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BenSandeen

Vim's plugins are what make it useful for me. I usually work in an IDE, but for a few things, I'll open a terminal, navigate to the file, and then use vim for a small change. One such plugin that is invaluable is vimawesome.com/plugin/vim-easy-align. With a handful of keystrokes, I can align an enormous block of lines with, say, the = sign on each line.