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Frontend Masters

VIM Fundamentals

via Frontend Masters

Overview

Fly through code faster than you thought possible using VIM! You’ll learn the basics of editing and even know how to exit VIM. Go deeper with navigation, macros, registers, find, and replaces. Then edit your vimrc plugins along with quickfix lists. Lastly, see ThePrimeagen demonstrate his ideal VIM workflow.

Syllabus

  • Introduction
  • Why vim & Prerequisites
  • Terminology
  • Course Overview
  • Opening vim & Editing Basics
  • Basic Navigations
  • Delete, Yank, Post, & Visual Mode
  • Insert Mode
  • Customizing vim View
  • Customizing vim with vimrc
  • Color Scheme
  • Files & Navigation - NetRW
  • Files & Navigation - Remaps
  • Files & Navigation - Edit
  • Marks
  • Alternate File & Jumplist
  • Recap
  • Plugins
  • Installing a Theme
  • Quickfix
  • Offline Ordering with getqflist
  • Search & Replace
  • Macros
  • Registers
  • Advanced Motions: Horizontal & Vertical Movement
  • Advanced Motions: Jump, Delete, & Select
  • Advanced Motions: Paste & Move
  • My First vim Plugin
  • What Makes a Good Plugin
  • harpoon
  • Wrapping Up

Taught by

ThePrimeagen

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