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Colin Bartlett

Colin Bartlett

Vim enthusiast and software developer for more than 20 years.
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June 14, 2021

Highlight syntax inside Markdown 4.8 (46)

Vim can highlight code syntax embedded inside Markdown

Colin Bartlett
Colin Bartlett
June 7, 2021

Commenting code 4.7 (51)

Comment or uncomment code in Vim with or without a plugin.

Colin Bartlett
Colin Bartlett
May 31, 2021

Change character case 4.8 (43)

Change the case of text in Vim with motions and text objects.

Colin Bartlett
Colin Bartlett
May 24, 2021

Preview Markdown files 4.2 (32)

Use Livedown to enable live Markdown document preview in Vim.

Colin Bartlett
Colin Bartlett
May 17, 2021

Insert mode edit mappings 4.8 (55)

Use insert mode mappings to stay in insert mode.

Colin Bartlett
Colin Bartlett
May 10, 2021

Interactive replace across files 4.8 (46)

Use cdo and the confirm flag to find and replace across a project.

Colin Bartlett
Colin Bartlett
May 3, 2021

Automated file templates 4.8 (92)

Use Vim’s skeletons to populate new files with a template automatically.

Colin Bartlett
Colin Bartlett
April 26, 2021

Navigating around the screen 4.4 (38)

Use Vim’s built-in mappings to navigate around the screen.

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Colin Bartlett
April 19, 2021

Operate across files by name 4.5 (18)

Use Eunuch’s :Cfind command to navigate through find results.

Colin Bartlett
Colin Bartlett
April 12, 2021

Save everything at once 4.3 (21)

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

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Colin Bartlett

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