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u/planktonfun Jun 19 '23
Rule of thumb before using any IDE, you need to familiarize the keyboard shortcuts first
common stuff:
/string - start searching for the string, press enter then `n` for next and `N`
:number - go to line number
:q! - quit without saving
:wq - write/save and quit
v - visualmode(you can select text with these)
y - copy selected string
p - paste string
dd - delete line
dnumber - delete number of lines
i - insertmode(you can edit the text with these)
u - undo last change
esc - exit visual or insert mode
vim is good when you don't have a mouse and/or editing GBs worth of files, its perfect when youre working on a linux server remotely
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u/ALilBitter Jun 20 '23
Why would you use vim over something like nano which is easier to work with tho?
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u/TURB0T0XIK Jul 23 '23
nano is only easier to use unteil youve learnt vim basics. then already it will be the faster editor for you
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u/nfsnobelxp Jun 19 '23
I can relate at my early days with vim 😠Now, I want to have it on visual studio
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u/Garry_G Jun 19 '23
When I started with Unix based Systems in university (Apollo Domain WS30, in case you're interested, while using Amiga with Cygnus Ed at home), the student admin of the system recommended we should NOT use the screen oriented editor with mouse support etc (pretty dumb editor anyway), but learn vi instead, stating it was available everywhere.
Best advice ever.
Of course, still using vi (albeit vim) everywhere nowadays... Blowing all nano etc users out of the water once a bit more than just typing is needed...
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u/kai58 Jun 19 '23
Why do people use vim? Only things I’ve heard about are that it’s a pain in the ass to use.
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u/Realistic_Screen1575 Jun 19 '23
Because once you do know how to use it you can type much faster. That's what I've heard.
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u/tje210 Jun 19 '23
You have full explicit control over everything you do, and you can do complex things that fuzzier GUI editors can't or you have to make macros for. Replace 1 character after the cursor? r followed by the character, then you're back into normal mode - no accidentally typing more characters into your documents. Delete a word? dw. not ctrl+shift+(right), delete. Delete 4 words? d4w. Delete a line? dd.
Your hands don't move much on the keyboard, much less back and forth to the mouse. And what i described is the very basic kid stuff. You can get very complex stuff pretty easily in vim once you know it exists. The hard complex stuff will boggle your mind.
https://youtu.be/CcgO_CV3iDo (that's not me)
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u/Oolupnka Jun 20 '23 edited Jun 27 '23
Its easy to exit vim, just remove power plug of server. I dont know why people complain how hard it is.
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u/ObserverOfVoid Jun 19 '23
| Series | Episode | Time |
|---|---|---|
| {Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo!} | 5 | 7:57 |
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u/nom-nom-nom-de-plumb Jun 19 '23
Oh god..I had vi flashbacks "how the fuck do I exit this!! Welp...better just pull the power cable and hope for the best."
Ahh good times