How do I search and replace text only on the current line?
:s/old/new/g
The :s/old/new/g command replaces all occurrences of old with new on the current line only.
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How do I enable LSP inlay hints to show types and parameter names inline in Neovim?
:lua vim.lsp.inlay_hint.enable()
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How do I jump back to the exact cursor position from my last Vim session?
`0
Vim automatically saves your cursor position when you exit, storing it as the 0 mark in the viminfo file (or shada file in Neovim).
How do I redo an undone change in Vim?
<C-r>
The (Ctrl+r) command redoes the last change that was undone with u.
How do I search for patterns only at specific line or column positions in Vim?
/\%5l\%10cpattern
Vim provides position-matching atoms that constrain where a pattern can match based on line numbers, column positions, or virtual columns.
How do I browse through my previous quickfix lists?
:colder / :cnewer
Vim remembers up to 10 previous quickfix lists.
How do I change the same column of text across multiple lines at once?
<C-v>jjc replacement<Esc>
Visual block mode's change command lets you replace a rectangular column of text across multiple lines in a single operation.
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How do I speed up Vim's insert mode completion by disabling include-file scanning?
:set complete-=i
Vim's complete option controls which sources are scanned when you press or to complete a word.
How do I use PCRE-style regex in Vim without escaping every special character?
\v
Vim's default regex mode ("magic") requires backslashes before many special characters: \(, \ , \+, \{.
How do I travel backward through undo history by time rather than by change count?
:earlier {time}
Vim's :earlier and :later commands let you travel through undo history using real-world time intervals instead of individual change counts.
How do I speed up Vim when editing files with very long lines like minified code or CSV?
:set synmaxcol=200
The synmaxcol option tells Vim the maximum column up to which it will apply syntax highlighting on each line.
How do I create abbreviations for common Ex commands?
:cabbrev tn tabnew
Command-line abbreviations with cabbrev let you create short aliases for frequently used Ex commands.
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How do I check which language servers are attached to the current buffer and debug my LSP setup in Neovim?
:LspInfo
The :LspInfo command, provided by the nvim-lspconfig plugin, opens a diagnostic floating window showing every active LSP client and its configuration for the cu
How do I insert special Unicode characters using digraphs in Vim?
<C-k>DG
Vim's digraph system lets you insert special characters by pressing followed by a two-character mnemonic code.
How do I mark multiple files in netrw and batch copy or move them to another directory?
mf mt mc
Netrw, Vim's built-in file browser, supports a full marking system that lets you select multiple files and then perform bulk copy, move, or delete operations on
How do I extract just the parent directory name (not the full path) of the current file in Vim?
expand('%:p:h:t')
Vim's filename modifiers can be chained to transform paths step by step.
How do I search across files using the location list instead of quickfix?
:lvimgrep /pattern/ %
While :vimgrep populates the global quickfix list, :lvimgrep uses the window-local location list instead.
How do I profile Vim startup time to find out which plugins are slowing it down?
vim --startuptime /tmp/vim-startup.log +qall && sort -k2 -rn /tmp/vim-startup.log | head -20
When Vim starts slowly, the --startuptime flag writes a timestamped log of every script and plugin loaded during initialization.
How do I create and trigger custom autocommand events in Vim?
:doautocmd User MyEvent
Vim's User event type lets you define custom events that fire on demand.
How do I run the same command across all open buffers at once?
:bufdo
When you need to apply the same change to every file you have open in Vim, switching to each buffer manually is tedious and error-prone.