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How do I align columns in a CSV file?

I'm using this csv plugin to view my csv file. I use command :67,68ArrangeColumn to align my file, but it does not align well. The manual mentions a command like :[range]ArrangeColumn[!] [<Row>]...
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How to change color scheme in a csv plug-in?

I learnt from this post that there is a csv plug-in. I tried this plug-in and it indeed arranged the csv file well. However, the color scheme is horrible on my screen. Is there anyway that I can ...
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Why doesn't vim-sneak's label-mode work even after enabling it?

I wanted lightspeed-like features in Vim (without having to install Neovim). I installed vim-sneak and followed the directions to enable "label-mode": let g:sneak#label = 1 But when ...
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AutoPairsDelete() noise with vim plugins

I have been a vim user for years... I recently added a lot of plugins (see my ~/.vimrc) and I keep hitting a problem where I type a word (in this case, a string called cisco) and vim a) sees an ...
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Unable to use Nvim-dap with codelldb

I am trying to configure neovim with nvim-dap to debug C++ code. I was thinking about using the codelldb debugger, so I installed it via Mason My configuration looks like this: local dap = require(&...
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Pasting via "p" not working in normal mode in Telescope

If I open Telescope for file or text search and switch to normal mode within the Telescope prompt and press p, nothing happens. Does anyone know how I can enable pasting via p in normal mode in ...
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Can I make a new mode in Nvim?

I want to create a new mode other than normal, visual, or insert because I want to: change the functions of all keys at once allow remapping preserve the mappings of other modes and retrieve when go ...
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Cannot make vim-markdown conceal the formatted text

I am quite new to Neovim, just installed some of the important plugins and now I wanted to make it really good for writing Markdown files. I installed vim-markdown for that, and followed the ...
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Install coc.nvim on Raspberry Pi 4B on Pi OS

I have successfully installed vim and two plugins on my raspberry pi 4b with Pi OS (linux). But when I installed coc.nvim vim gave an error (error code 1) and then showed erratic behaviour. Am I doing ...
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How do you pass options to a lua plugin?

In many Neovim plugins these days, configuration is done in a new way, and the readme just says to "pass option_name = someval to enable some behaviour". For example, archibate/nvim-gpt, ...
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How to install nvim-html-css neovim plugin in NvChad

Neovim plugin: nvim-html-css I don't know lua but I need this plugin installed for bootstrap classes. I have Neovim NvChad lazy.nvim setup. Copy pasting didn't worked so I tried to cut out maybe ...
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Debugging a program that requires escalated privileges

I have written a program in C that needs to access /dev/input/eventX programmatically. Running it as sudo ./a.out works well, but I am not sure how to debug it (using nvim-dap & cpptools). Here is ...
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How to configure Neoformat to use Prettier?

Installed Neoformat with Plug in init.vim for Neovim 0.7.2 on Linux Mint 19.3 I can't figure out how to get Neoformat to work with Prettier. I installed Prettier as a snap package in --devmode, so ...
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How to run a callback when an nvim plugin is loaded. Can I tie this back to running a callback when a plugin is required/imported?

I can see in vim how we can: Call function only when the plugin is loaded But I want to: Call function only when the plugin is required
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Vim / Neovim PlantUML Preview didn't work

Environment macOS Ventura on M1 iTerm2 Homebrew Google Chrome I have tried to install a PlantUML-Preview in (Neo)Vim with this plantuml-previewer.vim plugin. There are described some dependencies: ...
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How to fix RGB / RGBA colors not being shown as colors in neovim nvChad lazy.nvim colorizer plugin?

I can see color on those: #000000 red But not on those: rgb(0,45,65); rgba(2,45,23,1); Here is C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\nvim\lua\plugins\init.lua file colorizer code that comes preinstalled with ...
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How to use Neovim `sockconnect`?

I want to write a plugin that start 2 child processes. let's say the main nvim process is P, parent. and two child processes are A and B. In process A, I will do some calculation and write data to ...
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Is there a Vim plugin for testing VimScript patterns?

