:v/pattern/d
The :v command (short for :vglobal) is the inverse of :g — it executes a command on every line that does not match the given pattern.
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:.!sh
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<C-r>=
The expression register (=) lets you evaluate Vimscript expressions on the fly and insert the result directly into your text.
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"=expression<CR>p
The expression register ("=) lets you evaluate any Vimscript expression and paste the result directly into your buffer from normal mode.
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<C-x><C-f>
The command triggers filename completion in insert mode.
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qA
If you finish recording a macro and realize you forgot a step, you don't need to re-record the whole thing.
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:args **/*.js | argdo %s/old/new/ge | update
The argument list (arglist) is Vim's mechanism for loading a set of files and running commands across all of them.
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=
Pressing = in visual mode auto-indents the selected lines according to Vim's built-in indentation rules.
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autocmd BufWritePre * :%s/\s\+$//e
By adding an autocmd for the BufWritePre event, you can make Vim automatically strip trailing whitespace from every line each time you save.
:%s/\(pattern1\)\(pattern2\)/\2\1/g
Vim's substitute command supports capture groups that let you match parts of text, remember them, and rearrange or reuse them in the replacement.
cit
The cit command deletes everything between the nearest pair of HTML/XML tags and drops you into insert mode, ready to type the replacement.
ci"
The ci" command deletes everything inside the nearest pair of double quotes and drops you into insert mode, ready to type the replacement.
cis
The cis command deletes the entire sentence under the cursor and drops you into insert mode, ready to type a replacement.
ct{char}
The ct{char} command deletes everything from the cursor up to (but not including) the specified character and drops you into insert mode.
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cw vs ciw
The cw and ciw commands both change a word, but they behave differently depending on cursor position.
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:g/pattern/yank A
The :g command combined with yank A (uppercase A to append) lets you collect every line matching a pattern into a single register without overwriting previous c
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<C-v>jj$A text<Esc>
Visual block mode combined with $A lets you append text to the end of multiple lines simultaneously, even when those lines have different lengths.
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:{range}command
Every Ex command in Vim can be preceded by a range that specifies which lines it should operate on.
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:ab teh the
Vim's abbreviation system automatically expands short text sequences as you type, making it perfect for auto-correcting typos, inserting boilerplate snippets, o
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xp
The xp command swaps the character under the cursor with the character to its right.
