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==Building or downloading Vim==
==Vim User Pages==
 
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*[[Building Vim]] overview, with links for more information, on how to build Vim (download source and compile)
*Thomer M. Gil's website http://thomer.com/vi/vi.html is a must-read for Vimmers. Has good links to further resources.
 
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*[[Where to download Vim]] how to download Vim to run on your system without building
*[[User:Luc Hermitte|Luc Hermitte]]'s website http://hermitte.free.fr/vim/ has many plugins, ftplugins (mainly for C and C++), library plugins, etc, and of course the traditional .vimrc.
 
*http://stripey.com/vim
 
*zzappers VimTips are at http://www.rayninfo.co.uk/vimtips.html
 
   
 
==Vim FAQ==
==Imported from the [http://u.webring.com/hub?ring=vim Vim Webring]==
 
*[http://freenet-homepage.de/schuttvim Vim for MS Access, VB, and SQL]
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*[http://vimhelp.appspot.com/vim_faq.txt.html Vim FAQ in html]
*[http://www.naglenet.org/vim/vim.html Adrian's Vim Page]
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*[http://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=3298 Vim FAQ as plugin/help file]
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*[[VimTip1172|Our tip on using the Vim FAQ]]
*[http://www.geocities.com/volontir Vim Regular Expessions 101]
 
*[http://lanzarotta.tripod.com/vim.html Jeff Lanzarotta's Vim Page]
 
   
==Other Vim wikis==
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==Vim help documentation==
 
*[[VimTip882|Our tips for using Vim's help]]
*http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Vim_Tipbook
 
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*[http://vimhelp.appspot.com/ Up-to-date online mirror of Vim help]
*http://wiki.macvim.org
 
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*[http://www.eandem.co.uk/mrw/vim/usr_doc/index.html Vim 7.4 help as printable PDF and PS]
*www vi-improved org/wiki ''by Robert Melton'' (the link has been obfuscated as this wiki is full of spam – see its recent changes)
 
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*[http://nathangrigg.net/2013/09/reproducing-vim-help-as-a-fully-cross-referenced-pdf/ Vim help as a fully cross-referenced PDF] (pdf [http://nathangrigg.net/vimhelp/ here] and script [https://github.com/nathangrigg/vimhelppdf here]).
   
==Vim FAQ==
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==Vim references, tutorials, guides==
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*[http://web.archive.org/web/20070814184957/http://www.moolenaar.net/habits.html Seven habits of effective text editing] by Bram Moolenaar (2000)
*[http://www.geocities.com/yegappan/vim_faq.txt Vim FAQ in plain text]
 
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*[http://simpletutorials.com/?path=tutorials/vim A simple Vim reference (good for beginners)]
*[http://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/htmldoc/vimfaq.html Vim FAQ in html]
 
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*[http://www.viemu.com/a_vi_vim_graphical_cheat_sheet_tutorial.html Keyboard cheat sheet and tutorial] excellent for learning the essential commands
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*[http://utools.com/vimrefcard.pdf Vim reference card, by command (pdf)]
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*[http://ls10-www.cs.uni-dortmund.de/~menge/vimquick.pdf Vim reference card, by functionality (pdf)]
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*[http://ls10-www.cs.uni-dortmund.de/~menge/vimquick.tex Vim reference card, by functionality (tex)]
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*[http://tnerual.eriogerg.free.fr/vim.html Vim quick reference card (various formats and languages)]
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*[http://www.cafepress.com/vimrefmug Purchase a Vim reference coffee mug]
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*[http://linuxgazette.net/152/srinivasan.html A slightly advanced Introduction to Vim] in Linux Gazette, provides an easy walkthrough for basic and intermediate Vim use
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*[http://www.derekwyatt.org/vim/vim-tutorial-videos/ Screencast Vim tutorials by Derek Wyatt] walking through some simple concepts as well as more advanced topics and plugin demonstrations
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*[http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/library/l-vim-script-1/ Vim scripting] from ibm.com
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*[http://www.vimcasts.org Vimcasts] is a site with excellent screencasts about Vim
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*[http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/library/l-vim-script-1/ Scripting the Vim Editor] by Damian Conway
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==Vim books==
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*[http://iccf-holland.org/click5.html Information about books on Vim] maintained by Vim's author, Bram Moolenaar, ICCF Holland
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*[http://therandymon.com/index.php?/195-Woodnotes-Guide-to-Vim-for-Writers.html ''Vim for Writers''] CC-licensed guide to Vim, (HTML, PDF), 2009
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*''[http://linux.vsevteme.ru/attachments/show?content=19936 Vim Recipes]'' CC-licensed cookbook, (HTML, PDF), 2009
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*[http://www.swaroopch.com/notes/Vim ''A Byte of Vim'' by Swaroop C H] CC-licensed ebook, (book, HTML, PDF), 2008
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*[http://www.truth.sk/vim/vimbook-OPL.pdf ''The Vim book''] by Steve Oualline, New Riders, (PDF), 2001
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*[http://www.moolenaar.net/vim_errata.html Errata for ''The Vim book''] maintained by Bram Moolenaar
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*[http://pragprog.com/book/dnvim/practical-vim ''Practical Vim: Edit Text at the Speed of Thought''] by Drew Neil, The Pragmatic Bookshelf, (book, PDF), 2012
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==Vim sites==
 
