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1 *change.txt* For Vim version 9.0. Last change: 2022 May 26
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4 VIM REFERENCE MANUAL by Bram Moolenaar
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7 This file describes commands that delete or change text. In this context,
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8 changing text means deleting the text and replacing it with other text using
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9 one command. You can undo all of these commands. You can repeat the non-Ex
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10 commands with the "." command.
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12 1. Deleting text |deleting|
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13 2. Delete and insert |delete-insert|
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14 3. Simple changes |simple-change| *changing*
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15 4. Complex changes |complex-change|
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16 4.1 Filter commands |filter|
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17 4.2 Substitute |:substitute|
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18 4.3 Search and replace |search-replace|
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19 4.4 Changing tabs |change-tabs|
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20 5. Copying and moving text |copy-move|
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21 6. Formatting text |formatting|
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22 7. Sorting text |sorting|
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24 For inserting text see |insert.txt|.
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26 ==============================================================================
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27 1. Deleting text *deleting* *E470*
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29 ["x]<Del> or *<Del>* *x* *dl*
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30 ["x]x Delete [count] characters under and after the cursor
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31 [into register x] (not |linewise|). Does the same as
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32 "dl".
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33 The <Del> key does not take a [count]. Instead, it
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34 deletes the last character of the count.
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35 See |:fixdel| if the <Del> key does not do what you
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36 want. See |'whichwrap'| for deleting a line break
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37 (join lines).
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39 *X* *dh*
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40 ["x]X Delete [count] characters before the cursor [into
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41 register x] (not |linewise|). Does the same as "dh".
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42 Also see |'whichwrap'|.
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44 *d*
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45 ["x]d{motion} Delete text that {motion} moves over [into register
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46 x]. See below for exceptions.
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48 *dd*
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49 ["x]dd Delete [count] lines [into register x] |linewise|.
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51 *D*
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52 ["x]D Delete the characters under the cursor until the end
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53 of the line and [count]-1 more lines [into register
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54 x]; synonym for "d$".
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55 (not |linewise|)
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56 When the '#' flag is in 'cpoptions' the count is
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57 ignored.
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59 {Visual}["x]x or *v_x* *v_d* *v_<Del>*
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60 {Visual}["x]d or
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61 {Visual}["x]<Del> Delete the highlighted text [into register x] (for
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62 {Visual} see |Visual-mode|).
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64 {Visual}["x]CTRL-H or *v_CTRL-H* *v_<BS>*
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65 {Visual}["x]<BS> When in Select mode: Delete the highlighted text [into
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66 register x].
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68 {Visual}["x]X or *v_X* *v_D* *v_b_D*
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69 {Visual}["x]D Delete the highlighted lines [into register x] (for
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70 {Visual} see |Visual-mode|). In Visual block mode,
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71 "D" deletes the highlighted text plus all text until
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74 *:d* *:de* *:del* *:delete* *:dl* *:dp*
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75 :[range]d[elete] [x] Delete [range] lines (default: current line) [into
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76 register x].
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77 Note these weird abbreviations:
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78 :dl delete and list
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79 :dell idem
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80 :delel idem
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81 :deletl idem
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82 :deletel idem
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83 :dp delete and print
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84 :dep idem
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85 :delp idem
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86 :delep idem
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88 :deletep idem
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90 :[range]d[elete] [x] {count}
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91 Delete {count} lines, starting with [range]
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92 (default: current line |cmdline-ranges|) [into
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96 (except `:d`) and undo them. Use Visual mode to delete blocks of text. See
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99 An exception for the d{motion} command: If the motion is not linewise, the
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103 the line of blanks that you might expect to remain. Use the |o_v| operator to
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106 Trying to delete an empty region of text (e.g., "d0" in the first column)
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107 is an error when 'cpoptions' includes the 'E' flag.
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109 *J*
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110 J Join [count] lines, with a minimum of two lines.
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111 Remove the indent and insert up to two spaces (see
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113 If [count] is too big it is reduced to the number of
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116 *v_J*
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117 {Visual}J Join the highlighted lines, with a minimum of two
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121 *gJ*
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122 gJ Join [count] lines, with a minimum of two lines.
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123 Don't insert or remove any spaces.
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125 *v_gJ*
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126 {Visual}gJ Join the highlighted lines, with a minimum of two
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129 *:j* *:join*
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130 :[range]j[oin][!] [flags]
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131 Join [range] lines. Same as "J", except with [!]
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132 the join does not insert or delete any spaces.
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133 If a [range] has equal start and end values, this
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134 command does nothing. The default behavior is to
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135 join the current line with the line below it.
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136 See |ex-flags| for [flags].
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138 :[range]j[oin][!] {count} [flags]
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139 Join {count} lines, starting with [range] (default:
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140 current line |cmdline-ranges|). Same as "J", except
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141 with [!] the join does not insert or delete any
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142 spaces.
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143 See |ex-flags| for [flags].
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145 These commands delete the <EOL> between lines. This has the effect of joining
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146 multiple lines into one line. You can repeat these commands (except `:j`) and
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147 undo them.
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149 These commands, except "gJ", insert one space in place of the <EOL> unless
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150 there is trailing white space or the next line starts with a ')'. These
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151 commands, except "gJ", delete any leading white space on the next line. If
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152 the 'joinspaces' option is on, these commands insert two spaces after a '.',
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153 '!' or '?' (but if 'cpoptions' includes the 'j' flag, they insert two spaces
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154 only after a '.').
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155 The 'B' and 'M' flags in 'formatoptions' change the behavior for inserting
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156 spaces before and after a multibyte character |fo-table|.
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163 2. Delete and insert *delete-insert* *replacing*
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165 *R*
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166 R Enter Replace mode: Each character you type replaces
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167 an existing character, starting with the character
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168 under the cursor. Repeat the entered text [count]-1
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173 replaces existing characters in screen space. So a
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174 <Tab> may replace several characters at once.
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175 Repeat the entered text [count]-1 times. See
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176 |Virtual-Replace-mode| for more details.
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177
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178 *c*
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179 ["x]c{motion} Delete {motion} text [into register x] and start
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180 insert. When 'cpoptions' includes the 'E' flag and
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181 there is no text to delete (e.g., with "cTx" when the
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182 cursor is just after an 'x'), an error occurs and
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183 insert mode does not start (this is Vi compatible).
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184 When 'cpoptions' does not include the 'E' flag, the
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185 "c" command always starts insert mode, even if there
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186 is no text to delete.
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187
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188 *cc*
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189 ["x]cc Delete [count] lines [into register x] and start
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190 insert |linewise|. If 'autoindent' is on, preserve
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191 the indent of the first line.
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192
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193 *C*
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194 ["x]C Delete from the cursor position to the end of the
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195 line and [count]-1 more lines [into register x], and
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196 start insert. Synonym for c$ (not |linewise|).
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198 *s*
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199 ["x]s Delete [count] characters [into register x] and start
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200 insert (s stands for Substitute). Synonym for "cl"
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203 *S*
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204 ["x]S Delete [count] lines [into register x] and start
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207 {Visual}["x]c or *v_c* *v_s*
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208 {Visual}["x]s Delete the highlighted text [into register x] and
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214 *v_C*
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215 {Visual}["x]C Delete the highlighted lines [into register x] and
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216 start insert. In Visual block mode it works
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219 {Visual}["x]S Delete the highlighted lines [into register x] and
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220 start insert (for {Visual} see |Visual-mode|).
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223 it might work differently.
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225 Notes:
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226 - You can end Insert and Replace mode with <Esc>.
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227 - See the section "Insert and Replace mode" |mode-ins-repl| for the other
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228 special characters in these modes.
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229 - The effect of [count] takes place after Vim exits Insert or Replace mode.
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230 - When the 'cpoptions' option contains '$' and the change is within one line,
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231 Vim continues to show the text to be deleted and puts a '$' at the last
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232 deleted character.
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233
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234 See |registers| for an explanation of registers.
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235
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236 Replace mode is just like Insert mode, except that every character you enter
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237 deletes one character. If you reach the end of a line, Vim appends any
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238 further characters (just like Insert mode). In Replace mode, the backspace
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239 key restores the original text (if there was any). (See section "Insert and
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240 Replace mode" |mode-ins-repl|).
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241
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242 *cw* *cW*
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247 {Vi: "cw" when on a blank followed by other blanks changes only the first
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249 'w' flag in 'cpoptions' to make it work like Vi anyway}
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251 If you prefer "cw" to include the space after a word, use this mapping: >
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253 Or use "caw" (see |aw|).
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255 *:c* *:ch* *:change*
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256 :{range}c[hange][!] Replace lines of text with some different text.
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257 Type a line containing only "." to stop replacing.
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258 Without {range}, this command changes only the current
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259 line.
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261 command is executed.
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262 This command is not supported in |Vim9| script,
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264 name.
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266 ==============================================================================
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267 3. Simple changes *simple-change*
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268
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269 *r*
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270 r{char} Replace the character under the cursor with {char}.
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271 If {char} is a <CR> or <NL>, a line break replaces the
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272 character. To replace with a real <CR>, use CTRL-V
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273 <CR>. CTRL-V <NL> replaces with a <Nul>.
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275 If {char} is CTRL-E or CTRL-Y the character from the
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276 line below or above is used, just like with |i_CTRL-E|
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278 `10r<C-E>` copies 10 characters from the line below.
