# dofy/learn-vim

Learning Vim. A Hands-On Tutorial of Vim.

Repository: https://github.com/dofy/learn-vim
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/dofy-learn-vim
Homepage: https://dofy.gitbook.io/learn-vim/
Language: TypeScript
License: CC0-1.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: vim, tutorial, tips, learning, chinese, book, editor, education, beginner, programming, vi
Last push: 2026-08-03T15:02:37+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 75/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 95, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3885, "days_push": 30, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1723, forks 238 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:27.903938+00:00)

## What it is
A hands-on Vim tutorial written as Markdown chapters that you read and practice directly inside Vim. It covers cursor movement, editing, splits, macros, text objects, registers, and multi-file search/replace in English, Chinese, and Japanese.

## Use cases
- learn vim from scratch
- hands-on vim tutorial for beginners
- practice vim commands while reading
- learn vi editor basics
- vim macros and text objects tutorial
- master vim cursor movement and editing

## When to choose
- you want to learn Vim by doing rather than just reading docs
- you are a beginner to vi/Vim editing
- you prefer a structured chapter-by-chapter tutorial

## When to avoid
- you need a Vim plugin or configuration manager
- you want an interactive game-like trainer instead of a text tutorial
- you are already an advanced Vim user

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: stable
- function: documentation, editor, developer-tools
- domain: education, text-editors, tutorials, developer-tools
- platform: cross-platform, cli
- tags: vim, hands-on-tutorial, markdown-book, beginner-friendly, multilingual

## Member repositories
- dofy/learn-vim (main) score 75

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:27.903938+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:33:57.682400+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/dofy/learn-vim (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:27.903938+00:00, sha aa78ccd4aad5)
  - homepage: https://dofy.gitbook.io/learn-vim/ (fetched 2026-08-29T11:09:50.035027+00:00, sha bccc61b347b1)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.