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  1. Pinned Tweet
    16 Nov 2017

    Finally, after lots of work and waiting, I can inform you that my book Mastering Vim Quickly: From WTF to OMG in no time is ready for sale! 🎉 Here's the link:

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  2. May 9

    Tired of clearing highlighted searches by typing "/asdfslk”? :) Use this for example: nmap <silent> ./ :nohlsearch<CR> Quick and easy to type :) You can map it differently too. :: ::

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  3. May 4

    One of those I use daily: You can enter Insert mode with your cursor at the end of the current line by hitting A Like Append. To do the same, with cursor positioned at the beginning, hit I Best Vim tips ->

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  4. Retweeted
    Apr 21

    I just switched to nvim from and lost my beloved Grep plugin (because I didn't understand :grep or :vimgrep). I used this post to get setup with ripgrep and I don't know how I lived without it.

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  5. Retweeted
    Apr 4

    “So it’s a 10 week program. By the end you will have memorized over 90 deranged keyboard shortcuts.”

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    6 replies . 13 retweets 104 likes
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  6. Apr 5

    New Mastering Vim Quickly Newsletter goes out today. Sign up at for free, and you'll get to see the best content on Vim from around the Internet. Like, this video for example :D

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  7. Apr 1

    This is cool: [x]it! is a plain-text file format for todos and check lists. - Now we need a Vim plugin to support it :)

    3 replies . 1 retweet 16 likes
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  8. Mar 30

    Did you know? :%g/pattern/norm will run a macro saved in register *a* on all lines in a file that match a *pattern*. :: ::

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  9. Mar 28

    Becoming an Advanced Learner - via (this will help you with your efforts to learn Vim too!)

    2 replies . 4 retweets 13 likes
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  10. Retweeted
    Mar 25

    The greatest breach in our modern history!

    LOL. Oh no the Linux source code was leaked 😡😭
    1 reply . 10 retweets 31 likes
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  11. Mar 22

    New issue of newsletter goes out today! Sign up and receive: - Byte-sized Vim tips and tricks - Best practices, Vim configuration, recommended plugins - Best articles from around the Internet on Vim! Once a week. Free. Short and to the point. ->

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  12. Mar 21

    Introduction to Vim abbreviations - via

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  13. Mar 18

    The same applies to improving your skills. Start here:

    No matter the circumstance you can always improve. You can always start improving with yourself. You can always start improving today. Make that decision. Start.
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  14. Retweeted
    Mar 18

    Very unprofessional, very immature. Any supply chain attack actors, no matter the motivation, should be punished.

    3 replies . 25 retweets 76 likes
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  15. Mar 17

    If you hit g CTRL-g you can see detailed information about the current file, like number of words or how many bytes it has. Get all of my best at

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  16. Mar 4

    Did you know? You can use Ctrl+o and Ctrl+i to navigate cursor position history back and forward. :: ::

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  17. Retweeted
    Mar 2

    I’m always grateful to hear feedback from my readers… here’s one, related to

    1 reply . 3 retweets 23 likes
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  18. Retweeted
    Mar 2

    Great post by - Write plain text files - I'd also suggest, learn to use Vim ;)

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  19. Mar 1

    New Mastering Vim Quickly Newsletter issue goes out today! - Byte-sized Vim tips and tricks - Best practices, configuration, recommended plugins - Best articles from around the Internet, news, updates and much more! No ads, no BS, no fluff. :: ::

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  20. Retweeted
    Feb 25

    vim, ftw.

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  21. Feb 22

    Vim 9 will be dedicated to Sven Guckes - Sven Guckes passed away in Berlin on February 20, 2022. I had the opportunity to meet him during one Vim meetup in Berlin. He did a lot for Vim. Rest in peace.

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