User jamessan

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Does Ex mode have any practical use?

ex-mode

answered Feb 5, 2015 at 20:30

122 votes

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What is the purpose of swap files?

answered Feb 3, 2015 at 21:37

53 votes

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How do I center the current line in the screen?

scrolling

answered Feb 3, 2015 at 17:36

38 votes

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Is it possible to make Vim auto-save files?

save crash-recovery

answered Feb 3, 2015 at 18:07

33 votes

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What does z stand for in vim?

key-bindings

answered Mar 23, 2016 at 0:16

25 votes

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How do I visually select the block of text I just pasted in Vim?

cut-copy-paste visual-mode

answered Feb 3, 2015 at 17:30

23 votes

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Why did p paste a copied line after the current line, instead of after the current word?

cut-copy-paste

answered Mar 20, 2016 at 4:09

19 votes

Re-indenting badly indented code

indentation ide

answered Feb 4, 2015 at 3:56

18 votes

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Cut vim load time

performance startup

answered Feb 3, 2015 at 22:04

18 votes

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How to tell vim not to try to unzip a file

filetype binary-file plugin-zip

answered Feb 25, 2015 at 21:36

17 votes

How do I get Vim to be able to run both python and python3 on a Linux system in the same session?

linux vimscript-python

answered Feb 25, 2015 at 22:30

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How can I prevent Vim from leaving too many files (like swap, backup, undo)?

crash-recovery

answered Feb 3, 2015 at 17:56

16 votes

How do I keep accidentally creating a no break space before opening curly brace?

insert-mode unicode keyboard-layout

answered Apr 6, 2017 at 19:32

16 votes

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When should I use vim-addon-manager instead of a regular package manager?

plugin-system plugin-managers

answered Apr 8, 2016 at 14:11

15 votes

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Is there any way to distinguish between neovim and regular vim?

vimscript neovim

answered Aug 3, 2016 at 14:04

14 votes

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What is the rationale for \r and \n meaning different things in s command?

regular-expression substitute whitespace history-of

answered Aug 29, 2016 at 15:23

14 votes

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How to install pathogen on Neovim?

neovim plugin-pathogen

answered Feb 1, 2018 at 14:11

13 votes

Can Vim add to the X11 clipboard or primary buffers without an external utility?

cut-copy-paste os-clipboard x11

answered Jun 30, 2015 at 14:46

12 votes

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Do VimScript functions have to start with a capital letter and if so, why?

vimscript

answered Mar 20, 2015 at 17:33

11 votes

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Filetype that LaTeX should be

vimrc filetype filetype-tex

answered Mar 20, 2015 at 18:36

11 votes

How can I open a buffer in a new tab leaving the current window and buffer intact?

vim-windows tabbed-user-interface

answered Mar 3, 2016 at 1:01

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Move to non-existing Nth column

insert-mode normal-mode

answered May 18, 2016 at 12:59

10 votes

Why can ci" be outside of quoted area and ci( only works inside parentheses?

cursor-motions cursor-movement

answered Feb 3, 2015 at 17:24

10 votes

What is the easiest way to insert en dash in Vim?

insert-mode unicode input-methods

answered Feb 25, 2015 at 14:39

9 votes

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Prevent 'Press ENTER' when pathogen loads but keep for other scripts

startup plugin-managers

answered Mar 11, 2015 at 18:24

9 votes

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What is an exhaustive list of "all the things" in vim?

terminology

answered Apr 23, 2015 at 14:12

9 votes

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Are the internal g:, b:, w:, etc dictionaries documented?

variables

answered Jul 8, 2017 at 17:27

9 votes

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Neovim setup on MS Windows

neovim microsoft-windows

answered Jun 9, 2017 at 14:52

8 votes

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How do I turn off the "feature" where the pound sign "#" is forced to 0 position?

bash

answered Sep 15, 2016 at 18:47

8 votes

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Quickfix support for Python tracebacks

quickfix filetype-python makeprg

answered Nov 3, 2016 at 18:08

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93 Answers

Does Ex mode have any practical use?

What is the purpose of swap files?

How do I center the current line in the screen?

Is it possible to make Vim auto-save files?

What does z stand for in vim?

How do I visually select the block of text I just pasted in Vim?

Why did p paste a copied line after the current line, instead of after the current word?

Re-indenting badly indented code

Cut vim load time

How to tell vim not to try to unzip a file

How do I get Vim to be able to run both python and python3 on a Linux system in the same session?

How can I prevent Vim from leaving too many files (like swap, backup, undo)?

How do I keep accidentally creating a no break space before opening curly brace?

When should I use vim-addon-manager instead of a regular package manager?

Is there any way to distinguish between neovim and regular vim?

What is the rationale for \r and \n meaning different things in s command?

How to install pathogen on Neovim?

Can Vim add to the X11 clipboard or primary buffers without an external utility?

Do VimScript functions have to start with a capital letter and if so, why?

Filetype that LaTeX should be

How can I open a buffer in a new tab leaving the current window and buffer intact?

Move to non-existing Nth column

Why can ci" be outside of quoted area and ci( only works inside parentheses?

What is the easiest way to insert en dash in Vim?

Prevent 'Press ENTER' when pathogen loads but keep for other scripts

What is an exhaustive list of "all the things" in vim?

Are the internal g:, b:, w:, etc dictionaries documented?

Neovim setup on MS Windows

How do I turn off the "feature" where the pound sign "#" is forced to 0 position?

Quickfix support for Python tracebacks