In Notepad++, I can use Ctrl + Shift + Up / Down to move the current line up and down. Is there a similar command to this in Vim? I have looked through endless guides, but have found nothing. If there isn’t, how could I bind the action to that key combination? Edit: Mykola’s answer … Read more
While in Insert Mode in Vim, is there any way to traverse the text moving some characters forward and backward other than using the arrow keys? If I press h, j, k and l while in Insert mode, the actual characters are printed on screen instead of moving through the text. The way I’m doing … Read more
I can :set number from within a file I’m editing but how can I have them always be on by default? 9 Answers 9
I would like to convert tab to spaces in gVim. I added the following line to my _vimrc: set tabstop=2 It works to stop at two spaces but it still looks like one tab key is inserted (I tried to use the h key to count spaces afterwards). I’m not sure what should I do … Read more
How should I rename my current file in Vim? For example: I am editing person.html_erb_spec.rb I would like it renamed to person.haml_spec.rb I would like to continue editing person.haml_spec.rb How would I go about doing this, elegantly? 22 Answers 22
If I have 10 tabs opened, I have to close each one using “:q” separately. How can I close them all at once? 8 Answers 8
I can do :%s/<search_string>/<replace_string>/g for replacing a string across a file, or :s/<search_string>/<replace_string>/ to replace in current line. How can I select and replace words from selective lines in vim? Example: replace text from lines 6-10, 14-18 but not from 11-13. 1Best Answer 11 Replace All: :%s/foo/bar/g Find each occurrence of ‘foo’ (in all lines), … Read more
In Vim, what is the command to correct the indentation of all the lines? Often times I’ll copy and paste code into a remote terminal and have the whole thing messed up. I want to fix this in one fell swoop. 16 s 16 =, the indent command can take motions. So, gg to get … Read more
Is there any way to copy all lines from open file to clipboard in VI editor. I tried yG but it’s not using clipboard to store those lines. So is it possible? 27 s 27 Use: :%y+ to yank all lines. Explanation: % to refer the next command to work on all the lines y … Read more
What command can I run to remove blank lines in Vim? 14 s 14 :g/^$/d :g will execute a command on lines which match a regex. The regex is ‘blank line’ and the command is :d (delete)
