Mastering Vim

Learning the syntax

Let's take a lightning-fast deep dive into Vimscript's syntax.

This section assumes you're comfortable with at least one programming language, conditional statements and loops in particular. If that's not the case, you will most certainly be better off finding a more extensive tutorial. Vimscript deserves its own book, and Steve Losh wrote just that: Learn Vimscript the Hard Way is easily the best Vimscript tutorial available (and it's free on the web!).