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by tomhoward 2049 days ago
I'm a Vi/Vim user since 2000, when I started transitioning from my ISP junior tech support job into a corporate support/sysadmin job. Vi was what everyone used, so that's what I was taught. I was just shown the basic 5-10 key commands, then I was on my own. Life got a whole lot easier when I invested about $15 in a Vi cheat sheet coffee mug. Never looked back.
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Link to the cheat sheet and coffee mug?
Here it is [1].

I just found it in the back of my crockery cabinet! Looks like it's stayed in amongst my possessions for the nearly 20 years since I got it, through several house moves and stints in storage. It's going back on my desk now.

I can't find any the same as this when searching for it online now, but this seems the closest [2].

I like the simple text design much more than the coloured keyboard layout [3]; much more in keeping with the vi ethos.

[1] https://www.dropbox.com/sh/ngj8wt96ld1di0q/AABcpi8fuQ9hUkIP-...

[2] https://www.cafepress.com/mf/10388170/vi-reference_mugs?prod...

[3] https://www.zazzle.com.au/vim_cheat_sheet_coffee_mug-1686145...

BTW I've just remembered that the mentor who introduced me to Vi was also the person who told me I should switch from AltaVista to Google. Heady days.
Googling for “vim coffee mug” provides reasonable hits.
The second hit includes a CafePress mug where the keyboard navigation diagram is wrong. So maybe they’re not all equal.

https://www.cafepress.com/mf/54286678/hjkl-vim-navigation_mu...

Yeah, it might even return many similar products of varying quality, which is likely why the person you're replying to is asking which particular one they found useful.