How do I yank text inside delimiters into a specific named register?
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Combining named registers with text object motions lets you precisely yank structured content — like function arguments, quoted strings, or bracketed expressi
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How do I delete from the cursor to the end of the line?
D
The D command deletes everything from the cursor position to the end of the current line.
How do I display available keybindings in a popup when pressing leader?
:WhichKey
which-key.
How do I convert a register's type between characterwise and linewise?
:call setreg('a', @a, 'l')
Registers in Vim have a type — characterwise, linewise, or blockwise — that affects how their contents are pasted.
How do I append the current filename to a named register from Ex command-line?
:let @a .= expand('%:t') . "\n"
Named registers are not just for yanks and deletes.
How do I show only buffers matching a pattern in Vim's :ls output?
:filter /pattern/ ls
When you have many open buffers, plain :ls output gets noisy fast.
How do I append the current line to a register from command line without using yank?
:let @a .= getline('.') . "\n"
Named registers are usually filled with yanks and deletes, but they are also plain variables you can edit with Vimscript.
How do I apply a macro only to files that appear in the current location list?
:lfdo normal! @q | update
When you already have a curated location list, :lfdo lets you apply a change only to those files instead of touching your whole project.
macros #macros #location-list #refactoring #command-line #normal-mode
How do I hide a buffer from the buffer list without closing it?
:setlocal nobuflisted
Setting nobuflisted removes a buffer from the :ls output and buffer-switching commands like :bnext/:bprev, while keeping it loaded and accessible.
buffers-windows #buffers-windows #buffers #unlisted #management
How do I refer to the matched text in a Vim substitution replacement?
:%s/\w\+/(&)/g
In a Vim substitution, & in the replacement string expands to the entire matched text.
How do I open an existing buffer in a new split window?
:sb {buffer}
The :sb (short for :sbuffer) command opens a buffer that is already loaded in Vim in a new horizontal split window.
How do I replace the next word with a yanked word without clobbering the unnamed register?
yiww"_ciw\<C-r>0\<Esc>
When you are doing repetitive refactors, cw is fast but it overwrites the unnamed register with the replaced text.
How do I find trailing whitespace while skipping completely blank lines in Vim?
/\S\zs\s\+$
A plain trailing-whitespace search like /\s\+$ also matches fully blank lines, which is noisy when you only want accidental spaces after real content.
How do I jump to the next lowercase mark in Vim's mark order?
]`
Most users jump to marks directly ('a, ` a `), but when a file has many lowercase marks, stepping through them in order is faster than remembering each name.
How do I evaluate and pretty-print a Lua expression from the Neovim command line without writing print(vim.inspect(...))?
:lua = {expression}
In Neovim, :lua = expr is a shorthand that evaluates a Lua expression and pretty-prints the result using vim.
How do I enable matchit so % jumps between if/else/end style pairs?
:packadd matchit<CR>
The default % motion is great for simple delimiters, but many code structures use semantic pairs like if/else/endif, try/catch, or HTML tags.
How do I remove accidental Enter keystrokes from a recorded macro?
:let @q = substitute(@q, '\n', '', 'g')
A common macro failure mode is accidentally hitting while recording.
How do I jump between matching if/else/endif or other language constructs?
% with matchit plugin
The % command jumps between matching brackets by default, but with the built-in matchit plugin, it extends to match language-specific keywords like if/else/endi
How do I close one more level of folds without collapsing all folds at once?
zm
Instead of jumping between fully open (zR) and fully closed (zM), zm and zr let you step through fold levels one at a time.
How do I save a macro permanently in my vimrc?
let @a = 'sequence'
How it works Macros recorded with q are stored in registers, but they are lost when you close Vim (unless you have the viminfo or shada file preserving them).