How do I quickly navigate quickfix entries, buffers, and toggle options with bracket keys?
]q and [q
The vim-unimpaired plugin by Tim Pope provides pairs of bracket mappings for common navigation and toggling tasks.
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How do I increment and decrement dates, times, and other structured sequences in Vim?
<C-a> / <C-x> (vim-speeddating)
vim-speeddating (by Tim Pope) extends Vim's built-in and increment/decrement operators to understand dates, times, roman numerals, and other ordered sequences.
How do I rename, move, or delete the current file from inside Vim using vim-eunuch?
:Rename {newname}
vim-eunuch (by Tim Pope) adds Unix shell operations as first-class Vim commands.
How do I browse files more naturally using vim-vinegar's enhanced netrw integration?
-
vim-vinegar is a lightweight plugin by Tim Pope that enhances Vim's built-in file browser (netrw) with a simpler, more intuitive workflow.
How do I use ALE to automatically lint and fix code in Vim?
:ALEFix
ALE (Asynchronous Lint Engine) is a popular Vim plugin that runs linters and formatters asynchronously in the background, showing errors and warnings in the gut
How do I convert a variable name between snake_case, camelCase, and other styles in Vim?
cr
The vim-abolish plugin (by tpope) provides a cr (coerce) operator that converts the word under the cursor between naming conventions with a single keystroke pai
How do I change surrounding quotes or brackets from one type to another with vim-surround?
cs'"
The vim-surround plugin (by Tim Pope) adds three powerful operators for working with surrounding delimiters — quotes, brackets, parentheses, and HTML tags.
How do I use Vim's built-in file explorer netrw to browse and manage files?
:Explore
Netrw is Vim's built-in file explorer plugin that comes with every Vim installation.
How do I open a file explorer in a vertical split without any plugins?
:Vexplore
Vim ships with netrw, a built-in file explorer that requires no plugins.
How do you auto-close brackets and quotes in Neovim?
require('nvim-autopairs').setup()
nvim-autopairs automatically inserts matching closing brackets, quotes, and tags as you type.
How do you use Oil.nvim as a file manager in Neovim?
require('oil').setup()
Oil.
What does nvim-treesitter provide for Neovim?
:TSInstall python javascript
nvim-treesitter provides improved syntax highlighting, indentation, and code navigation using Tree-sitter parsers.
How do you install plugins with vim-plug?
:PlugInstall
After adding Plug 'author/plugin' to your vimrc between call plug#begin() and call plug#end(), run :PlugInstall to install.
How does which-key help discover key mappings?
require('which-key').setup()
which-key.
How do you configure the built-in LSP client in Neovim?
require('lspconfig').pyright.setup{}
Use nvim-lspconfig to configure language servers.
How do you show git changes in the sign column?
require('gitsigns').setup()
gitsigns.
How do you manage plugins with lazy.nvim in Neovim?
require('lazy').setup(plugins)
lazy.
How do you search file contents with fzf and ripgrep?
:Rg pattern
Use :Rg pattern from fzf.
How do you toggle comments in Neovim using Comment.nvim?
gcc to toggle line
Comment.
How do you use vim-fugitive for Git operations?
:Git or :G
vim-fugitive provides Git integration.