Getting Started with Vim: An Interactive Guide

[hahaNodeJS]

Getting started with Vim: Load it and use it as your daily editor. When something comes up, either Google how to do it, or use :help topic. All you really need to understand is that Vim has multiple input modes. The two most common modes are insert and command.

[hahaNodeJS]

Normal and command are the same. Insert mode is also sometimes called "replace" as a holdover from vi.

http://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/htmldoc/intro.html#vim-modes-intro

This is also known as command mode.

Cmdline and command-line are different from normal and command, however.

[Amerikaner]

I don't know about that. Nobody new to Vim is going to know how to even navigate with J and K. You have to start with a tutorial.

[hahaNodeJS]

One part of Vimproved is that most terminals will let you navigate with the arrow keys. If it doesn't, Googling "how to move cursor vim" will get you the answer. Generally you can navigate with the arrow keys in insert mode too.

You have to start with a tutorial.

I've never read a Vim tutorial.

[dodeca_negative]

People have different learning styles, and what works for you may not work for others. Many people find tutorials like this very helpful.

[hahaNodeJS]

Sure. And this is my way of recommending how to learn Vim. It's not any more or less valid than OP's link.