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280 If you give a [count], Vim replaces [count] characters
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281 with [count] {char}s. When {char} is a <CR> or <NL>,
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282 however, Vim inserts only one <CR>: "5r<CR>" replaces
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283 five characters with a single line break.
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284 When {char} is a <CR> or <NL>, Vim performs
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285 autoindenting. This works just like deleting the
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286 characters that are replaced and then doing
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287 "i<CR><Esc>".
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288 {char} can be entered as a digraph |digraph-arg|.
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289 |:lmap| mappings apply to {char}. The CTRL-^ command
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290 in Insert mode can be used to switch this on/off
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291 |i_CTRL-^|. See |utf-8-char-arg| about using
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292 composing characters when 'encoding' is Unicode.
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293
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294 *gr*
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295 gr{char} Replace the virtual characters under the cursor with
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296 {char}. This replaces in screen space, not file
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297 space. See |gR| and |Virtual-Replace-mode| for more
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298 details. As with |r| a count may be given.
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299 {char} can be entered like with |r|.
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300
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301 *digraph-arg*
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302 The argument for Normal mode commands like |r| and |t| is a single character.
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303 When 'cpo' doesn't contain the 'D' flag, this character can also be entered
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304 like |digraphs|. First type CTRL-K and then the two digraph characters.
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305 {not available when compiled without the |+digraphs| feature}
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306
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307 *case*
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308 The following commands change the case of letters. The currently active
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309 |locale| is used. See |:language|. The LC_CTYPE value matters here.
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311 *~*
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312 ~ 'notildeop' option: Switch case of the character
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313 under the cursor and move the cursor to the right.
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314 If a [count] is given, do that many characters.
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318 *g~*
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321 g~g~ *g~g~* *g~~*
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322 g~~ Switch case of current line.
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324 *v_~*
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325 {Visual}~ Switch case of highlighted text (for {Visual} see
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329 {Visual}U Make highlighted text uppercase (for {Visual} see
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330 |Visual-mode|).
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332 *gU* *uppercase*
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333 gU{motion} Make {motion} text uppercase.
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335 :map! <C-F> <Esc>gUiw`]a
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336 < This works in Insert mode: press CTRL-F to make the
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337 word before the cursor uppercase. Handy to type
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342 gUU Make current line uppercase.
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351 gugu *gugu* *guu*
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352 guu Make current line lowercase.
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354 *g?* *rot13*
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355 g?{motion} Rot13 encode {motion} text.
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357 *v_g?*
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358 {Visual}g? Rot13 encode the highlighted text (for {Visual} see
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359 |Visual-mode|).
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361 g?g? *g?g?* *g??*
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362 g?? Rot13 encode current line.
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364 To turn one line into title caps, make every first letter of a word
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365 uppercase: >
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366 :s/\v<(.)(\w*)/\u\1\L\2/g
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369 Adding and subtracting ~
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370 *CTRL-A*
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371 CTRL-A Add [count] to the number or alphabetic character at
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372 or after the cursor.
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374 *v_CTRL-A*
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375 {Visual}CTRL-A Add [count] to the number or alphabetic character in
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376 the highlighted text.
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378 *v_g_CTRL-A*
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379 {Visual}g CTRL-A Add [count] to the number or alphabetic character in
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380 the highlighted text. If several lines are
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381 highlighted, each one will be incremented by an
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382 additional [count] (so effectively creating a
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383 [count] incrementing sequence).
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384 For Example, if you have this list of numbers:
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385 1. ~
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386 1. ~
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387 1. ~
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388 1. ~
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389 Move to the second "1." and Visually select three
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390 lines, pressing g CTRL-A results in:
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391 1. ~
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392 2. ~
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393 3. ~
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394 4. ~
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395
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396 *CTRL-X*
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397 CTRL-X Subtract [count] from the number or alphabetic
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398 character at or after the cursor.
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400 *v_CTRL-X*
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401 {Visual}CTRL-X Subtract [count] from the number or alphabetic
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402 character in the highlighted text.
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403
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404 On MS-Windows, this is mapped to cut Visual text
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405 |dos-standard-mappings|. If you want to disable the
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406 mapping, use this: >
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407 silent! vunmap <C-X>
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408 <
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409 *v_g_CTRL-X*
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410 {Visual}g CTRL-X Subtract [count] from the number or alphabetic
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411 character in the highlighted text. If several lines
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412 are highlighted, each value will be decremented by an
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413 additional [count] (so effectively creating a [count]
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414 decrementing sequence).
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415
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416 The CTRL-A and CTRL-X commands can work for:
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417 - signed and unsigned decimal numbers
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418 - unsigned binary, octal and hexadecimal numbers
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419 - alphabetic characters
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421 This depends on the 'nrformats' option:
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422 - When 'nrformats' includes "bin", Vim assumes numbers starting with '0b' or
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423 '0B' are binary.
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425 to be octal, unless the number includes a '8' or '9'. Other numbers are
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426 decimal and may have a preceding minus sign.
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427 If the cursor is on a number, the commands apply to that number; otherwise
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428 Vim uses the number to the right of the cursor.
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430 '0X' are hexadecimal. The case of the rightmost letter in the number
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431 determines the case of the resulting hexadecimal number. If there is no
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432 letter in the current number, Vim uses the previously detected case.
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433 - When 'nrformats' includes "alpha", Vim will change the alphabetic character
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434 under or after the cursor. This is useful to make lists with an alphabetic
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435 index.
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437 For decimals a leading negative sign is considered for incrementing/
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438 decrementing, for binary, octal and hex values, it won't be considered. To
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439 ignore the sign Visually select the number before using CTRL-A or CTRL-X.
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440
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441 For numbers with leading zeros (including all octal and hexadecimal numbers),
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442 Vim preserves the number of characters in the number when possible. CTRL-A on
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443 "0077" results in "0100", CTRL-X on "0x100" results in "0x0ff".
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444 There is one exception: When a number that starts with a zero is found not to
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446 leading zeros are removed to avoid that the result may be recognized as an
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447 octal number.
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449 Note that when 'nrformats' includes "octal", decimal numbers with leading
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450 zeros cause mistakes, because they can be confused with octal numbers.
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452 Note similarly, when 'nrformats' includes "bin", binary numbers with a leading
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453 '0x' or '0X' can be interpreted as hexadecimal rather than binary since '0b'
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457 steps to make a numbered list.
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458
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460 2. qa - start recording into register 'a'
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461 3. Y - yank the entry
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462 4. p - put a copy of the entry below the first one
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463 5. CTRL-A - increment the number
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464 6. q - stop recording
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465 7. <count>@a - repeat the yank, put and increment <count> times
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468 SHIFTING LINES LEFT OR RIGHT *shift-left-right*
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470 *<*
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471 <{motion} Shift {motion} lines one 'shiftwidth' leftwards.
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475 indent is calculated at the first non-blank character
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478 << Shift [count] lines one 'shiftwidth' leftwards.
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479
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480 *v_<*
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481 {Visual}[count]< Shift the highlighted lines [count] 'shiftwidth'
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484 *>*
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485 >{motion} Shift {motion} lines one 'shiftwidth' rightwards.
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492 >> Shift [count] lines one 'shiftwidth' rightwards.
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493
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494 *v_>*
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495 {Visual}[count]> Shift the highlighted lines [count] 'shiftwidth'
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498 *:<*
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499 :[range]< Shift [range] lines one 'shiftwidth' left. Repeat '<'
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501
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502 :[range]< {count} Shift {count} lines one 'shiftwidth' left, starting
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503 with [range] (default current line |cmdline-ranges|).
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504 Repeat '<' for shifting multiple 'shiftwidth's.
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505
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506 :[range]le[ft] [indent] left align lines in [range]. Sets the indent in the
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507 lines to [indent] (default 0).
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508
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509 *:>*
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510 :[range]> [flags] Shift {count} [range] lines one 'shiftwidth' right.
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511 Repeat '>' for shifting multiple 'shiftwidth's.
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512 See |ex-flags| for [flags].
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513
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514 :[range]> {count} [flags]
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515 Shift {count} lines one 'shiftwidth' right, starting
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516 with [range] (default current line |cmdline-ranges|).
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517 Repeat '>' for shifting multiple 'shiftwidth's.
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518 See |ex-flags| for [flags].
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519
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520 The ">" and "<" commands are handy for changing the indentation within
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521 programs. Use the 'shiftwidth' option to set the size of the white space
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522 which these commands insert or delete. Normally the 'shiftwidth' option is 8,
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523 but you can set it to, say, 3 to make smaller indents. The shift leftwards
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524 stops when there is no indent. The shift right does not affect empty lines.
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525
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526 If the 'shiftround' option is on, the indent is rounded to a multiple of
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527 'shiftwidth'.
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528
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529 If the 'smartindent' option is on, or 'cindent' is on and 'cinkeys' contains
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530 '#' with a zero value, shift right does not affect lines starting with '#'
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531 (these are supposed to be C preprocessor lines that must stay in column 1).
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532 This can be changed with the 'cino' option, see |cino-#|.
