Vim: How to insert in visual block mode?
How can you insert when you are in visual block mode (by pressing ctrl-V) in Vim? 4 Answers 4
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Vim: How do you open another [No Name] buffer like the one on startup?
In my Vimscript program, I need to open an additional Vim buffer that is not immediately associated with a file, but which the user can save to a file of her/his choosing, just like the initial buffer called [No Name]. How can I do this? 3 Answers 3
In VIM, how do I break one really long line into multiple lines?
Say I have a super long line in the VIM editor (say around 300+ characters). How would I break that up into multiple lines so that the word boundaries roughly break at 80 characters? Example: This is a really long line This is a really long line This is a really long line This is … Read more
Open a buffer as a vertical split in VIM
If you are editing a file in VIM and then you need to open an existing buffer (e.g. from your buffer list: :buffers) how can you open it in a vertical split? I know that you already can open it with a normal split like: :sbuffer N Wehere N is the buffer number you want, … Read more
Saving vim macros
Does anyone know how to properly save/reuse macros recorded inside of a vim editor? 6 Answers 6
How to filter out files by extension in NERDTree?
I would like to *.pyc files not to be shown in NERDTree vim plugin. How to achieve that? 2 Answers 2
VIM: Deleting from current position until a space
Often when developing I am confronted with a nested object that I’d like to delete from code in the middle of a line like this: htmlDoc.WriteLine(“<b><h3>” + this.cbAllSyncs.SelectedItem.ToString() + “</h3></b>”); The part that I’d like to delete is: this.cbAllSyncs.SelectedItem.ToString() I know I can count the number of words and periods and enter 7dw to delete … Read more
How to jump to a specific character in vim?
How can I jump to the next character X in vim? I frequently use, e.g., dt: or ct: to delete/change everything up until a colon (or some other character). Is there any short key combo to simply move my cursor position to that character? 4 Answers 4
How do you return from ‘gf’ in Vim
I am using Vim for windows installed in Unix mode. Thanks to this site I now use the gf command to go to a file under the cursor. I’m looking for a command to either: return to the previous file (similar to Ctrl+T for ctags), or remap gf to automatically launch the new file in … Read more
vim – How to delete a large block of text without counting the lines?
In vim, I often find myself deleting (or copying) large blocks of text. One can count the lines of text and say (for example) 50dd to delete 50 lines. But how would one delete this large block of text without having to know how many lines to delete? 13 Answers 13
