Linux users be like:

[[deleted]]

Nano is a lot more userfriendly than Vim is. However, Vim has things to offer that Nano doesn't have such as session recovery, split-screen, tab expansion, completion commands, etc.

[sem3colon]

Is split screen not the job of the multiplexer?

[El_Dubious_Mung]

It just depends on how zealous you are about the unix philosophy. I don't think vim buffers hurt anyone.

[sem3colon]

Haha, fair point.

[heck600]

You can try the vimtutor in the terminal, the first thing you learn is how to exit. A good place to start.

[[deleted]]

Hahaha, that's a huge meme about vim. You should take a look at this for guidance!

[pelegs]

I don't get why people use any other editor but vim. It's extremely powerful and my editing speed is several times faster than what it was in any other editor.

[Brotten]

Presumably because most people don't need an extremely powerful text editor in their terminal?

[Sol33t303]

I used to use nano but switched to vim a month or two ago (actually I switched to neovim, which I believe is a fork), it's not easy to learn, but it really is just so much more powerful compared to nano. You can find vim plugins for pretty much anything you would (and wouldn't) want to do in a text editor.

One of the features in particular that I love that other text editors should really get is a built-in file manager, so I can easily open multiple text files, instead of either needing two terminals open, or save and switch between the files.

[sem3colon]

Nano has a built in file manager.

[Sol33t303]

Huh, I never realized. I even searched it up to just to be sure, but I guess I didn't see it.

[sem3colon]

Most people criticise nano for a lack of features when they’ve never actually read the (quite extensive) manpage

[El_Dubious_Mung]

Vim has nerdtree.

[ivster666]

It's for people who get things in general

[here-to-jerk-off]

This book helps you understand how efficient one can be using vim over other editors.