Vim Screencast Tutorial #1 - Basics

The first in my series of Vim tutorials. This one goes over the basics needed to get started in Vim.

Teaser: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcpQ7koECgk&feature=BFp&list=PL9135DDC...
Tutorial #1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6WCm6z5msk&feature=BFp&list=PL9135DDC...
Tutorial #2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPDoI7gflxM&feature=BFp&list=PL9135DDC...
Tutorial #3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1_CfIb-3X4&feature=BFp&list=PL9135DDC...

Category:

Education

Tags:

• vim
• screencast
• tutorial
• aaronjensen

[stanleygsf]

Whenever I want to go Page Up or Page Down, I do Ctrl-B and Ctrl-F, respectively. I didn't know you can also use Ctrl-U and Ctrl-D, respectively.

[perdidle]

@stanleygsf They're actually different. ^U and ^D are motions, they move the caret one "page" whereas ^B and ^F just move the screen.

[surferJake]

Like the style of your tutorial but ctrl [ does not work for me. Did you customize your vimrc to do this?

[perdidle]

nah, this is an operating system thing. I don't think it'd work in OSX, and it may not work w/ certain keyboard configurations (non-english or dvorak)

You could probably imap it or use autohotkey to simulate it.

[FMAZON3]

how do u delete what you typed..

[therightpremiums]

How do you make your background black?

[TheMeanEYE]

@labobo You write your code in cyrillic? :D

[bigj98103]

@perdidle ^U and ^D are half page. ^F and ^B are full page.

[labobo]

the sad part is many of the keyboard shortcuts are for english keyboards :(

where's the international love, man ?

[DrugsSexAndBlues]

Your tutorials are actually quite good. Well done! I'll stick with emacs though...

[tardoproto]

thanks!

[tarek11011]

great stuff thank u>>

[StupidIdiot12345]

I got the Regex bit... but only after you pointed it out. I feel a bit embarrassed considering how much I use them.