Category: workflow
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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 –…