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   * **MIT's "missing semester" has an excellent summary of vim functions [[https://missing.csail.mit.edu/2020/editors/|video and notes]].**    * **MIT's "missing semester" has an excellent summary of vim functions [[https://missing.csail.mit.edu/2020/editors/|video and notes]].** 
 Vim’s design is based on the idea that a lot of programmer time is spent reading, navigating, and making small edits, as opposed to writing long streams of text. For this reason, Vim has multiple operating modes. Vim’s design is based on the idea that a lot of programmer time is spent reading, navigating, and making small edits, as opposed to writing long streams of text. For this reason, Vim has multiple operating modes.
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   - Normal: for moving around a file and making edits   - Normal: for moving around a file and making edits
   - Insert: for inserting text   - Insert: for inserting text
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   - ''i'' -> puts you in **i**nsert mode so you can freely type and move your cursor around. Says ''-- INSERT --'' in bottom left.   - ''i'' -> puts you in **i**nsert mode so you can freely type and move your cursor around. Says ''-- INSERT --'' in bottom left.
   - ''esc'' -> gets you out of insert mode   - ''esc'' -> gets you out of insert mode
 +  - '':set nu'' shows you line numbers
  
 move around move around
-  - ''0'' puts your cursor to the beginning of the line (in command mode) +  - ''0'' or ''Home'' puts your cursor to the beginning of the line (in command mode) 
-  - ''$'' puts your cursor to the end of the line (in command mode)+  - ''$'' or ''End'' puts your cursor to the end of the line (in command mode)
   - ''Shift + i'' puts your cursor to the beginning of the line and opens insert mode   - ''Shift + i'' puts your cursor to the beginning of the line and opens insert mode
   - ''Shift + a'' puts your cursor to the end of the line and opens insert mode   - ''Shift + a'' puts your cursor to the end of the line and opens insert mode