Chapter 1: The Vim Way :: Domus Digitalis

Chapter Overview

Part I: Modes | Tips 1-6

The foundational philosophy of Vim editing.

Tip	Title	Mastered
1	Meet the Dot Command	[ ]
2	Don’t Repeat Yourself	[ ]
3	Take One Step Back, Then Three Forward	[ ]
4	Act, Repeat, Reverse	[ ]
5	Find and Replace by Hand	[ ]
6	Meet the Formula	[ ]

Tip

Title

Mastered

1

Meet the Dot Command

[ ]

2

Don’t Repeat Yourself

[ ]

3

Take One Step Back, Then Three Forward

[ ]

4

Act, Repeat, Reverse

[ ]

5

Find and Replace by Hand

[ ]

6

Meet the Formula

[ ]

Record concepts that were new or important.

Command

Description

Notes

Commands I tried while reading:

" (Add commands you practiced)

Drew Neil’s central insight:

One keystroke to move, one keystroke to execute.

— Practical Vim

Tasks from the book I completed:

Things I want to explore further.

Date completed: _