Category: workflow
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Adding directories to $PATH safely
$PATH is an environment variable containing a list of directories where executable programs are located in UNIX systems. The shell will search for executables in directories separated by the colon punctuation from left to right until it finds a match. A typical scenario is to add ~/.local/bin as the first directory in $PATH, so you…
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Faster Vim window navigation
Vim does two things when you open a file: Like Tmux, Vim allows us to split windows and navigate between them. By splitting a window, you are technically duplicating the current buffer. Here are the commands to split windows vertically and horizontally, respectively: The commands for switching between windows are: I like to remap the…
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Quick automation in Vim with macros
A macro lets you record a sequence of commands to a registry. The macro can be replayed with the following command (once by default). You can view the macro using the reg command. Finally, these commands will edit the macro in a new buffer. Example Consider the following file. Suppose we want to move each…
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Neovim vs Vim
I started in Vim, but after a while, I replaced Vim with Neovim. I find that Neovim has more sensible defaults, “looks” better, and has good Language Server Protocol (LSP) integration and syntax highlighting plugins. I also prefer the Lua configuration setup in Neovim compared to Vim and Vimscript, even though I don’t do a…
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Basic Vim movements
These are pretty much the keys I use to move around in Vim (or Neovim). Key Explanation h Move the cursor left. j Move the cursor down. k Move the cursor up. l Move the cursor right. gg Go to the first line of the document. G Go to the last line of the document…
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Essential Tmux commands
Tmux is a terminal multiplexer and I can’t imagine working in a terminal without it. Here is a list of commands I most frequently use. Please note that the “prefix” will depend on your Tmux dotfiles (the default is ctrl+b). Command Explanation tmux ls List active sessions. tmux new -s example Create and connect to…
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Helpful Vim commands
Vim has a lot of built-in commands that are very helpful. The following table lists commands I tend to use often. However, this is not even the tip of the command iceberg Vim offers. Command Explanation :%s/foo/bar/g Replace all instances of “foo” with “bar”. :g/foobar/d Delete all lines containing “foobar”. d$ Delete the current line…
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Workflow thoughts
My workflow is centered around the terminal where my main drivers are bash, tmux, and neovim. A lot of time has been invested into this workflow by exploring, writing, and optimizing dotfiles and key bindings. The result of this investment is a keyboard-driven workflow that requires very little mental overhead while also providing familiar ground…
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Kinesis Advantage360 review
Kinesis Advantage360 is a split keyboard focusing on ergonomics. I started using it due to a wrist injury, and I’m almost glad I got injured because it led me to this keyboard. It took me around 3 months to get comfortable typing on this keyboard. If you, like me, never learned proper touch typing –…