# Vim

DevFeed: [Vim](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/vim-37455.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://iridakos.com/programming/2019/12/20/thy-vim>)

Author: Lazarus Lazaridis

Published: 2019-12-20T07:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Lazarus Lazaridis](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/lazarus-lazaridis.md>)

Topics: [Vim](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/vim.md>), [Processes](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/processes.md>)

Tags: [devhumor](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/devhumor.md>), [file](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/file.md>), [humor](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/humor.md>), [i](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/i.md>), [linux](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/linux.md>), [poem](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/poem.md>), [process](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/process.md>), [programming](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/programming.md>), [shell](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/shell.md>), [vim](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/vim.md>)

## AI overview

A humorous poem about learning Vim describes editing files, encountering read-only behavior, and struggling with shell commands and processes.

## Source excerpt

Roses are red Violets are blue I have stuck in vim And so have you. Vim ain't for newbies But I'm a curious soul So I went down That shell rabbit hole. I tried to edit hosts Everything went wrong The file remained open For two hours long. When I found the magic Semicolon double-u q The file was readonly You've been there too. The bells started ringing As I controlled + c What was I thinking I WANT TO BE FREE I had to stop the panic Said it'll all be fine I will just kill the process Using minus nine. -- iridakos