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533
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534 When the 'expandtab' option is off (this is the default) Vim uses <Tab>s as
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535 much as possible to make the indent. You can use ">><<" to replace an indent
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536 made out of spaces with the same indent made out of <Tab>s (and a few spaces
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537 if necessary). If the 'expandtab' option is on, Vim uses only spaces. Then
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538 you can use ">><<" to replace <Tab>s in the indent by spaces (or use
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539 `:retab!`).
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540
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541 To move a line several 'shiftwidth's, use Visual mode or the `:` commands.
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542 For example: >
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543 Vjj4> move three lines 4 indents to the right
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544 :<<< move current line 3 indents to the left
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545 :>> 5 move 5 lines 2 indents to the right
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546 :5>> move line 5 2 indents to the right
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547
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548 ==============================================================================
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549 4. Complex changes *complex-change*
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550
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551 4.1 Filter commands *filter*
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552
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553 A filter is a program that accepts text at standard input, changes it in some
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554 way, and sends it to standard output. You can use the commands below to send
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555 some text through a filter, so that it is replaced by the filter output.
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556 Examples of filters are "sort", which sorts lines alphabetically, and
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557 "indent", which formats C program files (you need a version of indent that
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558 works like a filter; not all versions do). The 'shell' option specifies the
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559 shell Vim uses to execute the filter command (See also the 'shelltype'
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560 option). You can repeat filter commands with ".". Vim does not recognize a
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561 comment (starting with '"') after the `:!` command.
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562
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563 *!*
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564 !{motion}{filter} Filter {motion} text lines through the external
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565 program {filter}.
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566
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567 *!!*
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568 !!{filter} Filter [count] lines through the external program
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569 {filter}.
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570
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571 *v_!*
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572 {Visual}!{filter} Filter the highlighted lines through the external
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573 program {filter} (for {Visual} see |Visual-mode|).
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574
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575 :{range}![!]{filter} [!][arg] *:range!*
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576 Filter {range} lines through the external program
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577 {filter}. Vim replaces the optional bangs with the
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578 latest given command and appends the optional [arg].
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579 Vim saves the output of the filter command in a
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580 temporary file and then reads the file into the buffer
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581 |tempfile|. Vim uses the 'shellredir' option to
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582 redirect the filter output to the temporary file.
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583 However, if the 'shelltemp' option is off then pipes
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584 are used when possible (on Unix).
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585 When the 'R' flag is included in 'cpoptions' marks in
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586 the filtered lines are deleted, unless the
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587 |:keepmarks| command is used. Example: >
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588 :keepmarks '<,'>!sort
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589 < When the number of lines after filtering is less than
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590 before, marks in the missing lines are deleted anyway.
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591
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592 *=*
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593 ={motion} Filter {motion} lines through the external program
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594 given with the 'equalprg' option. When the 'equalprg'
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595 option is empty (this is the default), use the
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596 internal formatting function |C-indenting| and
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597 |'lisp'|. But when 'indentexpr' is not empty, it will
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598 be used instead |indent-expression|. When Vim was
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599 compiled without internal formatting then the "indent"
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600 program is used as a last resort.
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601
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602 *==*
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603 == Filter [count] lines like with ={motion}.
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604
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605 *v_=*
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606 {Visual}= Filter the highlighted lines like with ={motion}.
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607
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608
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609 *tempfile* *setuid*
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610 Vim uses temporary files for filtering, generating diffs and also for
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611 tempname(). For Unix, the file will be in a private directory (only
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612 accessible by the current user) to avoid security problems (e.g., a symlink
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613 attack or other people reading your file). When Vim exits the directory and
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614 all files in it are deleted. When Vim has the setuid bit set this may cause
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615 problems, the temp file is owned by the setuid user but the filter command
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616 probably runs as the original user.
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617 Directory for temporary files is created in the first of these directories
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618 that works:
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619 Unix: $TMPDIR, /tmp, current-dir, $HOME.
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620 Windows: $TMP, $TEMP, c:\TMP, c:\TEMP
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621 For MS-Windows the GetTempFileName() system function is used.
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622 For other systems the tmpnam() library function is used.
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623
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624
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625
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626 4.2 Substitute *:substitute*
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627 *:s* *:su*
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628 :[range]s[ubstitute]/{pattern}/{string}/[flags] [count]
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629 For each line in [range] replace a match of {pattern}
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630 with {string}.
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631 For the {pattern} see |pattern|.
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632 {string} can be a literal string, or something
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633 special; see |sub-replace-special|.
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634 When [range] and [count] are omitted, replace in the
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635 current line only. When [count] is given, replace in
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636 [count] lines, starting with the last line in [range].
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637 When [range] is omitted start in the current line.
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638 *E939*
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639 [count] must be a positive number. Also see
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640 |cmdline-ranges|.
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641
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642 See |:s_flags| for [flags].
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643 The delimiter doesn't need to be /, see
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644 |pattern-delimiter|.
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646 :[range]s[ubstitute] [flags] [count]
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647 :[range]&[&][flags] [count] *:&*
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648 Repeat last :substitute with same search pattern and
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649 substitute string, but without the same flags. You
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650 may add [flags], see |:s_flags|.
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651 Note that after `:substitute` the '&' flag can't be
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653 The space between `:substitute` and the 'c', 'g',
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654 'i', 'I' and 'r' flags isn't required, but in scripts
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655 it's a good idea to keep it to avoid confusion.
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656 Also see the two and three letter commands to repeat
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657 :substitute below |:substitute-repeat|.
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659 :[range]~[&][flags] [count] *:~*
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660 Repeat last substitute with same substitute string
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661 but with last used search pattern. This is like
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662 `:&r`. See |:s_flags| for [flags].
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664 *&*
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665 & Synonym for `:s` (repeat last substitute). Note
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667 actually work differently. You can use `:&&` to keep
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668 the flags.
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669
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670 *g&*
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671 g& Synonym for `:%s//~/&` (repeat last substitute with
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672 last search pattern on all lines with the same flags).
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673 For example, when you first do a substitution with
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674 `:s/pattern/repl/flags` and then `/search` for
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675 something else, `g&` will do `:%s/search/repl/flags`.
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676 Mnemonic: global substitute.
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677
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678 *:snomagic* *:sno*
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679 :[range]sno[magic] ... Same as `:substitute`, but always use 'nomagic'.
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680
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681 *:smagic* *:sm*
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682 :[range]sm[agic] ... Same as `:substitute`, but always use 'magic'.
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683
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684 *:s_flags*
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685 The flags that you can use for the substitute commands:
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686
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687 *:&&*
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688 [&] Must be the first one: Keep the flags from the previous substitute
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689 command. Examples: >
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690 :&&
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691 :s/this/that/&
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692 < Note that `:s` and `:&` don't keep the flags.
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693
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694 [c] Confirm each substitution. Vim highlights the matching string (with
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695 |hl-IncSearch|). You can type: *:s_c*
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696 'y' to substitute this match
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697 'l' to substitute this match and then quit ("last")
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698 'n' to skip this match
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699 <Esc> to quit substituting
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700 'a' to substitute this and all remaining matches
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701 'q' to quit substituting
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702 CTRL-E to scroll the screen up
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703 CTRL-Y to scroll the screen down
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704 If the 'edcompatible' option is on, Vim remembers the [c] flag and
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705 toggles it each time you use it, but resets it when you give a new
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706 search pattern.
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707
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708 *:s_e*
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709 [e] When the search pattern fails, do not issue an error message and, in
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710 particular, continue in maps as if no error occurred. This is most
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711 useful to prevent the "No match" error from breaking a mapping. Vim
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712 does not suppress the following error messages, however:
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713 Regular expressions can't be delimited by letters
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714 \ should be followed by /, ? or &
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715 No previous substitute regular expression
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716 Trailing characters
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717 Interrupted
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718
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719 *:s_g*
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720 [g] Replace all occurrences in the line. Without this argument,
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721 replacement occurs only for the first occurrence in each line. If
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722 the 'edcompatible' option is on, Vim remembers this flag and toggles
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723 it each time you use it, but resets it when you give a new search
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724 pattern. If the 'gdefault' option is on, this flag is on by default
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725 and the [g] argument switches it off.
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726
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727 *:s_i*
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728 [i] Ignore case for the pattern. The 'ignorecase' and 'smartcase' options
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729 are not used.
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730
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731 *:s_I*
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732 [I] Don't ignore case for the pattern. The 'ignorecase' and 'smartcase'
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733 options are not used.
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734
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735 *:s_n*
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736 [n] Report the number of matches, do not actually substitute. The [c]
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737 flag is ignored. The matches are reported as if 'report' is zero.
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738 Useful to |count-items|.
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739 If \= |sub-replace-expression| is used, the expression will be
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740 evaluated in the |sandbox| at every match.
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741
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742 [p] Print the line containing the last substitute. *:s_p*
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743
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744 [#] Like [p] and prepend the line number. *:s_#*
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745
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746 [l] Like [p] but print the text like |:list|. *:s_l*
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747
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748 *:s_r*
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749 [r] Only useful in combination with `:&` or `:s` without arguments. `:&r`
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750 works the same way as `:~`: When the search pattern is empty, use the
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752 last substitute or `:global`. If the last command that did a search
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753 was a substitute or `:global`, there is no effect. If the last
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754 command was a search command such as "/", use the pattern from that
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755 command.
