Practical Vim : edit text at the speed of thought / Drew Neil ; foreword by Tim Pope ; edited by Kay Keppler.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Neil, Drew, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Vim.

UNIX (Computer file).

Text editors (Computer programs).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxv, 311 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Dallas, Texas : The Pragmatic Bookshelf, [2012]

Summary:

"Vim is a fast and efficient text editor that will make you a faster and more efficient developer. It's available on almost every OS--if you master the techniques in this book, you'll never need another text editor. Practical Vim shows you 120 vim recipes so you can quickly learn the editor's core functionality and tackle your trickiest editing and writing tasks."--Page 4 of cover.

Contents:

The Vim way

Modes. Normal mode ; Insert mode ; Visual mode ; Command-line mode

Files. Manage multiple files ; Open files and save them to disk

Getting around faster. Navigate inside files with motions ; Navigate between files with jumps

Registers. Copy and paste ; Macros

Patterns. Matching patterns and literals ; Search ; Substitution ; Global commands

Tools. Index and navigate source code with ctags ; Compile code and navigate errors with the quickfix list ; Search project-wide with grep, vimgrep, and others ; Dial x for autocompletion ; Find and fix typos with Vim's spell checker ; Now what? ; Customize Vim to suit your preferences.

Notes:

OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.

ISBN:

9781941222805

1941222803

OCLC:

1586811589