Documentation
The most useful software is sometimes rendered useless by poor or
altogether missing documentation. Vim refuses to succumb to death by
underdocumentation. With a book to extensive help files to a tips
collection, all audiences should be pleased.
Help Files
Vim's online documentation system, accessible via the :help
command, is an extensive cross-referenced and hyperlinked reference.
It's kept up-to-date with the software and can answer almost any
question about Vim's functionality.
An up-to-date version of the help, with hyperlinks, can be found on
vimhelp.org.
This is maintained by Carlo Teubner.
The VimDoc project has links to
various types of Vim documentation. The online, hyperlinked copy of
the documentation is currently outdated.
For translations of the help files see the
translation page.
There are about a dozen books available bout Vim and Vi.
More information on
this page.
There also is the "Use Vim Like A Pro" eBook. It is available on
leanpub.com.
You can decide about the price you want to pay, and the slider goes
down all the way to zero.
And now, for something completely different: Vim books in Japanese!
Vim完全バイブル
Learning Vim playfully
Especially useful for absolute beginners who fear being bored by learning the
basic commands: Vim Adventure. Starts
with teaching you h, j, k and l movement commands and practice them in an
adventure style interactive play.
Less playfull, but a bit faster to go through is the Vim tutor. See :help
tutor inside Vim.
A manual is great for reference, but voluminous reference materials
aren't always the easiest way to locate answers to your questions.
We've compiled a list of frequently asked questions, along with good
answers. You can find the FAQ
here.
It comes from this github project
Finding an answer is even harder if you don't know that you have a
question. The Vim tips collection contains a seemingly
endless supply of hints on making your vim use a more pleasant
experience. The tips collection is also a great way to find quick hacks
to perform common tasks.
You can also watch videos. You can find them with
Google search.
Workshops in the form of videos.
Created between January 2010 and May 2011.
Other Documentation
There are plenty of other sources of Vim documentation. We've got a partial list of them, but Google is another great way to find
obscure documentation.
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