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756 For `:s` with an argument this already happens: >
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757 :s/blue/red/
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758 /green
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759 :s//red/ or :~ or :&r
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760 < The last commands will replace "green" with "red". >
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761 :s/blue/red/
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762 /green
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763 :&
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764 < The last command will replace "blue" with "red".
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765
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766 Note that there is no flag to change the "magicness" of the pattern. A
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767 different command is used instead, or you can use |/\v| and friends. The
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768 reason is that the flags can only be found by skipping the pattern, and in
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769 order to skip the pattern the "magicness" must be known. Catch 22!
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771 If the {pattern} for the substitute command is empty, the command uses the
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772 pattern from the last substitute or `:global` command. If there is none, but
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773 there is a previous search pattern, that one is used. With the [r] flag, the
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774 command uses the pattern from the last substitute, `:global`, or search
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775 command.
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776
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777 If the {string} is omitted the substitute is done as if it's empty. Thus the
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778 matched pattern is deleted. The separator after {pattern} can also be left
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779 out then. Example: >
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780 :%s/TESTING
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781 This deletes "TESTING" from all lines, but only one per line.
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782 *E1270*
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783 For compatibility with Vi these two exceptions are allowed in legacy script:
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784 "\/{string}/" and "\?{string}?" do the same as "//{string}/r".
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785 "\&{string}&" does the same as "//{string}/".
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786 *pattern-delimiter* *E146* *E1241* *E1242*
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787 Instead of the '/' which surrounds the pattern and replacement string, you can
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788 use another single-byte character. This is useful if you want to include a
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789 '/' in the search pattern or replacement string. Example: >
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790 :s+/+//+
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791
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792 You can use most characters, but not an alphanumeric character, '\', '"' or
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793 '|'. In Vim9 script you should not use '#' because it may be recognized as
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794 the start of a comment.
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795
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796 For the definition of a pattern, see |pattern|. In Visual block mode, use
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797 |/\%V| in the pattern to have the substitute work in the block only.
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798 Otherwise it works on whole lines anyway.
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799
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800 *sub-replace-special* *:s\=*
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801 When the {string} starts with "\=" it is evaluated as an expression, see
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802 |sub-replace-expression|. You can use that for complex replacement or special
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803 characters.
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804
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805 The substitution is limited in recursion to 4 levels. *E1290*
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806
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807 Otherwise these characters in {string} have a special meaning:
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808 *:s%*
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809 When {string} is equal to "%" and '/' is included with the 'cpoptions' option,
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810 then the {string} of the previous substitute command is used, see |cpo-/|
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812 magic nomagic action ~
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813 & \& replaced with the whole matched pattern *s/\&*
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814 \& & replaced with &
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815 \0 replaced with the whole matched pattern *\0* *s/\0*
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816 \1 replaced with the matched pattern in the first
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817 pair of () *s/\1*
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818 \2 replaced with the matched pattern in the second
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819 pair of () *s/\2*
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820 .. .. *s/\3*
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821 \9 replaced with the matched pattern in the ninth
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822 pair of () *s/\9*
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823 ~ \~ replaced with the {string} of the previous
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824 substitute *s~*
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825 \~ ~ replaced with ~ *s/\~*
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826 \u next character made uppercase *s/\u*
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827 \U following characters made uppercase, until \E *s/\U*
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828 \l next character made lowercase *s/\l*
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829 \L following characters made lowercase, until \E *s/\L*
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830 \e end of \u, \U, \l and \L (NOTE: not <Esc>!) *s/\e*
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831 \E end of \u, \U, \l and \L *s/\E*
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832 <CR> split line in two at this point
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833 (Type the <CR> as CTRL-V <Enter>) *s<CR>*
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834 \r idem *s/\r*
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835 \<CR> insert a carriage-return (CTRL-M)
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836 (Type the <CR> as CTRL-V <Enter>) *s/\<CR>*
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837 \n insert a <NL> (<NUL> in the file)
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838 (does NOT break the line) *s/\n*
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839 \b insert a <BS> *s/\b*
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840 \t insert a <Tab> *s/\t*
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841 \\ insert a single backslash *s/\\*
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842 \x where x is any character not mentioned above:
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843 Reserved for future expansion
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845 The special meaning is also used inside the third argument {sub} of
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846 the |substitute()| function with the following exceptions:
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847 - A % inserts a percent literally without regard to 'cpoptions'.
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848 - magic is always set without regard to 'magic'.
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849 - A ~ inserts a tilde literally.
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850 - <CR> and \r inserts a carriage-return (CTRL-M).
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851 - \<CR> does not have a special meaning. It's just one of \x.
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852
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853 Examples: >
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854 :s/a\|b/xxx\0xxx/g modifies "a b" to "xxxaxxx xxxbxxx"
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855 :s/\([abc]\)\([efg]\)/\2\1/g modifies "af fa bg" to "fa fa gb"
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856 :s/abcde/abc^Mde/ modifies "abcde" to "abc", "de" (two lines)
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857 :s/$/\^M/ modifies "abcde" to "abcde^M"
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858 :s/\w\+/\u\0/g modifies "bla bla" to "Bla Bla"
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859 :s/\w\+/\L\u\0/g modifies "BLA bla" to "Bla Bla"
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861 Note: "\L\u" can be used to capitalize the first letter of a word. This is
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862 not compatible with Vi and older versions of Vim, where the "\u" would cancel
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863 out the "\L". Same for "\U\l".
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865 Note: In previous versions CTRL-V was handled in a special way. Since this is
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866 not Vi compatible, this was removed. Use a backslash instead.
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867
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868 command text result ~
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869 :s/aa/a^Ma/ aa a<line-break>a
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870 :s/aa/a\^Ma/ aa a^Ma
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871 :s/aa/a\\^Ma/ aa a\<line-break>a
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872
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873 (you need to type CTRL-V <CR> to get a ^M here)
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874
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875 The numbering of "\1", "\2" etc. is done based on which "\(" comes first in
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876 the pattern (going left to right). When a parentheses group matches several
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877 times, the last one will be used for "\1", "\2", etc. Example: >
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878 :s/\(\(a[a-d] \)*\)/\2/ modifies "aa ab x" to "ab x"
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879 The "\2" is for "\(a[a-d] \)". At first it matches "aa ", secondly "ab ".
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881 When using parentheses in combination with '|', like in \([ab]\)\|\([cd]\),
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882 either the first or second pattern in parentheses did not match, so either
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883 \1 or \2 is empty. Example: >
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884 :s/\([ab]\)\|\([cd]\)/\1x/g modifies "a b c d" to "ax bx x x"
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885 <
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887 *:sc* *:sce* *:scg* *:sci* *:scI* *:scl* *:scp* *:sg* *:sgc*
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888 *:sge* *:sgi* *:sgI* *:sgl* *:sgn* *:sgp* *:sgr* *:sI* *:si*
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889 *:sic* *:sIc* *:sie* *:sIe* *:sIg* *:sIl* *:sin* *:sIn* *:sIp*
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890 *:sip* *:sIr* *:sir* *:sr* *:src* *:srg* *:sri* *:srI* *:srl*
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891 *:srn* *:srp* *:substitute-repeat*
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892 2-letter and 3-letter :substitute commands ~
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893
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894 These commands repeat the previous `:substitute` command with the given flags.
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895 The first letter is always "s", followed by one or two of the possible flag
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896 characters. For example `:sce` works like `:s///ce`. The table lists the
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897 possible combinations, not all flags are possible, because the command is
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898 short for another command.
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899
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900 List of :substitute commands
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901 | c e g i I n p l r
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902 | c :sc :sce :scg :sci :scI :scn :scp :scl
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903 | e
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904 | g :sgc :sge :sg :sgi :sgI :sgn :sgp :sgl :sgr
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905 | i :sic :sie :si :siI :sin :sip :sir
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906 | I :sIc :sIe :sIg :sIi :sI :sIn :sIp :sIl :sIr
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907 | n
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908 | p
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909 | l
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910 | r :src :srg :sri :srI :srn :srp :srl :sr
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911
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912 Exceptions:
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913 :scr is `:scriptnames`
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914 :se is `:set`
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915 :sig is `:sign`
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916 :sil is `:silent`
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917 :sn is `:snext`
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918 :sp is `:split`
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919 :sl is `:sleep`
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920 :sre is `:srewind`
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921
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922
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923 Substitute with an expression *sub-replace-expression*
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924 *sub-replace-\=* *s/\=*
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925 When the substitute string starts with "\=" the remainder is interpreted as an
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926 expression.
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927
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928 The special meaning for characters as mentioned at |sub-replace-special| does
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930 can get one with a double-quote string: "\n". Prepend a backslash to get a
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931 real <NL> character (which will be a NUL in the file).
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933 The "\=" notation can also be used inside the third argument {sub} of
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934 |substitute()| function. In this case, the special meaning for characters as
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935 mentioned at |sub-replace-special| does not apply at all. Especially, <CR> and
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936 <NL> are interpreted not as a line break but as a carriage-return and a
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937 new-line respectively.
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938
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939 When the result is a |List| then the items are joined with separating line
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940 breaks. Thus each item becomes a line, except that they can contain line
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941 breaks themselves.
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942
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943 The |submatch()| function can be used to obtain matched text. The whole
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944 matched text can be accessed with "submatch(0)". The text matched with the
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945 first pair of () with "submatch(1)". Likewise for further sub-matches in ().
