23 results for ":set verbose"
:verbose map <key> or :verbose set option?
The :verbose prefix shows where a mapping, setting, command, or function was defined — which file and line number.
command-line #command-line #debugging #config #mappings #workflow
:verbose set option?
The :verbose prefix shows where an option was last set (which file, which line).
:set verbosefile=/tmp/vim.log verbose=9
Vim's verbosefile option redirects all verbose tracing output to a file on disk instead of printing it to the screen.
:verbose nmap <leader>
The :verbose prefix on mapping commands shows not just the mapping definition but also the file and line number where it was defined.
:verbose set {option}?
:verbose set {option}? shows the current value of an option and reports exactly which file set it last — the full path and line number.
:verbose map <key>
Use :verbose map to see the mapping definition and the file/line where it was set.
:verbose nmap <lhs>
When key behavior is inconsistent, the root cause is usually mapping precedence.
command-line #command-line #mappings #debugging #config #normal-mode
:verbose autocmd BufWritePre
When a save hook starts behaving unexpectedly, the hard part is usually finding who defined it.
:filter /pattern/ command
The :filter command restricts the output of another Ex command to only lines matching a given pattern.
:%s/\zsparseData\ze(/processData/g
Vim's \zs and \ze atoms let you include context in your search pattern without including that context in the replacement.
:set shortmess+=I
The shortmess option is a string of single-character flags that tell Vim which messages to suppress or abbreviate.
:set debug=msg
When troubleshooting mappings or scripts that use :silent!, errors disappear without a trace.
: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
:messages
:messages displays the full log of recent Vim messages — errors, warnings, echo output, and status notifications.
:set keywordprg
The K key in normal mode looks up the word under the cursor using the program defined by keywordprg.
vim-sleuth
The vim-sleuth plugin by Tim Pope automatically detects the indentation style (tabs vs spaces) and width used in a file and sets shiftwidth, expandtab, tabstop,
:set concealcursor=nv
The 'concealcursor' option controls in which modes concealed text is revealed on the cursor line.
:let @q then use in nnoremap
Macros are stored in registers as plain keystroke strings.
:call histdel(':', -1)
When you run sensitive or noisy Ex commands, they stay in command history and can be recalled accidentally.
let mapleader = ' ' then nnoremap <leader>key command
The leader key is a configurable prefix for your custom key mappings.
