Learn Vim Fast: Essential Skills for Developers

Learn terminal-based viewing and editing with Vim in an hour - perfect for developers, Linux users, and Sysadmins.

What you'll learn
- Learn the Vim essentials and start using it in your daily workflow.
- Read and write files from the terminal with ease.
- Edit code using multiple Vim motions.
- Using the help command for quick refreshers on Vim commands.
- Learn basic vimrc configuration.
- Learn to use vimdiff to compare files.
- Refresh your Vim skills.

Requirements
- You don't need to know any Vi/Vim or Linux to finish this course.
- Having a Linux distribution installed (or on a VM) can be useful but is not required.
- You're not required to follow along, but it is highly recommended.

Description
Learn Vim Fast – Essential Skills for Developers

Whether you're tired of clunky editors with long startup times or just want to finally “get” Vim, this course gets you up and running fast. You'll build the muscle memory to use Vim in your daily workflow - whether that’s writing code, editing config files, or just navigating text files faster.

What you'll learn:

Open, edit, and save files confidently in Vim

Navigate files with speed using Vim's core movement motions

Use search and replace to make powerful edits

Customize your editor with a .vimrc file

Use the built-in help command so you never get stuck again

Get introduced to tools like vimdiff and simple multi-window workflows

No fluff. No need to memorize every obscure command. Just a solid, practical foundation that you can build upon.

Perfect for:

Devs who’ve always meant to learn Vim but never stuck with it

Engineers switching to terminal-based workflows

Anyone tired of the mouse slowing them down

About the Teacher

Hi! I'm a full-time developer with experience in using (Neo)Vim and other terminal tools in real-world projects. I created this course to save you from slow trial and error and help you build a rock-solid foundation from day one.

I’ve taught myself Vim, Tmux, Git, Linux, and more - and I know exactly what beginners struggle with. My goal is to make that learning curve smoother and even fun.

If you enjoy this course, there’s more coming - including advanced Vim topics, Tmux, and other tools that will help youownyour terminal setup.

Let's level up your workflow, one keystroke at a time.

Who this course is for:
- Software engineers wanting edit files from the terminal.
- People wanting to take on CompTIA Linux+ or LPIC certifications.
- CompSci students wanting to learn Vim to flex on classmates.
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