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Vim

Vim ("Vi IMproved") is an advanced text editor that allows syntax highlighting, word...

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Vim ("Vi IMproved") is an advanced text editor that allows syntax highlighting, word completion and has a huge amount of contributed content.

Vim offers several “modes” for editing with efficiency. This makes vim a non-user-friendly application but it is also a strength. The normal mode binds alphanumeric keys to task-oriented commands. The visual mode highlights text. The command-line mode offers more tools (for search&replace, defining functions, etc.)

Vim comes with complete help.

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Plugins Word completion Visual Mode Vim Buffers Terminal-based Syntax Highlighting Spell checking Regex substitution Plugin manager Modal editor Mnemonic key bindings Lightweight Support for Large File Keyboard focused Extensible by Plugins/Extensions Dedication to home row Customizable Configurable Batch Editing

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xfce text-editor terminal-editor terminal-app programming development developer-tools command-line code-editor

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