Learning Vim¶

The Vim help screen starts with:

                        VIM - main help file
                                                                       k
      Move around:  Use the cursor keys, or "h" to go left,        h   l
                    "j" to go down, "k" to go up, "l" to go right.   j
Close this window:  Use ":q<Enter>".
   Get out of Vim:  Use ":qa!<Enter>" (careful, all changes are lost!).

Jump to a subject:  Position the cursor on a tag (e.g. |bars|) and hit CTRL-].
   With the mouse:  ":set mouse=a" to enable the mouse (in xterm or GUI).
                    Double-click the left mouse button on a tag, e.g. |bars|.
        Jump back:  Type CTRL-T or CTRL-O (repeat to go further back).

This first contact with the famous but unusual text editor might be improved by adding a hint for users of non-US keyboards. For example when using an Estonian keyboard, it should say :kbd`CTRL-ä` instead of :kbd`CTRL-]`.

I don’t really believe the following statement of the Vim tutorial:

NOTE: The cursor keys should also work.  But using hjkl you will be able to
move around much faster, once you get used to it.  Really!