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/pattern\C
Appending \C anywhere in a search pattern forces the entire search to be case-sensitive, regardless of whether ignorecase or smartcase is set.
search #search #case-sensitive #ignorecase #smartcase #normal-mode
\C
Vim's \C and \c atoms let you override ignorecase and smartcase on a per-pattern basis.
:set foldmethod=expr
Setting foldmethod=expr tells Vim to call the foldexpr expression for every line to compute its fold level.
gr{char}
The gr{char} command is Vim's virtual replace variant of r{char}.
<C-u> in insert mode
Pressing while in insert mode deletes all characters entered since you last entered insert mode on the current line.
"_d{motion}
Vim's black hole register (") acts as a write-only sink: anything sent to it is discarded without affecting any other register, including the unnamed register (
d2iw
Text objects in Vim accept a count, letting you operate on a span of multiple adjacent text objects in one command.
C (visual-block)
In visual block mode, pressing C (uppercase) deletes from the leftmost column of the selection to the end of every selected line, then drops you into insert mod
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
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.
#
The # command searches backward for the exact word under the cursor, jumping to the previous occurrence.
:set nrformats+=hex
By adding hex to the nrformats option, you tell Vim to recognise hexadecimal literals such as 0xFF or 0xDEAD when or is pressed.
qQ
Recording a macro with an uppercase register letter appends to the existing macro in the corresponding lowercase register instead of overwriting it.
cr{s/m/c/k/u}
The vim-abolish plugin provides cr{type} coercions that instantly convert the word under the cursor to a different naming convention.
50%
Prefixing the % command with a count jumps the cursor to that percentage through the file.
vim.keymap.set('n', '{key}', {fn}, { desc = '{description}' })
When defining keymaps with vim.
:let @a = "value"
The :let @{reg} = expr command lets you assign any string or expression directly into a named register without entering insert mode or performing a yank.
zO
zO (uppercase O) opens the fold under the cursor and all folds nested inside it recursively.
:let @/ = @"
After yanking text, you can promote it directly to the search register with :let @/ = @".
".p
The ".
registers #registers #editing #insert-mode #normal-mode #productivity
