How do I suppress the 'Pattern not found' error when a substitution has no match?
:s/pattern/replacement/e
The e flag in Vim's :substitute command silently ignores the "E486: Pattern not found" error when the pattern does not match anything.
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How do I move the cursor to the opposite corner of a blockwise visual selection?
O (in blockwise visual mode)
In blockwise Visual mode (), pressing O moves the cursor to the diagonally opposite corner of the rectangle.
How do I create a Neovim mapping that runs an Ex command without entering command-line mode or changing the current mode?
<Cmd>
The pseudo-key in Neovim allows a mapping to execute an Ex command directly, without going through command-line mode.
How do I open the command-line window while in the middle of typing a command?
<C-f>
While typing in Vim's command line (after pressing :), pressing opens the command-line window with your current, unfinished command already filled in.
How do I add a per-window title bar showing the current file name in Neovim?
set winbar=%f
Neovim 0.
How do I set a different working directory for each split window in Vim?
:lcd {dir}
:lcd (local cd) sets the working directory for the current window only, leaving other windows at their previous directory.
buffers-windows #buffers-windows #navigation #ex-commands #config
How do I customize the text displayed for closed folds in Vim?
:set foldtext={expr}
The foldtext option controls what Vim displays for a closed fold.
How do I configure Vim's :grep command to use a faster external search tool like ripgrep or ag?
:set grepprg={cmd} grepformat={fmt}
Vim's :grep command delegates to an external tool defined by grepprg, then parses the output according to grepformat to populate the quickfix list.
How do I move to the diagonally opposite corner of a blockwise visual selection?
O (visual-block)
In Visual-Block mode (), pressing O moves the cursor to the diagonally opposite corner of the rectangular selection.
How do I customize the sign column and line number display with a single expression in Neovim?
:set statuscolumn=%s%=%l\
Neovim 0.
config #config #neovim #statusline #line-numbers #formatting
How do I yank text from the cursor to the next occurrence of a pattern without entering visual mode?
y/{pattern}<CR>
Any operator in Vim can take a search motion as its argument.
How do I find invalid UTF-8 byte sequences in a file in Vim?
8g8
The 8g8 command searches forward from the cursor for the first byte that belongs to an invalid UTF-8 sequence.
How do I jump to the local definition of a variable in Vim?
gd
The gd command jumps to the local definition of the word under the cursor.
How do I sort lines by a specific column or field in Vim?
:'<,'>!sort -t',' -k2 -n
Vim does not have a built-in multi-column sort, but you can leverage the external sort command to sort selected lines by any field.
editing #editing #sorting #ex-commands #external-commands #command-line
How do I reuse my last search pattern in a substitute command without retyping it?
:%s//new/g
Leaving the search field empty in a :s command tells Vim to reuse the last search pattern from / or .
search #search #substitution #ex-commands #regex #productivity
How do I execute the current line as a shell command and insert the output?
:.!sh
The :.
command-line #editing #ex-commands #shell #filtering #productivity
How do I execute Ex commands stored in a register instead of replaying it as normal-mode keys?
:@q
Most macro workflows focus on @q, which replays register q as normal-mode keystrokes.
How do I transform matched text to uppercase or lowercase directly inside a substitute replacement?
:s/pattern/\U&/g
Vim's :substitute command supports case-transformation escape sequences in the replacement string.
search #search #substitute #ex-commands #editing #text-objects
How do I scroll the view horizontally by half a screen width in Vim?
zH and zL
zH and zL scroll the viewport horizontally by half a screen width, letting you navigate wide content efficiently when wrap is disabled.
navigation #navigation #scrolling #horizontal #nowrap #motions
How do I search for text only within a visual selection?
/\%Vpattern
The \%V atom restricts a search pattern to only match inside the most recent visual selection.