Author: Benjamin D. Thomas
“Vi has been one of the most, if not the most, popular editing tools for programmers since Bill Joy first created it.
Over the years it has evolved, and the current version of vim has many capabilities which make a programmer’s life easy. Listed below is a brief
description of some tools which have made so many programmers loyal to vi and vim. The purpose of this document is to inform linux newbies of, and
introduce them to these tools, not necessarily to be the definitive source of information on them. In most cases, interested readers should check the
noted “extra information” sources.”
