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What's the simplest way to strip trailing whitespace from all lines in a file?

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Does Ex mode have any practical use?

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Can I delete an entire line, except the line break?

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How can I reformat a multi-line string in vim when using the Python filetype?

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How can I make gx recognise full URLs in vim?

external-command netrw

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Why am I getting a “E488: Trailing characters” error on this custom command?

vimscript error functions

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How can I clear a register/multiple registers completely?

register persistent-state

Jul 18 at 22:28 Mateen Ulhaq 191

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What is a “section” in vim?

movement

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How can I start vim and then execute a particular command that includes a \, from the command line?

command-line key-bindings invocation startup

Jan 10 '16 at 16:47 albfan 168

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How can I avoid warnings about unused variables?

vimscript

Nov 20 '15 at 13:06 Martin Tournoij 48.9k

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What is an effective way to learn vimscript? [closed]

vimscript

Feb 4 '15 at 10:12 200_success 7,875

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Is it possible to turn on spell-checking for only parts of buffers?

regular-expression spell-checking

Apr 24 '16 at 18:05 muru 22.2k

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How can I specify a command-line command with options as an equalprg?

indentation filetype-javascript

Feb 8 '15 at 18:10 Martin Tournoij 48.9k

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How can I drag a file onto MacVim and make it open in a split, not a new tab?

split macvim tabbed-user-interface

Feb 22 '16 at 23:35 Martin Tournoij 48.9k

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Is there a way to get a count of the number of spelling errors in a buffer?

statusline spelling

May 21 at 8:05 Andrew Ferrier 5,353

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What's the difference between a text object and a motion?

key-bindings cursor-motions

May 9 at 0:51 Macunaíma 96

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How do I elegantly override file type detection patterns with more specific patterns

autocmd filetype

May 8 at 23:23 Andrew Ferrier 5,353

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How can I make 'lnext' run 'lfirst' if it needs to be?

quickfix

May 25 '19 at 10:54 Andrew Ferrier 5,353

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Is there any way to prevent modelines getting reapplied when files are saved / written?

folding modeline

May 22 at 11:20 Andrew Ferrier 5,353

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Is there a 'let' equivalent for setting an option only local to a buffer/window?

options variables

May 19 at 15:51 filbranden♦ 18.5k

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How can I create a command to remove non-consecutive duplicate lines?

external-command shell

Jan 15 '20 at 15:55 Rich 24.3k

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Is there a way to have sidescrolloff behave differently depending if I am end of a line?

scrolling formatting

Mar 23 '15 at 13:06 Ingo Karkat 15.3k

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Why are files in after/ftplugin/ run on every save, and can I work around it?

ftplugin ftdetect

Jun 16 at 0:24 Andrew Ferrier 5,353

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How can I discourage myself from using ':q', ':wq', etc. to quit vim?

key-bindings

May 7 at 10:58 statox♦ 39.5k

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Can I specify '-o' as the default for vi in my vimrc?

vim-windows

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25 Questions

What's the simplest way to strip trailing whitespace from all lines in a file?

Does Ex mode have any practical use?

Can I delete an entire line, except the line break?

How can I reformat a multi-line string in vim when using the Python filetype?

How can I make gx recognise full URLs in vim?

Why am I getting a “E488: Trailing characters” error on this custom command?

How can I clear a register/multiple registers completely?

What is a “section” in vim?

How can I start vim and then execute a particular command that includes a \, from the command line?

How can I avoid warnings about unused variables?

What is an effective way to learn vimscript? [closed]

Is it possible to turn on spell-checking for only parts of buffers?

How can I specify a command-line command with options as an equalprg?

How can I drag a file onto MacVim and make it open in a split, not a new tab?

Is there a way to get a count of the number of spelling errors in a buffer?

What's the difference between a text object and a motion?

How do I elegantly override file type detection patterns with more specific patterns

How can I make 'lnext' run 'lfirst' if it needs to be?

Is there any way to prevent modelines getting reapplied when files are saved / written?

Is there a 'let' equivalent for setting an option only local to a buffer/window?

How can I create a command to remove non-consecutive duplicate lines?

Is there a way to have sidescrolloff behave differently depending if I am end of a line?

Why are files in after/ftplugin/ run on every save, and can I work around it?

How can I discourage myself from using ':q', ':wq', etc. to quit vim?

Can I specify '-o' as the default for vi in my vimrc?