:set makeprg={command}
Vim's :make command runs a build program and automatically loads its output into the quickfix list so you can jump directly to errors and warnings.
:set wildoptions=pum
Setting wildoptions=pum tells Neovim to use its popup menu for command-line tab completion instead of the traditional horizontal wildmenu bar.
:TOhtml
The :TOhtml command converts the current buffer — complete with its syntax highlighting colors — into a standalone HTML file.
:g/pattern/join
The :g/pattern/join command combines the :global command with :join to merge every line matching a pattern with the line immediately following it.
command-line #ex-commands #editing #command-line #search #normal-mode
:file {newname}
:file {newname} (short form: :f {newname}) changes the filename Vim associates with the current buffer.
:set wildcharm=<C-z>
The wildchar option (default ) triggers wildcard completion interactively on the command line.
:norm! {command}
:normal {command} runs a sequence of Normal mode keystrokes from the command line (or a range of lines with :%normal), but it applies your custom key mappings.
command-line #ex-commands #macros #normal-mode #command-line
g<
Pressing g or q to dismiss it again Example Tips :messages also shows recent messages (and those accumulate across the session), while g< only shows the last pa
:set wildmode=list:longest,full
Vim's default Tab completion in the command-line cycles through matches one at a time, making it hard to see all available options at once.
:[range]right {width}
Vim has built-in Ex commands for text alignment — :right, :left, and :center — that work over any line range without plugins.
command-line #formatting #indentation #command-line #ex-commands
:diffget LOCAL
When Vim is configured as a git mergetool, it opens a three-way split with the LOCAL (your branch), REMOTE (their branch), and MERGED (the output file) buffers.
buffers-windows #buffers-windows #diff #editing #command-line
:ldo {cmd}
Vim maintains two parallel systems for collections of file positions: the quickfix list (global, one per Vim session) and the location list (local to each windo
:set wildignorecase
:set wildignorecase makes Vim's command-line tab completion treat uppercase and lowercase letters as equivalent when completing file names, buffer names, and ot
:sort r /\w\+$/
The :sort r /{pattern}/ command sorts lines using the text that matches the pattern as the sort key.
:set wildoptions=fuzzy
Enables fuzzy matching for Neovim's command-line tab completion (wildmenu), so you can match any part of a filename, command, or option — not just from the be
command-line #completion #command-line #neovim #config #wildmenu
%:p:h
Vim's filename modifiers let you derive path components from the current file's name directly inside ex commands.
:filter /pattern/ {command}
:filter /pattern/ {command} runs any Ex command but suppresses every output line that does not match the pattern.
:helpgrep
:helpgrep {pattern} searches all installed Vim help files for a pattern and populates the quickfix list with every match.
<C-\>e
Pressing e on the command line opens a special prompt that lets you type a Vimscript expression.
command-line #command-line #ex-commands #vimscript #insert-mode
:command
:command lets you define new Ex (colon-prefixed) commands with custom names, optional argument handling, and completion.
command-line #command-line #ex-commands #config #normal-mode
