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Nice list there. How do you use Terminal to boost productivity - is it only when your working with code?

Yes it's for code, and also a little more. I've come to learn that vim is quite the powerful editor. I use it to avoid internet distractions while writing code or even prose.

Yes, I've heard that vim was a popular IDE. Although, its not very appealing to me because i don't like its interface much.

If you like, there are configurations that make vim act like conventional text editors[1][2]. To paraphrase Umberto Eco, I like vim for the same reason other people like football or pedophilia. People have their preferences[3].

[1] http://arstechnica.com/open-source/guides/2009/05/vim-made-e...

[2] http://cream.sourceforge.net/

[3] http://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/0,1518,659577,...

Might want to check out iTerm2: http://www.iterm2.com

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