I'm new to VimScript and trying to learn how to construct patterns. Is there a Vim plugin like RegExr.com for testing patterns?
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Using marks in custom functions/plugins without changing user's marks

I am looking for a way to save and restore marks at the beginning and end of my custom Vimscript function. I am writing a plugin and I don't want my plugin to change any of the user's marks, so I ...
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Gvim Python loading issue (despite being correctly installed)

I found a lot of questions about it, some problem was about 32 or 64 bit, other was about python support compiled in vim, etc. None was my case. Preamble: Software installed I installed Python on ...
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upgrade neovim 0.8.3 to 0.9.0 and font-hack-nerd-font, the font displayed by number appears overflow

Updated neovim 0.8.3 => 0.9.0 and font-hack-nerd-font. use https://github.com/folke/todo-comments.nvim plugin and Hack Nerd Font, config font_size=12, the font displayed by number appears overflow. ...
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Help me remove feature in NVim [duplicate]

I've just used NVim lately and install some plugins Plugin List And every function have some params name behind it . Anyone know where this comes from and how to remove it ? Thanks!
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How do I use github copilot in NvChad?

I've written the following in my custom folder, and I've run :PackerSync followed by :Copilot setup, but I get an error: E492: Not an editor command: Copilot setup. Do I need to clone github/copilot ...
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Possible to start Voom outliner from modeline?

I use the Voom outliner and would like to start it automatically for certain files using the modeline feature. I tried as first line in the file: // vim: Voom asciidoc But when is start it: Unknown ...
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Why is Vim telling me that 'no plugin to install' when I have installed a plugin manager (vim-plug)?

call plug#begin() plug 'https://github.com/AndrewLockVI/dark_ocean.vim' plug 'https://github.com/ErichDonGubler/vim-sublime-monokai' plug 'https://github.com/rafi/awesome-vim-colorschemes' call plug#...
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SQLComplete:The dbext plugin must be loaded for dynamic SQL completion

I use vim 8.2.3458 without any SQL specific plug-ins. Whenever I try to edit a SQL file the following error message keeps popping up: SQLComplete:The dbext plugin must be loaded for dynamic SQL ...
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Dynamic load plugin when using Neovim?

I want to dynamically load the local plugins when using Neovim. For example, there are some directories ~/plugin1 and ~/plugin2 (they're colorscheme plugins). When using Neovim, I try to add ~/plugin1 ...
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Minimap config in lua

Sorry if the question looks dumb, is it possible to set the config file of minimap in lua ? I test the following, but the plugin is not found (the package command works wheel eg. Minimap or ...
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How can we know if we can intall a plugin on both Vim and Neovim?

I find in noevimcraft a list of Neovim plugins Can we install them inside Vim or gVim? It seems that the plugins in vimawsome can be installed on Neovim but not always in Vim. Is that correct? How can ...
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Conjure client '' doesn't support function: eval-str

I'm using neovim for clojure development. I've Olical/conjure and Olical/aniseed plugins added. The config are use 'Olical/conjure' use 'PaterJason/cmp-conjure' use 'Olical/aniseed' local com =...
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"Error detected while processing TextChangedI Autocommands for "<buffer=4>":" ParInfer Neovim [closed]

I'm setting up parinfer plugin for lisp development in neovim. I've installed neovim plugin using below code - use 'gpanders/nvim-parinfer' And I've also setup below configuration -- parinfer options ...
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Display lint info in vim ruler

I've installed the vim-flake8 plugin and it works correctly to lint Python in vim. When I am on a particular line, I can use :call flake8#Flake8ShowError() and it will display the error in the vim ...
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Follow mode in ViM?

