modify table using cut on Linux Command Line.
cut -d ' ' -f 1-10 orginal_filename > filename.
For Basic usage Open bash and type:
vimtutor
Check this out for vim configurations. Do explore these configurations. In addition, you can make your own customizations. For example, check these snippets out for autocompletion of texts.
First you need to install a version of LaTeX compiler and pdf viewer. Then you goodle "vim latex" for beginning editting latex through vim, following countless good guides out there.