User René Nyffenegger

17 votes

1 answer

2k views

Is it possible to get the matched string after calling :search()?

asked Aug 13, 2015 at 11:47

17 votes

3 answers

2k views

Why does vim allow integer division by zero?

asked Sep 2, 2015 at 14:02

15 votes

3 answers

5k views

Is it possible to create mappings with parameters?

asked Sep 17, 2015 at 22:37

13 votes

3 answers

6k views

How do I reverse a string with Vim script

asked Oct 1, 2015 at 13:15

10 votes

3 answers

3k views

Within a function, Is there a way to determine if vim is in insert mode?

asked Nov 25, 2016 at 10:07

9 votes

1 answer

4k views

How do I alphabetically compare two strings

asked Feb 2, 2017 at 10:21

7 votes

1 answer

1k views

Is it possible to add inline comments in a multiline statement?

asked Aug 8, 2015 at 9:59

6 votes

1 answer

2k views

How do I open a file that starts with an exclamation mark using filename completion?

asked Mar 28, 2015 at 18:14

6 votes

1 answer

263 views

How do I exclude the → from file name characters?

asked Apr 24, 2016 at 14:30

5 votes

1 answer

539 views

Can a check with has_key(d, k) and an immediate assignment be short circuited in vim script?

asked Nov 15, 2016 at 13:15

5 votes

3 answers

1k views

Keeping personal vimrc and syntax files etc in source control?

asked Jul 24, 2015 at 7:15

5 votes

2 answers

4k views

Calling function to insert text with inoremap

asked Aug 11, 2015 at 22:12

5 votes

2 answers

720 views

Is there a version of "strpart" that is aware of characters, rather than bytes

asked Oct 1, 2015 at 15:31

5 votes

3 answers

645 views

Is there a trick to set 'ignorecase' locally

asked Sep 28, 2015 at 9:44

5 votes

1 answer

2k views

How can I map Alt-< or Alt->?

asked Aug 12, 2015 at 11:27

5 votes

3 answers

1k views

Is it possible to create a function with the same name for different filetypes (and different implementations)?

asked Feb 2, 2017 at 7:45

4 votes

1 answer

1k views

Why does gvim read /usr/share/vim/vimrc instead of ~/.vim/vimrc

asked Mar 14, 2016 at 9:01

4 votes

1 answer

4k views

Is there an elegant way to determine if a file exists in/under runtimepath?

asked Nov 21, 2016 at 8:59

3 votes

1 answer

473 views

negative lookahead (@!) together with very magic \v

asked Oct 3, 2015 at 12:52

3 votes

3 answers

468 views

How can I be sure a digraph is not defined by Vim?

asked Jul 30, 2015 at 11:03

3 votes

2 answers

244 views

Is there something similar to g8 but shows the values according to the file encoding?

asked Mar 3, 2015 at 13:28

3 votes

1 answer

6k views

Why do I suddenly receive "Error detected while processing function <SNR>30_Highlight_Matching_Pair"?

asked Jan 25, 2019 at 13:36

2 votes

1 answer

529 views

Digraph for the "bullet" (8226 hex 2022) [duplicate]

asked Mar 2, 2015 at 14:28

2 votes

1 answer

2k views

How can I prevent the default loading of ftplugin/text.vim for certain *.txt files?

asked Aug 12, 2015 at 7:47

2 votes

1 answer

2k views

"set hidden" leaves many empty buffers. Can I automatically get rid of them?

asked Aug 13, 2015 at 22:46

2 votes

4 answers

1k views

Is there a vimscript function to wrap text?

asked Sep 2, 2015 at 13:44

2 votes

1 answer

95 views

How do I combine system() and "start" in a Windows environment

asked Sep 16, 2015 at 6:38

2 votes

1 answer

59 views

Is there a platform independent way to use "${ENVVAR}more_text" in vim?

asked May 14, 2016 at 8:23

2 votes

1 answer

524 views

How do I prevent W16 "Warning: Mode of file "..." has changed since editing started"

asked Jul 6, 2016 at 7:16

2 votes

2 answers

279 views

How do I delete/unset a buffer local option (such as autoread)?

asked Jul 13, 2016 at 12:02

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40 Questions

Is it possible to get the matched string after calling :search()?

Why does vim allow integer division by zero?

Is it possible to create mappings with parameters?

How do I reverse a string with Vim script

Within a function, Is there a way to determine if vim is in insert mode?

How do I alphabetically compare two strings

Is it possible to add inline comments in a multiline statement?

How do I open a file that starts with an exclamation mark using filename completion?

How do I exclude the → from file name characters?

Can a check with has_key(d, k) and an immediate assignment be short circuited in vim script?

Keeping personal vimrc and syntax files etc in source control?

Calling function to insert text with inoremap

Is there a version of "strpart" that is aware of characters, rather than bytes

Is there a trick to set 'ignorecase' locally

How can I map Alt-< or Alt->?

Is it possible to create a function with the same name for different filetypes (and different implementations)?

Why does gvim read /usr/share/vim/vimrc instead of ~/.vim/vimrc

Is there an elegant way to determine if a file exists in/under runtimepath?

negative lookahead (@!) together with very magic \v

How can I be sure a digraph is not defined by Vim?

Is there something similar to g8 but shows the values according to the file encoding?

Why do I suddenly receive "Error detected while processing function <SNR>30_Highlight_Matching_Pair"?

Digraph for the "bullet" (8226 hex 2022) [duplicate]

How can I prevent the default loading of ftplugin/text.vim for certain *.txt files?

"set hidden" leaves many empty buffers. Can I automatically get rid of them?

Is there a vimscript function to wrap text?

How do I combine system() and "start" in a Windows environment

Is there a platform independent way to use "${ENVVAR}more_text" in vim?

How do I prevent W16 "Warning: Mode of file "..." has changed since editing started"

How do I delete/unset a buffer local option (such as autoread)?