Over the past few years… I have switched to using Vim as my editor… for everything. This includes writing code/markup in:

• C++
• Java
• Python
• Rust (the programming language, not the game)
• Markdown
• LaTeX

1. Log into atria.cs.odu.edu or atria.cs.odu.edu. This can be accomplished with Putty, or with the ssh command in a proper (i.e., full) terminal.

2. Once connected make sure you are in your home directory. Run cd without any arguments. Then run pwd. You should see /home/your_cs_username.

3. Run cp -r /home/tkennedy/Public/{.vimrc,.vim} .

4. Type vim. You should see something similar to

5. To exit, press the escape key, enter :qa, and press the enter key.