Stop using vim like a pig

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Abstract

Use the manual (really exhaustive):

• vimtutor
• :help

Leverage <C-z> to put the nvim in the background, and use fg to bring it back. You can use jobs to check current background jobs.

Buffers, windows, tabs

• a buffer is the internal representation of a file
• a window is a view of a buffer
• a tab is a collection of windows, not just one buffer
• use window on the same buffer (file) to have different views of the same file at the same time

Use netrw is a standard plugin to navigate in the project.

Quickfix

• a collection of entries (errors, results of a search, tags…) that can be jumped to.
• has a cousin, the location list
• :help quickfix.txt
• can use :make to call make and all errors will be put in the quickfix

Tag

• a tag is a label extracted from your source files (function name, enum, global variables)
• super useful for searching and navigating
• :help tagsrch.txt