Category: Tips and Tricks

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

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

Use the Peekaboo plugin help recall what’s in each register.

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.

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