Most Linux users know vim as a text editor that descended from vi. It can also function as a tool for encrypting text files. In this post, we examine how this is done and how to reverse the process.

In the vast landscape of Linux, the prowess of a user is often measured by their fluency in text editing. Two titans dominate this realm: Vim and Emacs. These editors are not merely tools; they are ...

Vim 8 is now available for Linux, Unix, Windows, and macOS. The program is also available for other, more obscure operating systems such as AmigaOS. It will be automatically updated in most modern ...

Vim is an extremely powerful editor with a user interface based on Bill Joy's almost 30-year-old vi, but with many new features. The features that make Vim so versatile also sometimes makes it ...

As a Linux user, it's also difficult to avoid using a plain text editor for my configuration and coding projects. While text editors like Vim are mainly intended for code, they can also be useful ...

Linux is a versatile operating system that allows you to perform a standard Vi word search using different keys on your computer keyboard. This tutorial will list the different keys and functions that ...

and it is the default editor for some Linux distros. It was built initially as a clone for vi, a beloved Unix text editor. Moolenaar built Vim partly on another vi clone called Stevie, which is no ...