On Wed, Sep 26, 2012 at 3:17 PM, Deepak adhikari <[email protected]> wrote: > I am trying to use this editor, searched stackoverflow.com (didn't ask > though) went to vim.org but very complex operations are explained and found > difficult to grasp. > > just trying to know some basic commands like how to start, exit, > save/writeout , delete some specific lines. Remove BOM form the utf-8 > file(going to the beginning and deleting this bit) Google vim-tutor
> [snip] > basically what I exactly wanted is>> > > remove BOM from utf-8 encoded file, remove 2nd line of the text file which > was imported from windows machine. No idea about this. > thought it must be simple to use with such a famous/powerful editor but I am > lost in the complexity of its features .... talks about vim, Ex, vi, command > line, visual, so many things to see just to get something done. Powerful editor != easy to use (first time or even 100th time). > I would like to know if there are any start up guides, for users who came > from nano or some other editors ... Again vim-tutor > I am not used to editing texts from command line, but now is needed so > wanted to learn. Also see: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1812926/i-am-looking-for-tips-for-learning-vim-or-emacs-the-smart-way for a nice diagram on vim learning curve. -- You received this message from the "vim_use" maillist. Do not top-post! Type your reply below the text you are replying to. For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php
