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:set grepprg=rg\ --vimgrep\ --smart-case\ --hidden\ --glob\ !.git
Vim's :grep becomes much more useful when grepprg is tuned for ripgrep and quickfix-compatible output.
:'<,'>sort
The :'sort command sorts the currently selected lines in visual mode alphabetically.
<C-x><C-o>
The keystroke triggers omni completion, Vim's built-in language-aware completion system.
[{ / ]}
When editing code inside a deeply nested block, [{ jumps backward to the unmatched { that encloses the current position, and ]} jumps forward to its matching }.
{ and }
The { and } commands move the cursor by paragraph — jumping to the previous or next blank line.
autocmd FileType python setlocal expandtab shiftwidth=4
Vim's autocmd FileType lets you apply settings automatically whenever a specific file type is detected.
<C-r><C-o>"
The {register} sequence in insert mode pastes register contents literally — without triggering auto-indentation, abbreviations, or mappings.
augroup name | autocmd! | ... | augroup END
Using augroup with autocmd! inside prevents duplicate autocommands from accumulating when you reload your vimrc.
:vimgrep /pattern/j **/*
By default, :vimgrep jumps your cursor to the first match it finds, which can be disorienting when you just want to collect results and browse them on your own
H
The H command moves the cursor to the first line of the currently visible screen (the "High" position).
cc
The cc command deletes the entire content of the current line (preserving indentation) and enters insert mode.
>
In visual mode, pressing > indents all selected lines by one shiftwidth.
:set cursorline
The cursorline option highlights the entire line where the cursor is positioned.
zR and zM
When working with a heavily folded file, manually opening or closing each fold is tedious.
vim.ui.select() and vim.ui.input()
Neovim provides vim.
:bprev
The :bprev (or :bp for short) command switches to the previous buffer in Vim's buffer list.
:cwindow
The :cwindow command intelligently manages the quickfix window — it opens the window only if there are entries in the quickfix list, and closes it if the list
cs{from}{to}
The cs command from the vim-surround plugin lets you swap one type of surrounding delimiter for another in a single motion.
:e!
:e! forces Vim to reload the current file from disk, discarding every unsaved change in the buffer.
buffers-windows #buffers-windows #editing #undo-redo #ex-commands
n
After performing a search with / or ?, pressing n repeats the search in the same direction to find the next match.
