Questions tagged [vim]
Vim is a highly configurable text editor built to enable efficient text editing. It is an improved version of the vi editor.
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lightline plugin doesn't load on new vim instance
I've trying to do this for a while and it just doesn't want to work. It installs the plugin, it shows the plugin, but upon opening a new Vim instance it just doesn't load the plugin. I think it might ...
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making it so right clicking in WSL / Ubuntu 20.04 / vim pastes code?
I'm running Windows 10 / WSL2 / Ubuntu 20.04 and when I right click in vim the text at the bottom left goes from -- INSERT -- to -- (insert) VISUAL --. I'd like it to paste whatever was in the copy ...
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Terminal not cleaning lines
I'm working on a remote Ubuntu 20.10 machine [linux version 5.8.0-1011-gcp] in Google Cloud, built from a basic Ubuntu image, using gnu bash 5.0.17(1)-release and xterm 353, and the terminal isn't ...
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How do I change Vim splitting key-mapping?
I have recently started learning Vim, and I don't like the default key-mapping of splitting windows in Vim. That is, I don't like to enter C-w and then S for horizontal and v for vertical, and moving ...
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Why am I getting this error after removing vi? “No vim found, using vi”
I'm on Fedora 33 Server. I've removed vi and installed vim-enhanced:
dnf remove vi
dnf install vim-enhanced
But I get this error on using vim command:
[root@localhost ~]# vim
No vim found, using vi, ...
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How to edit file inplace
I am writing some logs in a file using logging module
#filename : demo.py
import logging
#other imports as well
logging.basicConfig(filename="myfile.log",
format='%(...
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Try to setup static IP on CentOS
I am very new to Linux based operating systems. I can navigate terminal a little, I know how to "VIM".
I am trying to give my machine a static IP.
I need to get into and save an edited file ...
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Tmux: How to move current pane to far Left/Right/Up/Down like in Vim
In Vim, pressing Ctrl-w followed by H, J, K, or L, moves the current window to the far left/down/up/right, without messing up any of the other windows' ordering. I'd like to implement this same ...
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gq in vim resulting in shell error
When I highlight a line and press gq in visual mode I normally expect (neo)vim to wrap that line at a specific length; however, today neovim started overwriting the line with the following text:
zsh:1:...
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How to open horizontal split that takes full width of the window in vim
I'm opening a terminal in most of my project. I want to open the terminal in full width when there is already a vertical split in the window. It would be awesome if it can work with Nerdtree so it ...
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Vim doesn't change the directory in the title bar when the working directory is changed
I have only the Working directory or document and Active process name preferences checked for Terminal window titles. Then in VIM I use a custom titlestring. The title bar is displayed as "<...
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Archlinux vim access in tty1 for editing resolv.conf
I installed Archlinux in Virtualbox and the installation has gone smoothly.
I faced issues in pacman - temporary name resolution failure. When I read online, one of the solution was to update the /etc/...
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How to recover a deleted text file that is still open in vim?
I have text file that is still open in vim, but the original text file has been accidentally deleted. How can I recover it? The text file is still open in vim, so its original data is still stored in ...
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How to use vim to open files that begin with a plus sign (for example +foo.out)?
In my file system, I have some files which start with a plus sign. When I try to open these with vim an error is thrown.
For example, when typing...
vim +foo.out
I get the following error...
Error ...
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Getting an error when attempting to change the path written in CMakeLocal.Local is located
So I'm trying to change the path written in CMakeLocal.Local to where the FFTW is actually installed. However, I get a syntax error:
I assume the error is due to the text editor but I've used vi/vim ...
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Share Nvim configure with other user?
Im currently using NeoVim and appearently it can only run with root privilege.
When Im using a normal user and try nvim, it show the error :
rror detected while processing /home/tuananh/.config/nvim/...
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vim what does %s/()()/()/g do
I used vim for developing one Go script, I intended to replace ()() with (), so I used %s/()()/()/g, and then I need help to understand its result:
()p()a()c()k()a()g()e() ()s()u()b()
()
()i()m()p()o()...
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Does `yank` mean copying, pasting, or either in Emacs?
While yank means copying in Vim, I am a bit confused about Emacs. What does yank mean there exactly?
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Tmux: Make vim command open buffer in the already running vim instance
I'm usually running one tmux session for all the work I do, with per-project tmux windows (tabs). Each tmux window has one big split running vim and one or more splits with shells/processes related to ...
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Remapping default bindings vim
When I press ctrl+h in insert mode vim cuts character to the left. I have tried:
noremap h <NOP>
inoremap h <NOP>
noremap <C-h> <NOP>
inoremap <C-h> <NOP>
to ...
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Tuning vim's less.sh: enabling persistent search history
So, I'm using vim's less.sh in place of standard less pager:
alias less=/usr/share/vim/vim81/macros/less.sh
However, I have a major and a minor problem with it.
The major issue is that it does not ...
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Change colour of comments in a server configuration file when opening from vim in putty
The comments in apache server configuration file, when I open them in vim through putty, are dark blue in colour over a black background and somewhat difficult to read
Opening the file in vim in the ...
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How do I move all of my dotfiles to a custom directory?
I'm a Mac user and I was wondering if there was a way to put all of my dotfiles to a .config folder to store all of them (something analogue to XDG Directories on Linux).
I was trying to set up a ....
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Windows Terminal Ctrl key not working
I have a Ubuntu machine on the internet. I've used Windows Terminal to open PowerShell then used the Windows ssh command to connect to the Ubuntu machine. Finally I ran vim on the remote machine.
I ...
