Questions tagged [vimrc]
Vim reads initialization commands from a file called vimrc on startup. This can be used to set settings, define functions, execute autocommands, and more.
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Replacing text in non selected lines
I have \begin{thm} in a lot of my .tex files. Whenever I am not in the selected line I would like this to be rendered as Theorem.
I have tried using conceal but it is limited to rendering a single ...
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Error when using vim-plug from git-bash
I just installed vim-plug to use the doxygen plugin. Added
call plug#begin()
Plug 'vim-scripts/DoxygenToolkit.vim'
call plug#end()
to the .vimrc (_vimrc because Win10..). Using the doxygen plugin ...
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Convert sequence of external commands to a Vim custom command
To reformat Markdown tables, I use the following sequence of external commands (e.g. after visually selecting my table lines):
:<,>! sed 's/[[:space:]]\{1,\}\|/\#\|/g'
:<,>! column -t -s '\...
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MacOS - Vim overriding my highlight config in ~/.vimrc
~/.vimrc:
set backspace=2
set nocompatible
set clipboard^=unnamed,unnamedplus
syntax on
set expandtab tabstop=2 shiftwidth=2
set smartindent
set hlsearch
set incsearch
set ignorecase
set number
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I want to see my vimrc code but instead, runtime vimrc text is shown
I wanted to upload my .vimrc file to GitHub and while doing that, I think I broke something. After that process, when I type vim ~/.vimrc on my terminal, the only thing I see is runtime vimrc instead ...
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How to configure my own highlight for Vim editor in Linux using ~/.vimrc and ~/.vim/colors/mycolors.vim files? [closed]
I want to configure and customize my own syntax highlight for Vim editor in Linux Ubuntu 20.04. In my home directory, I created two files, ~/.vimrc and ~/.vim/colors/mycolors.vim. Here is the full ...
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Why is Vim ignoring my `expandtab` setting?
In my vimrc, I have set expandtab. When I edit a Tex file, however, Vim inserts tab characters , instead of spaces , when I press tab. I figured noexpandtab must be set by the TeX ftplugin for some ...
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How to generate random string with required length in Vim?
I am using this code for console log
nmap cll yiwocll<Esc>p
I wanted to add some random string inside this console log, assume 10 characters symbols length.
How to achieve this?
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Disable a specific case provided by cindent when enter a colon `:`
As title. What I have currently after entering : after the std:
std::memset(tempArr, 0, MAX_LEN_CASE*sizeof(int));
for (int i=0; i<MAX_LEN_CASE; ++i) {
std:
}
What I expect is:
std::memset(...
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Custom highlight not effective unless sourcing vimrc
I customed comment and search highlight in my vimrc, but they are not effective every time I entered vim. I have to source vimrc to make them effective. How can I make them always effective?
highlight ...
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Why does <esc> on empty, indented line, jump to beginning?
I'm trying to do something very simple, enter normal mode and ALWAYS be able to somehow put the normal mode cursor where it was in insert mode, whether through a mark, or otherwise.
I'm doing this ...
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Run a Vim command _after_ loading vimrc, but _before_ opening the file?
Is there a way to tell Vim from command line to run a specific command after running the vimrc, but before loading a file?
E. g.
vim --cmd <cmd> <file> runs <cmd> before loading ...
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Quit Vim when Buffer has no name (not :wq or :q!)
There must be a way to change the init.vim / .vimrc so I can quit Vim without saving first (:wq) nor force quitting (:q!). But I only want that behaviour when the Buffer has no name.
Why? Because a ...
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Disabling Syntax Highlighting for Rust Files in Neovim 0.9.x
Please find the refined version below:
In the attached images, the top one displays the syntax highlighting performed by the rust-analyzer Language Server Protocol (LSP), while the bottom image shows ...
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Github Copilot indentation
Has anyone had any luck getting a good .vimrc configuration to work with GitHub's Copilot insertions? I seem to have two mutually exclusive cases.
