# iggredible/Learn-Vim

Learning Vim and Vimscript doesn't have to be hard. This is the guide that you're looking for 📖

Repository: https://github.com/iggredible/Learn-Vim
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/learn-vim
Language: Dockerfile
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: vim, editor, tutorial, programming, book, book-series, education, learning-to-code, unix, training-materials, training-providers, beginner, intermediate, advanced, learning, linux, code-editor
Last push: 2026-04-23T14:36:12+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 67/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 78, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2242, "days_push": 132, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 15204, forks 1136 (observed 2026-08-28T04:11:09.379209+00:00)

## What it is
Learn Vim (the Smart Way) is a free online book that teaches the most useful parts of Vim and Vimscript, bridging the gap between vimtutor and the full help manual. It is written as a series of Markdown chapters covering beginner through advanced topics, and can be read locally via Docker.

## Use cases
- learn vim from scratch
- learn vim the smart way
- vim tutorial for beginners
- understand vim buffers windows and tabs
- learn vim macros and registers
- customize vim with vimscript
- intermediate vim guide to improve editing speed

## When to choose
- you want a structured, free guide to learn Vim efficiently
- you already finished vimtutor and need something deeper
- you are an advanced user wanting to fill gaps in Vim knowledge
- you prefer reading a book-style tutorial with practical examples

## When to avoid
- you need the complete official Vim reference documentation
- you want an interactive hands-on tutor like vimtutor
- you are looking for a Neovim/Lua-specific configuration guide

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: stable
- function: documentation, developer-tools
- domain: tutorials, text-editors, education, developer-tools
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: vim, vimscript, book, tutorial, guide, free-book, docker, web-server

## Member repositories
- iggredible/Learn-Vim (main) score 67

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:09.379209+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 2026-08-29T17:06:33.526218+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/iggredible/Learn-Vim (fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:09.379209+00:00, sha a354918fed1e)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.