How do I remove first 5 characters in each line in a text file using vi?
:%s/^.\{0,5\}// should do the trick. It also handles cases where there are less than 5 characters.
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Open last closed file in a new tab in Vim
# is simply an Ex special character that will be replaced with the name of the alternate file. Do an :ls, and the alternate file will be marked with a # there also. # can similarly be used with :tabnew and split. In the examples below I’ll use :tabe in place of :tabnew as :tabe … Read more
Customising word separators in vi
Is there a way to add underscore _ as well? :set iskeyword-=_ What is, and is not a member character to keywords depends on the language. For help on iskeyword use :help iskeyword.
Why the dot (.) command is so useful in VIM?
Here are some actions that I do with the dot command: Simpler than :%s/\<word\>/replacement/gc is * on the word, then cereplacement<esc> and then repeat n.. This is nice if you have two or three occurrences of your word. If you have several words that you want to replace, then go to the next word, hit … Read more
how to change editor behavior in intellij idea
disable below option in menu bar. Tools -> VimEmulator(Ctrl + Alt + V)
What is the difference between s, c and r commands in vi/vim?
Assume you have foo in the document, and the cursor is on the f. Now, pressing rb will change this to boo, and you are back in command mode. Pressing sb will accomplish the same, but you are in insert mode and can insert more characters. Finally, c requires some kind of motion; e.g. you … Read more
Getting the current row number?
What do you mean by “output”? You can do: :echo line(“.”) + 1 To display the current line number plus 1. You can bind a keystroke with map, eg: :noremap <F1> :echo line(“.”) + 1<cr> To actually insert the data into the buffer: :noremap <F1> :execute “normal! i” . ( line(“.”) + 1 )<cr>
Opening files in the same folder as the current file, in vim
:Ex short for :Explore does exactly what you asked for.
The way to distinguish command-mode and insert-mode in Bash’s Vi command line editing
in /etc/inputrc (or ~/.inputrc) add this: set show-mode-in-prompt on this will prefix your prompt with + while in insert-mode, and : while in command mode in bash 4.3 EDIT: in the latest version of bash 4.4, you will instead get a prompt prefixed with “(ins)” or “(cmd)” by default. but, you can change that: set … Read more
How do I indent a single line multiple times in vi or vim?
Select what you want (typically with v or Shift+v) then type 5>. If you need to fix or repeat the same selection, use gv.