vim (Vi IMproved) is a text editor supporting different editing modes.
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How to select complete file in vi, to be pasted in gedit?
I know that doing %y a will yank complete file into register a. However this doesn't help in pasting the file content in another text editor (say gedit). What alternative is there for doing so?
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Vim: word wrap for documents
Whats the best way to do word wrapping for a document in vim?
I'd like have each line wrap at 80 characters, not just visually wrap but enter a newline.
I got this kind of working by using
:set wrap
...
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Are cygwin vim commands different than normal vim?
I am unable to edit text files using vim in cygwin.
I have to press i many times to insert text. Sometimes it works and sometimes doesn't. Whenever I move cursor up down I have to press I many times.
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Block editing *live* in Emacs or Vim
jEdit supports block editing, but Emacs and Vim seem to have some serious usability issues on the same subject. If someone could fill in the unknowns here it would be much more bearable to use either ...
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vim - don't highlight search term after a search & replace?
After performing a search and replace, my installation of GVIM highlights any text remaining that still matches the search pattern.
Example input text:
foo
foo
fighters
I run :%s/foo/bar/gc and ...
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Type from right to left
Is there a command to make Vim type from right to left? If not us any one aware of this plugin?
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Provide user name when using vim with scp
I was reading about SSH here http://blogs.perl.org/users/smylers/2011/08/ssh-productivity-tips.html and found that you can use vim to directly modify a file on a remote server that you can ssh into. ...
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VIM Executing a key command in a function
I have a function, and I want to execute a key command, but I get the error Trailing characters:
function! MyFunction()
if condition
<C-W><C-W>
else
:some_other_command
...
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gvim pipes not reading zshrc when started from desktop
I'm using zsh as my default shell and using .zshrc to modify my environment variables. When I start gvim from terminal everything is fine however if I start gvim with the desktop icon, my env ...
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vim editing/switching between multiple files efficiently in large directory structures
I am by no means a vim power user, I am just beginning to grasp the advanced motions and commands with vim. But there's one drawback that I can't seem to get around.
I grew up with graphical ...
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How to make vim apply /var/log/messages syntax highlighting to any file called “messages” or “messages-*”?
I love vim's colorization of /var/log/messages, but it only works for that – the absolute filename. It doesn't work for older rotations of messages (e.g. /var/log/messages-20120610) or for messages ...
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vim: create file with +x bit
Is there any way to set +x bit on script while creating?
For example I run:
vim -some_option_to_make_file_executable script.sh
and after saving I can run file without any additional movings.
ps. ...
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As we call `#!/bin/perl` 'shebang', what we call `-*- perl -*-`?
The first line of a script may be in format of #! interpreter, so the shell will execute the script using the specific interpreter. This is so called shebang or shbang.
Similarly, there can be some ...
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red-green color blindness compatible vim theme
I am looking for a vim theme accessible to users with red green color blindness. In particular, the red text on a dark terminal background all but disappears. Do any of you know of a good theme? Or ...
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exact match in regrex when using vim, man, or less
when using vim, man, or less, I want to do some exact match in regrex
for example, when using man, I want to check the argument '-c'
if I use
/'-c'
the matching could be -cim ...
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Vim :s replace first N < g occurrences on a line
In vim, I sometimes have occasion to replace the first few occurrences of a match on a line, but not every one like g would. e.g.:
a a a a a
to
b b b a a
I know I could use ...
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Is there an equivalent to whitespace-mode in emacs for vim?
Is there a way I can see spaces and tabs wonderfully visualized in vim, like I can in emacs by toggling whitespace-mode?
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VIM see regular expressions matches as you type
If I type /regex then the cursor temporarily jumps to the first match and all matches are highlighted. This updates as I type. Is it possible to get this behavior when I'm getting ready to make a ...
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vim custom pop up menu
How do I create a custom completion pop up menu.
I would like to be able to begin typing a part of a string then press a custom key combination to bring up a pop up completion of just a certain group ...
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Make vim / curl recognize https:// links
I recently noticed vim/vimdiff can open links (using curl, it seems), which is an awesome feature.
I wanted to use it today, like this:
vimdiff deps ...
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Why doesn't vim ask for password when reopenning an encrypted file?
If I run Vim and then open an encrypted file it asks for the encryption password. If I close the window where the file was opened (without closing vim) and then reopen the file, the password prompt is ...
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Does using ctrl+c instead of esc to exit insert mode break anything in vi?
When using vi, you can exit insert mode with Ctrl + C instead of the more traditional Esc. Are there any situations where it would be undesirable to use for former instead of the latter? Does it break ...
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Conditional search and replace on a line in vim?
Let' say I want to comment and uncomment a line.
I know I can
:s!^!//!
and then
:s!^//!!
Now what if I want this as an one-liner?
Basically, if a line starts with // then remove it, else add ...
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How to search the current word in all opened tabs in Vim?
I have started learning Vim word-search using * and # while the cursor is over the current word. But this search is limited to the current file buffer.
Is there a command or a shortcut to extend this ...
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Select lines using ranges in Vim?
I would like to select lines visually.
Usually I'd SHIFT-V and select with j and k to highlight the lines.
How do I do it using a colon-range command? e.g. :10,12<?> to select lines 10 - 12 ...
