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I can’t find a way to make Vim show all white spaces as a character. All I found was about tabs, trailing spaces etc. 23 s 23 As others have said, you could use :set list which will, in combination with :set listchars=… display invisible characters. Now, there isn’t an explicit option which you can … Read more
I only know of one instance using registers is via CtrlR* whereby I paste text from a clipboard. What are other uses of registers? How to use them? Everything you know about VI registers (let’s focus on vi 7.2) — share with us. 17 s 17 Registers in Vim let you run actions or commands … Read more
Locked. This question and its answers are locked because the question is off-topic but has historical significance. It is not currently accepting new answers or interactions. I’ve heard a lot about Vim, both pros and cons. It really seems you should be (as a developer) faster with Vim than with any other editor. I’m using … Read more
I’ve started using Vim to develop Perl scripts and am starting to find it very powerful. One thing I like is to be able to open multiple files at once with: vi main.pl maintenance.pl and then hop between them with: :n :prev and see which file are open with: :args And to add a file, … Read more
I know how to generally move around in command mode, specifically, jumping to lines, etc. But what is the command to jump to the end of the line that I am currently on? 1 15 Just the $ (dollar sign) key. You can use A to move to the end of the line and switch … Read more
How do I make vi-Vim never use tabs (converting spaces to tabs, bad!), makes the tab key == 4 spaces, and automatically indent code after curly brace blocks like Emacs does? Also, how do I save these settings so I never have to input them again? I’ve seen other questions related to this, but it … Read more
How do I duplicate a whole line in Vim in a similar way to Ctrl+D in IntelliJ IDEA/ Resharper or Ctrl+Alt+↑/↓ in Eclipse? 2 21 yy or Y to copy the line (mnemonic: yank) or dd to delete the line (Vim copies what you deleted into a clipboard-like “register”, like a cut operation) then p … Read more
I’m trying to replace each , in the current file by a new line: :%s/,/\n/g But it inserts what looks like a ^@ instead of an actual newline. The file is not in DOS mode or anything. What should I do? If you are curious, like me, check the question Why is \r a newline … Read more
It should be trivial, and it might even be in the help, but I can’t figure out how to navigate it. How do I indent multiple lines quickly in vi? 3 33
