How do I control the exact indentation amount for continuation lines when text wrapping is enabled?
:set breakindentopt=shift:2
When breakindent is enabled, wrapped continuation lines are indented to match the start of their logical line.
Tag: wrap
How do I move to the start of the current screen line rather than the start of the buffer line when text is soft-wrapped?
g0
When wrap is on, a long buffer line can span multiple screen (display) lines.
navigation #navigation #motions #wrap #display-lines #normal-mode
How do I stop Vim from replacing long lines with rows of '@' signs and show as much text as possible instead?
:set display+=lastline,truncate
By default, when a line is too long to fit in the window, Vim fills the remaining rows with @ characters to indicate the line continues off-screen.
How do I move to the end of the visible screen line when text is soft-wrapped?
g$
The g$ command moves the cursor to the last character of the current screen line, not the end of the logical line.
How do I make Vim show the beginning of long lines that don't fit on screen instead of just showing @@@ placeholders?
:set display=lastline
By default, when the last visible line of a window is too long to fit on screen, Vim shows @@@ in its place — hiding the content entirely.
How do I scroll through wrapped long lines smoothly without skipping screen rows?
:set smoothscroll
The smoothscroll option makes scroll commands respect screen rows rather than buffer lines when wrap is enabled.
How do you surround a visual selection with characters?
S) with vim-surround
With the vim-surround plugin, select text visually and press S) to wrap with parentheses.
How do you format (rewrap) a visual selection to textwidth?
gq in visual mode
Select text with v or V, then press gq to format the selection according to textwidth.
How do you configure line wrapping behavior in Vim?
set wrap linebreak breakindent
Use wrap to wrap long lines, linebreak to break at word boundaries (not mid-word), and breakindent to preserve indentation on wrapped lines.
How do you record a macro to wrap a word in a function call?
qaciWmyFunc(<C-r>")<Esc>q
Record a macro that changes the inner word, types the function name with opening paren, pastes the original word from the register, and closes the paren.