Vimscript is a mechanism for reshaping and extending the Vim editor. Scripting allows you to create new tools, simplify common tasks, and even redesign and replace existing editor features. This article (the first in a series) introduces the fundamental components of the Vimscript programming language: values, variables, expressions, statements, functions, and commands.

An update to my previous article My vi first steps

I use vi instead of command line editors to do mass replacing of blocks and editing many files in the following way:

say I know all files I need to edit in the current directory contain the text foo and the rest of the files don't.

I open all files containing foo in vi:

a handy cheatsheet to keep on your desk or wall helping out with the vimperator plugin for Firefox. A week with this up and you won't be touching that mouse for quite some time.

Did you know vim had a spell checker? Me neither. Goodbye OO.o Writer, hello sane keybindings!

"Emacs and Vim both provide facility for extension. But as they represent divergent philosophies — Vim following the “small is beautiful” and “do one thing well” precepts of Unix, Emacs coming from a belief that the editor is an operational hub — they have different objectives here..."

"... I’m happy to announce the first public release of my Creative-Commons licensed book on the Vim 7 editor. This book is meant for both beginners and advanced users..." -- Make a Donation

Vi and Vim are extremely powerful text editors that are guaranteed to be on almost every *nix system you log into. You don't always have the comfort of a GUI & nano can be cumbersome when doing large tasks. Vi/Vim are an absolute necessity to every Linux admin and a life saver, so why not sit down, spend some time, and get to know your new friend

Since the 70’s, Vi is one of the programmer’s best friend. Nevermind you’re new to Vi or not, here’s a big list of 100 useful commands, organized by topic, which will make your coder life better.