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An introduction to Vim

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An introduction to Vim

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- [Narrator] Although Nano is easy to start and get around in, I find it limiting and unintuitive at times. Another editor that's installed by default on just about all versions of Linux is VI or in the case of SENTAS, VIM or VIM proved. A lot of people shy away from using VIM because it virtually has no user interface and looks hard. This is unfortunate because VIM is incredibly powerful and efficient. VIM is so focused on speed and efficiency that it has one letter short cuts for two letter commands. It's important to note that VIM has three modes, insert mode, where you can insert text in a document, command mode which allows you to send commands through the editor via shortcut keys and x mode which allows us to type commands on the bottom line. Lets get started by running VIM in a terminal. VIM space VIM file dot t-x-t. Hit enter. This will start VIM editing a file on our current directory called VIM file dot…

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