The Way of the Vim Warrior

A suggested path for learning Vim.

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This help file introduces fundamental concepts, offers concrete advice for correctly configuring a new Vim instance and outlines a progressive set of topics for the enthusiastic newcomer to study and practise.

Quick Install

• Linux / OS X users

  Copy doc/learnvim.txt to your ~/.vim/doc/ directory.

• Windows users

  Copy doc/learnvim.txt to your $HOME\vimfiles\doc\ directory.

Type :helptags ~/.vim/doc/ from within Vim.

Type :help learnvim to get started.