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nickwitha_k (he/him)@lemmy.sdf.org
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Getting used to vim has made nano unusable for me. The muscle memory is too strong. That and all of the regex and plugin features (ex. LSP) are just too useful.

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ArchAengelus@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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I had the same experience. Nano is great if you’re used to notepad or a generic, limited text editor.

Once you learn a terminal editor like eMacs or vim, why go back? So much less hand motion going to mouse, arrows, and back.

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TheEighthDoctor@lemmy.world
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Only a Vim user can call RegEx an advantage

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kattfisk@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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I use macros to solve most of the same problems. You just on-the-fly record a sequence of regular vim commands that you can then replay as many times as you need. Great for formatting a bunch of data without having to deal with the misery of regex

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nickwitha_k (he/him)@lemmy.sdf.org
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Also a good choice. Just never had the need since I knew a bit of regex before learning vim.

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nickwitha_k (he/him)@lemmy.sdf.org
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The ability to use a powerful, standardized string query and transformation language if one wants? Yes, I do call it an advantage.

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