How to make vim paste from (and copy to) system’s clipboard?
Unlike other editors, vim stores copied text in its own clipboard. So, it’s very hard for me to copy some text from a … Read more
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How do I use vim registers?
I only know of one instance using registers is via CtrlR* whereby I paste text from a clipboard. What are other uses of … Read more
What is your most productive shortcut with Vim?
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How to effectively work with multiple files in Vim
I’ve started using Vim to develop Perl scripts and am starting to find it very powerful. One thing I like is to be … Read more
What is the in a .vimrc file?
I see <leader> in many .vimrc files, and I am wondering what does it mean? What is it used for? Just a general … Read more
Redefine tab as 4 spaces
My current setting assumes 8 spaces; how could I redefine it? 12
What is the difference between the remap, noremap, nnoremap and vnoremap mapping commands in Vim?
What is the difference between the remap, noremap, nnoremap and vnoremap mapping commands in Vim? 4 remap is an option that makes mappings … Read more
How do I move to end of line in Vim?
I know how to generally move around in command mode, specifically, jumping to lines, etc. But what is the command to jump to … Read more
Tab key == 4 spaces and auto-indent after curly braces in Vim
How do I make vi-Vim never use tabs (converting spaces to tabs, bad!), makes the tab key == 4 spaces, and automatically indent … Read more
Turning off auto indent when pasting text into vim
I am making the effort to learn Vim. When I paste code into my document from the clipboard, I get extra spaces at … Read more