Old-School Geek Tool: Edit Text With Vim Free text editor Vim is
a Windows (and many other platform) implementation of the
classic *nix text editor, vi. "Vim" is short for "Vi, Improved",
and while it has features vi lacked (such as scripting, file
merge, and a GUI shell), the heart of it is vi. Do not confuse
"text editor" with "word processor." Vim is intended primarily
for editing code, especially batch files and scripts, though it
can certainly be used for other things. Furthermore, Vim is
modal, which is a concept that might be odd to many modern (i.e,
post 1980) users. In insert mode, when you hit a key, the key is
entered into your document. In command mode, when you hit a key,
an appropriate command is executed. Type "3dw" in insert mode,
and you'll see those letters appear at your cursor. Type the
same sequence in command mode, and you'll delete the next three
words from your document. (Type 'u' to undo, of course!) You
switch modes by hitting Escape. A small bar at the bottom of the
screen will tell