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Using Neovim

This isn't a course on Neovim (we'd need at least 420 more lessons for that), but let's at least figure out how to edit a file and exit the program.

Don't be fooled, exiting Vim (or Neovim) is one of the greatest hurdles you must overcome as a developer. It's a rite of passage. It's a badge of honor.

Assignment

There's a public file containing a company password!

  1. It's a text file that's using markdown syntax. You can open a file with Neovim by passing in the file path as an argument:

    nvim FILEPATH_HERE
    

    Once it's open, you might notice that you can't type anything. That's because you're in "normal" mode, the mode for navigating and manipulating text.

  2. You've successfully edited a file (and escaped from) Neovim!