How do I toggle the case of a character in Vim?
~
The ~ command toggles the case of the character under the cursor — uppercase becomes lowercase and vice versa — then advances the cursor one position to the
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How do I clear the contents of a register?
:let @a = ""
The :let @{register} = "" command empties a register.
How do I search and filter through command-line history in Vim?
q/k?pattern<CR>
Vim's command-line history window (q: for Ex commands, q/ for search) opens a full editing buffer containing your history.
How do I repeat the last substitute command preserving its flags?
:&&
After running a :s/pattern/replacement/g command, you often need to repeat it on another line or range.
How do I prevent a macro from stopping when a command fails?
Use :s/pat/rep/e flag or :silent! prefix
By default, Vim macros abort on the first error — a failed search, a substitute with no matches, or a movement that can't be performed.
How do I navigate through wrapped lines visually instead of by actual lines?
gj and gk
When wrap is enabled, long lines wrap across multiple screen lines.
How do I jump to the beginning of a file in Vim?
gg
The gg command moves the cursor to the first line of the file.
How do I access and reuse the last search pattern?
"/ register
The / register contains the most recent search pattern.
How do I use ALE to automatically lint and fix code in Vim?
:ALEFix
ALE (Asynchronous Lint Engine) is a popular Vim plugin that runs linters and formatters asynchronously in the background, showing errors and warnings in the gut
How do I call one macro from inside another macro in Vim?
When recording a macro, you can execute another macro inside it by pressing @b (or any register) during the recording.
How do I auto-indent the current line?
==
The == command auto-indents the current line based on the surrounding context.
How do I do a case-preserving search and replace across different naming conventions?
:%Subvert/old{,s}/new{,s}/g
Tim Pope's vim-abolish plugin provides the :Subvert command (aliased as :S), which performs substitutions that automatically preserve case variants and handle p
plugins #plugins #substitution #editing #ex-commands #search
How do I search and replace text containing special characters?
:%s/\V literal.text/replacement/g
The \V (very nomagic) flag treats all characters as literal except for \.
How do I jump to the middle of a line in Vim?
gM
The gM command moves the cursor to the horizontal middle of the current line, regardless of how long the line is.
How do I modify the contents of a register without re-recording it?
:let @a = substitute(@a, 'old', 'new', 'g')
After recording a macro or yanking text into a named register, you may need to tweak it — fix a typo in a recorded macro, change a variable name in yanked tex
How do I get a start screen with recent files and sessions?
vim-startify plugin
vim-startify provides a configurable start screen when you open Vim without a file.
How do I replace text with a newline in a substitute command?
:%s/pattern/\r/g
In the replacement part of :s, \r inserts a newline.
How do I get an enhanced status line with vim-airline?
Plug 'vim-airline/vim-airline'
vim-airline provides a beautiful, feature-rich status line that shows file info, git branch, diagnostics, and more with minimal configuration.
How do I paste my last Ex command into the command line or a buffer?
<C-r>:
Vim stores your last executed Ex command in the read-only : register.
How do I restrict a search to the current function body?
:[{,]}s/old/new/g
By using the range [{,]}, you can limit a substitute command to the lines between the enclosing braces — effectively the current function or block.