How do you create an autocommand group in Vim?

Q: How do you create an autocommand group in Vim?

`augroup MyGroup | autocmd! | autocmd BufWrite *.py :!black % | augroup END` Wrap autocommands in an `augroup` with `autocmd!` to clear previous entries. Prevents duplicate autocommands when reloading vimrc.

Answer

augroup MyGroup | autocmd! | autocmd BufWrite *.py :!black % | augroup END

Explanation

Wrap autocommands in an augroup with autocmd! to clear previous entries. Prevents duplicate autocommands when reloading vimrc.

category: config tags: #config #autocommand #group

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