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Week 4 Vim Vscode

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Vim and VSCode

⬡ SmashLab
⬡ Tmux + even more on Vim
⬡ Course Feedback
(Virtual) Pet Tax
Vim
Vim Recap
Normal mode for commands
Insert mode for editing text

Undo u

Redo :redo OR ctrl-R

Save + Exit :wq OR :x

⬡ ctrl not command on mac!


More Modes

Visual Visual Visual


Mode Line Block
v (lowercase v) V (capital V) ctrl-v
select text select whole line select rectangle

⬡ ctrl not command on mac!


Text Objects
<number><command><text object or motion>
2d w
⬡ <number>
⬡ <command>
⬡ <text object or motion>
More Text Objects
“ci}” “da(”
c i { d a
i }
insert mode
( ) a
⬡
◂
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Substitutions
Find and Replace, but with Vim and regex!
:s/<find>/<replace>/<flags>
⬡ In normal mode
⬡ Specify ranges before the s
current line: s
⬡ :10,30s/foo/bar
whole file: %s
⬡ :%s/foo/bar/g lines a-b: a,bs
⬡ Example flags line a to end: a,$s
⬡ g = every occurrence selected
region: ‘<, ’>s
⬡ c = confirm before applying

⬡ regex = regular expression / pattern that matches against certain strings


Vim
VSCode
VSCode

Lightweight, streamlined version of Visual Studio


Highly configurable + customizable
Install here
Major Features

IntelliSense Run + Debug Built-in Git Integration Extensions

Get Started with VSCode here


Extensions
⬡ Make VSCode more powerful!
⬡ Thousands of extensions
○ Language support
○ Workflow tools
○ Productivity
○ Appearance
⬡ Find the VSCode Extension Marketplace here
Remote - SSH Extension
⬡ Allows you to work on a remote machine while taking advantage of VSCode
features
⬡ Super useful for classes that require you to work on the andrew machines
⬡ Frees you from the limitations of Vim

Install/Get Started here


The Best of Both Worlds: Vim + VSCode
⬡ Vim keybindings + VSCode capabilities
⬡ You can use your mouse :)
○ No more set mouse=a
LaTeX Workshop
⬡ Build LaTeX and preview PDF all within VSCode
Gitlens
⬡ Git = version control software (more to come soon)
⬡ Extensive git capabilities on top of VSCode’s
⬡ Line-by-line blame (i.e. who wrote what)
⬡ Collaboration is important!
… and so much more!
⬡ FiraCode | Monospaced font with ligatures (e.g. ≠ vs. != or ≥ vs. >= etc.)
⬡ TODO Highlight | Highlight any TODO’s/README’s/keywords to make them pop
⬡ Live Share | Collaboratively code in real-time
⬡ Code Spell Checker | Especially useful when latex-ing
⬡ Path Intellisense | Autocomplete filenames
⬡ CodeSnap | Capture screenshots of your code
⬡ Random Everything | Generate random numbers, strings, dates, etc.
⬡ SFTP | Remote file exploration, upload/download
Personalization

Give your editor a glow up with


color themes and icon themes

Find a lot of ~aesthetic~ themes here

dark themes >> light themes


Productivity
⬡ Keyboard shortcuts are your best friend
○ Here are the keyboard shortcuts for each platform
○ You can even change key bindings to your heart’s content
⬡ Command palette: ⌘/ctrl + Shift P
settings.json
⬡ Controls workspace and global settings (shocker)
○ Language specific or project specific settings
○ Examples: line length, formatting on save, extension settings
Resources
⬡ We’ve barely scratched the surface - there’s still so much more you can do!
⬡ Useful sources of info:
○ The VSCode welcome page (what you see when VSCode opens)
○ The Official VSCode Tips and Tricks
○ Curated list of useful VSCode packages/resources
○ The VSCode website
Lab

⬡ fix-typos
◂ don’t swap the names in the header
⬡ hogwarts
◂ leave TWO spaces between books and MORE
◂ deleting inside the <container> tag leaves the closing tag on a new line, which
is not considered correct. the tags should be next to each other (vim version
dependent)
◂ after deleting paragraphs there should be ONE line in between them

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