[aklug] Re: Vim tips for C/C++ programmer

Quoting Christopher Howard <choward@indicium.us>:

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> I've always used Emacs, but I'm trying to give Vim a fair try. I just
> took a small class from a guy who showed us how use the basic commands,
> but he doesn't seem to know much about the programming side of things.
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> Any tips for a guy who does a lot of C/C++ programming? I installed
> vim-nox (I hate graphical editors...) on my Debian laptop. Here's what
> I've figured out so far:
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> - - I got syntax coloring with the ':syntax enable' command.
> - - I got automatic indenting with the ':set cindent' command, though this
> seems to work differently than it does in Emacs. In Emacs I could press
> 'tab', and it would rearrange a line whose indenting was off.
> - - I got line numbering with the ':set nu' command.
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> That's about it so far. Any further tips would be appreciated. Also,
> somebody once told me Vim has some kind bracket-folding system, though
> perhaps I misunderstood him.

Try vimtutor...it might help a bit.

Mike B.

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Received on Tue Jun 9 17:49:25 2009