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946
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947 Be careful: The separation character must not appear in the expression!
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948 Consider using a character like "@" or ":". There is no problem if the result
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949 of the expression contains the separation character.
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950
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951 Examples: >
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952 :s@\n@\="\r" .. expand("$HOME") .. "\r"@
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953 This replaces an end-of-line with a new line containing the value of $HOME. >
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954
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955 s/E/\="\<Char-0x20ac>"/g
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956 This replaces each 'E' character with a euro sign. Read more in |<Char->|.
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959 4.3 Search and replace *search-replace*
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961 *:pro* *:promptfind*
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962 :promptf[ind] [string]
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963 Put up a Search dialog. When [string] is given, it is
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964 used as the initial search string.
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965 {only for Win32, Motif and GTK GUI}
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966
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967 *:promptr* *:promptrepl*
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968 :promptr[epl] [string]
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969 Put up a Search/Replace dialog. When [string] is
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971 {only for Win32, Motif and GTK GUI}
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974 4.4 Changing tabs *change-tabs*
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975 *:ret* *:retab* *:retab!*
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976 :[range]ret[ab][!] [new_tabstop]
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977 Replace all sequences of white-space containing a
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978 <Tab> with new strings of white-space using the new
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979 tabstop value given. If you do not specify a new
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980 tabstop size or it is zero, Vim uses the current value
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981 of 'tabstop'.
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982 The current value of 'tabstop' is always used to
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983 compute the width of existing tabs.
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984 With !, Vim also replaces strings of only normal
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985 spaces with tabs where appropriate.
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986 With 'expandtab' on, Vim replaces all tabs with the
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987 appropriate number of spaces.
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988 This command sets 'tabstop' to the new value given,
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989 and if performed on the whole file, which is default,
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990 should not make any visible change.
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991 Careful: This command modifies any <Tab> characters
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992 inside of strings in a C program. Use "\t" to avoid
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993 this (that's a good habit anyway).
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994 `:retab!` may also change a sequence of spaces by
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995 <Tab> characters, which can mess up a printf().
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996 If the |+vartabs| feature is enabled then a list of
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997 tab widths separated by commas may be used in place of
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998 a single tabstop. Each value in the list represents
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999 the width of one tabstop, except the final value which
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1000 applies to all following tabstops.
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1001
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1002 *retab-example*
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1003 Example for using autocommands and ":retab" to edit a file which is stored
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1004 with tabstops at 8 but edited with tabstops set at 4. Warning: white space
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1005 inside of strings can change! Also see 'softtabstop' option. >
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1006
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1007 :auto BufReadPost *.xx retab! 4
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1008 :auto BufWritePre *.xx retab! 8
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1009 :auto BufWritePost *.xx retab! 4
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1010 :auto BufNewFile *.xx set ts=4
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1011
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1012 ==============================================================================
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1013 5. Copying and moving text *copy-move*
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1014
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1015 *quote*
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1016 "{register} Use {register} for next delete, yank or put. Use
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1017 an uppercase character to append with delete and yank.
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1018 Registers ".", "%", "#" and ":" only work with put.
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1019
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1020 *:reg* *:registers*
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1021 :reg[isters] Display the type and contents of all numbered and
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1022 named registers. If a register is written to for
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1023 |:redir| it will not be listed.
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1024 Type can be one of:
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1025 "c" for |characterwise| text
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1026 "l" for |linewise| text
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1027 "b" for |blockwise-visual| text
2033
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1028
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1029
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1030 :reg[isters] {arg} Display the contents of the numbered and named
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1031 registers that are mentioned in {arg}. For example: >
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1032 :reg 1a
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1033 < to display registers '1' and 'a'. Spaces are allowed
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1034 in {arg}.
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1035
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1036 *:di* *:display*
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1037 :di[splay] [arg] Same as :registers.
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1038
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1039 *y* *yank*
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1040 ["x]y{motion} Yank {motion} text [into register x]. When no
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1041 characters are to be yanked (e.g., "y0" in column 1),
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1042 this is an error when 'cpoptions' includes the 'E'
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1043 flag.
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1044
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1045 *yy*
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1046 ["x]yy Yank [count] lines [into register x] |linewise|.
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1047
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1048 *Y*
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1049 ["x]Y yank [count] lines [into register x] (synonym for
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1050 yy, |linewise|). If you like "Y" to work from the
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1051 cursor to the end of line (which is more logical,
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1052 but not Vi-compatible) use ":map Y y$".
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1053
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1054 *zy*
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1055 ["x]zy{motion} Yank {motion} text [into register x]. Only differs
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1056 from `y` when selecting a block of text, see |v_zy|.
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1057
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1058 *v_y*
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1059 {Visual}["x]y Yank the highlighted text [into register x] (for
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1060 {Visual} see |Visual-mode|).
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1061
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1062 *v_Y*
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1063 {Visual}["x]Y Yank the highlighted lines [into register x] (for
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1064 {Visual} see |Visual-mode|).
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1065
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1066 *v_zy*
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1067 {Visual}["x]zy Yank the highlighted text [into register x]. Trailing
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1068 whitespace at the end of each line of a selected block
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1069 won't be yanked. Especially useful in combination
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1070 with `zp`. (for {Visual} see |Visual-mode|)
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1071
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1072 *:y* *:yank* *E850*
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1073 :[range]y[ank] [x] Yank [range] lines [into register x]. Yanking to the
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1074 "* or "+ registers is possible only when the
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1075 |+clipboard| feature is included.
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1076
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1077 :[range]y[ank] [x] {count}
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1078 Yank {count} lines, starting with last line number
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1079 in [range] (default: current line |cmdline-ranges|),
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1080 [into register x].
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1081
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1082 *p* *put* *E353* *E1240*
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1083 ["x]p Put the text [from register x] after the cursor
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1084 [count] times.
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1085
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1086 *P*
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1087 ["x]P Put the text [from register x] before the cursor
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1088 [count] times.
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1089
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1090 *<MiddleMouse>*
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1091 ["x]<MiddleMouse> Put the text from a register before the cursor [count]
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1092 times. Uses the "* register, unless another is
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1093 specified.
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1094 Leaves the cursor at the end of the new text.
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1095 Using the mouse only works when 'mouse' contains 'n'
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1096 or 'a'.
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1097 If you have a scrollwheel and often accidentally paste
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1098 text, you can use these mappings to disable the
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1099 pasting with the middle mouse button: >
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1100 :map <MiddleMouse> <Nop>
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1101 :imap <MiddleMouse> <Nop>
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1102 < You might want to disable the multi-click versions
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1103 too, see |double-click|.
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1104
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1105 *gp*
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1106 ["x]gp Just like "p", but leave the cursor just after the new
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1107 text.
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1108
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1109 *gP*
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1110 ["x]gP Just like "P", but leave the cursor just after the new
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1111 text.
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1112
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1113 *:pu* *:put*
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1114 :[line]pu[t] [x] Put the text [from register x] after [line] (default
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1115 current line). This always works |linewise|, thus
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1116 this command can be used to put a yanked block as new
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1117 lines.
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1118 If no register is specified, it depends on the 'cb'
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1119 option: If 'cb' contains "unnamedplus", paste from the
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1120 + register |quoteplus|. Otherwise, if 'cb' contains
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1121 "unnamed", paste from the * register |quotestar|.
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1122 Otherwise, paste from the unnamed register
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1123 |quote_quote|.
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1124 The register can also be '=' followed by an optional
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1125 expression. The expression continues until the end of
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1126 the command. You need to escape the '|' and '"'
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1127 characters to prevent them from terminating the
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1128 command. Example: >
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1129 :put ='path' .. \",/test\"
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1130 < If there is no expression after '=', Vim uses the
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1131 previous expression. You can see it with ":dis =".
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1132
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1133 :[line]pu[t]! [x] Put the text [from register x] before [line] (default
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1134 current line).
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1135
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1136 ["x]]p or *]p* *]<MiddleMouse>*
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1137 ["x]]<MiddleMouse> Like "p", but adjust the indent to the current line.
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1138 Using the mouse only works when 'mouse' contains 'n'
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1139 or 'a'.
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1140
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1141 ["x][P or *[P*
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1142 ["x]]P or *]P*
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1143 ["x][p or *[p* *[<MiddleMouse>*
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1144 ["x][<MiddleMouse> Like "P", but adjust the indent to the current line.
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1145 Using the mouse only works when 'mouse' contains 'n'
16553
0e473e9e70c2 patch 8.1.1280: remarks about functionality not in Vi clutters the help
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1146 or 'a'.
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1147
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Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org>
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1148 ["x]zp or *zp* *zP*
1ce39e257f1b patch 8.2.2914: cannot paste a block without adding padding
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1149 ["x]zP Like "p" and "P", except without adding trailing spaces
1ce39e257f1b patch 8.2.2914: cannot paste a block without adding padding
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parents: 24103
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1150 when pasting a block. Thus the inserted text will not
24866
f1121eb17e14 patch 8.2.2971: cannot yank a block without trailing spaces
Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org>
parents: 24752
diff changeset
1151 always be a rectangle. Especially useful in
f1121eb17e14 patch 8.2.2971: cannot yank a block without trailing spaces
Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org>
parents: 24752
diff changeset
1152 combination with |v_zy|.
