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Learning Vim in 3 Steps

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Learning Vim in 3 Steps - lemy.lol

Lemmy

Feb 24 at 7:47pmWeb
Show threadMrSoupFeb 24
1) :
2) q
3) !
Show threadFunkyCheeseFeb 24
Not saving ?
Show threadorhtej2Feb 25
Random garbage keystrokes you put in before searching for the correct nope out procedure?
Show threadMunkyNuttsFeb 24

I’m new to the Linux programming scene, I’m a chemist but have been learning as a hobby and did a little BASIC and Pascal as a child, and from my experience and research the best three steps are:

  • sudo apt install nano

  • nano [filename]

  • ctrl+x

    • I’m being somewhat facetious, but haven’t enough knowledge to know if it’s better/powerful than nano, still a real green noob.

    Show threadlittleomidFeb 24
    VIM is waaaaaaaaay more powerful and faster than nano. I personally use VIM motions in emacs. That’s how efficient I find them.
    Show threadMrSoupFeb 24
    Try micro
    Micro - Home

    Show threadlukalix98Feb 24
    I get it, I was the nano guy before trying vim, now I can’t go without vim, and beleive me I’ve yet to unlock full vim potential.
    Show threadHis Churlessness HimselfFeb 24

    @lukalix98 Vim is great, and with your commitment, it gets even better.
    I am by no means one of those huge vim experts, buy I’ve been using it seriously now for about 10 years.
    What really blew my mind was when I applied Lazyvim. https://www.lazyvim.org

    I exclusively use Neovim with LazyVim. 3 minute setup.
    [edited to change ‘get’ to ‘gets’]

    #vim #neovim #lazyvim

    🚀 Getting Started | LazyVim

    LazyVim is a Neovim setup powered by 💤 lazy.nvim

    Show threadsomegeekFeb 25

    Nano is for chemists maybe. Editing couple of lines and saving.

    But vim is one of the most powerful text editors ever created. It’s so powerful and good that it gets ridiculous. Also, from an ergonomic standpoint, your body will thank you for using vim/neovim

    Show threadtux0rFeb 25

    Efficiently editing files in Vim in 9 steps

    1. Esc
    2. :
    3. q
    4. !
    5. e
    6. m
    7. a
    8. c
    9. s