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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 months 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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[–] cbazero@programming.dev 3 points 2 months ago

            
              The motions exist everywhere. Almost every editor has at least a vim motions plugin.
You can navigate in your file without having to move your hand (to the mouse or the arrow keys)
Vim is aware of the text you are editing. You can delete/change text between/up to quotes, parenthesis, etc
You can program Neovim to do whatever you want. This means you can optimize it exactly for your workflow