Emacs has a neat built-in feature called Follow mode, which splits the screen an then lays out the current buffer linearly across these splits (and follows along when scrolling). As such, one may ...
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Go to file with gf from :terminal

I often keep a :terminal open on the right of a vertical split, and on the left keep a window open for files: ------------------------------ | | | | file buffers | :terminal ...
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mattn/vim-gist plugin selecting single file from multi file gist

Using the https://github.com/mattn/vim-gist/ plugin, is it possible to open a specific file from a gist that has more than on file? I'm asking because Visual Code Studio lets me select an individual ...
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Help setting up init.lua in Neovim, I'm a new user and don't understand the structure for plugins

First of all, I'm not a programmer, but a musician. I just happen to (kind of) know how to use the terminal, and I use a music notation/engraving program called LilyPond that works in the terminal. ...
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Separate virtualenv for vim plugins and application code

I have multiple vim plugins (ropevim, taskwarrior etc.) which depend on python libraries. These libraries are installed in system python3 When I am working on a python project, the virtual environment ...
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Can you have relative numbers, but for characters/words in a line?

This is relativenumber. It shows the line numbers, relative to your cursor: 1 one line before your cursor 0 your cursor is here 1 first line after 2 second line 3 third line 4 and so on It's super ...
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nvim (plugged with coc, coc-clangd) is showing parameters for every function. How do disable it?

my nvim (plugged with coc + coc-clangd) is showing the paramters for every function, how do I disable it ? I'm using a common vimrc for vim and neovim, but this problem only happens in neovim. FILE *...
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What vim plugin is hijacking my session to give me grep information I don't want?

I'm not sure how better to phrase this question. I have not recently installed anything new—in fact I'm a bit overdue to upgrade my three-year-old Linux Mint install—but in the last couple months I ...
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Handling multifile projects using portable bookmarks

I am trying to manage multiple projects each with multiple files so: project1 ----src file1.cpp, ..., file10.cpp ----include incl1.h, ..., incl10....
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How can I install fzf in vim without using a plugin manager? [duplicate]

I have fzf installed in manjaro (/usr/bin/fzf, /usr/share/fzf), but I can't seems to figure out how to install fzf for vim. I'm having trouble following these instructions: https://github.com/junegunn/...
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Advice on the use of :exe "norm!" vs. built in functions when writing vimscipt and plugins

I've been using vim for about 3 years and am starting to write my first plugin. I've noticed when looking at the code of other popular plugins that the functions very rarely seem to achieve their aim ...
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Add a Semicolon Automatically in C With a Vim Plugin

I am a C programmer and I am looking for a plugin that automatically adds semicolons when necessary before writing changes to a file. For example, look at the following example. printf("%s\n"...
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Is there a way to redefine options set in a lua setup{} call without calling setup again?

I'm trying to customize a plugin and I want to know if there's a way to just set a single option without calling setup, or to change an option after setup has been called. local actions = require('...
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bind/map a call to win_gotoid with script level argument

I'm trying to set a nmap bind to make the focus change from Window B back to Window A. Both Window IDs are store at the script level: s:win_id_a and s:win_id_b. The current snippet I've is the ...
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Is there a plugin for saving/loading registers' contents to/from files in a convenient way?

tl;dr Is there a Vim plugin that allows me to save/load registers to/from files with minimal typing, preview of registers, and other amenities? Long version Vim has a lot of registers. However, the &...
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Managing a README.md and vim help for plugins [duplicate]

Is there a way to generate vim help files and a markdown readme for github from the same text file? Or what is the usual strategy for this? I'm maintaining a small plugin that is only used by like ...
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Is there a way to restore a previous version of file in vim

I had a swp file with old content, to which I restored and wasted much cleaning it. So I would like much such feature. Jetbrains's IDEs have feature local history: Which preserve history for ...
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Is it possible to execute Ex Commands (colon commands) in VimScript (vimrc/init.vim)?

First off, just an FYI: I am not that experienced with writing VimScript I have a plugin that I want to have enabled using its custom Ex command (:RainbowParentheses). Putting that inside my init.vim: ...