Getting Started with Vim

Tags: utilities, vim

Vim is a powerful editor with a sharp learning curve. While initially frustrating, editing can become extremely rewarding when it clicks. Recently Vim has had a plethora of high-quality documentation and tutorials spring up around the web. The following is a short list to get you on the road to Vim nirvana.

• MacVim

  A beautiful GVim port for OS X.

• Derek Wyatt's Video tutorials

  Some excellent video tutorials broken down into lessons covering almost every stage of learning Vim.

• Vim Recipes Book

  A fantastic Vim reference that organizes many concepts by their application.

• Vimcasts Video tutorials

  A great series of screencasts that covers a wide range of Vim usage scenarios.

• Who is Hosting This Vi Resources

  A nice list of Vi learning resources.

Edit

December 19 2016

Fixed MacVim, Derek's, Vim recipes links. Added "Who is Hosting This" resources.

By Colin Kennedy

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