How do I hide or conceal syntax elements like markdown formatting in Vim?
:set conceallevel=2
The conceallevel option controls how Vim displays characters that have the "conceal" syntax attribute.
Tag: formatting
How do I center-align text within a specific width in Vim?
:center
The :center command pads a line with leading spaces so the text is centered within a given width.
How do I set the maximum line width for automatic text wrapping?
:set textwidth=80
The textwidth option sets the maximum width for text.
How do I highlight trailing whitespace with a custom color in Vim?
highlight TrailingWhitespace ctermbg=red and match TrailingWhitespace /\s\+$/
How it works Vim's highlight and match commands let you create custom visual indicators.
How do I add custom functions to Vim's statusline for dynamic information?
set statusline=%{MyCustomFunc()}
How it works Vim's statusline supports the %{expr} syntax which evaluates a Vimscript expression and displays the result.
How do I set a colorscheme with a fallback in case it is not installed?
try | colorscheme gruvbox | catch | colorscheme default | endtry
How it works When you share your vimrc across multiple machines, a colorscheme you have installed on one system may not exist on another.
How do I toggle line wrapping on or off in Vim?
:set wrap! or :set nowrap
How it works By default, Vim wraps long lines that extend past the window width, displaying them across multiple screen lines.
How do I convert all tabs to spaces in a file in Vim?
:retab
How it works The :retab command replaces all tab characters in the current buffer with the appropriate number of spaces, based on your current tabstop and expan
How do I filter a visual selection through an external shell command?
:'<,'>!command
How it works Vim can pipe selected text through any external shell command, replacing the selection with the command's output.
How do I use a macro to align text on a specific character like the equals sign?
qa0f=20i <Esc>20|C= <Esc>lDjq
How it works Aligning text on a delimiter such as = without plugins requires a clever macro technique.
How do I change the case of selected text in visual mode?
U, u, or ~ in visual mode
How it works When you have text selected in visual mode, you can change its case with three simple keys: U - Convert the entire selection to UPPERCASE u - Conve
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 align text around a character like = or : using vim-easy-align?
gaip=
vim-easy-align is a plugin by Junegunn Choi that makes aligning text around delimiters effortless.
How do I customize Vim's statusline to show useful file information?
:set statusline=%f\ %y\ [%l/%L]
Vim's statusline option lets you build a custom status bar from format items.
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 pretty-print or format JSON directly in Vim?
:%!python3 -m json.tool
The :%! command pipes the entire buffer through an external command and replaces it with the output.
command-line #command-line #shell #formatting #json #workflow
How do I align text into columns using an external command in Vim?
:%!column -t
The column -t command formats whitespace-separated text into neatly aligned columns.
command-line #command-line #shell #formatting #text-manipulation
How do I split a single-line code statement into multiple lines or join them back in Vim?
gS / gJ
The splitjoin.
plugins #plugins #splitjoin #editing #refactoring #formatting
How do I create and auto-format Markdown or textile tables in Vim?
<Leader>tm
The vim-table-mode plugin by Dhruva Sagar turns Vim into a powerful table editor that automatically formats and aligns table columns as you type.
How do I get real-time asynchronous linting and fixing in Vim?
:ALEToggle
The ALE (Asynchronous Lint Engine) plugin provides real-time linting and automatic fixing for dozens of languages without blocking your editor.