:%!{cmd}
The :%!{cmd} command pipes the entire buffer through an external shell command and replaces the buffer contents with the command's output.
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q:
The command-line window is a special buffer that shows your entire Ex command history and lets you edit entries using the full power of Vim's normal mode before
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:10,20t30
The :t command (short for :copy) duplicates lines from one location to another without touching any registers.
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:v/pattern/d
The :v command (short for :vglobal) is the inverse of :g — it executes a command on every line that does not match the given pattern.
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:.!sh
The :.
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:args **/*.js | argdo %s/old/new/ge | update
The argument list (arglist) is Vim's mechanism for loading a set of files and running commands across all of them.
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:g/pattern/yank A
The :g command combined with yank A (uppercase A to append) lets you collect every line matching a pattern into a single register without overwriting previous c
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:{range}command
Every Ex command in Vim can be preceded by a range that specifies which lines it should operate on.
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:w !sudo tee %
The :w !sudo tee % command lets you save a file that requires root permissions, even if you forgot to open Vim with sudo.
:r filename
The :r filename command reads the contents of filename and inserts them into the current buffer below the cursor line.
:!command
The :!command syntax lets you execute any shell command directly from within Vim without leaving the editor.
:terminal
The :terminal command opens an interactive terminal emulator directly inside a Vim window.
:r !command
The :r !command command executes a shell command and inserts its output directly into the current buffer below the cursor line.
:g/pattern/normal dd
The :g/pattern/normal {commands} command executes normal mode keystrokes on every line in the file that matches the given pattern.
:g/pattern/command
The :g/pattern/command (global) command executes an Ex command on every line in the file that matches the given pattern.
:g/^$/d
The :g/^$/d command deletes every blank line in the file using Vim's powerful global command.
:cfdo %s/old/new/g | update
The :cfdo %s/old/new/g update command performs a search and replace across every file in the quickfix list and saves each one.
:g/pattern/d
The :g/pattern/d command deletes every line in the file that matches the given pattern.
