Modern Vim by Neil, Drew -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Modern Vim

About the Pragmatic Bookshelf Table of Contents Early Praise for Modern Vim Acknowledgments Introduction

How This Book Is Structured A Note on Vim Versions Other Software Requirements Notation for Simulating Vim on the Page Minimal Configuration Using Factory Settings Downloading the Examples

Chapter 1: Get Modern Vim

Upgrade to Vim 8 Switch to Neovim Use Both

Installing Vim 8 Switching to Neovim Enabling Python Support in Neovim Chapter 2: Installing Plugins Understanding Scripts, Plugins, and Packages Installing Plugins to Your Package Managing Plugins with minpac Chapter 3: Opening Files Finding Files Using Fuzzy Path Matching Finding Files Semantically Jumping to an Alternate File Chapter 4: Working with the Quickfix List Running a Build and Navigating Failures Switching Compilers Linting the Current File Searching Files with Grep-Alikes Running Tests and Browsing Failures Chapter 5: Neovim’s Built-In Terminal Emulator

Use Normal Mode Commands to Interact with the Shell Use Neovim as a Window Manager Control Processes Remotely with Vim Script

Grokking Terminal Mode Running Programs in a Terminal Buffer Managing Windows That Contain Terminal Buffers Using Normal Mode Commands in a Terminal Buffer Sending Commands to a Terminal Buffer Applying Customizations to Your Shell in a Terminal Buffer Avoiding Nested Neovim Instances Using an Existing nvim Instance as the Preferred Editor Chapter 6: Sessions

Make Restarting Vim Frictionless Make Switching Projects Frictionless

Saving and Restoring Sessions Making Undo Persist Between Sessions Restarting Terminal Processes When Resuming a Session Chapter 7: Configuring Vim Using Autocommands to Respond to Events Respecting Project Conventions Setting Buffer-Local Configuration Per Project Appendix 1: What’s Next for Modern Vim?

Integrating with the Language Server Protocol What’s Next for Vim 8 What’s Next for Neovim

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