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.

IDEs have surrounded developers since long, but the older generation of developers used to write their code right from the terminal window. Although IDEs increase productivity and made it easier to ...

The Vim text editor is not the only piece of ancient software still popular today. After all, Microsoft Word was first released in 1983, a full eight years before Vim. But today’s Word bears little ...

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 ...

The Vim command line text editor includes a powerful copy and paste function. Instead of using your mouse to highlight a certain number of lines and copy them, you use a keyboard shortcut to indicate ...

Vim isn’t just a great editor; it’s also a hugely flexible, configurable, and extendable application. You can even set up Vim as an integrated development environment (IDE), giving you all the ...