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<C-\>e
Pressing e on the command line opens a special prompt that lets you type a Vimscript expression.
command-line #command-line #ex-commands #vimscript #insert-mode
:%!command
:%!{command} replaces the entire buffer contents with the output of piping them through a shell command.
:vertical {cmd}
The :vertical command modifier forces any window-opening Ex command to create a vertical split instead of the default horizontal split.
buffers-windows #windows #buffers #command-line #splits #ex-commands
~ (in visual mode)
In visual mode, pressing ~ toggles the case of every character in the selection.
:g/^./,/^$/join
The :g/^.
command-line #command-line #editing #global #formatting #paragraphs
nnoremap <expr> j v:count == 0 ? 'gj' : 'j'
By default, j and k move by physical lines (newline-delimited), which jumps over the entire visual span of a long wrapped line in a single keystroke.
:set wildmode=longest,list
By default, Vim's command-line completion just cycles through matches one at a time.
:term then <C-w>N for normal mode
Vim 8+ and Neovim have a built-in terminal emulator that runs inside a buffer.
command-line #command-line #terminal #workflow #productivity
:vimgrep /pattern/ **/*.ext
The :vimgrep command searches for a pattern across multiple files and populates the quickfix list with the results.
:center 80
Vim has built-in text alignment commands that adjust lines relative to a specified width.
o
The o command opens a new line below the current line and places you in insert mode, ready to type.
set showbreak=↪\
When wrap is enabled, long lines visually wrap to the next screen row.
:set winfixheight
When you have a specific window you want to keep at a fixed size — like a terminal, log viewer, or reference file — winfixheight and winfixwidth prevent Vim
:%!tac
Vim doesn't have a built-in reverse command, but you can pipe the buffer through tac (reverse of cat) to flip line order.
viwp
The viwp command visually selects the word under the cursor and replaces it with the contents of the unnamed register (your last yank or delete).
visual-mode #editing #visual-mode #registers #paste #productivity
<C-w>> and <C-w><
The > and > increases width by 1 column > increases width by 10 columns maximizes the window width Example With a vertical split, 20> gives the current window 2
O
The O (uppercase) command opens a new blank line above the current line and places you in insert mode, ready to type.
:if condition | execute 'normal cmd' | endif
How it works Vim macros can include Ex commands with conditional logic.
set completeopt+=popup
Adding popup to completeopt makes Vim display extra information — such as function signatures or documentation — for the currently highlighted completion it
]c
In diff mode, ]c jumps to the next change hunk and [c jumps to the previous one.
