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Netrw, Vim's built-in file browser, supports a full marking system that lets you select multiple files and then perform bulk copy, move, or delete operations on
yos, yow, yol, yon, yoh
The vim-unimpaired plugin adds a set of paired bracket mappings, including a powerful family of option toggles.
qaq qa...@aq
A recursive macro calls itself at the end of its recording, causing it to repeat automatically until an error — such as reaching the end of the file — stops
:earlier {time} and :later {time}
Vim's :earlier and :later commands let you navigate the undo history by elapsed time rather than by edit count.
\(pattern\)\@=
Vim's regex engine supports zero-width positive lookahead via the \@= operator.
s/pattern/\r/
In Vim substitutions, \r in the replacement string inserts a line break, creating a new line.
:LspInfo
The :LspInfo command, provided by the nvim-lspconfig plugin, opens a diagnostic floating window showing every active LSP client and its configuration for the cu
:lua {code}
Neovim's :lua command lets you run arbitrary Lua code inline from the command line.
command-line #command-line #lua #neovim #vimscript #advanced
\_.
In Vim's regular expressions, .
[* and ]*
The [ and ] motions (also written as [/ and ]/) let you jump directly to the opening / or closing / of a C-style block comment.
getbufline() / setbufline()
The getbufline() and setbufline() functions let you inspect and update any loaded buffer's contents from Vimscript without switching the active window.
v:event
The v:event dictionary is populated inside certain autocommand callbacks with data specific to that event.
b: w: t: s:
Vimscript variables are prefixed with a one-letter scope identifier followed by a colon.
:%s/\d\+/\=printf('%03d', submatch(0))/g
Combining Vim's \= expression substitution with the printf() function lets you apply arbitrary formatting to matched text.
pumvisible()
The pumvisible() function returns 1 when the insert-mode completion popup menu (pum) is visible, and 0 otherwise.
matchadd()
The matchadd() function adds a persistent highlight for a pattern in the current window without touching your search register or interfering with n/N navigation
:set diffopt+=algorithm:patience
Vim's default diff algorithm (Myers) can produce noisy diffs when working with code — it sometimes matches unrelated lines containing common tokens like {, },
zh and zl
When wrap is disabled, long lines extend off-screen.
`"
The " mark is an automatic mark Vim sets whenever you leave a buffer — switching to another file, hiding the buffer, or quitting Vim (with viminfo/shada enabl
require('telescope.builtin').grep_string()
Telescope's grepstring() function performs a project-wide search for the exact word currently under the cursor, displaying live-previewed results in an interact
