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It is easy to get intimidated by the complexity of Vim commands. If you see a Vim user doing gUfV or 1GdG, you may not immediately know what these commands do. In this chapter, I will break down the general structure of Vim commands into a simple grammar rule. This is the most important chapter in the entire guide. Once you understand the underlying grammatical structure, you will be able to "speak" to Vim. By the way, when I say Vim language in this chapter, I am not talking about Vimscript language (Vim's built-in programming language, you will learn that in later chapters). I am not a native English speaker. I learned English when I was 13 when I moved to the US. There are three things you need to do to learn to speak a new language: Likewise, to speak Vim language, you need to learn the grammar rules, increase vocabulary, and practice until you can run the commands without thinking. There is only one grammar rule in Vim language: That's it! This is like saying these English phrases

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