On Thu, Apr 10, 2014 at 10:28:31PM -0700, john s wrote: > Hello, I have a quick question that i would greatly appreciate help with. I > am taking programming courses to get my degree in Computer Information > Systems and i am currently studying about Linux and windows text editors. I > was told about VIM and how it is a better text editor than windows power > shell. My question is if i download this to my laptop will i still be able to > use powershell if need be or will i only be able to run VIM after installing. > I am using a windows 8 laptop currently. Thanks you for any help.
May I presume that when you compare PowerShell to Vim, you are actually talking about the PowerShell ISE? Vim and the PowerShell ISE can coexist on your laptop. You may not wish to associate .ps1 and psm1 files with Vim until you are more comfortable with Vim, however. But you are free to open such files in Vim, and doing so will not prevent you from working on them in the PowerShell ISE later. As you're just getting your feet wet with Vim, may I recommend spending half an hour or so with the 'vimtutor' program which is distributed with Vim? It will help you come up to speed on a few of Vim's most unique and useful features in short order. I also find Mr. Miessler's Vim Tutorial and Primer to be a friendly resource for new Vimmers: http://www.danielmiessler.com/study/vim One final piece of advice: Vim is quite unlike any other piece of software you have ever used. Expect to be frustrated at first, and don't give up on it easily. After getting past the steep learning curve in a few weeks (the duration depends upon how heartily you dig in and build new habits) you will be rewarded with many years of effortless editing. Good luck! -- Erik Falor Registered Linux User #445632 http://linuxcounter.net
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