips? Add VIM commands you use regularly (like paste mode toggle for example) to a keyboard shortcut (like leader key + p) in your .vimrc settings file. It increases working speed.
      Also add some plugins, they are fun and add useful functions from other editors like Sublime (ctrl-p, vim-multiple-cursors).

    • grrgyle@slrpnk.net
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      7 hours ago

      Just get used to

      • using movement (hjkl),
      • going between insert and normal modes (i and esc),
      • undoing (u from normal mode),
      • and saving (:w and :wq).

      Don’t try to do it all at first, just get comfortable with the essentials. You can even just stay in insert mode (the only mode in most editors) at first.

      Keep a vim basics cheat sheet handy for a couple weeks as you’re building in muscle memory, then slowly work in more advanced techniques and combinations.

      It doesn’t take long before you start having a lot of fun just manipulating text.

      PS here’s a decently basic cheat sheet I found: image describing basic vim keyboard bindings and commands

      • Passerby6497@lemmy.world
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        2 hours ago

        I always forget about :wq, mainly because escing out of interactive mode and hitting ZZ is so much quicker.

    • TechieDamien@lemmy.ml
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      7 hours ago

      Go through the tutorial. It is quite good and teaches things incrementally with real world examples. Just run vimtutor to start.