How do I use cgn to repeat a change on every search match?
/pattern<CR>cgnreplacement<Esc>.
The gn text object selects the next search match, and cgn changes it.
Search: @a
2277 results for "@a"
How do I create a floating window in Neovim?
:lua vim.api.nvim_open_win(0, true, {relative='editor', width=80, height=20, row=5, col=10})
Neovim's floating windows hover above the main layout, creating popup-like UI elements.
How do I apply ROT13 encoding to the current line in Vim without using a motion or visual selection?
g??
Vim has a built-in ROT13 operator g? that encodes text by rotating each letter 13 positions in the alphabet.
How do I set the search pattern to the current word literally without executing a search in Vim?
:let @/ = '\V' . escape(expand('<cword>'), '\')
This pattern lets you prepare a precise search target without jumping the cursor or triggering an immediate search motion.
How do I run a window-local setting command in every open window?
:windo setlocal colorcolumn=+1
When a setting is window-local, changing it once does not affect your other splits.
How do I run vimgrep across a project using whatever pattern is currently in the search register?
:execute 'vimgrep /' . @/ . '/gj **/*'
If you already refined a search interactively with / or ?, retyping that pattern for project-wide grep is repetitive and error-prone.
How do I delete all lines that do NOT match a pattern?
:v/pattern/d
The :v command (short for :vglobal) is the inverse of :g — it executes a command on every line that does not match the given pattern.
command-line #editing #ex-commands #search #filtering #productivity
How do I run a Vim command and suppress all its output messages and error messages?
:silent!
The :silent! modifier runs an Ex command without displaying any output or error messages.
How do I preview substitute changes inline while typing without opening a split?
:set inccommand=nosplit
When you are crafting a risky :substitute command, the expensive part is usually confidence, not typing.
How do I select a rectangular block past the end of shorter lines in visual block mode?
:set virtualedit=block
By default, Vim's visual block mode () is limited by line length — if some lines are shorter than others, the block selection gets ragged.
How do I run Lua code in the context of a specific buffer without switching to it in Neovim?
vim.api.nvim_buf_call()
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How do I search for a pattern repeated an exact number of times in Vim?
/pattern\{3}
Vim supports counted quantifiers that let you specify exactly how many times a pattern should repeat.
How do I quit Vim without saving using a two-keystroke normal mode shortcut?
ZQ
ZQ is the discard-and-quit counterpart to ZZ.
How do I insert text at the beginning of a line?
I
The I (uppercase) command moves the cursor to the first non-blank character of the current line and enters insert mode.
How do I filter text through an external program using a motion in normal mode?
!{motion}{program}
The ! operator in normal mode lets you pipe a range of text through any external program and replace it with the output.
How do I filter the entire buffer (or a range of lines) through an external shell command?
:%!
The ! operator pipes text through a shell command, replacing the selected lines with the command's output.
How do I access event-specific data like yank contents or inserted characters inside a Vim autocommand?
v:event
The v:event dictionary is populated inside certain autocommand callbacks with data specific to that event.
How do I enable a built-in LSP server in Neovim 0.11 without installing plugins?
vim.lsp.enable()
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How do I search for a pattern that spans multiple lines?
/foo\_.*bar
Vim's default .
How do I write a file in Vim without triggering BufWritePre or other write autocmds?
:noautocmd w
The :noautocmd modifier runs any Ex command while suppressing all autocmd events for its duration.