Practical Vim, 2nd Edition

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Practical Vim is for programmers who want to raise their game. You’ve heard it said that in the hands of an expert, Vim shreds text at the speed of thought. Reading this book is your next step toward that end.

Practical Vim is a fast track to Vim mastery. It won’t hold you by the hand, but beginners can find the prerequisite knowledge by running through the Vim tutor, an interactive lesson distributed with Vim.^[1] Practical Vim builds on this foundation by highlighting core concepts and demonstrating idiomatic usage.

Vim is highly configurable. However, customization is a personal thing, so I’ve tried to avoid recommending what should or should not go into your vimrc file. Instead, Practical Vim focuses on the core functionality ...