Questions tagged [unix]
Unix version of Vim.
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How to specify different tab widths for different languages? [duplicate]
I am using Neovim (v.0.8.0) along with nvim-lspconfig and neoclide/coc.
It is working pretty well.
The only problem being tab widths. If I am writing in say, Java or C, I use 4-space wide tabs, ...
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How to set fileformat based on file type?
In a project I need to set fileformat=dos for all *.html files. Is it possible to do with autocmd?
My fileformats=unix,dos by default, since I'm on Linux.
I've tried the simplest way:
autocmd BufRead *...
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!v command UNIX - relation to Vi or vim [closed]
Whenever I type !v command in the UNIX terminal, in a particular directory, my vim editor opens with the file "hello.txt" which I have never created in that same directory or anywhere.
What ...
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calling vim with mpiexec says "Warning: Output is not to a terminal / Warning: Input is not from a terminal"
My question is a bit technical.
For specific reason, I need to call vim after mpiexec.
Example :
mpiexec -n 1 vim mytext.txt
But this gives the following warning message:
Vim: Warning: Output is not ...
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vim ctrl+c doesn't copy/paste with ctrl+c or ctrl+v
I was trying to map ctrl+c to copy, ctrl+v to paste in vim, but it's not working properly.I've tried https://stackoverflow.com/questions/61177658/mapping-select-all-copy-paste-in-vim and https://...
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How do I use vim within a Unix pipe-line?
I can use vim / ex to grep a file using the following invocation:
ex -c'g/foo/p' -cq -s afile.txt
I'd really like to use a similar command to grep some text from stdin. I thought the following command ...
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How to access subprocess exit code [duplicate]
I want to write function that passes current line and file to external program and saves its output into register, e.g:
function Foo()
let l:current_line = line(".")
let l:current_file = expand("%...
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Cross-platform way to execute command with clean environment?
A plugin I use executes:
silent execute '%!cmd'
which fails because of a particular environment variable I have set that deliberately modifies the behaviour of cmd.
I can fix it with:
silent ...
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How do I move cursor around on unix shell using VIM commands? [closed]
I'm a vim user and forgot to grab my csh/vim settings before leaving my prev company.
Basically, when tooling around my unix shell, I used vim commands (eg go back and forth using VIM quick-keys, ...
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Vim custom key mapping not working in superuser mode
I have a custom key mapping jj to escape, it works for normal file edit but when I open the file as a superuser the key mapping doesn't work anymore, why?
I use Antergos os.
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What are the basics of vi editor? [duplicate]
I want to know the basics of vi editor because I am new to linux and currently I am using ubuntu 16.04.
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How to preview the result of markdown file edited in vim?
I use vim to edit latex, but latex is bit too heavy for taking notes casually on daily basis, so I decided to use markdown instead.
So, I want to configure vim so that I could view markdown ...
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Is there a platform independent way to use "${ENVVAR}more_text" in vim?
I just discovered that I am able to use ${ENVVAR}more_text in a vim installation on Unix, but not if installed on Windows.
In Unix, I did in a shell:
export ABC=/tmp/
echo foo>${ABC}foo
gvim
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How can I automate filetype detection when using sudoedit?
sudoedit/sudo -e is often used for safely editing files as root. The way it works:
sudoedit copies the named files to temporary files
Then it opens the temporary files using the commands specified by ...
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Put a process started with ! in the background
If I do this from the shell:
$ sleep 100
I can make it go to the background by doing:
^Z
$ bg
And then continue using my shell. You can get the same effect by adding a & to the end of the ...
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How to write whole buffer to standard output from the command line?
I would like to write whole buffer into standard output (/dev/stdout) instead of the file and the following command works as expected while editing the file:
:w >> /dev/stdout
Hint: Press ...
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Can visual select mode be integrated with the Unix selection clipboard?
Is it possible to configure vim (obviously with :set mouse=a) and/or gvim such that the visual selection modes automatically integrate with X's selection buffer?
I am aware of how to setup the copy ...
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How to edit content from the standard input?
I would like to edit content in vim which was dynamically generated from the command-line without having the file yet.
In example:
$ echo This is example. | vim /dev/stdin
$ cat /etc/hosts | vim /dev/...
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Terminal borked after invoking Vim with xargs
I've sometimes tried invoking Vim using xargs, like this:
find . -name '*.java' | xargs vim
… which kind of works:
As Vim launches, I see the following warning flash briefly:
Vim: Warning: Input ...
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How do I edit crontab files with Vim (I get the error: 'temp file must be edited in place')?
How do I edit crontab files in FreeBSD?
$ crontab -e
# ... I do my thing in vim & :wq
"crontab.9ZcXiFaawt" 6L, 203C written
crontab: temp file must be edited in place
Exit 1
Using EDITOR=nvi ...
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