I’d like actual examples instead of “I work faster”, something like “I can move straight to the middle of the file with 7mv” or “I can keep 4 different text snippets in memory and paste each with a number+pt, like 2pt”, things that you actually use somewhat frequently instead of what you can do, but probably only did once.

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      4 months ago

      I don’t know if this comment comes from ignorance or snarkiness but it’s really not the same. Other editors add in hotkeys over time to perform a single function.

      Vim key bindings are actually a terse text manipulation language where you can form arbitrary “sentences” like:

      • ciw - change the current word, meaning remove it and then enter insert mode

      • D - delete until end of line

      • dt: - delete everything between the cursor and the next colon on this line

      • 10"ap Paste the contents of the a register 10 times