My normal .vimrc indents everything as expected when ...
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NERDTree window change during tab switch
Currently, when using NERDTree, I hit Ctrl-ww to navigate to my NERDTree window from my editing window. Then, I navigate to a file I want to open, and hit t to open it in a new tab. Now, when I want ...
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How to disable the ability to undo even after restarting Neovim?
I made some changes in files using Neovim. I close the vim and terminal. When I open the file again with Neovim, I am still able to undo the last things I changed before closing the terminal. I simply ...
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How to Vim multiply symbol "a" with a number from clipboard?
I need to multiply symbol "a" with a number from clipboard.
For example
3a = aaa
In clipboard register is @+.
May be to do that throw command line mode, but don't understand how.
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ALE Code Action for python
I have a working linter with the ALE plugin.
Plugin 'dense-analysis/ale'
let g:ale_virtualtext_cursor = 0
let g:ale_python_flake8_options = '--extend-ignore=E501'
nnoremap <leader>ar :ALERename&...
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What is `normal! zvzz` in vimscript?
I found here the following command normal! zvzz
But I don't know what it does.
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Vim with terminal inside, I have to quit using a vim cmd as the terminal will prevent me from exiting, so I can't do :wq
Since I have a terminal inside vim I can't do :wq or I get 'job' running.
I got around this using:
vim --clean "+term" "+qa!"
Then I'd have to do :w then :qa!
In my ~/.vimrc I then ...
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Simple way to go to definitions
I use this simple approach to jump to definitions in C++, which works fine for me.
In my vimrc:
autocmd BufRead,BufNewFile *.c,*.cpp,*.cc set path+=/Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/usr/include/c++/...
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How to jump to the last non-blank character in soft wrapped long line in vim?
I have those setting in .vimrc
setlocal textwidth=0 wrap formatoptions=tc2n linebreak
noremap <buffer> j gj
noremap <buffer> k gk
noremap <buffer> $ g$
noremap <buffer> ^ g^
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Apply local setting to .vimrc
Is it possible to overwrite a .vimrc setting with a local one?
For example:
I have set background=light in my .vimrc file
And then, while editing another file I decide to change that setting, so I run ...
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How to pass an argument for glob in fzf.vim Rg to support searching in specific files?
I am using fzf.vim plugin with ripgrep.
Fzf comes with the command :RG and :Rgright out of the box that lets me to search for keywords in files.
However, often I need to search for keywords in ...
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automatically execute zz after register jump?
whenever you are jumping between marks some of the marks are placed at the bottom of the screen and you have to do zz to bring them to the middle.
Is there a way to auto-execute zz after each jump ...
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How does vim color theme set highlight groups?
Usually, I edit a highlight group like this:
hi typescriptAliasDeclaration guifg=#b58900
But when I look inside an exampleColorTheme.vim, I cannot see any mention of these highlight groups.
So how do ...
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How do I configure Vim so that the color is different according to the first line, and the other lines wrap automatically?
For some context, I'm talking about Git commits specifically. The Linux server that I use for work changes the color of the first line starting from column 53 (since 52 is the recommend commit title ...
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My Linux server doesn't have a .vimrc file but Vim has a lot of configurations
Not sure if this is the appropriate place to ask, but at work I use a laptop to SSH into a remote Linux server and do some work from there.
I want to use the server's .vimrc file for my own laptop as ...
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Writing a bash script to startup Vim in a particular configuration for a project
I want to write a bash script that starts up a Vim session using a specific configuration.
For instance consider a C project with the following structure
project_dir
- src
- file1.c
- file2.c
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ftdetect, ftplugin not working as advertised -- what am I missing?
I've been reading documentation and trying experiments to register a new filetype in vim, and apply desired indentation rules -- all to no avail.
As an example, say I want to register *.test as ...
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How to use 'includeexpr' with relative paths?
