% CST8207 Assignment 04 -- BONUS VIM assignment from Worksheet 6
% Ian! D. Allen -- <idallen@idallen.ca> -- [www.idallen.com]
% Fall 2016 - September to December 2016 - Updated 2017-01-20 00:52 EST

-   [Course Home Page]
-   [Course Outline]
-   [All Weeks]
-   [Plain Text]

![Learning curves showing difficulty of vi]

Due Date and Deliverables
=========================

> **Do not print this assignment on paper!**
>
> -   On paper, you will miss updates, corrections, and hints added to the
>     online version.
> -   On paper, you cannot follow any of the [hyperlink URLs] that lead you
>     to hints and course notes relevant to answering a question.
> -   On paper, scrolling text boxes will be cut off and not print properly.

-   **Due Date**: `23h59 (11:59pm) Friday December 9, 2016 (end of Week 14)`
    -   This is a **BONUS** assignment for extra credit. It is optional.
    -   Late assignments or wrong file names may not be marked. Please be
        accurate and punctual.
-   **Available online**
    -   Version 1 -- 18:20 September 25, 2016
    -   Version 2 -- 21:45 November 30, 2016 -- new due date, above
-   **Prerequisites**
    -   Being able to [Remote Login] to the [Course Linux Server] and execute
        commands.
    -   An ability to **READ ALL THE WORDS** to work effectively.
-   **Deliverables**
    1.  One plain text file from Worksheet 6 uploaded to Blackboard.
    2.  Directory structure created and left for marking on the [Course Linux
        Server] (**CLS**).\
        **Do not delete any assignment work from the CLS until after the term
        is over!**

Purpose of this Assignment
==========================

> **Do not print this assignment on paper!** On paper, you cannot follow any
> of the hyperlink URLs that lead you to hints and course notes relevant to
> answering a question.

This is a **BONUS** assignment for extra credit. It is optional.

1.  Learn more about the VIM text editor, the editor used by most Unix system
    administrators. The editor is "hard to learn and easy to use".

2.  This is the **only** editor available on many non-GUI servers.

![Choose Your editor carefully]

Tasks
=====

This is a **BONUS** assignment for extra credit. It is optional.

File and directory references below refer to pathnames created in [VIM
Worksheet #6 ODT]. (For web viewing see [VIM Worksheet #6 HTML].)

1.  Read the [VIM Notes].

    -   Print a copy of Donald Binder's **[Vi Reference Card]** (front only).

2.  Complete the command-line `vimtutor` VIM tutorial on the CLS.

    -   Refer to Donald Binder's **[Vi Reference Card]** (front only).

3.  Complete [VIM Worksheet #6 ODT].

    -   Refer to Donald Binder's **[Vi Reference Card]** (front only).
    -   (For web viewing see [VIM Worksheet #6 HTML].)

4.  Rename your `lab06` directory from the Worksheet to be `assignment04`
    under your `CST8207-16F/Assignments` directory.

5.  Rename your `.verify.txt` file in that directory to be `assignment04.txt`
    This `assignment04.txt` file should contain exactly 18 lines of text.

6.  Transfer the above `assignment04.txt` file from the CLS to your local
    computer and verify its contents. Do not edit this file! No empty files,
    please! Edited or damaged files will not be marked. You may want to refer
    to your [File Transfer] notes.

7.  Submit the `assignment04.txt` file under the correct Assignment area on
    Blackboard (with the exact name) before the due date.

    Follow the same submission method as all your previous assignments.

**READ ALL THE WORDS. OH PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE READ ALL THE WORDS!**

![[Real Programmers Use VIM]][1]

![VIM User]

    -- 
    | Ian! D. Allen, BA, MMath  -  idallen@idallen.ca  -  Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
    | Home Page: http://idallen.com/   Contact Improv: http://contactimprov.ca/
    | College professor (Free/Libre GNU+Linux) at: http://teaching.idallen.com/
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[Plain Text] - plain text version of this page in [Pandoc Markdown] format

  [www.idallen.com]: http://www.idallen.com/
  [Course Home Page]: ..
  [Course Outline]: course_outline.pdf
  [All Weeks]: indexcgi.cgi
  [Plain Text]: assignment04.txt
  [Learning curves showing difficulty of vi]: learning_curves.jpg
    "Learning curves showing difficulty of vi"
  [hyperlink URLs]: indexcgi.cgi#Important_Notes__alphabetical_order_
  [Remote Login]: 110_remote_login.html
  [Course Linux Server]: 070_course_linux_server.html
  [Choose Your editor carefully]: data/vi_emacs.png
    "Choose Your editor carefully"
  [VIM Worksheet #6 ODT]: worksheet06.odt
  [VIM Worksheet #6 HTML]: worksheet06.html
  [VIM Notes]: 300_vi_text_editor.html
  [Vi Reference Card]: vi_refcard_front.pdf
  [File Transfer]: 015_file_transfer.html
  [Real Programmers Use VIM]: http://xkcd.com/378/
  [1]: http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/real_programmers.png
    "Real Programmers Use VIM"
  [VIM User]: data/vim_exit.jpg "VIM User"
  [Pandoc Markdown]: http://johnmacfarlane.net/pandoc/