Text editors

While Vim and Emacs are the heavyweights, they're not the only game in text editor town. Learn tips for making the most of those text editing applications, as well as some of the other options worth considering.

Emacs for Vim users: Getting started with the Spacemacs text editor

Spacemacs offers all the power of Emacs combined with the keystroke commands and functionality you are used to in Vim.

How to change colors and themes in Vim

Style your command line Vim with your favorite color scheme.

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Getting started with Vim: The basics

Learn to use Vim enough to get by at work or for a new project.

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Getting started with the Geany text editor

Geany is a light and swift text editor with IDE features.

Getting started with Vim visual mode

Visual mode makes it easier to highlight and manipulate text in Vim.

5 useful Vim plugins for developers

Expand Vim's capabilities and improve your workflow with these five plugins for writing code.

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