---
title: 10 Vim Tricks
osem_url: https://osem.seagl.org/conferences/seagl2020/program/proposals/764
beginning: '2020-11-14T10:45:00.000-08:00'
end: '2020-11-14T11:15:00.000-08:00'
resources:
  internet_archive_identifier: SeaGL2020-Bri_Hatch-10_Vim_Tricks
presenters:
- name: Bri Hatch
  affiliation: ExtraHop Networks
  osem_url: https://osem.seagl.org/users/68
  gravatar_id: e22b6ff68fa96ae5b60c4ad7f15ad77f
  biography: Bri Hatch is Director of IT at ExtraHop Networks, and Chief Hacker at
    Onsight, Inc. An adamant Open Source advocate and security buff, Bri is the author
    of Hacking Linux Exposed, Building Linux VPNs, and numerous online articles on
    the topics of Linux, security, and coding. He has been securing and breaking into
    systems since before he traded in his Apple II+ for his first Unix system.
---

Some times you need to write software to solve problems and automate systems. But sometimes all you really need is a good editor and a few tricks up your sleeves.

I find myself frequently turning to vim to handle repetitive tasks, and create commands I'll run from the command line. Why write python when some efficient macros will do, or an occasional `:%s` will save you time?

And naturally we will cover that godsend of typos, xp.

Bring your ideas or needs - we will be both interactive and have show and tell.
