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Learn vim but not just for editing text [updated]

UPDATED on 2023-08-11

This list covers many places where the Vim Keybindings can be used. (Thanks, Erik Westrup and contributors for creating this)

Vim Keybindings Everywhere - The Ultimate List

UPDATED on 2022-01-09

- Adding `zathura` and `sc-im`

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Editing text with Vim is fast once the keys are memorized in the muscle memory.

But some vim keybindings can be used outside of the Vim editor too, making you faster on the terminal and even on the web browser.

Which keybindings (shortcuts)?

Here are some commonly available vim keybindings (or shortcuts).

# Navigation and other readonly functions
h, j, k, l
gg, G

# Search related
 /, ?, n, p

In utilities which do not edit text, usually only the `normal` and `visual` mode functions work.

Where can I use it?

Linux shells (bash, zsh and fish support it)
Browsers

Vimium Plugin for Chromium and Firefox based browsers

Qutebrowser

Lagrange browser for gemini space

Common pager utilities like `less` and `more`
`man` pages
Terminal emulators

Alacritty

Terminal multiplexers

tmux

and `screen`.

Misc

Zathura (A PDF reader. Supports some more formats, too.)

sc-im (Spreadsheet app for the terminal)

And lastly, many popular editors and IDEs also support vim-key-bindings with addons (emacs, vscode, pycharm etc.)

Take-aways

With Vim you navigate quickly and edit text faster. If you haven't tried Vim yet, give it a try. At-least for the fun of a challenge. Spare some time regularly for a week, instead of planning to sit a full day, some day. Learn *only* one or two new commands every day. Use them to edit your notes.txt, if not for code. Practicing it will automatically make it to your muscle memory.

(Don't try to memorize a cheatsheet, else it will be overwhelming. Also, don't judge early whether a particular command will really make you fast or not.)

Prefer installing vim using your OS's package manager.