Andrew Ferrier

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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?

Apr 28, 2015

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

Feb 16, 2015

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

Sep 9, 2015

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How to comment out a set of lines which are selected in visual mode?

Feb 5, 2015

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Set the paste option, but for one insertion only

Feb 17, 2015

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What is an effective way to learn vimscript?

Feb 3, 2015

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

May 19, 2020

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

Jun 16, 2020

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

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Does Ex mode have any practical use?

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

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How can I clear a register/multiple registers completely?

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