640 results for "/pattern"
<C-f> (in command line)
Pressing while you are already typing in the Vim command line (:), search line (/ or ?), or input prompt switches you into the command-line window with the curr
command-line #command-line #ex-commands #editing #normal-mode
<C-f> (in command-line mode)
When you're already on the Vim command line and realize you need complex edits — inserting text from multiple positions, reordering arguments, or referencing
:let @a = ""
The :let @{register} = "" command empties a register.
/\%Vpattern
The \%V atom restricts a search pattern to only match inside the most recent visual selection.
"Ayy
The "Ayy command appends the current line to register a instead of overwriting it.
:{line}put {register}
How it works The :put Ex command pastes the contents of a register after a specified line.
:'<,'>normal @a
The :'normal @a command executes the macro stored in register a on every line within the current visual selection.
/\<word\>
The \ atoms create word boundaries in a search pattern, matching only complete words and not substrings within larger words.
augroup name | autocmd! | ... | augroup END
Using augroup with autocmd! inside prevents duplicate autocommands from accumulating when you reload your vimrc.
:%s/\(pattern1\)\(pattern2\)/\2\1/g
Vim's substitute command supports capture groups that let you match parts of text, remember them, and rearrange or reuse them in the replacement.
:%S/old/new/g (vim-abolish)
vim-abolish by Tim Pope provides :%S (Subvert), a substitute command that preserves the case pattern of the original text.
:set hlsearch
The hlsearch option highlights all matches of the current search pattern throughout the file, making it easy to see where matches occur.
:%s/\V literal.text/replacement/g
The \V (very nomagic) flag treats all characters as literal except for \.
".
The .
:bufdo command
The :bufdo command executes an Ex command on every buffer in the buffer list.
:set shortmess-=S
The shortmess option controls which messages are shortened.
autocmd BufWritePre * :%s/\s\+$//e
By adding an autocmd for the BufWritePre event, you can make Vim automatically strip trailing whitespace from every line each time you save.
:{start},{end} command
Ex commands accept range specifiers that control which lines are affected.
]m
The ]m command jumps to the start of the next method in Java-style code.
qa I1. <Esc>j q
This simple macro inserts a list number prefix at the beginning of each line.