24752
1ce39e257f1b patch 8.2.2914: cannot paste a block without adding padding
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parents: 24103
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1153
7
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1154 You can use these commands to copy text from one place to another. Do this
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vimboss
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1155 by first getting the text into a register with a yank, delete or change
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
1156 command, then inserting the register contents with a put command. You can
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
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1157 also use these commands to move text from one file to another, because Vim
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
1158 preserves all registers when changing buffers (the CTRL-^ command is a quick
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
1159 way to toggle between two files).
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
1160
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1161 *linewise-register* *characterwise-register*
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parents:
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1162 You can repeat the put commands with "." (except for :put) and undo them. If
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
1163 the command that was used to get the text into the register was |linewise|,
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vimboss
parents:
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1164 Vim inserts the text below ("p") or above ("P") the line where the cursor is.
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vimboss
parents:
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1165 Otherwise Vim inserts the text after ("p") or before ("P") the cursor. With
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
1166 the ":put" command, Vim always inserts the text in the next line. You can
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
1167 exchange two characters with the command sequence "xp". You can exchange two
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
1168 lines with the command sequence "ddp". You can exchange two words with the
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
1169 command sequence "deep" (start with the cursor in the blank space before the
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
1170 first word). You can use the "']" or "`]" command after the put command to
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
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1171 move the cursor to the end of the inserted text, or use "'[" or "`[" to move
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
1172 the cursor to the start.
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vimboss
parents:
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1173
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parents:
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1174 *put-Visual-mode* *v_p* *v_P*
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vimboss
parents:
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1175 When using a put command like |p| or |P| in Visual mode, Vim will try to
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
1176 replace the selected text with the contents of the register. Whether this
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vimboss
parents:
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1177 works well depends on the type of selection and the type of the text in the
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vimboss
parents:
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1178 register. With blockwise selection it also depends on the size of the block
236
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vimboss
parents: 216
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1179 and whether the corners are on an existing character. (Implementation detail:
7
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vimboss
parents:
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1180 it actually works by first putting the register after the selection and then
236
4707450c2b33 updated for version 7.0066
vimboss
parents: 216
diff changeset
1181 deleting the selection.)
28714
5eea8a249f86 patch 8.2.4881: "P" in Visual mode still changes some registers
Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org>
parents: 28517
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1182 With |p| the previously selected text is put in the unnamed register (and
5eea8a249f86 patch 8.2.4881: "P" in Visual mode still changes some registers
Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org>
parents: 28517
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1183 possibly the selection and/or clipboard). This is useful if you want to put
5eea8a249f86 patch 8.2.4881: "P" in Visual mode still changes some registers
Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org>
parents: 28517
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1184 that text somewhere else. But you cannot repeat the same change.
5eea8a249f86 patch 8.2.4881: "P" in Visual mode still changes some registers
Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org>
parents: 28517
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1185 With |P| the unnamed register is not changed (and neither the selection or
5eea8a249f86 patch 8.2.4881: "P" in Visual mode still changes some registers
Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org>
parents: 28517
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1186 clipboard), you can repeat the same change. But the deleted text cannot be
5eea8a249f86 patch 8.2.4881: "P" in Visual mode still changes some registers
Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org>
parents: 28517
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1187 used. If you do need it you can use |p| with another register. E.g., yank
5eea8a249f86 patch 8.2.4881: "P" in Visual mode still changes some registers
Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org>
parents: 28517
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1188 the text to copy, Visually select the text to replace and use "0p . You can
5eea8a249f86 patch 8.2.4881: "P" in Visual mode still changes some registers
Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org>
parents: 28517
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1189 repeat this as many times as you like, and the unnamed register will be
5eea8a249f86 patch 8.2.4881: "P" in Visual mode still changes some registers
Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org>
parents: 28517
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1190 changed each time.
7
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1191
5365
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parents: 5362
diff changeset
1192 When you use a blockwise Visual mode command and yank only a single line into
22dfcd1494e4 updated for version 7.4.034
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5362
diff changeset
1193 a register, a paste on a visual selected area will paste that single line on
22dfcd1494e4 updated for version 7.4.034
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5362
diff changeset
1194 each of the selected lines (thus replacing the blockwise selected region by a
22dfcd1494e4 updated for version 7.4.034
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5362
diff changeset
1195 block of the pasted line).
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parents: 5362
diff changeset
1196
7
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parents:
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1197 *blockwise-register*
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
1198 If you use a blockwise Visual mode command to get the text into the register,
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
1199 the block of text will be inserted before ("P") or after ("p") the cursor
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
1200 column in the current and next lines. Vim makes the whole block of text start
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
1201 in the same column. Thus the inserted text looks the same as when it was
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
1202 yanked or deleted. Vim may replace some <Tab> characters with spaces to make
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
1203 this happen. However, if the width of the block is not a multiple of a <Tab>
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
1204 width and the text after the inserted block contains <Tab>s, that text may be
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
1205 misaligned.
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
1206
25973
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Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org>
parents: 25056
diff changeset
1207 Use |zP|/|zp| to paste a blockwise yanked register without appending trailing
3b34837f4538 Update runtime files
Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org>
parents: 25056
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1208 spaces.
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parents: 25056
diff changeset
1209
7
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1210 Note that after a characterwise yank command, Vim leaves the cursor on the
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
1211 first yanked character that is closest to the start of the buffer. This means
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
1212 that "yl" doesn't move the cursor, but "yh" moves the cursor one character
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
1213 left.
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parents:
diff changeset
1214 Rationale: In Vi the "y" command followed by a backwards motion would
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
1215 sometimes not move the cursor to the first yanked character,
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
1216 because redisplaying was skipped. In Vim it always moves to
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
1217 the first character, as specified by Posix.
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
1218 With a linewise yank command the cursor is put in the first line, but the
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
1219 column is unmodified, thus it may not be on the first yanked character.
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
1220
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parents: 17909
diff changeset
1221 There are ten types of registers: *registers* *{register}* *E354*
7
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
1222 1. The unnamed register ""
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
1223 2. 10 numbered registers "0 to "9
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
1224 3. The small delete register "-
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
1225 4. 26 named registers "a to "z or "A to "Z
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diff changeset
1226 5. Three read-only registers ":, "., "%
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parents: 16610
diff changeset
1227 6. Alternate buffer register "#
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Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org>
parents: 16610
diff changeset
1228 7. The expression register "=
6557
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 6032
diff changeset
1229 8. The selection and drop registers "*, "+ and "~
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 6032
diff changeset
1230 9. The black hole register "_
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 6032
diff changeset
1231 10. Last search pattern register "/
7
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
1232
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parents:
diff changeset
1233 1. Unnamed register "" *quote_quote* *quotequote*
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
1234 Vim fills this register with text deleted with the "d", "c", "s", "x" commands
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
1235 or copied with the yank "y" command, regardless of whether or not a specific
8
7edf9b6e4c36 Various changes
vimboss
parents: 7
diff changeset
1236 register was used (e.g. "xdd). This is like the unnamed register is pointing
2033
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@zimbu.org>
parents: 1702
diff changeset
1237 to the last used register. Thus when appending using an uppercase register
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@zimbu.org>
parents: 1702
diff changeset
1238 name, the unnamed register contains the same text as the named register.
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@zimbu.org>
parents: 1702
diff changeset
1239 An exception is the '_' register: "_dd does not store the deleted text in any
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@zimbu.org>
parents: 1702
diff changeset
1240 register.
42
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vimboss
parents: 41
diff changeset
1241 Vim uses the contents of the unnamed register for any put command (p or P)
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vimboss
parents: 41
diff changeset
1242 which does not specify a register. Additionally you can access it with the
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vimboss
parents: 41
diff changeset
1243 name '"'. This means you have to type two double quotes. Writing to the ""
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vimboss
parents: 41
diff changeset
1244 register writes to register "0.
7
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
1245 {Vi: register contents are lost when changing files, no '"'}
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
1246
8951
0bdeaf7092bc commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/aa3b15dbebf333282503d6031e2f9ba6ee4398ed
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 8497
diff changeset
1247 2. Numbered registers "0 to "9 *quote_number* *quote0* *quote1*
7
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
1248 *quote2* *quote3* *quote4* *quote9*
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
1249 Vim fills these registers with text from yank and delete commands.
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
1250 Numbered register 0 contains the text from the most recent yank command,
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
1251 unless the command specified another register with ["x].
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
1252 Numbered register 1 contains the text deleted by the most recent delete or
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
1253 change command, unless the command specified another register or the text is
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
1254 less than one line (the small delete register is used then). An exception is
42
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vimboss
parents: 41
diff changeset
1255 made for the delete operator with these movement commands: |%|, |(|, |)|, |`|,
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vimboss
parents: 41
diff changeset
1256 |/|, |?|, |n|, |N|, |{| and |}|. Register "1 is always used then (this is Vi
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vimboss
parents: 41
diff changeset
1257 compatible). The "- register is used as well if the delete is within a line.
5362
ab1508486b12 Update runtime files. Add support for J.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5340
diff changeset
1258 Note that these characters may be mapped. E.g. |%| is mapped by the matchit
5340
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 5294
diff changeset
1259 plugin.
7
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
1260 With each successive deletion or change, Vim shifts the previous contents
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
1261 of register 1 into register 2, 2 into 3, and so forth, losing the previous
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
1262 contents of register 9.
