2277 results for "@a"
:set autoread | autocmd FocusGained * checktime
When working with Git, build tools, or collaborators, files may change outside Vim.
buffers-windows #buffers-windows #autoread #file-detection #external-changes
,
After using f, t, F, or T for single-character motion on a line, Vim lets you repeat that character search without retyping the target.
:set complete+=kspell
Vim's built-in completion ( / ) sources matches from buffers, included files, and tags by default.
/\vstart\_.{-}end
Multiline searches in Vim often overmatch because .
:setlocal winfixheight
Quickfix windows are easy to disturb when you open, close, or rebalance other splits.
ci(
The ci( command deletes everything inside the nearest pair of parentheses and places you in insert mode, ready to type a replacement.
g~iw
The g~iw command toggles the case of every character in the word under the cursor — uppercase letters become lowercase and vice versa.
:set wrapscan!
wrapscan controls what happens when a / or ? search reaches the end (or beginning) of the file.
:lockmarks keepjumps keeppatterns %s/\s\+$//e
Bulk cleanup commands are easy to automate, but many implementations quietly damage editor state by moving marks, polluting the jumplist, or replacing your last
vim.tbl_deep_extend('force', defaults, overrides)
vim.
"#p
The # register holds the name of the alternate file — the file you were editing just before the current one.
:windo diffthis | wincmd =<CR>
When you already have multiple related buffers open, you can enter diff mode across all visible windows in one shot and then normalize layout width/height immed
:%sort u
The :sort u command sorts all lines in the file and removes duplicate lines in one operation.
command-line #command-line #ex-commands #editing #text-manipulation #sort
yss"
The yss{char} mapping from the vim-surround plugin surrounds the entire current line (ignoring leading whitespace) with the chosen delimiter.
g<C-g> (visual mode)
In visual mode, pressing g reports detailed statistics for the selected text only — word count, character count, and byte count.
:bufdo if &buftype ==# '' | update | endif
bufdo is powerful for multi-buffer automation, but a naive write pass can error on special buffers (help, terminal, quickfix, prompts).
buffers-windows #buffers #windows #ex-commands #automation #workflow
:set diffopt+=algorithm:patience,indent-heuristic
By default, Vim uses a basic longest-common-subsequence diff algorithm that can produce noisy, hard-to-read diffs.
##
The ## special token expands to the names of all files currently in Vim's argument list.
:set timeout timeoutlen=400 ttimeoutlen=30
If custom mappings feel laggy, the issue is often timeout tuning rather than mapping design.
config #config #mappings #performance #command-line #insert-mode
:'<,'>sort n
By default, :sort in Vim uses lexicographic (alphabetical) ordering, so "10" sorts before "2" because "1" sort n — sort selected lines by the leading number,
