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Orygin
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noisy_boy
6 hours ago
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I got familiar with vi by reading a book that had the main vi commands listed out. First learnt how to quit without saving changes, the rest was just practice.
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umanwizard
7 hours ago
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Not sure if it did at the time, but today emacs comes with a tutorial. You’re not expected to learn it by starting on page 1 of the manual.
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Orygin
6 hours ago
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Why not? I expect to learn how to use a software by reading its manual.
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umanwizard
5 hours ago
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Surely you
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still do that, but starting with the tutorial will be easier and more efficient.
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Pay08
7 hours ago
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By reading introductory material.
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