For those new to command-line environments, Vim can be intimidating, says Damon Garn. The text editor is designed for non-graphical interfaces, where everything is done at the keyboard.
“Linux servers often do not have a graphical user interface (GUI) installed,” he explains, and “Linux stores its configurations in text files, so if a Linux sysadmin needs to change a configuration (perhaps a network setting), they must edit a text file with a tool such as Vim.”
This article provides an introduction to basic Vim tasks to help you get started.
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