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TeMPOraL · 2020-11-09 19:45:59

That's just a meme at this point; pretty much every intro resource for vim gives an answer to this specific question.

ulisesrmzroche | karma 559 | avg karma 0.5 · | 2013-07-06 12:59:03

You know, I just realized that I've been working with vim for 3 years now and I'm not familiar with it either, haha! I guess I never thought it before. Can anyone give more details about this topic?

semi-extrinsic | karma 13245 | avg karma 3.42 · | 2022-11-11 12:03:42

F** right off. How have I used Vim for fifteen years and not learned about this.

dleink | karma 51 | avg karma 0.7 · | 2024-01-06 10:09:42

ah yes, I am decent Vim user but hadn't thought about it in that context. Thanks for the context!

jplahn | karma 235 | avg karma 2.47 · | 2016-12-23 09:54:01

It's the standard in vim.

applecrazy | karma 1457 | avg karma 2.47 · | 2018-02-18 22:17:05+00:00

Sorry, I’m pretty new to vim (switched from ST this week and loving it so far). Thanks for the advice though

css | karma 4114 | avg karma 10.66 · | 2017-10-04 19:37:55+00:00

The day I commit myself to learning vim properly, this comes up. Thanks for posting!

Draiken | karma 2395 | avg karma 3.77 · | 2012-12-21 14:50:30+00:00

I think the biggest confusion in vi is the insert/normal mode. Unexperienced people tend to think on a text editor when you type ":" you add that to the text, while in vim it's the start of a command :D

voldacar | karma 2978 | avg karma 2.23 · | 2020-10-29 18:27:47+00:00

Lol what a funny joke. It's really hard to exit vim, guys! Heh, I've never heard that one

btwillard | karma 95 | avg karma 2.71 · | 2023-10-18 11:28:43

In my experience, that's always been the standard among Vim--and even some Emacs--users.

bstar77 | karma 2563 | avg karma 4.21 · | 2014-09-19 13:22:47+00:00

I've been using vim for 7 years and I've never even attempted to use this mode. Am I missing out?

sly010 | karma 2203 | avg karma 3.59 · | 2019-02-03 09:23:31

This is something that the most hardcore vim users couldn't ever figure out. That's why they are still vim users.

smalltalk | karma 198 | avg karma 2.64 · | 2013-03-21 11:41:01

Thank you, that's useful to know if I ever try vim.

emodendroket | karma 21781 | avg karma 1.83 · | 2017-09-22 20:35:12

Well, like anyone with their head screwed on straight, I use emacs and don't know all the vim shortcuts.

stevebmark | karma 3121 | avg karma 3.15 · | 2014-12-01 00:05:01+00:00

I'm not trying to be rude, but I'm not going to transcribe a book or help files here. The answer is read Practical Vim. It should be required reading for any Vim user.

Scarbutt | karma 1633 | avg karma 0.85 · | 2022-10-23 11:30:26

In the vim built-in manual

StavrosK | karma 1 | avg karma 0.0 · | 2013-06-22 16:38:43+00:00

I've been using Vim for years and this was the useful TIL of the day, thank you.

yesimahuman | karma 6064 | avg karma 3.41 · | 2013-08-21 16:19:07+00:00

Thanks for the pointers, will do. One strange thing about vim is everyone seems to have a core set of commands they use. An interesting tool.

abcd_f | karma 1983 | avg karma 3.02 · | 2011-07-23 23:29:54

Alright, cool. So how is it called in vim? ;)

gbrown_ | karma 8824 | avg karma 8.59 · | 2020-11-15 09:03:18+00:00

Not sure about the article in question but I would highly recommend ':help user-manual', it's actually mentioned at the end of vimtutor. It can be worked through chapter by chapter and covers all of Vim.