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Its so rough watching non vimmers use vim
15 0 Replya pro vim user watching a vim noob using arrow keys.
5 0 Reply- Using “cmd+f” to search terminal buffers instead of
/
- Using
:wqa!
and then reopening the editor instead of just using:w
- Deleting an entire line by hitting
x
repeatedly - Adding to the end of a like by pressing
i
and then the right arrow key until they're at the end of a line
11 0 ReplySTOP! You're scaring the children!
7 0 ReplyDeleting an entire line by hitting x repeatedly
The first time I ever touched Double Ds was in vim.
5 1 ReplyIt's all fun and games until someone does
ddO
instead of usingS
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Those last two made me physically recoil wtf
3 0 ReplyI've heard some people even use
:wq
over:x
3 0 Reply….I’ve been using :wq for years…
2 0 ReplyWhat? No "Esc. Shift+ZZ" ?
3 1 ReplyThat sounds like emacs-user talk. We don't take kindly to you folks around these parts...
2 0 ReplyIt’s straight up vi, bro.
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This is the way
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Repent! Imagine all of the wasted productivity! Ahhhhhhhhh
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- Using “cmd+f” to search terminal buffers instead of
Are you kidding? I remove nano on purpose so I can sit there and watch them struggle!
4 0 ReplyBrilliant! I'm putting this in a script and running it on every single server I have SSH access to.
3 0 ReplyYou monster!
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At my job I wrote a lengthy document on how to use vim, like the core concepts of the hot keys (each key has a meaning behind it, text objects and such). I feel like everyone was happy about it but no one used it at all. It's painful as hell to see them fumble on vi and vim.
2 0 ReplyYou can share it at !vim@sopuli.xyz I'm sure people (me included) would love to use it
2 0 ReplyI'd love to but it's in French, don't know if that's a deal breaker or not ahah
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