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:%!{command}
The ! filter command in Vim sends a range of lines to an external program as standard input, then replaces those lines with the program's standard output.
:cgetexpr systemlist('rg --vimgrep TODO')
When you already have a shell command that emits file:line:col:message records, :cgetexpr is a fast way to populate quickfix directly.
l (in :%s///gc confirm prompt)
When running an interactive substitution with the c flag (e.
editing #search #editing #substitution #ex-commands #normal-mode
:iabbrev teh the
Vim's abbreviation feature lets you define automatic text replacements that trigger as you type.
zv
zv (view cursor) opens the minimum number of folds needed to make the current line visible — nothing more.
zl
When nowrap is set and lines extend beyond the screen width, Vim provides dedicated horizontal scroll commands.
cx{motion}
The vim-exchange plugin by Tom McDonald provides the cx operator to swap two arbitrary text regions.
plugins #plugins #exchange #editing #text-objects #refactoring
zO
zO (uppercase O) opens the fold under the cursor and all folds nested inside it recursively.
:file {newname}
:file {newname} (short form: :f {newname}) changes the filename Vim associates with the current buffer.
<C-o>zvzz
Jumping backward with is fast, but in folded or dense files it can land you in a collapsed section or near the edge of the screen, forcing extra cleanup keystro
:set linebreak
By default, when wrap is enabled, Vim wraps long lines at the window edge — which can split words in the middle.
]c / [c
The vim-gitgutter plugin shows Git diff markers in the sign column and provides ]c and [c mappings to jump between changed hunks — groups of added, modified,
/pattern/;+3
In Vim's range notation, a semicolon (;) between two addresses makes the second address relative to the line the first address matched, not to the current curso
<C-@>
Pressing (Ctrl + @, which is the NUL character) in insert mode inserts the same text that was typed during the most recent insert session, then immediately retu
2<C-g>
Pressing prints the current filename, buffer status, and cursor position in the status line.
/[\x00-\x1f]
Files sometimes contain hidden control characters that cause subtle bugs.
vas
The vas command visually selects the current sentence, including surrounding whitespace.
<C-r>/
Vim stores your last search pattern in the / register.
:cfdo %s/old/new/g | update
The :cfdo %s/old/new/g update command performs a search and replace across every file in the quickfix list and saves each one.
:set incsearch hlsearch
The combination of incsearch and hlsearch gives you live, interactive search highlighting.
