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Category: Tips and Tricks

December 14, 2020

Copy from above or below 4.6 (57)

Use ctrl-y or ctrl-e to copy from the line above or below.

Colin Bartlett
Colin Bartlett
December 10, 2020

Local .vimrc files 4.2 (78)

Securely setup project-specific Vim configurations.

Andy Libby
Andy Libby
December 7, 2020

Resize splits 4.1 (73)

Incrementally resize splits to expose more area in your viewport.

Andy Libby
Andy Libby
December 3, 2020

Undo from Insert Mode 4.6 (181)

Use this trick to undo your changes without leaving insert mode.

Colin Bartlett
Colin Bartlett
November 30, 2020

Change case during substitution 4.3 (58)

Change the case of text inside a pattern when replacing in Vim.

Colin Bartlett
Colin Bartlett
November 26, 2020

Editing visual selections 4.5 (184)

Increase your control over visual selections.

Andy Libby
Andy Libby
November 23, 2020

Swap Arguments 3.7 (85)

Swap arguments or list items with this powerful plugin.

Colin Bartlett
Colin Bartlett
November 19, 2020

Extract lines to file 4.2 (135)

After selecting some lines, use w to write them elsewhere.

Colin Bartlett
Colin Bartlett
November 16, 2020

Help Powerup 4.2 (75)

Improve how you use Vim’s help system.

Andy Libby
Andy Libby
November 12, 2020

Insert matched pattern 4.6 (204)

Use this trick for swift find and replace.

Colin Bartlett
Colin Bartlett

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