{"id":42582,"date":"2019-05-03T07:28:52","date_gmt":"2019-05-03T05:28:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/?p=42582"},"modified":"2019-05-03T07:29:24","modified_gmt":"2019-05-03T05:29:24","slug":"intermediate-vim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/2019\/05\/03\/intermediate-vim\/","title":{"rendered":"Intermediate Vim"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- google_ad_section_start -->\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"660\" height=\"367\" data-attachment-id=\"42583\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/2019\/05\/03\/intermediate-vim\/screenshot-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/screenshot.png?fit=1400%2C779&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1400,779\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"screenshot\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/screenshot.png?fit=660%2C367&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/screenshot-1024x570.png?resize=660%2C367&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42583\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/screenshot.png?resize=1024%2C570&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/screenshot.png?resize=500%2C278&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/screenshot.png?resize=768%2C427&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/screenshot.png?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/screenshot.png?w=1320 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dn.ht\/intermediate-vim\/\">Intermediate Vim<\/a> is a nice collection of Vim tips and tricks, which are aimed at somebody who is already familiar with Vim.  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