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vim · beginner · 150 min

Vim

Edit at the speed of thought

Master modal editing by hand — from modes, motions, and operators through text objects, search, substitute, and macros, all the way to the practical combinations (counts, the dot formula, the global command) that make Vim genuinely fast. Every concept drilled with real keystrokes.

Start → 0 / 24 lessons
Vim Golf — Challenges → Solve real editing tasks with the fewest keystrokes. Race the clock, beat par, climb from beginner to advanced.
timed
Drill weak motions → Spaced, weakness-first practice: resurfaces the motions you brute-forced without the real command, overshot on par, or mastered then let go rusty — interleaved, not a sequential cycle.
spaced
Playground → 33 challenges across motions, operators, text objects, visual & more — plus a free scratch buffer. Real Vim keys. Cheat-sheet → Every command grouped by what it does. The fast lookup while you learn.

Modes & First Edits

  1. Normal mode & moving with hjkl 8 min
  2. Insert, escape, and undo 8 min
  3. Open lines & replace a character 7 min

Move at the Speed of Thought

  1. Word motions: w e b (and W E B) 8 min
  2. Within the line: 0 ^ $ 6 min
  3. Find a character: f t F ; 8 min
  4. Jump far: gg G % 7 min

Operators & the Dot Command

  1. Delete: d + motion 9 min
  2. Change: c + motion 8 min
  3. The dot command 7 min
  4. Yank & paste: y p P 8 min

Text Objects

  1. The inner word: diw ciw 7 min
  2. Inside pairs: ci" ci( ci{ 9 min

Visual Mode

  1. Select & operate: v V 8 min

Search

  1. Search: / n N 8 min
  2. Search the word under the cursor: * 6 min

Substitute

  1. Find & replace: :s 9 min
  2. Substitute the whole file: :%s 7 min

Macros

  1. Record & replay: q @ 9 min

Combine & Conquer

  1. Counts multiply everything 7 min
  2. Operate up to a target 7 min
  3. The dot formula 9 min

Power Moves

  1. Indent & dedent: >> << 6 min
  2. The global command: :g 9 min
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