# A Vim Guide for Intermediate Users **URL:** \ **Category:** Code Editors\ **Tags:** guide, vim, in-the-news\ **Created:** [28 December 2020 10:07 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/a-vim-guide-for-intermediate-users/5442 "2020-12-28T10:07:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
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> Welcome to the second part of this series aimed to make you a better Vim user! If you have no idea about Vim, you should begin with [the first part](https://thevaluable.dev/vim-for-beginners/). In this article, I’ll explain many more concepts, some of them making Vim truly special compared to other editors. Who wasn’t blown away discovering Vim’s macros? > > Specifically, we’ll see together: > > - Ways you can organize open files in Vim using buffers, windows, tabs, and the argument list. > - Useful motions to jump quickly from one place to another in your entire codebase. > - Mapping new keystrokes to old keystrokes or commands. > - Powerful functionalities to repeat some of your keystrokes. > - Ways of manipulating the command line history. > - Plugins which offers different ways to manage some ideas we saw before. > > The amount of information in this article can feel overwhelming. My advice: take your time and don’t try to swallow everything at once. Experiment with Vim as you read along, try to understand how it works, and you’ll have a powerful tool you can control entirely with your keyboard. > **[A Vim Guide for Intermediate Users](https://thevaluable.dev/vim-intermediate/)** > > You know already the basics of Vim and you want to get better? This article explains more advanced Vim concepts. _This thread was posted by one of our members via one of our automated news source trackers._