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Vim

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Vim is a highly configurable text editor built to make creating and changing any kind of text very efficient. It is included as "vi" with most UNIX systems and with Apple OS X.

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Vim is rock stable and is continuously being developed to become even better. Among its features are:

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  • persistent, multi-level undo tree
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  • extensive plugin system
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  • support for hundreds of programming languages and file formats
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  • powerful search and replace
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  • integrates with many tools
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- vim.org

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Using This Manual

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This manual is meant to serve as a quick reference for Vim, with a glance into some more advanced concepts. One should start with the QuickStart, and use Understanding as a quick reference for tasks a user would typically expect to be able complete faster with Vim than a traditional editor.

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Basic knowledge of using a terminal is required, and if you do not posess such skill, learn the way of the blade.

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