How do I move my cursor into the preview window to interact with its contents?
<C-w>P
The preview window is a special auxiliary split — usually at the top — opened by commands like :ptag, :pedit, and omni-completion to display reference infor
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Searching...How do I highlight multiple different patterns simultaneously using Vim's built-in match commands?
:2match Todo /FIXME/
Vim provides three independent match slots — :match, :2match, and :3match — each of which highlights a pattern using a specified highlight group.
How do I temporarily disable all autocommands when running an Ex command?
:noautocmd {command}
The :noautocmd prefix (abbreviated :noa) suppresses all autocommand events for the duration of the following command.
command-line #ex-commands #autocommands #performance #command-line #scripting
How do I define custom fold boundaries using a Vimscript expression in Vim?
:set foldmethod=expr
Setting foldmethod=expr tells Vim to call the foldexpr expression for every line to compute its fold level.
How do I resize a split window by an exact number of columns or rows using a count in Vim?
{n}<C-w>>
All four window resize mappings accept an optional count prefix that multiplies the resize amount.
How do I customize the text displayed for closed folds in Vim?
:set foldtext={expr}
The foldtext option controls what Vim displays for a closed fold.
How does Ctrl+C differ from Escape when exiting insert mode, and why does it matter?
<C-c>
exits insert mode immediately but silently skips two important side effects that (and its equivalent ) always trigger: abbreviation expansion and InsertLeave au
How do I make a single search case-insensitive without changing my global ignorecase setting?
/pattern\c
Vim's \c and \C atoms let you override the global ignorecase and smartcase settings on a per-search basis.
How do I add or remove individual values from a comma-separated Vim option using Neovim Lua?
vim.opt.option:append(value)
Neovim's vim.
How do I move the current line or a visual selection up or down without cutting and pasting?
[e and ]e
The [e and ]e mappings from Tim Pope's vim-unimpaired plugin exchange the current line (or a visual selection of lines) with the line above or below.
How do I change one type of surrounding delimiter to another with vim-surround?
cs{from}{to}
The cs command from the vim-surround plugin lets you swap one type of surrounding delimiter for another in a single motion.
How do I enable tab completion inside custom command-line mappings?
:set wildcharm=<Tab>
The wildcharm option designates a key that, when it appears inside a mapping, triggers wildmenu completion on the command line — just as if you had pressed in
How do I create an insert-mode abbreviation that expands a short sequence into longer text?
:iabbrev {lhs} {rhs}
The :iabbrev command defines insert-mode abbreviations — short character sequences that automatically expand into longer text when you type a non-keyword char
How do I open just enough folds to see the current line without expanding everything?
zv
zv (view cursor) opens the minimum number of folds needed to make the current line visible — nothing more.
How do I set an environment variable inside Vim so it is available to shell commands I run?
:let $VAR = "value"
Vim lets you read and write environment variables using the $VARIABLE syntax in Vimscript.
How do I delete the line immediately following every line that matches a pattern?
:g/pattern/+1d
Using :g/pattern/+1d you can delete the line that comes right after each line matching a pattern, in one pass.
How do I use case modifiers like \u and \U in a substitution replacement to change capitalization?
:%s/\v(\w+)/\u\1/g
Vim's substitute command supports case-modifier escapes in the replacement string: \u uppercases the next character, \U uppercases all text until \E or end of r
How do I fuzzy-find and open any file in a project without using plugins?
:set path+=** | :find
By adding to Vim's path option and using :find, you can search for any file recursively through your project tree with tab completion — no plugins required.
How do I view the git history for the current file as a navigable quickfix list using vim-fugitive?
:Gclog
Running :Gclog in vim-fugitive loads the git log for the current file into the quickfix list.
How do I quickly create an Ex command range spanning the next N lines using a count before the colon?
5:
Typing a count before : in normal mode automatically fills in a line range in the command line.
command-line #command-line #ex-commands #ranges #normal-mode