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Users of Vim and similars, what exactly makes it useful compared to other text editors? How much time do you suppose you save when working with it? (programming.dev)

submitted 2 years ago by ICastFist@programming.dev to c/ask_experienced_devs@programming.dev

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I'd like actual examples instead of "I work faster", something like "I can move straight to the middle of the file with 7mv" or "I can keep 4 different text snippets in memory and paste each with a number+pt, like 2pt", things that you actually use somewhat frequently instead of what you can do, but probably only did once.

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[–] waywardninja@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago

Truth. I should have mentioned I'm not a huge fan of multi key combos to perform actions. I guess that's why I gravitate towards vim over emacs. Good to know though.

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