The best way to stay efficient while learning Vim Or how to overcome the famous question

"How do I quit this @#!? "

Learn Vim the smart way. I'm convinced that everybody should be able to learn Vim and that it's just a problem of documentation. With this ebook you will: Stay productive while learning Vim

Stay productive while learning Vim Get a modern customizable IDE

Get a modern customizable IDE Learn why Vim seems so strange

Learn why Vim seems so strange Get a selection of the best Vim plugins

Get a selection of the best Vim plugins Have fun :-)

Content Yum yum

Good looking Vim It's not because we are geeks that we should use awful color schemes. Or should we?

Plugin selection Using Vim without plugins doesn't make any sense. It's like using a Smartphone without any app.

Smooth learning curve If you don't quit the first week, you'll be using it for the rest of your life. It's my bet!

Creative Commons You are free to do whatever you want (well, almost, see the licence details here) with the ebook.

Free price You're free to pay whatever you want. Money, Flattr, email or a thank you are fine. More about free price here.

Open Source The entire source code is available on my Github profile. Be sure to check it out!

1 – Introduction

A brief overview of the advantages of vim and why it is one of the best investments you can make in your career.

2 – Usable Vim

In this chapter we see how to configure Vim to make it usable by a "normal" human. Syntax highlighting, file explorer (The NERD Tree), color scheme (Solarized), using the mouse ... We also discuss why it is important to abandon the mouse for the health of your hands / fingers. You can also directly download the entire chapter.

3 — The text editor you've always dreamed of

Once you will be able to use Vim "normally" thanks to the previous chapter, we will see here how to take full advantage of Vim. We introduce keyboard shortcuts as well as modes. We begin by gradually to do without the mouse.

4 — Essential plugins

In this chapter, we put Vim to the next level. We add plugins such as Lusty Explorer (file explorer using the keyboard), Ack (file search) or Ctrl-p (fast searching/opening of files).

5 — Cheatsheet & examples

We finally provide a set of useful/essential shortcuts to master keyboard text editing.

Frequently Asked Questions Would this site be serious without a FAQ?

Q. Is it really free? Free price doesn't mean that it's free. I firmly believe that everybody has something to give in exchange of this ebook. The difference is just that I let you fix the price. It can be whatever you want: bitcoins, money, Flattr, email or a thank you are fine. More about free price here. Q. Can I get a preview of the content? Sure, you can even download the first chapter