Start of Function or Class Jumping – Moving to the beginning of functions and classes backwards through the buffer with [[ and the beginning of functions and classes forwards through the buffer with ]] (assuming you code properly and put braces for these things in column 0 (hanging brace?? Come on! :D).

End of Function or Class Jumping – Forwards to the end of a function or class definition with ][ and backwards to the end of a function or class definition with [].

Jumping to Matching Braces – The fantastic % characters.

Marks – Basic mark functionality and how it works with m, ' and `.

Basic Editing (Screencast 1)

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What we’ll cover

Starting an Insert – The main keys for getting into Insert Mode are i and I.

Starting an Insert with a New Line – Another way to get into Insert Mode is with o and O for creating new lines.

Starting an Insert with Append – You can also get into Insert Mode with a and A.

Replacing Characters – You can replace characters (like turning off “insert” in Notepad) with r and R.

Changing Things – You can change characters or motion related things using c and C.

Deleting Characters – Delete a single character under the cursor with x and before the cursor with X.

Deleting Lines – Delete a single line with dd.

Repeat – One of the absolutely core and biggest features of Vi is something very simple: the ‘.‘ operator. Repeat the last command by hitting ‘.‘.

Basic Editing (Screencast 2)

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What we’ll cover

Yanking – Yanking is “copying” in the “lousy editor” vernacular and it’s done with the y key and Y key.

Putting – Putting is the inverse of yanking, and once you’ve yanked, you can put with the p key and P key.

Joining – You can join lines with the J key but it will put a space at the join position, so if you don’t want that to happen you need to use gJ.

Visual Mode – We cover the three Visual Modes using the v key for character-wise visual selection, V for line-wise selection and CTRL-v for block-mode selection. The all-important gv sequence is also covered to help you re-select an area you just selected.

Working with Many Files (Screencast 1)

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What we’ll cover

Listing Buffers – Good ol’ ls is your friend here.

Switching Buffers – The buffer command gets you there and it can be used a ton of different ways.

Buffer deletion – The bdelete command is used to delete buffers and it can be used in an equally vast number of ways.

Working with Many Files (Screencast 2)

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What we’ll cover

Args List – The list of loaded files (by default) is put in the :args list, and we will learn how to move through it.

The Buffer List – What it is and how we can move through it.

Bufdo – The bufdo command lets us run a command over all of our loaded buffers. Keep this in the front of your brain!

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