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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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Vim/Nvim Remote Editing

I want to work from my local nvim client on a project on a remote machine. My job requires that I don't store any source code on my local machine and only work on remote (I think writes to /tmp are ...
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Encoding issues over SSH characters shown as ~@~X in vim

I am having issues when viewing a file through SSH I have 2 computers connected to each other myServer 'myHost' , sharing over 'SSH' a session. On myServer I have got a log from wget which originates ...
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Use Vim to edit Applescript file

Is it possible to use Vim to work on applescript files rather than the default Automator or Script Editor program? I searched the webs and couldn't find the same question or an answer anywhere. I ...
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How do scroll up with a number of lines at a time with tmux?

I have my tmux set up for scrolling using vim shortcuts. I can go up a page at a time. However, I am faced with a very long test failure log. I went up once with Ctrl+U multiple times and realized ...
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MacVim doesn't open a window (except from Terminal, and then only one window)

If I start MacVim from the dock, it launches, but it doesn't have an open window. File / New Window and File / New Clean Window are grayed out (and of course don't do anything). If I start MacVim from ...
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Issue with Ctrl + Arrow Keys in (Neo)vim using PuTTY

When I establish a SSH connection to my machine using PuTTY, I find that the Control + Arrow keys behave unexpectedly when working with vim or nvim in the bash terminal. For instance, in Vim, escaping ...
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I am trying map right to end in my .obsidian.vimrc

I am trying to remap right in normal mode in my .obsidian.vimrc to jump to the end of a line. Things I have tried nmap <RIGHT> <END> I did not use $ as I wanted it to jump to the end of ...
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Esc fails on vim via ssh through git bash

I am a heavy user of vim and, by extension, the Esc key. Today, for the first time, I've noticed that it sometimes sends a literal [ to the screen instead of changing to command mode as it should. ...
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How to break a paragraph with footnotes via \autocite{} into sentences in nVim?

This question is similar to the one asked here. I'm trying to figure out how to break paragraphs written in a TeX file in Nvim so that: any sentences with a citation (i.e. \autocite[][]{}) after them ...
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Trying to get tab in normal mode(VSCode using the vscode-neovim extension) to move to new cell in a markdown table

I'm seeking assistance with the VSCode-Neovim extension to enhance navigation in markdown tables. The current markdown extension that I am using is takumisoft68/vscode-markdown-table, which has this ...
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VIM uses wrong encoding - but only in status messages

I ran into a strange issue with my ArchLinux setup. Vim uses correct encoding for reading/displaying files but these status messages (which displays the current mode or reports back when the buffer is ...
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vim 9 ignoring stuff on `/usr/share/vim/vim90/`

After an upgrade from Fedora 38 to 39, vim ignores its main runtime directory at /usr/share/vim/vim90/. Even the simplest :help command fails with E149: Sorry, no help for help.txt, as its contents is ...
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How do I copy text from vim on a remote host in Terminal, to local MacOS clipboard?

I've googled the heck out of this but nothing I try solves the problem. Help? Context I'm running vim on a remote linux machine, which I ssh to in Terminal.app. I have root on the remote machine, so ...
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Replace Template String with Current Date and Time in Vim

I have a template file with the following string: {{date}} {{time24}} Some text. I want to replace {{date}} {{time}} with the current date and time on a keymap. I currently have: :nnoremap <leader&...
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I can't start vim in conemu

I'm trying to start vim in conemu. If I add to the tasks just vim.exe It starts vim, but it is in black and white, and it is super super unbelievably slow. I've tried most of the commands but the ...
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Can I map Fn-h, Fn-j, Fn-k, and Fn-l to the arrow keys?

Anybody who uses vim would understand the motivation immediately. By "Fn", I am referring to the key on laptops that switches between F1, F2, etc. and volume up, volume down etc. This would ...
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Run neovim as an external application in Linux

I want to run neovim as an external separate program. I created a desktop file like this: [Desktop Entry] Name=Neovim Comment=Run nvim in konsole with customize options Keywords=Text;Editor;Plaintext;...
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Vim on Arch: /etc/vimrc can remap keys but not turn off syntax highlighting

Just freshly installed Arch, then installed vim. I added these two lines to my /etc/vimrc: syntax off inoremap jk <Esc> I rebooted. The key remapping now works as expected but syntax ...
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How do I set a version of vim as default?

I am running Ubuntu and have the current situation. The version of vim that opens a file in the terminal has +clipboard enabled. The version that opens a file in a new terminal window when I open it ...
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iTerm 2 ZSH font all one color

Related to iTerm 2 ZSH colors/themes not showed correctly Machine: macOS Ventura 13.3 My iTerm2 wont use any other colors than all white (and all black in vim) for my fonts. Can anyone see what I'm ...
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vim under gnu-screen can't take shift-left/shift-right keymap properly

I recently started using gnu-screen. In vimrc, I have 2 keymaps as below to help easy navigation between vim split windows nmap <S-Left> <C-w><Left> nmap <S-Right> <C-w>&...
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how to save a session, including unsaved changes to a file?

expanding on the use of vim sessions, is there a way to also save dirty state (modified) of files? Basically i need a way to just save everything as is and restore it later, as i do with some other ...
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How to resize toolbar in gVim?

The problem is in the picture: I tried to :set toolbariconsize=small But it only changes icon size, but not the toolbar. It is staying huge. How to solve it? I have fresh Debian 12 + KDE 5.27.5
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Why doesn't this bash/diff command work through Neovim?