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Finding the encoding of a text file containing weird characters
I recently received a file, of Turkish origin, where the file has some English words which I can easily read, and some weird characters. I wonder if this file is encoded, encrypted or sth else. I ...
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Missing functions when installing vim to a local directory
I tried to install vim on a local directory by giving the --prefix command when running ./configure. More specifically, this was what I did:
# Installed ncurses locally on $HOME/local/gpu2
cd vim/src
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Using Vim keybinding to scroll page up and down in tmux on Mac
I'm using Tmux on MacOS10.14.6 and want to scroll up and down with vim's keybindings. I can scroll with the arrow key using Ctrl-b, then [ and then the arrow keys (↑, ↓, ←, →). Instead of the arrow ...
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Is it possible to map control forward-slash with vim
Hey wondering if it is possible to map control + forward-slash in vim. The mapping would be for normal mode if that makes a difference.
Have tried <c-/> but that didn't work.
Tried looking at ...
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How do I resolve a keybinding conflict with coc for vim?
Just as a preface, I'm not a programmer, but I've written a bit of shell to automate things.
This is on MacOS Mojave, but it shouldn't make too big of a difference since neovim's configs should carry ...
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Vim installed with Git for windows does not work correctly in PowerShell
I am on Windows 10. I first installed Git for windows and
then I installed posh-git in PowerShell.
Git installed fine into the folder C:\Program Files\Git which included vim.exe in C:\Program Files\...
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Viewing wide terminal output in tmux
I enjoy using psql with Tmux and Vim, using Vim to edit my queries and send them to psql in another Tmux pane. This is a fantastic workflow, far superior to a GUI like DBeaver in my opinion, but:
It ...
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gvim 8.2 doesn't redraw the screen when editing a git commit message in windows 10 powershell
I installed vim on windows 10 using chocolatey. When I edit a file in powershell, everything works great! I even got copy and paste to work. However, when I edit a git commit message, vim doesn't ...
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Configure gvim swap, undo, and backup files on windows
I installed vim on windows 10 using chocolatey. When I edit a foo file in powershell, vim leaves behind .foo.un~ or .foo~ files. What are these and how do I stop vim from leaving them around?
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gvim 8.2 doesn't paste on windows 10 in powershell
I installed vim on Windows 10 with chocolatey. Copy and Paste don't work when I invoke vim in powershell. I expect them to work as long as I'm in insert mode. How can I make copy and paste work?
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Mapping Shift+Arrows to select text in tmux with vim
I use vim in linux and have recently started to use tmux too. I use vim with the Windows shortcuts instead of the vim ones, for example; Shift+Arrows for selection instead of HJKL, Shift+Arrows for ...
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Using tmux copy mode just like vim
I'm trying make use of the copy mode of tmux to copy some part of text in one of my panes but I cannot really manage with it, spacebar is not working to select the text and I'm getting a bit lost.
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Default vim colorscheme in Debian?
In every Linux system I install or I happen to log into I want to use the same vim colorscheme, e.g. the default one Debian uses, because I usually use Debian and I like the default colorscheme. What'...
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How to copy from vim to clipboard on ubuntu 20.04
I am trying copy text in vim and then i use the *y, but pasting it into a browser does not work. I am using ubuntu with i3 tiling manager. Can someone help with this?
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Copy mutliple line in vim until empty line
I would like to yank some lines beginning from 'some_code_to_copy' until the empty line and then do the same for 'some_other_cody_to_copy' in vim.
some_code_to_copy(){
statement;
statement;
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VIM go back (CTRL-O) to already opened tab
When I do gf then file under the cursor is opened in current tab. That's fine. When I do CTRL-W gf file under the cursor is opened in new tab - that's fine, but when I do CTRL-O newly opened tab is ...
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vim: unable to match character after new line properly
In vim, I'm trying to match all lines that has ^A. but not followed by a B. on the next line.
I'm matching it with /\v^A\. .*$\n[^B].
This correctly identifies the relevant portion in question 2., but ...
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Passing BibteX options in Vim-Latex
My current Latex workflow involves using Mendeley to automatically create .bib files. These bibfiles are stored in a Mendeley directory in my home folder. Because I don't want to have all my projects ...
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How to move to next line and enter insert mode at same indentation level in Vim
I am using VimIdea in IntelliJ.
How can move to the next line from normal mode and enter insert mode matching the indentation.
While in normal mode, using o creates a new line and enters insert mode ...
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vim syntax file, how to mark everything after the word END as a comment?
i am writing a vim syntax file and would like to highlight everything after (but not including) the word END until the end of the file as a comment. thank you for any help!
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Understanding and using \& in vim search-and-replace
I have come across the following specifier for a vim pattern on http://vimregex.com/:
\& -- the next line where the previously used substitute pattern matches
And not quite sure what an ...
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In notepad++, can I paste a block of lines adjacent to the existing block of lines
Existing file
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I want another block of lines just next to this block of data. if I have few lines copied in the clipboard(either from same file or from a different file), ...
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how to copy all code in vim with invalid register name?
I'm trying to select all the code in my vim editor in a putty session on my windows 10 and paste it on notepad in windows 10.
once I get into vim with terminal command vim code.s on ubuntu I've tried ...
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How do I exit vim, that is within emacs term mode with evil?
I am trying to make transition from vim to emacs (specifically doom-emacs). I was using term mode and habitually used vim in an attempt to edit another file forgetting that I was inside emacs.
I ...
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Why does Vim think it is still running?
This is a follow up to this question: Why doesn't vim always give me the option to delete a swap file?
My laptop died with some Vim sessions open. These were all files I had already saved, so I ...
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Git permanent cache password
Is there a way to use git config --global credential.helper without a timeout? i.e. have it never ask for my password again?