Vim Intermediate Tutorial Videos

August 20th, 2009 by Derek Wyatt

Video Tutorials for the Intermediate Vimmer

In truth, categorizing things into Novice, Intermediate and Advanced is kinda tough… Intermediate si the worst one :) These are just the things that aren’t necessarily Novice and aren’t necessarily Advanced.

The vimrc File and Vim Runtime Directories
Vim Modes Introduction
Insert Mode
One Vim… Just One
Destruction is Good
Using a Vim Macro to Edit Many Files
Vim Macros and Global Commands (one)

The vimrc File and Vim Runtime Directories

See it straight from Vimeo at The vimrc File and Vim Runtime Directories.

What we’ll cover

We’re not really covering keystrokes or commands in this one – we’re covering concepts behind Vim’s configuration and extensibility. This is important stuff to understand in order to truly make Vim your own personal editor. The topics you should read up on are:

Vim Modes Introduction

See it straight from Vimeo at Vim Modes Introduction.

What we’ll cover

Modes are what set Vim apart from everything else so it’s about damn time we started looking at them. This video merely introduces them and ensures we have the right terminology laid down.

Insert Mode

See it straight from Vimeo at Insert Mode.

What we’ll cover

Insert Mode is one of those often-used modes. You use it all the time to input text – althought one should probably be trying to figure out how to use Insert Mode as little as possible since entering text is inefficient. Insert mode provides us with a few tricks to help us insert more efficiently and we’ll be covering a few of them now. As always it’s simply not possible to cover all the possibilities, so you’re more than encouraged to read through the documentation.

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