The Vim Help System

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This brief lesson shows you around the Vim Help System with a view to helping you become self-sufficient when learning Vim, and so that you know where to go when you need help. We will also walk you through a guided demo to give you some practice and experience using the built-in Vim help system.

Intended Audience

This lesson is ideal for anyone who uses Vim and wants to understand how to use the help system.

Prerequisites

If you want to follow along with the exercises in this lesson, you should have the Vim text editor installed on your computer.

Resources

If you want to follow along with the exercise(s) in this lesson, you can find the necessary resources here.

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Jason is the founder of the Linux Training Academy as well as the author of "Linux for Beginners" and "Command Line Kung Fu." He has over 20 years of professional Linux experience, having worked for industry leaders such as Hewlett-Packard, Xerox, UPS, FireEye, and Amazon.com. Nothing gives him more satisfaction than knowing he has helped thousands of IT professionals level up their careers through his many books and courses.

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