Vim is a highly configurable text editor built to enable efficient text editing. It's an improved version of the Vi editor distributed with most UNIX systems.

When editing files, you may find yourself repeating the same actions. Wouldn't it be nice if you can do those actions once and replay them whenever you need it? With Vim macros, you can record actions ...

Recently, while helping Linux Journal convert its editorial process to use DocBook/XML for articles, I had occasion to convert some old Vim macros for use with the new process. The original macros ...