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What does :set background=dark do?

answered Jul 31, 2017 at 13:47

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Insert tabs in INSERT mode when expandtab is set

answered Feb 11, 2015 at 15:34

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Vimscript - Surround word under cursor with quotes

answered Sep 4, 2019 at 15:43

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How to "full screen" browse Vim help?

answered Feb 20, 2015 at 14:57

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How can put .vimrc and viminfo into .vim directory?

answered Apr 5, 2017 at 9:04

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How can I run a function or macro across a folder of files?

answered Feb 11, 2015 at 12:34

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How to go to end/get out of the parenthesis of a line in vim?

answered Feb 15, 2018 at 9:36

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What is the difference of using `au BufNewFile,BufRead *.py` and `au Filetype python` in .vimrc?

answered Dec 10, 2018 at 23:25

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arrow keys don't work in insert mode

answered Dec 6, 2017 at 15:48

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Turn off synchronous scrolling not caused by either scrollbind or diff

answered Apr 21, 2016 at 13:07

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Set cursor colour different when on a highlighted word

answered Mar 27, 2015 at 17:37

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How to create a new vim filetype?

answered Sep 20, 2017 at 9:42

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What does CTRL-K do in insertion mode?

answered Oct 6, 2017 at 11:42

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Simultaneous find and replace

answered Apr 30, 2020 at 9:51

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How to find and replace in Vim without having to type the original word?

answered Sep 27, 2017 at 15:27

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How to map Enter to custom command EXCEPT in quick fix?

answered Apr 30, 2015 at 10:12

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How to work with command-line mode the vi way?

answered Mar 3, 2015 at 15:36

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How to replace string with register content?

answered Jan 30, 2018 at 12:58

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Highlight whole todo comment line

answered Mar 12, 2018 at 14:36

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I Have a Problem with Premature Yanking

answered Aug 12, 2022 at 16:24

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How do I differentiate between vim and vimdiff from within vimrc?

answered Mar 8, 2018 at 12:12

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How can I use multiple spell files at the same time?

answered Jan 31, 2018 at 23:04

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Is it possible to use two different color backgrounds in a single vim buffer?

answered Feb 5, 2015 at 14:29

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Switching arrow key mappings for wildmenu tab completion

answered Jan 22, 2020 at 15:02

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What does `idem` mean in the VIM docs?

answered Sep 23, 2019 at 16:12

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Interactively check given string highlight group

answered May 2, 2018 at 9:36

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How to copy text with syntax highlighting?

answered Jun 26, 2018 at 16:26

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Usage of timeoutlen and ttimeoutlen

answered Apr 28, 2020 at 14:11

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Separate C-m and Enter

answered Nov 30, 2017 at 15:31

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How to create a buffer with customized behavior? / How to create a buffer that acts like a TUI?

answered Jan 17, 2018 at 11:10

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637 Answers

What does :set background=dark do?

Insert tabs in INSERT mode when expandtab is set

Vimscript - Surround word under cursor with quotes

How to "full screen" browse Vim help?

How can put .vimrc and viminfo into .vim directory?

How can I run a function or macro across a folder of files?

How to go to end/get out of the parenthesis of a line in vim?

What is the difference of using `au BufNewFile,BufRead *.py` and `au Filetype python` in .vimrc?

arrow keys don't work in insert mode

Turn off synchronous scrolling not caused by either scrollbind or diff

Set cursor colour different when on a highlighted word

How to create a new vim filetype?

What does CTRL-K do in insertion mode?

Simultaneous find and replace

How to find and replace in Vim without having to type the original word?

How to map Enter to custom command EXCEPT in quick fix?

How to work with command-line mode the vi way?

How to replace string with register content?

Highlight whole todo comment line

I Have a Problem with Premature Yanking

How do I differentiate between vim and vimdiff from within vimrc?

How can I use multiple spell files at the same time?

Is it possible to use two different color backgrounds in a single vim buffer?

Switching arrow key mappings for wildmenu tab completion

What does `idem` mean in the VIM docs?

Interactively check given string highlight group

How to copy text with syntax highlighting?

Usage of timeoutlen and ttimeoutlen

Separate C-m and Enter

How to create a buffer with customized behavior? / How to create a buffer that acts like a TUI?