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Vim's Basic Syntax

Differents Modes in Vim

• Normal mode

• Visual mode

• Insert mode

• Command-line mode

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3 Types of Editing Commands

1. Operator + Motion

   e.g. v + tj

2. Operator + Text Object

   More specifically, there are two syntaxs for text objects:

   1. Inner(i)

   2. Around(a)

   e.g. v + iw

3. Visual selection + Operator

   e.g. v + iw + d