Daily Note

Vim Tips

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Rotate Vim windows to cycle through splits

vimwindow-layoutsplit-windows

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Maximize and equalize Vim window sizes

vimwindow-resizewindow-splitsvim-mappings

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Toggle between two buffers in Vim with Ctrl-^

vimalternate-bufferbuffer-managementsplit-windowskeyboard-shortcuts

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Batch substitutions with vimgrep and cdo in Vim

vimquickfixsearch-replacebatch-editing

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Toggle vim search highlighting to reduce visual noise

vimhlsearchnohlsearchsearch-highlightingreadability

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Vim marks for cross-file navigation

vimmarksglobal-marksbuffer-navigationcross-file-navigation

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Execute a command in all Vim tabs with :tabdo

vimtabdotabswindowsbuffers

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Sort lines in Vim with external sort

vimsortexternal-filterdeduplicationvisual-selection

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Run Ex commands across all Vim windows

vimwindosplit-windowsex-commands

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Enable absolute line numbers in Vim

vimabsolute-line-numbersgo-to-line

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Ctrl+O in insert mode runs a single normal mode command

vimctrl-oinsert-modenormal-modeone-shot-command

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Indent and unindent lines in Vim using >> and <<

vimindentationnormal-modevisual-modeshiftwidth

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Using vertical splits in Vim with :vsplit

vimvertical-splitsplit-resizediff

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Open file under cursor with gf in Vim

vimgfopen-fileinclude-pathrelative-path

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Record and replay a Vim macro in register a

vimmacro-recordingmacro-replaytext-editing

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Vim substitution with confirmation

vimsubstituteconfirmationdelimitersregex

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Insert evaluated Vimscript expressions in insert mode

viminsert-modeexpression-registervimscript

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Delete lines matching a pattern in Vim

vimex-commanddelete-linesinverse-globalregex

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Format text with gw to keep cursor position in Vim

vimgwgqreflowtextwidth

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Reselect the last visual selection with gv

gvvimvisual-selectionrepeat-action

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Repeat the last Ex command in Vim

vimrepeat-last-commandex-commandssubstitutiondeletion

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Vim word matching with * and # commands

vimwhole-word-searchsearch-forwardsearch-backwardnext-match

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Save a file with sudo in Vim using tee

vimsave-with-sudosudoteesave-file

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Encrypt a file by starting Vim with -x

vimencryptionpasswordencrypted-file

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Load all text files into Vim using argument list

vimargument-listfind-commandnavigation

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Using Vim visual mode to select and edit text

vimvisual-modeyankdeletechange

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Change the inner word with ciw in Vim

vimciwchange-inner-word

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Sort and deduplicate lines in Vim with %!sort -u

vimsortdeduplication

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Using macros in Vim for repetitive editing

vimmacrosmacro-recordingreplaybatch-editing

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Open a terminal inside Vim with :terminal

vimterminalsplit-windowsgit

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Save and restore Vim sessions with mksession

vimmksessionsession-filewindow-layoutssession-restore

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Comment lines with Vim visual mode and :norm

vimvisual-line-modevim-normcommentinguncommenting

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Open files in splits and tabs in Vim

vimsplit-windowshorizontal-splitsvertical-splitstabs

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Open files under cursor with gf in Vim

gfvimopen-filevisual-modepath-option

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Increment numbers under the cursor in Vim with Ctrl-a

vimincrementdecrementdot-commandcount-prefix

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Enable persistent undo in Vim with undofile

vimundofileundodirvimrc

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Edit multiple lines with Vim visual block mode

vimvisual-block-modecolumn-editingprepend-textmulti-line-edit

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Recall and reuse last searches in Vim with q/

vimsearch-historyrepeat-searchq-slashjump-between-results

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Expand shortcuts with Vim insert mode abbreviations

vimabbreviationsinsert-modetext-expansion

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Delete word and clear to line start in Vim insert mode

viminsert-modedelete-wordctrl-wctrl-u

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Repeat last insert in Vim insert mode with Ctrl-A

viminsert-moderepeat-insertduplicate-textctrl-a

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Vim insert mode autocompletion shortcuts

viminsert-modeword-completionline-completionfile-path-completion

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Paste register contents in insert mode with Ctrl-r

vimregistersinsert-modepaste-from-registersystem-clipboard

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Insert evaluated expressions in Vim insert mode

viminsert-modeexpression-registermath-calculation