TL;DR Try using “*yy or “+yy to copy a line to your system’s clipboard. Full answer Be aware that copying/pasting from the system clipboard will not work if :echo has(‘clipboard’) returns 0. In this case, Vim is not compiled with the +clipboard feature and you’ll have to install a different version or recompile it. Some … Read more
:normal to the rescue: :%norm dw It basically replays the arguments as if you were typing them in normal (‘non-edit’) mode. From :help : :norm[al][!] {commands} Execute Normal mode commands {commands}. This makes it possible to execute Normal mode commands typed on the command-line. {commands} is executed like it is typed.
Here are a few tips that should definitely speed up ctrlp : let g:ctrlp_cache_dir = $HOME . ‘/.cache/ctrlp’ if executable(‘ag’) let g:ctrlp_user_command = ‘ag %s -l –nocolor -g “”‘ endif In the above example, the first option tells ctrlp to persist the cache in the configured location, so when you launch vim again, it will … Read more
Use the showmarks plugin for VIM. It does just that.
What about s<C-r>0, this can be repeated with . s deletes the character under the curser and puts you into insert mode. <C-r>0 inserts register 0, which holds the yanked text. You can also use s and type foo manually, which is also repeatable with .
There’s a very useful table of insert mode motions at :h ins-special-special. <S-Left> cursor one word back (like “b” command) <C-Left> cursor one word back (like “b” command) <S-Right> cursor one word forward (like “w” command) <C-Right> cursor one word forward (like “w” command) You’ll find that Shift-Left/Right and Ctrl-Left/Right will do the trick. Ctrl/Shift … Read more
The problem with the often used noremap j gj noremap k gk option is, that it breaks the <vcount> functionality, if you have lines in your text, which span across multiple lines. Example: you want 10k (go UP 10 lines), because you use relative numbers in the sidebar, but theres a multiline with 4 lines … Read more
Without having the word stored somewhere, it’s hard (not to say impossible) to ignore it always. But, if you are looking to ignore the word really once, that is only for a moment, you can add it to the internal list with the zG command. *zG* zG Like “zg” but add the word to the … Read more
For those using Plug as plugin manager, the problem may be solved by setting the color scheme after declaring the plugin that provides the theme: call plug#begin() Plug ‘rakr/vim-one’ ” tell Vim to load the theme/plugin call plug#end() colorscheme one ” set the color scheme after the theme provider has been loaded
vim already recognizes many file types by default. Most of them work by file extensions, but in a case like this, vim will also analyze the content of the file to guess the correct type. vim sets the filetype for specific file names like .bashrc, .tcshrc, etc. automatically. But a file with a .sh extension … Read more