> I found what appears to be a phenomenal program, Vim but it
> looks to be more than a little intimidating.
Indeed, Vim has a learning-curve a bit like a brick wall. Once
you understand the modal nature, and the
{count}{operator}{motion} pattern of commands, you have a solid
framework on which to hang your future learning.
> I'm familiar with the publisher of the book referred to in
> the subject line but am concerned with the fact that it
> appears much of the book deals with vi. Is the material on vi
> of any value in learning Vim? Money is a little short lately
> and I don't wish to waste any. Thanks to anyone kind enough
> to answer this.
While I'd agree that learning vi is of value, since Vim is a
superset of vi, there are many free resources available to help
you get the basics. First, I'd recommend the vimtutor that comes
with Vim. It will walk you through a number of the basics.
Others have suggested additional quality online resources. My
biggest additions to those recommendations would be
1) to hang out here on the mailing list. Even after a decade of
using Vim, I still learn new tricks from folks here on the list; and
2) regularly look at your editing habits and analyze them for "it
feels like I'm working too hard here, there's gotta be an easier
way to do this". Vim makes quick work of many repetitive editing
tasks.
If you need some practice, you might also try your hand at
vimgolf.com to see how you'd solve the problems, and how others
have solved them (the solutions are often all over the map, so
you can see alternative ways of tackling a problem).
-tim
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