How do I quickly change an entire sentence in Vim?
cis
The cis command deletes the entire sentence under the cursor and drops you into insert mode, ready to type a replacement.
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How do I diagnose slow Neovim startup and identify which plugins are taking the longest to load?
:Lazy profile
When Neovim starts slowly, finding the culprit plugin is tedious without tooling.
How do I make Vim show error messages that are silently swallowed inside :silent! or :try blocks?
:set debug=msg
When troubleshooting mappings or scripts that use :silent!, errors disappear without a trace.
How do I swap or rearrange text using captured groups in Vim substitution?
:%s/\(\w\+\) \(\w\+\)/\2 \1/g
Vim's substitute command supports captured groups (back-references) using \( and \), allowing you to capture parts of a match and rearrange them in the replacem
How do I change an option's global default without affecting the current buffer's local value?
:setglobal
Vim maintains two values for most options: a global default that applies to new windows and buffers, and a local copy that can be overridden per-buffer or per-w
How do I find the syntax highlighting group applied to the character under the cursor?
:echo synIDattr(synID(line('.'),col('.'),1),'name')
When customizing a colorscheme or debugging unexpected colors, you need to know exactly which highlight group is coloring the text under your cursor.
How do I always access my last yanked text regardless of deletes?
"0p
Register 0 (the yank register) always contains the text from your most recent yank command — and unlike the unnamed register, it is never overwritten by delet
How do I enable fuzzy matching for insert mode completion in Neovim 0.11?
set completeopt+=fuzzy
Neovim 0.
How do I improve Vim diff readability for moved or reindented code blocks?
:set diffopt+=algorithm:histogram,indent-heuristic
Default diff behavior can produce noisy hunks when code is moved or indentation changes significantly.
How do I keep the top line stable while changing split layouts in Neovim?
:set splitkeep=topline
When you open, close, or resize splits in long files, the visible window region can shift in ways that break your reading flow.
How do I jump back to where I was before my last search?
``
The double backtick jumps to the exact position before the last jump.
How do I set up filetype-specific documentation lookup for the K key in Vim?
:autocmd FileType python setlocal keywordprg=pydoc3
The K command looks up the word under the cursor using the program defined by keywordprg (default: man).
How do I access and reuse the last search pattern?
"/ register
The / register contains the most recent search pattern.
How do I edit multiple lines at once using multiple cursors in Vim?
<C-n>
The vim-visual-multi plugin (formerly vim-multiple-cursors) brings VS Code-style multiple cursor editing to Vim.
plugins #plugins #visual-multi #editing #multiple-cursors #refactoring
How do I pipe selected text through an external command and replace it?
!{motion}command
The ! operator in normal mode pipes text through an external shell command and replaces it with the output.
How do I navigate quickfix entries, buffers, and conflicts with consistent bracket mappings?
]q
The vim-unimpaired plugin (by Tim Pope) provides a consistent [x / ]x mnemonic for navigating any list-like structure in Vim.
How do I re-indent the entire paragraph under my cursor to match the surrounding code?
=ip
The =ip command combines Vim's auto-indent operator (=) with the inner paragraph text object (ip) to re-indent every line in the current paragraph in a single k
How do I make mksession restore globals and local options too?
:set sessionoptions+=globals,localoptions
If you rely on sessions for context switching, default :mksession can feel incomplete because some state does not come back.
How do I automatically apply the first spelling suggestion without opening the full suggestion list?
1z=
The z= command opens an interactive numbered menu of spelling corrections for the word under the cursor, requiring you to type a number and press Enter.
How do I reuse the last visual selection range in an Ex command after exiting visual mode in Vim?
:'<,'>
Vim automatically sets two special marks whenever you make a visual selection: ' (end).