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Intro: The Vim Philosophy

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- Intro: [First steps](README.md#first-steps)
- Intro: [What kind of Vim am I running?](README.md#what-kind-of-vim-am-i-running)
- Intro: [Cheatsheets](README.md#cheatsheets)
- Intro: [The Vim Philosphy](README.md#the-vim-philosophy)
- Basics: [Marks?](README.md#marks)
- Basics: [Changelist?](README.md#changelist)
- Basics: [Changelist? Jumplist?](README.md#changelist-jumplist)
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- Usage: [Editing remote files](README.md#editing-remote-files)
- Usage: [Restore cursor position when opening file](README.md#restore-cursor-position-when-opening-file)
- Usage: [Handling backup, swap, undo, and viminfo files](README.md#handling-backup-swap-undo-and-viminfo-files)
- Usage: [Running external programs and using filters](#running-external-programs-and-using-filters)
- Usage: [Running external programs and using filters](README.md#running-external-programs-and-using-filters)
- Usage: [MatchIt](README.md#matchit)
- Debugging: [Verbosity](README.md#verbosity)
- Debugging: [Debugging Vim scripts](README.md#debugging-vim-scripts)

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#### [Intro](#intro-1)
- [What is Vim?](#what-is-vim)
- [The Vim Philosphy](#the-vim-philosophy)
- [First steps](#first-steps)
- [What kind of Vim am I running?](#what-kind-of-vim-am-i-running)
- [Cheatsheets](#cheatsheets)
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vi?](http://www.viemu.com/a-why-vi-vim.html) to see common misconceptions about
Vim explained.
#### The Vim Philosophy
Vim adheres to the modal editing philosophy. This means that it provides
multiple modes and the meaning of keys changes according to the mode. You
navigate files in _normal mode_, you insert text in _insert mode_, you select
lines in _visual mode_, you access commands in _command-line mode_ and so on.
This might sound complicated at first, but has a huge advantage: you don't have
to break your fingers by holding several keys at once, most of the time you
simply press them one after the other. The more common the task, the fewer keys
are needed.
A related concept that works well with modal editing are operators and motions.
_Operators_ start a certain action, e.g. changing, removing, or selecting text.
Afterwards you specify the region of text you want to act on using a _motion_.
To change everything between parentheses, use `ci(` (read _change inner
parentheses_). To remove an entire paragraph of text, use `dap` (read _delete
around paragraph_).
If you see advanced Vim users working, you'll notice that they speak the
_language of Vim_ as well as pianists handle their instruments. Complex
operations are done using only a few key presses. They don't even think about it
anymore as [muscle memory](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muscle_memory) took
over already. This reduces [cognitive
load](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_load) and helps focusing on the
actual task.
#### First steps
Vim comes bundled with an interactive tutorial that teaches the most basic