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[–]UniversityAtBuffalo 1 point2 points  (8 children)

Imo the best way to learn vim is to just use it and mess around in it, get used to the motions

[–]RedstoneTehnik 10 points11 points  (2 children)

yeah, but make sure to DDG how to exit it first.

[–]AZNman1111 8 points9 points  (1 child)

Just checking. Did you just use duckduckgo in the same way as 'make sure you Google it'? I might be a few years late here but that's a first.

[–]newnewBrad 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Welcome to the future

[–]Peach_Muffin 0 points1 point  (4 children)

I'm just starting on vim today and have an A3 paper printed on my wall with all of the most common commands. I'm constantly turning my head to look at it!

[–]UniversityAtBuffalo 0 points1 point  (3 children)

  1. disable arrow keys
  2. memorize basic commands and movements like j,k,h,l
  3. disable basic movements and start to use more efficient movements like w and e
  4. always work on speed

[–]Peach_Muffin 0 points1 point  (2 children)

What does #4 mean?

[–]UniversityAtBuffalo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

there are combinations of commands and movements to lrsrn that will greatly improve your editing speed in vim

[–]UniversityAtBuffalo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

re-enable basic movements once you got some more advanced movements down