: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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<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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ci"
The ci" command deletes everything inside the nearest pair of double quotes and drops you into insert mode, ready to type the 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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<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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cgn
The cgn command combines the change operator with the gn motion to change the next occurrence of your last search pattern.
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