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What is the functional difference between :nohlsearch and :set nohlsearch?

search highlight

May 4 '15 at 8:34 thisoldman 21

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Why is vim save so slow?

save performance

Apr 9 '17 at 1:51 CommunityBot 1

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Is there a way to conceal across lines?

folding conceal

Oct 11 '17 at 11:43 xaizek 1,588

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How can I prevent (or at least prompt to confirm) absurdly large numbers from being used to prefix commands?

normal-mode repeated-commands

Nov 12 '15 at 14:21 CommunityBot 1

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How do I use a variable with an ex command?

vimscript command-line arithmetic

Apr 2 '16 at 2:30 muru 23.1k

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Is it possible to make a numerically-prefixed hotkey run a function that many times?

vimscript normal-mode repeated-commands

May 7 '15 at 2:39 jecxjo 2,480

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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>"

linux error

Aug 6 '18 at 21:00 garyjohn 5,704

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How to see if Vim has a file opened or not, or has a buffer open

buffers

May 2 '18 at 18:30 Steven Lu 2,039

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Is there a way to bind a key to properly leave command mode?

key-bindings ex-mode

Jun 28 '17 at 20:04 chicks 278

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What determines if a key stroke is waited indefinitely or if it times out?

key-bindings

Dec 23 '15 at 22:21 muru 23.1k

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Spell-check blacklisting word sequences

spell-checking

Mar 17 '15 at 15:05 Steven Lu 2,039

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Is there a way to disable the command line window?

key-bindings command-line-window

Oct 11 '18 at 14:18 user938271 5,307

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How to write a value or variable into a file using only vimscript?

save filesystem

Aug 16 '18 at 20:00 CommunityBot 1

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Vim has spellcheck; does it have thesaurus?

thesaurus

Mar 6 '16 at 22:43 CommunityBot 1

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How to ask vim where function or command was defined?

functions

Sep 25 '19 at 23:40 eyal karni 994

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How to make an autocommand run for closing a window?

vimscript vim-windows autocmd

Feb 21 '18 at 14:08 Luc Hermitte 15.5k

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Why does Vim force programming indentation when in "gitcommit" filetype?

indentation filetype-git version-control-systems

Feb 9 '15 at 15:37 200_success 8,399

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Is it possible to properly repeat a visual replacement?

visual-mode replace repeated-commands

2d ago Mass 11.7k

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Clear ALL autocommands

autocmd

Apr 14 '18 at 15:33 CommunityBot 1

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Is there any possibility of making Vim UI show which register a macro is currently being recorded to?

macro

Nov 6 '15 at 10:36 cee 291

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Is it possible to prevent a mapping from being repeated with a prefix number (vim range)?

repeated-commands movement

Apr 20 '20 at 16:08 Steven Lu 2,039

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Highlight arbitrary rectangular regions

syntax-highlighting colorscheme color

May 11 '18 at 17:41 Steven Lu 2,039

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vim fo=aq and crontab footgun: Why are my crontab commands treated as comments?

syntax

Jan 27 at 0:01 Martin Tournoij 53k

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applying a map only to normal buffers

key-bindings

Jun 11 '18 at 17:03 Steven Lu 2,039

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Convert newline to something else in variable using substitute

vimscript functions line-breaks

May 18 '18 at 19:30 CommunityBot 1

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How to run vim from command line and prevent press ENTER or type command to continue

search silent-mode

Apr 2 '18 at 23:59 CommunityBot 1

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How to get a variable with the contents of a file on the filesystem?

search register

Aug 1 '17 at 22:29 Steven Lu 2,039

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How can I delete a vimscript function?

vimscript

Feb 16 '17 at 19:07 Tumbler41 7,206

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Is it possible to get the height of the buffer including word wrap?

vimscript

Apr 5 '16 at 1:47 ZyX 126

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Some "local to window" settings are being reset in Vim [duplicate]

vim-windows

Apr 3 '16 at 7:18 Steven Lu 2,039

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36 Questions

What is the functional difference between :nohlsearch and :set nohlsearch?

Why is vim save so slow?

Is there a way to conceal across lines?

How can I prevent (or at least prompt to confirm) absurdly large numbers from being used to prefix commands?

How do I use a variable with an ex command?

Is it possible to make a numerically-prefixed hotkey run a function that many times?

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

How to see if Vim has a file opened or not, or has a buffer open

Is there a way to bind a key to properly leave command mode?

What determines if a key stroke is waited indefinitely or if it times out?

Spell-check blacklisting word sequences

Is there a way to disable the command line window?

How to write a value or variable into a file using only vimscript?

Vim has spellcheck; does it have thesaurus?

How to ask vim where function or command was defined?

How to make an autocommand run for closing a window?

Why does Vim force programming indentation when in "gitcommit" filetype?

Is it possible to properly repeat a visual replacement?

Clear ALL autocommands

Is there any possibility of making Vim UI show which register a macro is currently being recorded to?

Is it possible to prevent a mapping from being repeated with a prefix number (vim range)?

Highlight arbitrary rectangular regions

vim fo=aq and crontab footgun: Why are my crontab commands treated as comments?

applying a map only to normal buffers

Convert newline to something else in variable using substitute

How to run vim from command line and prevent press ENTER or type command to continue

How to get a variable with the contents of a file on the filesystem?

How can I delete a vimscript function?

Is it possible to get the height of the buffer including word wrap?

Some "local to window" settings are being reset in Vim [duplicate]