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
1263 {Vi: numbered register contents are lost when changing files; register 0 does
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
1264 not exist}
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
1265
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
1266 3. Small delete register "- *quote_-* *quote-*
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
1267 This register contains text from commands that delete less than one line,
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
1268 except when the command specifies a register with ["x].
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
1269
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
1270 4. Named registers "a to "z or "A to "Z *quote_alpha* *quotea*
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
1271 Vim fills these registers only when you say so. Specify them as lowercase
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
1272 letters to replace their previous contents or as uppercase letters to append
164
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vimboss
parents: 99
diff changeset
1273 to their previous contents. When the '>' flag is present in 'cpoptions' then
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vimboss
parents: 99
diff changeset
1274 a line break is inserted before the appended text.
7
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
1275
6557
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 6032
diff changeset
1276 5. Read-only registers ":, ". and "%
29066
f8e9d5023bf6 Update runtime files
Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org>
parents: 28777
diff changeset
1277 These are '%', ':' and '.'. You can use them only with the "p", "P",
16553
0e473e9e70c2 patch 8.1.1280: remarks about functionality not in Vi clutters the help
Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org>
parents: 15878
diff changeset
1278 and ":put" commands and with CTRL-R.
7
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
1279 *quote_.* *quote.* *E29*
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
1280 ". Contains the last inserted text (the same as what is inserted
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
1281 with the insert mode commands CTRL-A and CTRL-@). Note: this
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
1282 doesn't work with CTRL-R on the command-line. It works a bit
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
1283 differently, like inserting the text instead of putting it
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
1284 ('textwidth' and other options affect what is inserted).
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
1285 *quote_%* *quote%*
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
1286 "% Contains the name of the current file.
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
1287 *quote_:* *quote:* *E30*
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
1288 ": Contains the most recent executed command-line. Example: Use
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
1289 "@:" to repeat the previous command-line command.
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
1290 The command-line is only stored in this register when at least
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
1291 one character of it was typed. Thus it remains unchanged if
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
1292 the command was completely from a mapping.
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
1293 {not available when compiled without the |+cmdline_hist|
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
1294 feature}
6557
c1ed973fb58f updated for version 7.4.605
Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 6032
diff changeset
1295 *quote_#* *quote#*
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 6032
diff changeset
1296 6. Alternate file register "#
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
parents: 6032
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1297 Contains the name of the alternate file for the current window. It will
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1298 change how the |CTRL-^| command works.
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1299 This register is writable, mainly to allow for restoring it after a plugin has
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1300 changed it. It accepts buffer number: >
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1301 let altbuf = bufnr(@#)
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1302 ...
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1303 let @# = altbuf
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1304 It will give error |E86| if you pass buffer number and this buffer does not
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1305 exist.
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1306 It can also accept a match with an existing buffer name: >
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1307 let @# = 'buffer_name'
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1308 Error |E93| if there is more than one buffer matching the given name or |E94|
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1309 if none of buffers matches the given name.
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1310
6557
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1311 7. Expression register "= *quote_=* *quote=* *@=*
7
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1312 This is not really a register that stores text, but is a way to use an
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1313 expression in commands which use a register. The expression register is
6647
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1314 read-write.
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1315
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1316 When typing the '=' after " or CTRL-R the cursor moves to the command-line,
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1317 where you can enter any expression (see |expression|). All normal
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1318 command-line editing commands are available, including a special history for
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1319 expressions. When you end the command-line by typing <CR>, Vim computes the
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1320 result of the expression. If you end it with <Esc>, Vim abandons the
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1321 expression. If you do not enter an expression, Vim uses the previous
2033
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1322 expression (like with the "/" command).
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1323
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1324 The expression must evaluate to a String. A Number is always automatically
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1325 converted to a String. For the "p" and ":put" command, if the result is a
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1326 Float it's converted into a String. If the result is a List each element is
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1327 turned into a String and used as a line. A Dictionary or FuncRef results in
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1328 an error message (use string() to convert).
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1329
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1330 If the "= register is used for the "p" command, the String is split up at <NL>
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1331 characters. If the String ends in a <NL>, it is regarded as a linewise
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1332 register.
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1333
6557
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1334 8. Selection and drop registers "*, "+ and "~
2207
b17bbfa96fa0 Add the settabvar() and gettabvar() functions.
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1335 Use these registers for storing and retrieving the selected text for the GUI.
7
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1336 See |quotestar| and |quoteplus|. When the clipboard is not available or not
571
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parents: 481
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1337 working, the unnamed register is used instead. For Unix systems the clipboard
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1338 is only available when the |+xterm_clipboard| feature is present.
7
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1339
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1340 Note that there is only a distinction between "* and "+ for X11 systems. For
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1341 an explanation of the difference, see |x11-selection|. Under MS-Windows, use
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1342 of "* and "+ is actually synonymous and refers to the |gui-clipboard|.
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1343
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1344 *quote_~* *quote~* *<Drop>*
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1345 The read-only "~ register stores the dropped text from the last drag'n'drop
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1346 operation. When something has been dropped onto Vim, the "~ register is
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1347 filled in and the <Drop> pseudo key is sent for notification. You can remap
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1348 this key if you want; the default action (for all modes) is to insert the
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1349 contents of the "~ register at the cursor position.
9
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1350 {only available when compiled with the |+dnd| feature, currently only with the
7
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parents:
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1351 GTK GUI}
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1352
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1353 Note: The "~ register is only used when dropping plain text onto Vim.
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diff changeset
1354 Drag'n'drop of URI lists is handled internally.
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1355
6557
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1356 9. Black hole register "_ *quote_*
7
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1357 When writing to this register, nothing happens. This can be used to delete
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1358 text without affecting the normal registers. When reading from this register,
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1359 nothing is returned.
7
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1360
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1361 10. Last search pattern register "/ *quote_/* *quote/*
7
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1362 Contains the most recent search-pattern. This is used for "n" and 'hlsearch'.
3492
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1363 It is writable with `:let`, you can change it to have 'hlsearch' highlight
7
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1364 other matches without actually searching. You can't yank or delete into this
1621
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parents: 1314
diff changeset
1365 register. The search direction is available in |v:searchforward|.
6647
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1366 Note that the value is restored when returning from a function
1621
82b5078be2dd updated for version 7.2a
vimboss
parents: 1314
diff changeset
1367 |function-search-undo|.
7
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parents:
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1368
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1369 *@/*
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diff changeset
1370 You can write to a register with a `:let` command |:let-@|. Example: >
7
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parents:
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1371 :let @/ = "the"
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parents:
diff changeset
1372
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diff changeset
1373 If you use a put command without specifying a register, Vim uses the register
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parents:
diff changeset
1374 that was last filled (this is also the contents of the unnamed register). If
3492
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1375 you are confused, use the `:dis` command to find out what Vim will put (this
7
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vimboss
parents:
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1376 command displays all named and numbered registers; the unnamed register is
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parents:
diff changeset
1377 labelled '"').
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parents:
diff changeset
1378
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diff changeset
1379 The next three commands always work on whole lines.
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
1380
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1381 :[range]co[py] {address} *:co* *:copy*
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
1382 Copy the lines given by [range] to below the line
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vimboss
parents:
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1383 given by {address}.
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parents:
diff changeset
1384
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1385 *:t*
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diff changeset
1386 :t Synonym for copy.
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diff changeset
1387 This command is not supported in |Vim9| script,
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1388 because it is too easily confused with a variable
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1389 name.
7
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1390
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diff changeset
1391 :[range]m[ove] {address} *:m* *:mo* *:move* *E134*
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
1392 Move the lines given by [range] to below the line
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
1393 given by {address}.
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
1394
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parents:
diff changeset
1395 ==============================================================================
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parents:
diff changeset
1396 6. Formatting text *formatting*
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
1397
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1398 :[range]ce[nter] [width] *:ce* *:center*
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
1399 Center lines in [range] between [width] columns
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
1400 (default 'textwidth' or 80 when 'textwidth' is 0).
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parents:
diff changeset
1401
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parents:
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1402 :[range]ri[ght] [width] *:ri* *:right*
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
1403 Right-align lines in [range] at [width] columns
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
1404 (default 'textwidth' or 80 when 'textwidth' is 0).
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parents:
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1405
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1406 *:le* *:left*
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parents:
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1407 :[range]le[ft] [indent]
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parents:
diff changeset
1408 Left-align lines in [range]. Sets the indent in the
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1409 lines to [indent] (default 0).
7
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1410
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1411 *gq*
216
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1412 gq{motion} Format the lines that {motion} moves over.
667
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parents: 603
diff changeset
1413 Formatting is done with one of three methods:
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parents: 603
diff changeset
1414 1. If 'formatexpr' is not empty the expression is
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parents: 603
diff changeset
1415 evaluated. This can differ for each buffer.
670
f892bda292a8 updated for version 7.0198
vimboss
parents: 667
diff changeset
1416 2. If 'formatprg' is not empty an external program
667
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parents: 603
diff changeset
1417 is used.
843
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parents: 842
diff changeset
1418 3. Otherwise formatting is done internally.
667
9090f866cd57 updated for version 7.0197
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parents: 603
diff changeset
1419
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diff changeset
1420 In the third case the 'textwidth' option controls the
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diff changeset
1421 length of each formatted line (see below).
