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:set cursorcolumn
:set cursorcolumn (or the short form set cuc) highlights the entire vertical column where the cursor sits, painting a visible strip from top to bottom of the wi
has('nvim')
The has() function tests whether a feature or capability is available, returning 1 (true) or 0 (false).
:wincmd {key}
:wincmd is the Ex command equivalent of any keystroke.
:g//d
:g//d uses an empty pattern in the global command, which instructs Vim to reuse the last search pattern.
:keepjumps {command}
The :keepjumps modifier lets you run any movement or command without recording a new entry in the jump list.
navigation #navigation #ex-commands #jump-list #normal-mode #vimscript
!{motion}sort
The ! operator in Vim filters a motion's text through an external shell command, replacing it with the output.
<C-y> / <C-e>
When typing in insert mode, you can pull individual characters from adjacent lines without leaving insert mode.
:let @q =
Instead of recording a macro with q, you can assign any string directly to a named register using :let @{register} = 'keys'.
:'<,'>!command
How it works Vim can pipe selected text through any external shell command, replacing the selection with the command's output.
:iabbrev <expr> {trigger} {expression}
The flag on :iabbrev turns the right-hand side into a Vimscript expression that is evaluated at expansion time rather than stored as a literal string.
<C-x><C-o>
The keystroke triggers omni completion, Vim's built-in language-aware completion system.
:let @/ = "pattern"
Assigning a string directly to the search register @/ with :let causes Vim to highlight all matches (if hlsearch is enabled) without performing a search or movi
:let maplocalleader = ','
Vim provides two separate leader keys: (global) and (local to the current buffer).
:e ++ff=unix
The ++ff modifier forces Vim to re-read the current file from disk using a specific fileformat — unix (LF), dos (CRLF), or mac (CR).
:cexpr system('grep -rn pattern .')
While :make and :grep populate the quickfix list, they are limited to their configured programs.
<C-x><C-t>
Vim's insert-mode completion includes a thesaurus mode triggered by .
v2ap
In Vim, text objects accept a count prefix in visual mode, letting you select multiple consecutive text objects in one keystroke.
\{-}
In Vim's regex engine, \{-} is the non-greedy (lazy) quantifier — it matches as few characters as possible, unlike .
:hide edit {file}<CR>
Normally, trying to :edit another file from a modified buffer triggers a warning and blocks the switch unless you save or force the command.
buffers-windows #buffers #windows #workflow #command-line #editing
:put =system('cmd')
:put =system('cmd') lets you insert the output of any shell command as new lines in your buffer without leaving Vim.
