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:set showbreak=+++
When wrap is enabled, Vim wraps long lines at the screen edge, but there is no built-in visual marker to distinguish a wrapped continuation from a brand-new lin
:filter /pattern/ ls
When you have many open buffers, plain :ls output gets noisy fast.
:g/./t.\<CR>
The :global command can apply an Ex action to every line that matches a pattern.
getbufline() / setbufline()
The getbufline() and setbufline() functions let you inspect and update any loaded buffer's contents from Vimscript without switching the active window.
<C-v>{char}
When you need to insert a literal tab character despite expandtab being set, or embed a control character like ^M (carriage return) into your text, in insert mo
editing #editing #insert-mode #special-characters #control-characters
/pattern\@!
The \@! atom is a negative lookahead in Vim regex.
r<CR>
You can split a line at the cursor without entering Insert mode by using r.
:let @q .= 'j'
Re-recording a long macro just to add one extra keystroke is wasteful and error-prone.
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.
:view {file}
:view opens a file with the readonly option set, preventing accidental writes.
: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.
:%s/\(group\)/\1/g
Capture groups in Vim substitute let you match parts of a pattern and reuse them in the replacement.
:vnew | setlocal buftype=nofile bufhidden=wipe nobuflisted noswapfile
For quick throwaway notes, command output cleanup, or temporary edits, a normal buffer is noisy: it appears in :ls, can prompt you to save, and may leave swap a
buffers-windows #buffers-windows #buffers #windows #scratch #workflow
:sort /regex/
The :sort /pattern/ command sorts lines by the text that appears after the first match of a pattern, not from the start of each line.
:g/^/m0
The :g/^/m0 command is a clever use of Vim's global command to reverse every line in the file.
:set switchbuf=useopen,usetab,newtab
When jump commands open files (:tag, quickfix navigation, location list jumps), Vim may split your layout in ways that break flow.
:%s/\d\+/\=submatch(0)+1/g
Vim's expression replacement (\=) in substitutions lets you perform arithmetic on matched text.
gF
The gF command opens the file under the cursor and jumps to the line number that appears after the filename.
{count}J
The J command joins the current line with the line below, adding a space between them.
:mkview / :loadview
:mkview saves a snapshot of the current window — its fold states, cursor position, and local option values — to a view file on disk.
buffers-windows #folding #buffers-windows #config #ex-commands
