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:w !diff % -
The command :w !diff % - pipes the current buffer's contents to an external diff command that compares it against the saved file on disk.
buffers-windows #buffers-windows #ex-commands #editing #navigation
:%s/\vfoo\zsbar/baz/g
When your match has a stable prefix but you only want to replace the trailing segment, \zs is often cleaner than introducing extra capture groups.
vim: set ts=2 sw=2 et:
Modelines are special comments at the top or bottom of a file that Vim reads to apply file-specific settings.
\%[seq]
Vim's \%[seq] atom makes the sequence seq optional in a pattern — matching any prefix of the sequence (including nothing).
:%s/\n\{3,}/\r\r/g
When files pass through formatters, generators, or repeated edits, they often accumulate noisy vertical gaps.
:set nrformats+=bin
Vim's and commands increment and decrement numbers under the cursor, but by default they only handle decimal and hexadecimal.
:ldo {cmd}
Vim maintains two parallel systems for collections of file positions: the quickfix list (global, one per Vim session) and the location list (local to each windo
vim.snippet.expand()
Neovim 0.
ma and 'a
The ma command sets a mark named a at the current cursor position.
<C-w>gf
gf reads the filename under the cursor and opens it in a new tab page, keeping your current buffer untouched.
Q
In Neovim, the Q key is mapped to replay the last executed macro — the same as @@ in both Vim and Neovim.
set completeopt+=popup
Adding popup to completeopt makes Vim display extra information — such as function signatures or documentation — for the currently highlighted completion it
:set nrformats-=octal<CR>
By default, Vim may treat numbers with leading zeros as octal when you use and for increment/decrement.
:%s/\d\+/\=printf('%04d', submatch(0))/g
When you need fixed-width numeric fields, manually editing each number is slow and error-prone.
:find {filename}
:find searches for a file in all directories listed in the path option and opens it in the current window.
:redir @a | {cmd} | redir END
The :redir command redirects the output of Ex commands to a register, file, or variable instead of displaying it on the screen.
command-line #command-line #ex-commands #registers #productivity #advanced
/\(pattern\)\@<=target or /target\(pattern\)\@=
Vim supports zero-width assertions (lookahead and lookbehind) in its regex engine.
:command! -nargs=* -complete=file W w <args>
When you repeatedly type a long Ex command with filenames, define a user command that keeps the behavior but shortens the keystrokes.
command-line #command-line #ex-commands #completion #workflow
:set operatorfunc=MyFunc<CR>g@
Vim lets you define custom operators that behave like built-in ones (d, c, y) — they wait for a motion or text object, then act on the selected region.
gra
Since Neovim 0.
