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Vi – Vim Tutorial. Howto video for the amazing vim editor.

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Hi-res version at www.decisionsciencenews.com This is a *beginners only* tutorial. Vim is a free and open source editor. The Decision Science News blog has created a vi and vim video tutorial for absolute beginners.
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  1. UnoriginalUsername06
    January 22nd, 2012 - 20:54

    @ballersack Who doesn’t code using Comic Sans?

  2. indigomx9
    January 22nd, 2012 - 21:53

    @ennore82 I totally agree. I learned so much from this video alone. You create a great foundation, thanks a lot for sharing the knowledge! XD

  3. ennore82
    January 22nd, 2012 - 22:14

    This is the best introductory video about vi editor i ever watched. thanks a lot for sharing it

  4. alreadytakenthe3rd
    January 22nd, 2012 - 22:45

    I have a problem. When I’m in insert mode, pressing ctrl-[ does nothing.

  5. caseywise27
    January 22nd, 2012 - 23:01

    @BDGregory As a Java/PHP developer, I remote in to tons of different Windows and unix/linux servers. In the 15 years I’ve been doing this, I’ve not seen anything faster/easier to edit code right on a unix/linux server (No FTP/SSH required). While I agree that it is confusing and unintuitive, I certainly believe that the time/frustration/cursing I’ve invested in to understanding vi/vim had paid back a hundred, if not, a thousand-fold already.

  6. caseywise27
    January 22nd, 2012 - 23:03

    Thanks for posting.

  7. PubicTheHare
    January 22nd, 2012 - 23:07

    Awesome tutorial! Vim intimidated me for the longest time, but I knew it was powerful; all the good devs I know swear by it. Now, I can roll with them (kind of). Appreciate it!

  8. PubicTheHare
    January 22nd, 2012 - 23:17

    Awesome tutorial! Vim intimidated me for the longest time, but I knew it was powerful; all the good devs I know swear by it. Now, I can roll with them (kind of). Appreciate it!

  9. BDGregory
    January 23rd, 2012 - 00:02

    @ballersack Mostly I’m using various IDEs which include their own editors or I use ‘Programmers File Editor’ which used to be available from the Lancaster university website.

  10. ballersack
    January 23rd, 2012 - 00:37

    @BDGregory
    I bet you code in Microsoft Word,
    using Comic Sans font

  11. Rocksite1
    January 23rd, 2012 - 01:05

    I’m truly amazed. Just like a regular text editor, except there are all these extra modes and non-intuitive commands to remember.

  12. eshm
    January 23rd, 2012 - 01:17

    Great tutorial.

  13. fimeuanltutoriales
    January 23rd, 2012 - 01:20

    @EdwR1 for me the real pain in the ass is to reach the Ctrl keys with my pinkies and to wait for NetBeans/Eclipse/VisualStudio/Dreamweaver to load unnecessary tools

  14. BDGregory
    January 23rd, 2012 - 01:22

    Amazing?!?
    Vi and Vim are only amazing in that it’s amazing that anyone could thing something this confusing and unintuitive is worth learning when so many better alternatives have been produced in the 20+ years since they were invented.

  15. bikutorusan
    January 23rd, 2012 - 01:25

    A better mnemonic for which one of ‘o’ and ‘O’ is the one that starts typing _above_ the line, remember that to type capital ‘O’, you most likely use the Shift key, which often has an upward-pointing arrow as its key icon.

  16. ncmathsadist
    January 23rd, 2012 - 01:44

    This is a nice tutorial for beginners. I will link it for my students.

  17. elastomerasgtri
    January 23rd, 2012 - 02:16

    Great vid!

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  18. novicatalasic
    January 23rd, 2012 - 03:02

    After you tut, I love Vim. :) Thanks!

  19. madmax10101
    January 23rd, 2012 - 03:17

    RLY BIG THX for this tutorial :D

  20. 1010kray1010
    January 23rd, 2012 - 04:04

    Thanks for this, just starting with VIM and found your tutorial to be very instructional, pitched just perfectly and extremely pleasant to watch and listen to. Thanks muchly!

  21. Foaman
    January 23rd, 2012 - 04:36

    Edit mode for text-to-speech in Linux, please.

  22. op4l4
    January 23rd, 2012 - 05:13

    LOL Hermetika

  23. BacklTrack
    January 23rd, 2012 - 05:19

    @Love4Boobies Vi was made to run under certain conditions I think around ~30 yrs ago. I recall a quote by the original developer who said the key combinations just barely worked, so he kept it. I personally prefer emacs though, but vi/m is still a good thing to know.

  24. geoffreyp100
    January 23rd, 2012 - 05:58

    you did a great job with this tutorial it was extremely helpful and I have learned a lot from it

  25. Loeschzwerg87
    January 23rd, 2012 - 06:23

    Thanks for the tutorial. :) You speak clearly understandable.
    And I lerned something I need to know.


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