How do you select all lines at the same indentation level?
vii with indent-object plugin
The vim-indent-object plugin provides ii (inner indent) and ai (around indent) text objects.
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How do I indent selected lines in visual mode?
>
In visual mode, pressing > indents all selected lines by one shiftwidth.
How do I indent lines multiple times without reselecting in visual mode?
>gv
Normally, pressing > in visual mode indents the selection but exits visual mode, requiring you to press gv to reselect.
How do I indent or unindent selected lines in visual mode?
> and <
How it works In visual mode, you can shift selected lines to the right or left using the > and to indent them or or shifts the selected lines one shiftwidth to
How do I auto-indent a block of code in visual selection without specifying a line range?
vip=
Pressing = in visual mode re-indents all selected lines according to the current filetype's indent rules — the same engine used by == for a single line, but a
visual-mode #visual-mode #indentation #editing #text-objects
How do I auto-indent a block of code using visual mode?
=
Pressing = in visual mode auto-indents the selected lines according to Vim's built-in indentation rules.
visual-mode #editing #visual-mode #indentation #formatting #productivity
How do I indent a line in Vim?
>>
The >> command shifts the current line one shiftwidth to the right, adding indentation.
How do I make Vim's indent commands always align to a clean shiftwidth boundary?
:set shiftround
shiftround causes indent commands (>, always adds exactly shiftwidth spaces to whatever indentation the line already has With shiftround: > rounds up to the nex
How do I center or right-align a range of lines in Vim?
:[range]center / :[range]right / :[range]left
Vim has built-in Ex commands for text alignment: :center, :right, and :left.
How do I auto-indent the current line?
==
The == command auto-indents the current line based on the surrounding context.
How do I reselect the last visual selection?
gv
The gv command reselects the exact same area that was last selected in visual mode.
How do I re-indent a block of code to match the surrounding indentation?
=i{ or =ap
The = operator performs smart indentation based on Vim's filetype-aware indent rules.
How do I reindent the previous visual selection and keep it selected?
gv=gv
When you are iterating on indentation, repeating selection steps is wasted motion.
visual-mode #visual-mode #indentation #editing #formatting #workflow
How do I auto-indent an entire file in Vim?
gg=G
The gg=G command re-indents every line in the current file according to Vim's indentation rules.
How do I indent all lines from the cursor to the matching closing bracket in Vim?
>%
Vim's > operator (indent) works with any motion or text object — including %, which jumps to the bracket, parenthesis, or brace matching the one under the cur
editing #editing #indentation #text-objects #normal-mode #motions
How do I improve Vim diff readability for moved or reindented code blocks?
:set diffopt+=algorithm:histogram,indent-heuristic
Default diff behavior can produce noisy hunks when code is moved or indentation changes significantly.
How do I use a named mark as a motion target for operators like delete, yank, or indent in Vim?
d'a
Named marks are not just jump destinations — they serve as motion targets for any operator.
navigation #navigation #marks #editing #motions #normal-mode
How do I reindent a block of code using a visual selection?
= (in visual mode)
After making a visual selection, pressing = applies Vim's auto-indent to every selected line at once.
How do I create a mapping that applies only in visual mode but not in select mode?
:xmap
:vmap applies to both visual mode and select mode, which can silently break snippet plugins (like UltiSnips, LuaSnip) that use select mode to position the curso
How do I select or operate on a block of code based on its indentation level in Vim?
ii / ai
The vim-indent-object plugin by Michael Smith adds text objects based on indentation level, giving you ii (inner indent) and ai (an indent) to select, delete, c