I am using WSL bash (Ubuntu distribution). From Windows command line, this works as expected: bash -c 'diff test.txt -' However when running the following through Neovim: :w !bash -c 'diff % -' This ...
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NeoVim: Switch between sets of open tabs, depending on git branch

When working on multiple different branches in a git repo, I have found myself to want different sets of files opened in different tabs. Is there any plugin or way to essentially "save" the ...
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Getting python3-config path right for vim install

I am trying to install vim from source in Ubtuntu 20.04, with both python3 support, and with clipboard support. For that, I am using the instructions presented in the plugin site, particularly, the ...
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vim auto indenting new lines - how to disable this behavior?

So let's say I have the following code: if (true) { // do stuff // do additional stuff } I open up vim in PuTTY and right click to paste the above code into vim and it gets pasted like this: ...
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How do I get let &showbreak=' ' (two spaces between ticks) to work on modeline?

I've tried every which way to sunday to make this work but nothing I do seems to work. I know I can't use let on modeline. This is what I'm currently using without showbreak in my modeline to wrap the ...
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Disable settings for files without extensions

I want to disable certain settings (like line numbers) when vim opens files that don't have an extension. I have set number in my .vimrc, and I know that I could disable this for example for markdown ...
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Copying a filename on the same line to the end of the line

I have the following lines in VIM: <img src="file01.jpg" / > <img src="file02.jpg" / > <img src="file03.jpg" / > And I would like to add the filename ...
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Why neo vim is displaying $ at the very end of line and > at the beginnings of line

Why neovim is displaying these special characters at the beginning and at the end of line? I have uninstalled and reinstall neovim but this didn't fixed the issue. How can I fix it?
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In [Neo]Vim, how do I display error messages from an external command used as a filter on the visual selection?

Summary In [Neo]Vim, if I call an external command on the current visual selection (expecting that command to transform the selected text, which Vim then updates in the buffer), and the command fails ...
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How do I override a syntax's comment character in a modeline, in vim?

I have a weird assembler which uses \ as a comment character. The standard vim asm syntax uses # as a comment character instead, which is bad because it's both wrong and # is an instruction delimiter ...
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Neovim Slow Cursor Blinking

I'm trying to switch from Macvim to Neovim, but running into an issue that I can't figure out. I can't get guicursor to fully work. I say fully work because some of it does, e.g. setting ver25 or ...
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How can I make the cursor in VS Code use the arrow keys in the same way as vim?

Specifically, I want it in VS Code so that when I move the arrow key to the right at the end of a line of text it just stops in place instead of jumping to the beginning of the next line. I find this ...
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Easiest way to switch NeoVim Control key shortcuts to command key

tl;dr Searching for a way to replace all shortcuts in neovim that use the control key with the command key on Mac -- I just got started in using neovim as my main code editor However I find hitting ...
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vim colorscheme issue on redhat

I have set my colorscheme to desert in my redhat 6 .vimrc. In redhat 6, when I open vi any file, it is displayed using the colorscheme. There is a redhat 8 machine that I can ssh to and when I do, my ...
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How to copy across terminals using text editor vim without clipboard support?

options in my version of vim : vim --version | grep clip -clipboard +jumplist +popupwin +user_commands +ex_extra -mouse_jsbterm -sun_workshop -...
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Why can't I edit the sudoers.d files with vim but I can with nano

I tried editing a file in the sudoers.d directory using vi in a vagrant box (Ubuntu Trusty64) but it just opens the file in readonly mode but when I use the nano editor it works. The command sudo vi /...
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vim is ignoring configurations

Vim is just not applying some configuration statements. This behaivior started after I installed a plugin to it, and updated MacOS (that shouldn't be related to each other !?). One example is ...
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Why does not PRIMARY buffer work in VIM sometimes?

I edited /var/log/cups/error_log with VIM and, as I usually do when I have to copy from VIM and paste at some place else, I used the PRIMARY buffer. So far it never failed; but this time it did not ...
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"Pattern not found" message on found and highlighted pattern in vim

I have a fair number of PHP classes source files that I can list using the command grep -r "class " * with each file containing the class <MyClass> pattern. For example, one such file ...
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YCM on windows vim can't find python

I would like to be able to use YouCompleteMe plugin on vim (on windows). I have installed vundle, and followed the installation guide for YCM on Windows. When I run :PluginInstall I see: Traceback (...
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Install vim plugin python-syntax on macOS without third party package manager

I would like to install the vim package python-syntax. The README says to use a package manager but it must be possible using vim's builtin package capability. I cloned the package using git clone ...
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How do I detect nul (0x00) characters in a vim string or register?

I have a vim register that contains a string. I need to step through each character in the string, and process each one individually. My problem is that given a character pulled from the string, I am ...
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How do I correctly execute 'vim $(grep -rli pattern | sed 's/\(.*\)/"&"/')' in bash?

I am trying to edit files that contain text matching a regular expression with vim and use the following command in bash to do that: vim $(grep -rli pattern | sed 's/\(.*\)/"&"/') I ...
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Running WSL On Windows 11, Trying to Preview Latex Document in Windows Adobe Reader from VIM in WSL

I'm using the WSL Subsystem on Windows and running vim on my WSL. Currently I'm trying to start a Live Latex Preview with the Adobe Reader in Windows. I'm using the Live Latex Preview Plugin from the ...
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Spawning language server with cmd: `lua-language-server`

I've recently transferred from Packer plugin manager to Lazy. Utilizing LSP, LspConfig, Mason, MasonLspConfig with several language servers for programming. The problem is that Neovim is having ...
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How to copy output from a zsh terminal using vi movements(or if that's not possible any other way)?

Currently I am using vi motions in zsh and it is incredible. I work on terminal a lot and it is annoying to switch back to move to copy an output. Is there a way to use vi motions or anything else to ...
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vim split next file on command line

I often run vim on multiple files eg vim *.cc sometimes I'm halfway through the list and I'd like to keep editing the current file and then split the window (sometimes vert and sometimes horiz) to the ...
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