vim_guide.md

Get off your ass and learn VIM

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Getting started

• Don't go in to deep
• Start with an empty vimrc
• Research!
• Cheatsheet, write it!
• Study!
• Choose a colorscheme
• Have fun!

The bare minimum

The .vimrc

set nocompatible
syntax on
filetype plugin indent on

set autoindent
set smartindent

Navigating

• h, j, k, l
• $, ^, 0, g, G
• w, b

Survival

• v, V
• y, yy, p
• i, A, O, o
• dd, dt
• u,
• :vsp, :sp
• :b,

Files

• :e file
• :e .
• :w
• :q, :qall, q!

Get comfortable

Searching

• /, f, F

The .vimrc

set shiftwidth=2
set softtabstop=2
set tabstop=2
set expandtab

set autochdir

set backspace=indent,eol,start

set hidden

set number

Push through

The .vimrc

set mouse=a

Get organized

Mapping

The .vimrc

runtime bundle/vim-pathogen/autoload/pathogen.vim
call pathogen#infect()

set backupdir=~/.vim/backup                       " backup directory
set directory=~/.vim/swap                         " swap directory
set dictionary+=~/.vim/dictionaries/dictionary    " custom auto-complete dictionary
set undodir=~/.vim/undo                           " undo directory

set backup                                        " make backup files
set autochdir                                     " switch to current file directory automatically
set undofile                                      " store all undos

Learn to love VIM

• Folding
• Persistent undo
• Configurations, PHP
• Map your leader
• Filetype specific code conventions
• Project specific code conventions!
• Strip Whitespace
• Tab or Complete
• Writing your own conveniceny functions
• Ctags

More to come

• Directory structure
• Basic Vimscript
• Embrace the shell
• Styling
• Vimrc walkthrough
• Object navigation

References

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