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When to use the after/ directory?

answered Jun 27, 2017 at 0:53

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How to delete all white spaces until first character?

answered Jun 20, 2017 at 8:02

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Undo in insert mode

answered Aug 27, 2015 at 18:36

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Unexplained gq indentation issue

answered Nov 24, 2015 at 18:09

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Is there a way to AND events in the autocmd?

answered Jul 17, 2015 at 15:20

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How to check whether Vim is built as a 32-bit or 64-bit application?

answered May 12, 2015 at 14:02

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How do I tell if Vi or Vim is installed on my Linux distribution?

answered Jun 13, 2015 at 21:03

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Include symbols in <cword>

answered Jul 22, 2015 at 1:48

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case-sensitive * with ignorecase on

answered Jul 29, 2015 at 0:00

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Is it possible to pipe vim commands to vim?

answered Dec 30, 2015 at 7:25

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Personal syntax highlighting

answered Feb 22, 2016 at 1:56

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Why does my colorscheme look different when I run Vim with sudo?

answered Aug 9, 2015 at 7:06

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Opening built-in cheat sheet

answered Aug 11, 2015 at 7:18

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How do I execute "ctags -R" on saving .h and .cpp files without a confirmation prompt?

answered Sep 14, 2015 at 21:57

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Reusing search pattern in ex mode

answered Sep 20, 2015 at 15:07

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Vim indent using "=" inserts 2 tabs

answered Nov 4, 2016 at 1:16

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Are there any comprehensive docs for vimrc?

answered Aug 28, 2017 at 14:32

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keep same column when navigating by pages?

answered Dec 5, 2017 at 7:31

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How to remove ^@ character returned by `system()`?

answered Oct 23, 2018 at 16:21

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In Linux, on an extremely long running vim session, calls to system() fail with E484 "can't open file /tmp/<tempfile>"

answered Aug 6, 2018 at 16:42

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`Read` seems to bring an extra line - how to prevent this?

answered Nov 28, 2017 at 16:57

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What is the significance of "Incomplete last line" when opening a file?

answered Mar 3, 2017 at 15:58

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Why is line continuation is indented with 12 spaces in vimscript?

answered Dec 10, 2016 at 1:42

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How to make the two windows equal width when comparing files?

answered Nov 5, 2015 at 16:08

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MacVim thinks I have unmatching parentheses, until I place cursor over each parenthesis

answered Jun 9, 2015 at 7:21

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Start NERDTree when gVim starts empty

answered Jan 9, 2017 at 4:59

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Why is the previously inserted text reset after using an arrow key?

answered Dec 22, 2015 at 1:08

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Why is substitution applied outside the selected region?

answered Jan 19, 2016 at 1:50

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Executing a shell command in the parent directory

answered Sep 18, 2017 at 20:22

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Call function only when the plugin is loaded

answered Jan 22, 2018 at 14:03

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88 Answers

When to use the after/ directory?

How to delete all white spaces until first character?

Undo in insert mode

Unexplained gq indentation issue

Is there a way to AND events in the autocmd?

How to check whether Vim is built as a 32-bit or 64-bit application?

How do I tell if Vi or Vim is installed on my Linux distribution?

Include symbols in <cword>

case-sensitive * with ignorecase on

Is it possible to pipe vim commands to vim?

Personal syntax highlighting

Why does my colorscheme look different when I run Vim with sudo?

Opening built-in cheat sheet

How do I execute "ctags -R" on saving .h and .cpp files without a confirmation prompt?

Reusing search pattern in ex mode

Vim indent using "=" inserts 2 tabs

Are there any comprehensive docs for vimrc?

keep same column when navigating by pages?

How to remove ^@ character returned by `system()`?

In Linux, on an extremely long running vim session, calls to system() fail with E484 "can't open file /tmp/<tempfile>"

`Read` seems to bring an extra line - how to prevent this?

What is the significance of "Incomplete last line" when opening a file?

Why is line continuation is indented with 12 spaces in vimscript?

How to make the two windows equal width when comparing files?

MacVim thinks I have unmatching parentheses, until I place cursor over each parenthesis

Start NERDTree when gVim starts empty

Why is the previously inserted text reset after using an arrow key?

Why is substitution applied outside the selected region?

Executing a shell command in the parent directory

Call function only when the plugin is loaded