<p>
The vim editor is based on the venerable vi editor, which dates from the very
early days of Unix.  Many persons find it intimidating for the absence of a
menu bar, a terse command set that is very much its own, and its "modal"
design.
</p>
<p>
Nevertheless, under its plain surface is a powerful and versatile tool.  Frank
Bell describes his five steps to learning to use and love vim.
</p>
<ol>
<li>Use a .vimrc file.</li>
<li>Train yourself to change modes.</li>
<li>Learn and use a few basic commands.  These should be enough to get you
going:  x, dd, dw (to delete text); cw (change a work); yy ("yank" or copy a
line); p and P (to paste text); u (undo); w ("write") or save text; q (quit vim).</li>
<li>Don't force yourself to move the cursor with the h-j-k-l keys if that doesn't feel natural.
Use the arrow keys.</li>
<li>Use vim to write stuff.</li>
</ol>

<h3>Links:</h3>
<ul>
<li>Linux Voice vim tutorial: <a href="https://www.linuxvoice.com/download-linux-voice-issue-1-with-audio/">https://www.linuxvoice.com/download-linux-voice-issue-1-with-audio/</a></li>
<li>Linux Voice vim video: <a href="https://www.linuxvoice.com/learn-to-love-vim/">https://www.linuxvoice.com/learn-to-love-vim/</a> 
</li>
<li>
vim homepage:  <a href="https://www.vim.org/index.php">https://www.vim.org/index.php</a> 
</li>
<li>
vim spellcheck:  <a href="https://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/htmldoc/spell.html">https://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/htmldoc/spell.html</a>
</li>
<li>
Dave Morriss's vim hints HPR series:  <a href="https://hackerpublicradio.org/series/0082.html">https://hackerpublicradio.org/series/0082.html</a>
</li>
</ul>
