A Short Guide to Vim: Mastering the Popular File Editor

Vim, the highly popular file editor, is a favorite among programmers. With its active development and frequent updates, it has built a thriving community, even hosting the Vim conference. In modern systems, the vi command is simply an alias to vim, standing for “vi improved”. Let’s dive into the world of Vim with this short guide. To launch Vim, simply run vi on the command line. You can also specify a filename to edit a specific file:...