vimrc

This repository consists of configuration for vim. I use within my Linux (Mint) and Vim development environment. I use my terminal as my IDE, so there's a lot of tools I depend on.

Install this vimrc manually

Although a vimrc is a very personal thing, you may use mine if you like it. To install it simply do following:

git clone [email protected]:darwin301194/vimrc.git
sh ~/vimrc/install.sh

Survival guide for the first week of vim

When you start using vim for the first time, your habits fight you every inch of the way. Your fingers long for the good old familiar keybindings. VIM offers three modes. Normal mode, Insert mode, and Visual mode. Here's an basic of the most commonly used shortcuts to get you through this pain:

Cursor Movement

• h, j, k, l Move the cursor
• w, e Jump forward to the start, end of a word
• b Jump backward to the start of a word
• gg Go to first line of document
• G Go to last line of document
• ctrl+u, ctrl+d Basically Page Up, Page Down

Inserting Mode

• i Insert before the cursor
• a Insert after the cursor
• o Append a new line below the current line
• Esc Exit insert mode

Marking text (visual mode)

• v Start visual mode, mark lines
• V Start linewise visual mode
• Esc Exit visual mode

Visual Mode

• <, > shift text left, right
• y Copy marked text
• d Delete marked text

Cut and paste

• p Paste the clipboard after cursor
• P Paste the clipboard before cursor
• x Delete (cut) character

Save and quit File

• :w Save the file
• :q Quit the file

type vimtutor in your terminal and they will teach you how to use vim

Config for these vim settings

• I change the save and quit file with space+w and space+q
• I change the window navigation with ctrl+(h/j/k/l)
• I change the tabs with shift+(l/h)
• I create the toggle for NERDTree with F3

lastly, practicemakesperfect!