Text editing with vim

Everything in Unix is a file. Most of these files are meant to be edited by the user or system administrator. Whether it is a configuration file, a source code file or a simple text it is important to know how to effectively edit in Unix. For a long time, vim has been the de-facto standard on Unix systems. While often viewed as complicated by newcomers, it is a powerful tool for advanced users. This hands-on course will quickly demonstrate the power of this editor. Using small tasks, participants will understand the basics of vim for everyday editing in a short amount of time. This makes text editing fast, easy and less error-prone.

This course teaches everything that beginners need to know about text editing with vim. At the end, users will know how to quickly and effectively edit any form of text file using vim in a semi-automatic way. We'll learn how to customize vim to our needs, automate repetitive tasks, filter the text through Unix shell commands and transform the content with only a few keystrokes.