What is “vim” Package?

Vim is a command line editor. Vi command can be used.
For more details: http://www.vim.org/

Installation

  • Open Terminal by pressing command+space then type terminal and hit Enter key.
  • Install homebrew first.
    ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)" < /dev/null 2> /dev/null
  • Install vim.
    brew install vim

Now, you can use vim! It is the most recomended command line editor used by DevOps, Sysadmins etc. Once you are use to vim no other editor you will look at.

Here is a short video on how to get started with vim editor: