Did You Know?

SlickEdit provides an emulation mode for the Vim text editor. If you want to learn Vim, or need to hone your skills, you can use the vimtutor command. Most Vim installations come with this command, which displays a special “learn-by-doing” practice file in the editor that you can can actually edit as you learn how to use the Vim commands. This file has been customized for SlickEdit users.

To use the command, open the SlickEdit command line, then type the command and press Enter. The practice file is displayed in the editor. Each time you use the vimtutor command, SlickEdit creates a fresh copy of this file.

Tip

 

  • You will be prompted to switch to the Vim emulation when you invoke the command if the editor is set to a different emulation. 

  • When in the Vim emulation, you can open the SlickEdit command line with Ctrl+A, or in any emulation, by clicking in the message area with the mouse. See Activating the Command Line for more information.