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:set display+=lastline,truncate
By default, when a line is too long to fit in the window, Vim fills the remaining rows with @ characters to indicate the line continues off-screen.
`.
The ` .
<C-v>jjjI
Visual block mode combined with I lets you insert the same text at the beginning of multiple lines simultaneously.
:windo / :bufdo / :tabdo {command}
Vim's do commands iterate over collections and execute a command in each context.
buffers-windows #buffers #windows #tabs #batch-editing #ex-commands
<C-r>=system("date")<CR>
The expression register (=) is one of Vim's most powerful yet underused features.
:set wildcharm=<Tab>
The wildcharm option designates a key that, when it appears inside a mapping, triggers wildmenu completion on the command line — just as if you had pressed in
:set wildmode=longest:full,full
The wildmode option controls what happens when you press in the command line.
gUU
The gUU command uppercases every character on the current line instantly — no visual selection or motion required.
:packadd! cfilter
If you share a Vim config across machines, optional plugins can cause noisy startup behavior when a package is missing.
:set winwidth=999 winheight=999
Setting winwidth=999 and winheight=999 tells Vim to try to make the active window at least 999 columns wide and 999 rows tall whenever it gains focus.
<C-x><C-v>
The key sequence in insert mode triggers Vim command-line completion — the same completion engine used at the : command prompt.
Va{ or Vi{
The a{ (around braces) and i{ (inside braces) text objects combined with visual mode let you instantly select an entire function body or code block, regardless
visual-mode #visual-mode #text-objects #code-navigation #selection
g~ap
g~ap is a fast way to invert letter case across a full paragraph without entering Visual mode.
editing #editing #operators #text-objects #case #normal-mode
:pop or <C-t>
When you jump to a tag definition with , Vim pushes your location onto a tag stack.
:&&
After running a :s/pattern/replacement/g command, you often need to repeat it on another line or range.
ddp
The ddp sequence swaps the current line with the line below it.
:TestNearest (vim-test)
vim-test provides commands to run tests from within Vim.
<C-w>x
How it works The x command exchanges the current window with the next one.
gwip
The gw operator reformats text just like gq, but leaves the cursor in its original position after reformatting.
:augroup
Wrapping autocmds in a named augroup with autocmd! at the start prevents duplicate autocommands from accumulating every time your vimrc is sourced.
