Below are some simple methods for exiting vim. Contribute to hakluke/how-to-exit-vim development by creating an account on GitHub. (more…)

When using cryptmethod=blowfish2, the saved ciphertext is not authenticated with a message authentication code ("MAC tag"). Consider saving "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur a... (more…)

As much as I can recommend vim since I made the switch many years ago, there’s a bunch of anti-patterns I’ve commited myself (and later saw others repeat them), which often resulted in frustration and writing off the idea, perhaps prematurely. It’s a sham... (more…)

~ 1 minute As a software developer you probably have to perform actions like copying different pieces of your code from multiple files into different locations of your current Vim session. Using only system clipboard, this can be a cumbersome and time con... (more…)

Vim is big; so big that it does some very useful things that are often overlooked. Plugins can buy us a lot of functionality, but they can add a lot of burde... (more…)