How do I stop Vim from constantly showing 'Hit ENTER to continue' by giving messages more room?
:set cmdheight=2
The cmdheight option controls how many lines Vim reserves for the command-line area at the bottom of the screen.
Category: config
How do I make keyword completion preserve the capitalization style I started typing?
:set infercase
The infercase option makes Vim's keyword completion smart about capitalization: it adapts each match to reflect the casing of the characters you've already type
How do I control which number formats Vim uses when incrementing and decrementing with Ctrl-A and Ctrl-X?
:set nrformats
The nrformats option tells Vim how to interpret numbers when you press (increment) or (decrement).
How do I configure Vim to find a tags file by searching up through parent directories automatically?
:set tags+=./tags;,tags
By default, Vim only looks for a tags file in the current directory.
How do I automatically fill a new file with a boilerplate template when creating it in Vim?
autocmd BufNewFile *.py 0r ~/.vim/templates/python.py
When you create a new file in Vim (e.
How do I customize which patterns Vim considers a definition for [d and ]d jump commands?
:set define=^\\s*def
Vim's [d, ]d, [D, and ]D commands search for the "definition" of the keyword under the cursor.
How do I define the comment format Vim uses for auto-commenting and plugins like vim-commentary?
:set commentstring=//\ %s
The commentstring option controls the template Vim uses to represent commented-out lines.
How do I customize the sign column and line number display with a single expression in Neovim?
:set statuscolumn=%s%=%l\
Neovim 0.
config #config #neovim #statusline #line-numbers #formatting
How do I check if a specific Vim feature or capability is available before using it in my vimrc?
has('feature')
The has('feature') function returns 1 if the specified feature is available in the current Vim/Neovim instance, 0 otherwise.
How do I make Ctrl-A and Ctrl-X increment and decrement alphabetical characters in Vim?
set nrformats+=alpha
By default, Vim's and commands only increment and decrement numbers (decimal, hex, binary).
How do I prevent Vim from treating leading-zero numbers as octal when incrementing with Ctrl-A?
set nrformats-=octal
By default, Vim treats numbers prefixed with a leading zero (like 007) as octal when you use or to increment or decrement them.
How do I briefly highlight text after yanking it to get visual confirmation of what was copied?
autocmd TextYankPost
The TextYankPost event fires immediately after any yank operation completes — including y, Y, dd, dw, and any other command that writes to a register.
How do I trigger an autocommand action after the cursor has been idle for a set period?
CursorHold
The CursorHold autocommand event fires once whenever the cursor has been motionless in normal mode for updatetime milliseconds.
How do I read from and write to files directly in Vimscript without shelling out to external commands?
readfile() and writefile()
readfile({path}) reads a file and returns its contents as a list of lines, and writefile({list}, {path}) writes a list of lines back to disk.
How do I make the K key look up documentation in a language-specific tool instead of man pages?
:set keywordprg
The K key in normal mode looks up the word under the cursor using the program defined by keywordprg.
How do I save and restore the current window layout after temporarily changing window sizes in a Vim script?
winrestcmd()
The winrestcmd() function returns a string of Ex commands that, when executed, restore all window sizes to their state at the time of the call.
How do I write vimrc configuration that works in both Vim and Neovim by detecting which one is running?
has('nvim')
The has() function tests whether a feature or capability is available, returning 1 (true) or 0 (false).
How do I use a Vimscript function to control how the gq operator formats text?
:set formatexpr=MyFormat()
The formatexpr option lets you replace Vim's built-in line-breaking logic for the gq operator with your own Vimscript expression or function.
How do I make Vim display partial key sequences and selected character counts in real time?
:set showcmd
The showcmd option makes Vim display the currently-typed command in the bottom-right corner of the screen, giving you live feedback as you build up key sequence
How do I define key mappings in Neovim using Lua instead of the old Vimscript API?
vim.keymap.set
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