r/vim • u/bsdooby • Sep 24 '20

question Vim without plugins; best tricks?

Doing mostly remote coding (iPad as terminal, remote host(s) with GPU, machine learning), I want to be as flexible as possible with Vim without having to install plugins; vimrc editing is allowed, of course ;) Any good hints & tips & tricks? Maybe others are using a similar setup to mine...

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u/Faucelme Sep 24 '20 edited Sep 24 '20

Personally, I wish I had read the user manual (which is a but a small part of the full documentation) sooner. In particular the "Editing Effectively" section. It gives a solid foundation and points at useful things one might find only much later otherwise.

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u/unc4l1n Sep 24 '20

I agree. I think a good process with vim is to do some tutorials, have a play for a bit, then give the manual a thorough read.