:chistory
Every time you run :grep, :vimgrep, :make, or :cexpr, Vim creates a new quickfix list and pushes the previous one onto a history stack.
buffers-windows #buffers-windows #quickfix #navigation #ex-commands
:{range} normal @{reg}
The :normal command lets you execute Normal mode keystrokes over a range of lines.
:set wildmode=list:longest
Vim's wildmode option controls how the command line behaves when you press to complete filenames, buffer names, or Ex commands.
%:e
Vim exposes the current filename as % in Ex commands, and you can apply modifiers to extract specific parts of the path.
:set exrc secure
Adding set exrc to your vimrc tells Vim to read a .
:diffoff!
The :diffoff! command exits diff mode in every window simultaneously.
searchcount()
The searchcount() function returns a dictionary containing the current search state: which match the cursor is on, how many total matches exist, and whether the
: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.
:noautocmd {command}
The :noautocmd prefix (abbreviated :noa) suppresses all autocommand events for the duration of the following command.
command-line #ex-commands #autocommands #performance #command-line #scripting
:let $VAR = "value"
Vim lets you read and write environment variables using the $VARIABLE syntax in Vimscript.
:g/pattern/+1d
Using :g/pattern/+1d you can delete the line that comes right after each line matching a pattern, in one pass.
:%s/\v(\w+)/\u\1/g
Vim's substitute command supports case-modifier escapes in the replacement string: \u uppercases the next character, \U uppercases all text until \E or end of r
5:
Typing a count before : in normal mode automatically fills in a line range in the command line.
command-line #command-line #ex-commands #ranges #normal-mode
: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.
:set foldopen
The foldopen option lets you specify exactly which cursor movements and commands will automatically open a closed fold.
fnameescape(filename)
When building Vim Ex commands dynamically, filenames with spaces, , %, #, [, or other special characters will be misinterpreted — the space looks like an argu
globpath(&rtp, 'pattern')
globpath() is a Vimscript function that searches all directories in a given path list for files matching a glob pattern.
:echohl WarningMsg | echo "message" | echohl None
:echohl sets the highlight group applied to subsequent :echo and :echom output.
expand('%:p:h:t')
Vim's filename modifiers can be chained to transform paths step by step.
:'<,'>norm! A;
The :normal Ex command lets you execute any Normal mode keystrokes on a range of lines simultaneously, turning a single-line operation into a multi-line batch e
editing #editing #normal-mode #ex-commands #visual-mode #text-manipulation
