Good vim online tutorial?

[danbuter]

I've finally decided to tackle vim and learn it well. I was hoping one of you might know of a good online tutorial that goes step-by-step through the various vim commands. I really don't want a list of commands, I want "Now type :K to do this...". Thanks!

[LaRoza]

I've finally decided to tackle vim and learn it well. I was hoping one of you might know of a good online tutorial that goes step-by-step through the various vim commands. I really don't want a list of commands, I want "Now type :K to do this...". Thanks!



sudo aptitude install vim


Go to my wiki.

[danbuter]

I did check your wiki. It is a list of commands, not a step-by-step tutorial, unfortunately.

[LaRoza]

I did check your wiki. It is a list of commands, not a step-by-step tutorial, unfortunately.

No it isn't...

http://laroza.pbwiki.com/References

[srs]

Vim comes with its own tutorial, write

vimtutor
on the command line.

[dwhitney67]

LaRoza

You mean install "vim-full" right?


$ sudo apt-get install vim-full

Basic tutorial is available below; full-blown tutorial is available at: ftp://ftp.vim.org/pub/vim/doc/book/vimbook-OPL.pdf


----- Insert Mode -----

i = enter insert mode at current cursor position

o = enter insert mode on the line below current cursor position

shift-o = enter insert mode on the line above current cursor position

esc = exit insert mode

arrow keys = move cursor around


----- When NOT in Insert Mode -----

j (or down arrow) = move cursor down

k (or up arrow) = move cursor up

l (or right arrow) = move cursor right

h (or left arrow) = move cursor left

x = delete single character at the current cursor position

r = replace character (with new character) at the current cursor position

u = undo previous changes

dd = delete current line where the cursor is

p = paste after the current cursor position

shift-p = paste before the current cursor position


----- Advanced Insert Mode Commands -----

s = delete single character and enter insert mode

shift-c = delete current line and enter insert mode


----- Repeating Commands -----

Certain command can be invoked more than once by specifying the number
of "instances" the command should be run. For example:

10dd = delete 10 lines, starting from where the cursor is positioned

5x = delete 5 characters, starting from where the cursor is positioned

[LaRoza]

LaRoza

You mean install "vim-full" right?


$ sudo apt-get install vim-full


No, just vim.

vim-tiny is installed by default. vim has all the features of vim, and vim-full has useless things like a gvim and such.

[dwhitney67]

No, just vim.

vim-tiny is installed by default. vim has all the features of vim, and vim-full has useless things like a gvim and such.

I wouldn't call gvim useless... not that I ever use it of course.

[LaRoza]

I wouldn't call gvim useless... not that I ever use it of course.

It has a GUI, not really that useful to me.

[Joeb454]

Here's a link I found http://blog.interlinked.org/tutorials/vim_tutorial.html

And I preferred just using a list off commands, so I could see what I wanted to do, then find the command to do that :)

[cdtech]

I was just lookin over the vi editor, Why would anyone spend so much time just to edit a file?


>> To write (save) to file and quit --> :wq
:x
ZZ (no colon)

Just to save and exit an editor?

You got ta' be kiddin me..

I'll stick with my simple pico....

LOL!

[LaRoza]

I was just lookin over the vi editor, Why would anyone spend so much time just to edit a file?


>> To write (save) to file and quit --> :wq
:x
ZZ (no colon)

Just to save and exit an editor?

You got ta' be kiddin me..

I'll stick with my simple pico....


What do you mean? I can do things faster with Vim than with another editor.

[dwhitney67]

LaRoza -- I thought you would be smarter not to bite onto that "lure". Unsubscribe to this thread before you spend eternity comparing pico vs. vim. Really, who cares which is better/faster/sexier?

[LaRoza]

LaRoza -- I thought you would be smarter not to bite onto that "lure". Unsubscribe to this thread before you spend eternity comparing pico vs. vim. Really, who cares which is better/faster/sexier?

I don't subscribe to anythreads.

[slavik]

Here's the learning curve comparisons for the most popular editors out there. :)

http://bc.tech.coop/blog/images/curves.jpg

[LaRoza]

Here's the learning curve comparisons for the most popular editors out there. :)

http://bc.tech.coop/blog/images/curves.jpg

That is great!