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:s/\d\+/\=submatch(0)+1/g
The \= prefix in a :substitute replacement field tells Vim to evaluate the following as a Vimscript expression rather than treating it as a literal string.
% with matchit plugin
The % command jumps between matching brackets by default, but with the built-in matchit plugin, it extends to match language-specific keywords like if/else/endi
crs / crc / crm / cru
The vim-abolish plugin adds coercion operators that instantly convert the word under the cursor between common naming conventions.
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:ce
Vim has three built-in ex commands for text alignment that most users never discover: :ce (center), :ri (right-justify), and :le (left-justify).
:s/\v(\w+)\s+(\w+)/\2 \1/
By using capture groups in a substitute command with very magic mode (\v), you can swap two adjacent words in a single operation.
d/END/e<CR>
When you need to remove text up to a known marker, a plain search motion is often almost right but stops at the start of the match.
set nrformats+=alpha
By default, Vim's and commands only increment and decrement numbers (decimal, hex, binary).
A
The A command moves the cursor to the end of the current line and enters insert mode.
gj / gk
When a long line wraps across multiple screen rows, the regular j and k motions skip the entire logical line.
:Subvert/{src}/{tgt}/g
vim-abolish provides :Subvert, a smarter substitute that detects and preserves the case style of each match.
:TOhtml
The :TOhtml command converts the current buffer — complete with its syntax highlighting colors — into a standalone HTML file.
{N}|
The command (pipe character) moves the cursor to a specific column number on the current line.
"/
Vim stores the last search pattern in the special / register.
:wincmd r
When a split layout is correct but the window positions are awkward, you do not need to close and reopen anything.
:set nrformats+=bin
Vim's and commands increment and decrement numbers under the cursor, but by default they only handle decimal and hexadecimal.
guu / gUU
Vim's case operators gu (lowercase) and gU (uppercase) follow the same doubling convention as dd and yy: repeating the operator letter applies it to the whole c
K
Pressing K in normal mode runs a lookup program on the word under the cursor.
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:let @/ = @"
After yanking text, you can promote it directly to the search register with :let @/ = @".
gra
Since Neovim 0.
:s/\v(\w+) (\w+)/\2 \1/
Vim's substitute command supports capture groups using \( and \) (or ( and ) in \v very-magic mode).
