Vim

Lesson in the Shell / Bash Roadmap · Stage 15: Bash Data Types

Last updated 14 September 2026

What is Vim?

Vim is a highly configurable text editor built to enable efficient text editing. It's an improved version of the vi editor distributed with most UNIX systems. Vim is known for its modal editing, allowing users to switch between different modes for inserting, deleting, and navigating text, making it a powerful tool for developers and system administrators.

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Free resources to learn Vim

CourseOpenVim - Interactive Vim Tutorial
Official docsVim
ArticleGetting started with Vim: The basics
VideoVim As Your Editor - Introduction

Vim: common questions

Can I learn Vim in Hindi?

This lesson is written in English. Once you sign in, open it in the interactive course and ask the AI tutor to explain Vim in Hindi or Hinglish. The tutor answers from this lesson’s own text, so it stays on the syllabus, and it runs on your own Google, OpenAI or Anthropic key.

Is this Vim tutorial for beginners?

It is lesson 68 of 166 in the free Shell / Bash roadmap, in stage 15, Bash Data Types. If you are new to Shell / Bash, start from stage 1 and come back here in order; if you already know the earlier stages, this lesson stands on its own.