说在前面的话 -- a byte of vim 是我见过的最介绍vim 最好的书，想了解强大的vim的人，或者是已经在使用vim而打算进一步了解的人，我感觉都应该看看这个，内容精炼但涵盖非常广，……“vim为什么这么强大”，当看完这本书时，我想你就能全然的了解了……此外。本书是一英文版，但非常easy，学语言的同一时候学习英语非常不多……
附上最新版的下载链接 http://download.csdn.net/detail/wuzhimang/8933257 ，当然上官网才是硬道理
下面是自己针对a byte of vim 做的学习摘要。原文的内容，方便自己以后使用与回顾 —— 由于好书（哪怕是工具书）读一两遍是不够的
## A Byte of Vim
1.Perface
"There is no great writing, only great rewriting." -- Louis Brandeis
"Vim if one of the few pieces of software that I use for nearly 10 hours a day." -- Authors
The mantra is *Concepts. Examples. Pithy*
Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.
2.Introduction
Powerful means following the paradigm of "Minimal effort. Maximal effect."
Press * Run :sp Run :50 Run :,100s/old/new/g Press gf
Run :colorscheme desert Run :nmap <c-s> :w<CR>
Run :mksession ~/latest_session.vim -> vim -S ~/latest_session.vim
Run :syntax on -> :set filetype=Wikipedia
Run :set foldmethod=indent Run :tabedit <file>
Press ctrl-n Run :0,10s/form/to/gc Run :%s/from/to/g
Run :help vim-modes-intro Run :edit hello.txt Run :e hello.txt
Run :help notation Run :help keycodes
Press db Press dw Press 2d3w
3.Modes
There are three basic modes in Vim - normal, insert and visual
Run :echo "hello world" Run :help usr_toc
Run :help index
Run :help vim-modes-intro Run :help mode-switching
a,A i,I o,O r,R s,S v,V
4.Typing Skills
vi/vim graphical cheat sheet
Press } { ( ) ~Press 3fh~
Press ctrl-o Press ctrl-i
Press ^ $ ctrl-f crtl-b
Press G H M L Press : help word-motions
Press :help cursor-motions
Press :help text-objects Press :help motion/various motions
5.Help
Run :help Run :help usr-manual
Run :help abbreviate Press ctrl-]
Run :helpgrep gt Run :cnext Run :cprev Run:clist
Press ma -> Press 'a Press ~
Run :let &keywordprg=':help'
"The true delight is in the finding out rather than in the knowing"
6.Editing Basics
Run :swapname Run :help swap-file
nmap <c-s> :w<CR>
imap <c-s> <Esc>:w<CR>a
Run :e ../tmp/test.txt cd pwd
Run :e C:\\shopping\\monday.txt
y -> yank
1G and | -> moves to the first line and the first column respectively
Run :dl dw
yy -> operation name twice, it will operate on the
yap -> yank the current paragraph
xp -> swap two characters
dwwP -> swap two words
m{a-zA-z} -> '{a-zA-Z}
"If I had eight hours to chop down a tree, I'd spent six hours sharpening my axe" -- Abraham Lincoln
u/U <-> ctrl-r --> undolevels :earlier 4m :later 45s
:undolist Run :help :undolist/undo-redo/usr_32.txt
set incsearch/ignorecase/smartcase --> /step /Step
Run :help vimrc-intro :help pattern
Run :/\<step\> /\d\+ /\d\*
7.Multiplicity
:set foldmethod=indent --> zc zo za
:nnoremap <space> za --> noremap
Run :help buffer-list :buffers :ls :bd 1
:e test.txt
:sp or ctrl-w s :vsp or ctrl-w v
ctrl-w r --> rotate the windows
ctrl-w K --> move the current windows to the topmost position
ctrl-w _ --> make the cutternt windows as big as possible
ctrl-w = --> make the windows 'equal' in height again
:resize 10
:help windows
:tabnew :tabc :help tabpage
:tab help tabpage :tabmove 0 :tabdo
:help setting-guitablabel
8.Personal Information Management
9.Scripting
qa --> to start recording the macro named as a (register)
gUl --> to switch the first letter to upper case
g# # g* *
q --> stop recording the macro
@a --> apply this to other lines
. --> repeat the last action
:colorscheme desert --> <tab> to cycle through the available schemes
:echo strlen(getline('.'))
:let len = strlen(getline('.'))
:echo "We have 'len' characters in this line."
:echo $HOME :echo &filetype :echo @a
:help function-list
:source capitalize.vim :call Capitalize()
:echo has("python")
:help eval :help python-commands :help perl-using
:help ruby-commands
10.Plugins
There are various kinds of plugins that can be written
--> vimrc --> global plugin --> filetype plugin
--> syntax highlighting plugin --> compiler plugin
vimrc --> for general customizations
gvimrc --> for GUI specific customizations
:help vimrc
the colon is optional when writing scripts in files
vim -u NONE -> start up Vim without any initialization scripts being run
:hlep -u :help starting
11.Programmers Editor
"Let's me reiterate that typing skills is critical for a programmer"
"We are typists first, programmers second"
:set filetype=vim $VIMRUNTIME/syntax --> the list of language types available
svn diff | vim -R -
:set autoindent :set smartindent
% -> bounce(curly bracket)
! -> shell commands :sh -> a full-fledged shell :%!sort
gf -> open the file gd -> move to the local definition of the variable name
gD -> the global declaration ]] ->
:help object-motions [I -> display all lines that contain they keyword under the cursor
:Vex -> :Sex ->
ctags cscope :make
omnicompletion -> pythoncomplete.vim -> ftplugin/<language>complete.vim
:runtime! autoload/pythoncomplete.vim
~/.vimrc -> autocmd FiltType python runtime! autoload/pythoncomplete.vim
ctrl-n ctrl-p
:help new-omni-completion
imap <c-space> <c-x><c-o> -> omnicompletion
snippet -> SnippetsEmu
:source % :runtime! ftplugin/python_snippets.vim
12.More
Modeline -> vim: noexpandtab
Portable Vim -> GVimPortable.exe
Upgrade plugins -> :GLVS(which stands for 'G'et 'L'atest 'V'im 'S'cripts)
-> :help getscript
Dr.Chip's plugins -> drawit.vim
Blog from Vim -> Vimpress plugin
Make Firefox work like Vim -> Vimperator add-on
Contribute to Vim -> :help development
Bram's talk on the seven habits -> "Seven habit of effective text editing"
Community -> hang out at the vim@vim.org
13.What Next
The other important resources -> "Best of Vim Tips" :help user-manual -> the all-important
:help new-7