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  • 02 November, 2018

VIM – Vi IMproved

    VIM – Vi IMproved

    vim text editor is one of the most useful software packages you will find in majority of Linux and Unix-like operating systems today.

    Inspired by the vi editor, vim brings a host of improvements.

    Stable version: 8.1

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    • Official vim website
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