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We have removed our book, Git Better With Vim, from @gumroad due to its CEO's support for @DOGE.
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We have also ceased posting on @X for the same reason and hope to migrate over to Bluesky soon:
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The :reg command in Vim will show you the contents of your registers. The Peekaboo plugin shows a sidebar with the same automatically.
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Remove lines matching a pattern with the g command:
β’ :g/pattern/d - Remove lines matching pattern
β’ :g!/pattern/d - Remove lines that do NOT match
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Did you know that Vim's built in netrw plugin lets you edit files remotely over SCP?
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Use text objects to make efficient changes:
β’ da" - Delete Around quotes
β’ di] - Delete Inside brackets
β’ ci{ - Change Inside braces
β’ dap - Delete Around Paragraph
β’ vaw - Visually select Around Word
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Do you Vim 8's package manager or third-party options? Why?
We wrote up an overview of 4 options in today's edition of VimTricks:
β’ Vim 8 native
β’ Pathogen
β’ Vim-Plug
β’ Vundle
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Ctrl-a and Ctrl-x will increment or decrement the next number on the line. But also:
β’ Use speeddating.vim to increment dates
β’ Try visual-increment.vim to increment a whole list
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You can use ddp to move the current line down in Vim. But I use mappings for Ctrl-j and Ctrl-k to move one or more lines up or down quickly...
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Replace across multiple files in Vim, without any plugins:
β’ :args path/*
β’ :argdo %s/some/sub/g
β’ :argdo update
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Scroll two splits simultaneously in Vim with :set scrollbind or toggle with :set scb! Useful for comparing two files.
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Enable mouse support in Vim:
set mouse=a
Our blog post has a list of reasons. But the most useful, even for keyboard warriors, is to resize splits with a quick drag.
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Use :%! to filter the entire buffer through an external command. Many great uses for this, such as using Unix text tools or linting.
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Stay in search mode in Vim by using Ctrl-g and Ctrl-t after searching for a pattern, instead of pressing enter. Refine your pattern faster this way.
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3 ways to delete in insert mode - build edits you can repeat with dot:
β’ ctrl-h β Delete previous char
β’ ctrl-w β Previous word
β’ ctrl-u β Entire line (except indent)
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Indent or backdent the current line while in insert mode -- helps to make more repeatable edits.
β’ ctrl-t - Indent the current line
β’ ctrl-d - Backdent the current line
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Open a file directly to a pattern in Vim:
vim some_file.name +/your_pattern
Why? The pattern in your terminal history allows repetition. Useful for .env or config files.
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Did you know you can paste into Vim's command line with Ctrl-r and * ?
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Lost inside your parenthesis? Tangled up in a web of Lisp?
Vim can highlight the other side of your current bracket with :set showmatch
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More accurately match patterns in Vim by using non-greedy matching:
Instead of using .* use .\{-}
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