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Vim not running inside tmux
When I try to open a file using vim inside tmux the whole window freezes. I have to kill the window with C-a &.
Here are my ~/.vimrc settings:
:set autoindent
:set ts=4
:set number
:set ...
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In vim, search backwards for matching braces/parens
As most of you probably know, you can use % to search forwards on the line to find the next paired brace/bracket/paren and move to its matched partner:
|a|rray[index] = value;
" |e| is the cursor; ...
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Switch VI to use backspace key instead of Control+H for backspace?
I'm on Solaris 10 and by default vi version SVR4.0, Solaris 2.5.0 is installed.
The system was set up so that when I ssh to it Control+H does backspace, and backspace outputs ^?
I added stty erase ...
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Trying to get vimpager (to replace less) working with nerdTREE
I'm trying to get switch over to vim as my primary editor and I've installed the nerdTree plugin, but now when I try and use vimpager to replace less I get
Error detected while processing VimEnter ...
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How can I disable terminal resizing
Vim scripts sometimes resize the whole shell (in my case the Taglist plugin).
I don't want this behavior, which is possible with the shell command resize, too.
Is there a way to suppress the whole ...
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Interactive tree command
Is there any version of tree command that displays file structure as a tree structure, but in a way that I can interactively walk trough?
Why do I need it exactly - I am trying to simulate TextMate ...
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Vim syntax highlight certain lines
I have php files well any file type in general that I would like vim to highlight here docs sections using a different syntax highlighting.
<?php
echo <<<HTMLDOC
<h1> I am ...
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Search and replace next n words in vi [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Vim :s replace first N < g occurrences on a line
In vi, how do I search and replace a word's first n occurrences with a word, say "hello", and the next m occurrences ...
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What causes swap files to be created?
As part of the program I wrote, I constantly read and write data from files. I noticed that as part of doing so, I am inadvertently creating swap .swp files.
What do you think is going on? What would ...
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How to move to last character of the file in vim?
File:
i am someone1.
i am someone2.
i am someone3
~
~
Documentation says G takes me end of the file, but it only takes me to the beginning of last line. I want to be able to come to last character ...
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What's the syntax for selecting a range of lines in Vim?
What's the syntax for selecting a range of lines?
I want to run a command over lines 1405 until 1700.
And one from 1405 until the end of file, without wanting to look up that number.
Update: Is it ...
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Problem : how can I copy/paste this in vim?
I'm working with the vim editor and I found y,yw respectively to copy a line and a word but how can I do the following task in vim?
www.pack.google.com
From this line how can I copy and paste ...
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Why does my vim-7.3 compile fail to include clientserver?
I am trying to compile vim-7.3 will all features enabled. I ran configure with
$ ./configure --with-features=huge --enable-gui --enable-cscope
$ make ; make install
When I check the version, it ...
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How to compile a c program without leaving the editor?
I am using vim editor on Linux mint. I want to know if there is any way to compile c program without leaving the editor.
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Vim unnamed register + or *
Im using Vim 7.3 in Ubuntu and I'm having a little problem copying to the system clipboard with the following command "+y but I'm getting the following error: E354: Invalid register name: '+'
In my ...
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Why can't vim find syntax.vim on my fresh Ubuntu installation?
I'm trying to make some basic customizations to vim. All I want is some syntax highlighting, etc. Basically, not just plain text.
I have a basic .vimrc file. It shows errors each time vim starts up ...
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Open a file given by the result of a command in vim
I find myself doing the following almost every day
Run a find (find -name somefile.txt)
Open the result in vim
The problem is I have to copy and paste the result of the find into the vim command. ...
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vim: How to switch to the directory listing from file view?
I have opened a dir vim some/dir. I can navigate within the tree, yet once I opened a file I wonder, how do I close the file view in order to go back to the directory listing to navigate to another ...
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Different vim colorscheme depending on mode
I'm often doing the same mistake in vim:
I forget whether I'm in insert or command mode, then I type in, I get random commands or I modify/delete code, and I have to undo. I do this mistake really ...
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Run a vim macro from inside a bash script
In a bash script I want to edit a file. Is there a way to write a macro in vim, save it and then call it in bash script?
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How to store Vim tabstop settings in the file?
I need different tab widths for different files when using Vim. Is there a way to store this information in the file, and let Vim apply the setting automatically?
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Is it possible to run a Vim clientserver instance over SSH+tmux
I've been a vim junkie for a year or so now and I've got some great little tricks burnt in to my memory. I do a lot of development (at the office) in a terminal on Ubuntu.
One of the things I value ...
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vim customized with emacs commands (insert mode only)
I was an emacs user, and I have to switch to vim. But I miss some basic emacs commands in vim insert mode:
C-A
C-E
C-K
C-Y
C-x C-s
... and some other
I know that I can press Escape and then press ...
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vim.googlecode.com SSL certificate change
I am building vim from source and keep having to update the SSL hostfingerprints of my ~/.hgrc file. It's getting a little silly and large – see below. The pattern is the same: run update, ...
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Can't open syntax.vim error when using vimrc
When I try to open my .bashrc file. then it shows these lines:
Errordetected while processing /etc/vimrc:
line 45:
E848: Can't open file /usr/share/vim/vim70/syntax/syntax.vim
Press ENTER or type ...
