:set winwidth=999 winheight=999
Setting winwidth=999 and winheight=999 tells Vim to try to make the active window at least 999 columns wide and 999 rows tall whenever it gains focus.
:set nomodifiable
:set nomodifiable locks a buffer so that no changes can be made at all — not even temporary ones.
:sfind {file}
:sfind (split-find) searches Vim's path setting for a file matching the given name and opens it in a new horizontal split, all in one command.
<C-w>t and <C-w>b
When managing multiple splits, t jumps to the top-left window and b jumps to the bottom-right window.
<C-w>P
The preview window is a special auxiliary split — usually at the top — opened by commands like :ptag, :pedit, and omni-completion to display reference infor
:Gclog
Running :Gclog in vim-fugitive loads the git log for the current file into the quickfix list.
"#p
The # register holds the name of the alternate file — the file you were editing just before the current one.
:set grepprg={cmd} grepformat={fmt}
Vim's :grep command delegates to an external tool defined by grepprg, then parses the output according to grepformat to populate the quickfix list.
<C-w>g]
g] splits the window and then runs :tselect for the identifier under the cursor, displaying a numbered list of all matching tags so you can pick the exact defin
:tabfind {name}
:tabfind is the tab-aware counterpart to :find.
% (in netrw)
Vim's built-in file explorer netrw (opened with :Explore or :Ex) is more capable than it looks.
:let g:netrw_liststyle=3
Vim ships with a built-in file browser called netrw, opened with :Explore (or :Ex).
:lua require('harpoon.mark').add_file()
Harpoon by ThePrimeagen is a Neovim plugin that maintains a small, numbered list of the files you're actively working on.
:0Gclog
vim-fugitive's :Gclog command loads the git log into the quickfix list, but when prefixed with the range 0 it restricts the history to only the commits that tou
:e %:h/
Vim expands % to the current file's path in Ex commands, and the :h modifier strips the last filename component to give you just the directory.
:vertical {cmd}
The :vertical command modifier forces any window-opening Ex command to create a vertical split instead of the default horizontal split.
buffers-windows #windows #buffers #command-line #splits #ex-commands
:e ++ff=unix
The ++ff modifier forces Vim to re-read the current file from disk using a specific fileformat — unix (LF), dos (CRLF), or mac (CR).
:DiffOrig
:DiffOrig opens a side-by-side split comparing your current (unsaved) buffer against the version on disk.
buffers-windows #diff #buffers #editing #workflow #buffers-windows
:Lexplore
:Lexplore opens Vim's built-in netrw file explorer as a persistent sidebar anchored to the left of the screen.
buffers-windows #netrw #file-explorer #buffers #windows #navigation
:set winwidth=85 winheight=20
Setting winwidth and winheight tells Vim the minimum column width and line height the current focused window must have.
