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In this chapter, you will learn different ways to start Vim from the terminal. I was using Vim 8.2 when writing this guide. If you use Neovim or an older version of Vim, you should be mostly fine, but be aware that some commands might not be available. I won't go through the detailed instruction how to install Vim on a specific machine. The good news is, most Unix-based computers should come with Vim installed. If not, most distros should have some instructions to install Vim. To download more information about Vim installation process, check out Vim's official download website or Vim's official github repository: Now that you have Vim installed, run this from the terminal: You should see an intro screen. This is the where you will be working on your new file. Unlike most text editors and IDEs, Vim is a modal editor. If you want to type "hello", you need to switch to insert mode with i. Press ihello to insert the text "hello". There are several ways to exit Vim. The most common on

Ch01. Starting Vim In this chapter, you will learn different ways to start Vim from the terminal. I was using Vim 8.2 when writing this guide. If you use Neovim or an older version of Vim, you should be mostly fine, but be aware that some commands might not be available. Installing I won't go through the detailed instructions on how to install Vim on a specific machine. The good news is that most Unix-based computers should come with Vim installed already. If not, most distros should have some instructions on how to install Vim. To download more information about the Vim installation process,

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