Colin Bartlett

Vim enthusiast and software developer for more than 20 years.

Use :wa or :qa to write all or quit Vim without writing.

Use set hidden to allow unsaved buffers to be hidden in Vim.

Resize splits, change tabs, select text, and more: with the mouse in Vim.

Use ga in Vim to show details about the character under the cursor.

Use Vim tabs to keep project notes quickly accessible.

Use Vim’s :norm command to operate on every line in a file.

Use Vim’s expression register to perform calculations.

Insert special characters in Vim by entering a two-letter digraph.

Use ex commands in Vim to copy lines around without moving.

Use this Vim mapping to add line highlights that persist when moving around.

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