Imagine there is a file src/main.js with import like this:
import { A } from '_components/A';
And _components/A in turn has
export { A } from './B';
I configured includeexpr to expand _ to src so ...
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Strange behaviour with vim-lsp+clangd+asyncomplete-lsp
here is my .vimrc:
call plug#begin()
Plug 'prabirshrestha/vim-lsp'
Plug 'mattn/vim-lsp-settings'
Plug 'prabirshrestha/asyncomplete.vim'
Plug 'prabirshrestha/asyncomplete-lsp.vim'
Plug 'piec/vim-lsp-...
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Strange behaviour go to definition shortcut when ~/.config/nvim is symlink
I have strange behaviour for gd shortcut but only when ~/.config/nvim directory is symlink to nvim -> /home/user/dotfiles/nvim
I have ls-zero config and shortcut for current buffer
lsp.on_attach(...
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Unable to connect to a client server
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Vim does not connect to a clientserver, which causes issues using VimTex and zathura. Upon opening any file in an Ubuntu terminal, the following error is displayed:
Error detected while ...
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How do I automatically open/close location or quickfix lists when they are populated by ALE?
I'm switching from the syntastic plugin to the ALE plugin. In syntastic there was an option g:syntastic_auto_loc_list that would automatically open the location list after it had been populated. If ...
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How do I remap `%` with `K` in visual and normal mode in `init.vim` (and vice-versa)?
I have the following in my init.vim:
nnoremap K \% " Swap K with % in [n]ormal mode
vnoremap K \% " Swap K with % in [v]isual mode
xnoremap K \% " ...
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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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Hide the list of plugins show almost each time at a file open [closed]
When I open some file I see a list of plugins shown on the whole window (screenshot below). I get tired of wasting my time to press few keys to hide this list: several times Space each time. No error ...
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What's controlling Vim paste behaviour?
What's controlling Vim paste behaviour via Vim over ssh using putty with right-click paste set to Linux host?
To start we have:
VIM - Vi IMproved 9.0 (2022 Jun 28, compiled Mar 27 2023 00:00:00)
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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'
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How to set timeoutlen for a specific key?
My config
inoremap jk <Esc>
I want to use set timeoutlen=350 for this specific keymap and no other.
How can I do that?
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Lightline and airline with neodark.vim
I have installed the neodark.vim plug-in by Keita Nakamura following this answer.
Currently my .vimrc looks like this:\
But the lightline theme doesn't appear on the status bar:
What is wrong here ...
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How to install Vim configuration from github?
I am new to vim and Linux in general.
I am using Vim on Windows Subsystem for Linux with ubuntu as OS.
I really like this neodark.vim theme and wish to use it for my Vim editor.
I would like to know ...
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Nvchad: Is it possible to reuse existing .vimrc file?
I checked the documentation but couldn't find an answer to this basic question: Is it possible to reuse my existing .vimrc file in Nvchad? Currently, nvchad ignores my settings in .vimrc file.
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How to set the mode from a vimscript?
If I save the result of :call mode() in a variable, how can I restore that mode later?
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What is the meaning of command `:4w`?
As title. I just read a post that people accidentally delete(wipeout) their unsaved work by trying the command :4w. A bloody lesson to him, but I also want to prevent this from happening to myself. ...
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How to escape commas in au patterns and comma separated lists?
How do you specify a comma literal in the kinds of comma separated lists that are ubiquitous in vim configuration?
The first example I can think of off the top of my head is in autocmds:
au! BufRead,...
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How to manually implement autochdir?
'autochdir' 'acd' boolean (default off)
global
{not in Vi}
{only available when compiled with it, use
exists("+autochdir") to check}
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Toggle NERDTree in seperate window
I want to toggle vim in a whole new window and as I searched, I can open vim in new window using:
:NERDTree | only
So I set this in my vimrc:
nnoremap <C-n> :NERDTreeToggle <bar> only<...
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