*David Rayner (zzapper) has ''the'' [http://www.rayninfo.co.uk/vimtips.html Best of Vim Tips] list.
 
*Luc Hermitte's [http://hermitte.free.fr/vim/ Vim macros site] has many plugins, ftplugins (mainly for C and C++), and more.
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*Robert Melton's [http://vi-improved.org/ home for the #VIM Freenode channel] with Vim information.
 
*[http://vimregex.com/ Vim Regular Expessions 101]
   
==Tips with Vim references==
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===Vim tips on other sites===
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*[http://amix.dk/blog/viewEntry/159 Workspace efficiency]
''TODO'' Need to sort out which of these are helpful; perhaps merge.
 
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*[http://amix.dk/blog/viewEntry/160 Search don't scroll]
*[[VimTip365|365 Vim Book Online]]
 
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*[http://amix.dk/blog/viewEntry/162 Taming your Vim config]
*[[VimTip422|422 A Quick Reference]]
 
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*[http://amix.dk/vim/vimrc.html My commented 800-line vimrc]
*[[VimTip947|947 Comprehensive Vim Quick Reference Card]]
 
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*[http://sanjeev-oracle-world.blogspot.com/ Settings in vimrc and scripts for PL/SQL coding]
*[[VimTip229|229 First thing to try before asking help]]
 
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*[http://www.thegeekstuff.com/2008/12/vi-and-vim-editor-3-steps-to-enable-thesaurus-option/ Enable thesaurus option]
*[[VimTip496|496 Hyperlinked html format of the Vim Reference Manual]]
 
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*[http://www.thegeekstuff.com/2009/03/8-essential-vim-editor-navigation-fundamentals/ Vim navigation fundamentals]
*[[VimTip882|882 Learn to use help]]
 
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*[http://www.thegeekstuff.com/2009/03/3-powerful-musketeers-of-vim-editor-macro-mark-and-map/ 3 powerful Ms macro mark map]
*[[VimTip1365|1365 Links to other Vim tips]]
 
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*[http://www.thegeekstuff.com/2009/02/make-vim-as-your-bash-ide-using-bash-support-plugin/ Using Vim as your bash ide]
*[[VimTip326|326 Quick reference guide and using Vim help]]
 
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*[http://www.thegeekstuff.com/2009/01/tutorial-make-vim-as-your-cc-ide-using-cvim-plugin/ Using Vim as your C ide]
*[[VimTip942|942 Simple Vim reference]]
 
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*[http://www.thegeekstuff.com/2009/01/vi-and-vim-editor-5-awesome-examples-for-automatic-word-completion-using-ctrl-x-magic/ Ctrl-x-magics]
*[[VimTip179|179 Simplify help buffer navigation]]
 
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*[http://cybertiggyr.com/gene/15-vim/ Tips for writing Lisp code]
*[[VimTip1172|1172 Vim FAQ and other documentation]]
 
*[[VimTip841|841 Vim reference card of common commands]]
 
*[[VimTip951|951 Vim Tutorials]]
 
*[[VimTip1246|1246 VIM at Wikibooks]]
 
   
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==See also==
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*[[Vim scripts]]
 
[[Category:VimInformation]]
 
[[Category:VimInformation]]

Revision as of 18:25, 11 January 2016

Building or downloading Vim

  • Building Vim overview, with links for more information, on how to build Vim (download source and compile)
  • Where to download Vim how to download Vim to run on your system without building

Vim FAQ

Vim help documentation

Vim references, tutorials, guides

Vim books

Vim sites

Vim tips on other sites

See also