216
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parents: 170
diff changeset
1422 If the 'textwidth' option is 0, the formatted line
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parents: 170
diff changeset
1423 length is the screen width (with a maximum width of
667
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parents: 603
diff changeset
1424 79).
7
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diff changeset
1425 The 'formatoptions' option controls the type of
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parents:
diff changeset
1426 formatting |fo-table|.
216
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parents: 170
diff changeset
1427 The cursor is left on the first non-blank of the last
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1428 formatted line.
7
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1429 NOTE: The "Q" command formerly performed this
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parents:
diff changeset
1430 function. If you still want to use "Q" for
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parents:
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1431 formatting, use this mapping: >
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parents:
diff changeset
1432 :nnoremap Q gq
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parents:
diff changeset
1433
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1434 gqgq *gqgq* *gqq*
2434
86532ee3ea41 Updated runtime files. Add logcheck filetype plugin. (James Vega)
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diff changeset
1435 gqq Format the current line. With a count format that
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1436 many lines.
7
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1437
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1438 *v_gq*
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1439 {Visual}gq Format the highlighted text. (for {Visual} see
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1440 |Visual-mode|).
7
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parents:
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1441
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parents:
diff changeset
1442 *gw*
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parents:
diff changeset
1443 gw{motion} Format the lines that {motion} moves over. Similar to
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parents:
diff changeset
1444 |gq| but puts the cursor back at the same position in
667
9090f866cd57 updated for version 7.0197
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parents: 603
diff changeset
1445 the text. However, 'formatprg' and 'formatexpr' are
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1446 not used.
7
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1447
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1448 gwgw *gwgw* *gww*
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1449 gww Format the current line as with "gw".
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parents: 8
diff changeset
1450
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1451 *v_gw*
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1452 {Visual}gw Format the highlighted text as with "gw". (for
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1453 {Visual} see |Visual-mode|).
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1454
7
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1455 Example: To format the current paragraph use: *gqap* >
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parents:
diff changeset
1456 gqap
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parents:
diff changeset
1457
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1458 The "gq" command leaves the cursor in the line where the motion command takes
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parents:
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1459 the cursor. This allows you to repeat formatting repeated with ".". This
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1460 works well with "gqj" (format current and next line) and "gq}" (format until
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1461 end of paragraph). Note: When 'formatprg' is set, "gq" leaves the cursor on
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1462 the first formatted line (as with using a filter command).
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1463
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1464 If you want to format the current paragraph and continue where you were, use: >
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1465 gwap
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1466 If you always want to keep paragraphs formatted you may want to add the 'a'
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1467 flag to 'formatoptions'. See |auto-format|.
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1468
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1469 If the 'autoindent' option is on, Vim uses the indent of the first line for
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1470 the following lines.
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1471
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1472 Formatting does not change empty lines (but it does change lines with only
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1473 white space!).
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1474
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1475 The 'joinspaces' option is used when lines are joined together.
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1476
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1477 You can set the 'formatexpr' option to an expression or the 'formatprg' option
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1478 to the name of an external program for Vim to use for text formatting. The
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1479 'textwidth' and other options have no effect on formatting by an external
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1480 program.
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1481
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1482 *format-formatexpr*
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1483 The 'formatexpr' option can be set to a Vim script function that performs
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1484 reformatting of the buffer. This should usually happen in an |ftplugin|,
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1485 since formatting is highly dependent on the type of file. It makes
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1486 sense to use an |autoload| script, so the corresponding script is only loaded
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1487 when actually needed and the script should be called <filetype>format.vim.
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1488
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1489 For example, the XML filetype plugin distributed with Vim in the $VIMRUNTIME
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1490 directory, sets the 'formatexpr' option to: >
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1491
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1492 setlocal formatexpr=xmlformat#Format()
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1493
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1494 That means, you will find the corresponding script, defining the
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1495 xmlformat#Format() function, in the directory:
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1496 `$VIMRUNTIME/autoload/xmlformat.vim`
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1497
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1498 Here is an example script that removes trailing whitespace from the selected
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1499 text. Put it in your autoload directory, e.g. ~/.vim/autoload/format.vim: >
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1500
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1501 func! format#Format()
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1502 " only reformat on explicit gq command
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1503 if mode() != 'n'
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1504 " fall back to Vim's internal reformatting
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1505 return 1
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1506 endif
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1507 let lines = getline(v:lnum, v:lnum + v:count - 1)
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1508 call map(lines, {key, val -> substitute(val, '\s\+$', '', 'g')})
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1509 call setline('.', lines)
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1510
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1511 " do not run internal formatter!
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1512 return 0
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1513 endfunc
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1514
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1515 You can then enable the formatting by executing: >
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1516 setlocal formatexpr=format#Format()
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1517
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1518 Note: this function explicitly returns non-zero when called from insert mode
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1519 (which basically means, text is inserted beyond the 'textwidth' limit). This
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1520 causes Vim to fall back to reformat the text by using the internal formatter.
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1521
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1522 However, if the |gq| command is used to reformat the text, the function
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1523 will receive the selected lines, trim trailing whitespace from those lines and
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1524 put them back in place. If you are going to split single lines into multiple
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1525 lines, be careful not to overwrite anything.
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1526
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1527 If you want to allow reformatting of text from insert or replace mode, one has
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1528 to be very careful, because the function might be called recursively. For
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1529 debugging it helps to set the 'debug' option.
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1530
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1531 *right-justify*
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1532 There is no command in Vim to right justify text. You can do it with
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1533 an external command, like "par" (e.g.: "!}par" to format until the end of the
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1534 paragraph) or set 'formatprg' to "par".
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1535
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1536 *format-comments*
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1537 An overview of comment formatting is in section |30.6| of the user manual.
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1538
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1539 Vim can automatically insert and format comments in a special way. Vim
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1540 recognizes a comment by a specific string at the start of the line (ignoring
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1541 white space). Three types of comments can be used:
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1542
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1543 - A comment string that repeats at the start of each line. An example is the
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1544 type of comment used in shell scripts, starting with "#".
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1545 - A comment string that occurs only in the first line, not in the following
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1546 lines. An example is this list with dashes.
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1547 - Three-piece comments that have a start string, an end string, and optional
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1548 lines in between. The strings for the start, middle and end are different.
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1549 An example is the C style comment:
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1550 /*
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1551 * this is a C comment
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1552 */
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1553
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1554 The 'comments' option is a comma-separated list of parts. Each part defines a
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1555 type of comment string. A part consists of:
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1556 {flags}:{string}
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1557
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1558 {string} is the literal text that must appear.
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1559
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1560 {flags}:
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1561 n Nested comment. Nesting with mixed parts is allowed. If 'comments'
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1562 is "n:),n:>" a line starting with "> ) >" is a comment.
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1563
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1564 b Blank (<Space>, <Tab> or <EOL>) required after {string}.
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1565
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1566 f Only the first line has the comment string. Do not repeat comment on
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1567 the next line, but preserve indentation (e.g., a bullet-list).
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1568
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1569 s Start of three-piece comment
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1570
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1571 m Middle of a three-piece comment
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1572
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1573 e End of a three-piece comment
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1574
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1575 l Left align. Used together with 's' or 'e', the leftmost character of
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1576 start or end will line up with the leftmost character from the middle.
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1577 This is the default and can be omitted. See below for more details.
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1578
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1579 r Right align. Same as above but rightmost instead of leftmost. See
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1580 below for more details.
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1581
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1582 O Don't consider this comment for the "O" command.
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1583
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1584 x Allows three-piece comments to be ended by just typing the last
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1585 character of the end-comment string as the first action on a new
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1586 line when the middle-comment string has been inserted automatically.
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1587 See below for more details.
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1588
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1589 {digits}
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1590 When together with 's' or 'e': add {digit} amount of offset to an
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1591 automatically inserted middle or end comment leader. The offset begins
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1592 from a left alignment. See below for more details.
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1593
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1594 -{digits}
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1595 Like {digits} but reduce the indent. This only works when there is
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1596 some indent for the start or end part that can be removed.
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1597
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1598 When a string has none of the 'f', 's', 'm' or 'e' flags, Vim assumes the
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1599 comment string repeats at the start of each line. The flags field may be
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1600 empty.
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1601
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1602 Any blank space in the text before and after the {string} is part of the
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1603 {string}, so do not include leading or trailing blanks unless the blanks are a
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1604 required part of the comment string.
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1605
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1606 When one comment leader is part of another, specify the part after the whole.
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1607 For example, to include both "-" and "->", use >
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1608 :set comments=f:->,f:-
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1609
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1610 A three-piece comment must always be given as start,middle,end, with no other
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1611 parts in between. An example of a three-piece comment is >
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1612 sr:/*,mb:*,ex:*/
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1613 for C-comments. To avoid recognizing "*ptr" as a comment, the middle string
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1614 includes the 'b' flag. For three-piece comments, Vim checks the text after
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1615 the start and middle strings for the end string. If Vim finds the end string,
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1616 the comment does not continue on the next line. Three-piece comments must
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1617 have a middle string because otherwise Vim can't recognize the middle lines.
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1618
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1619 Notice the use of the "x" flag in the above three-piece comment definition.
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1620 When you hit Return in a C-comment, Vim will insert the middle comment leader
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1621 for the new line: " * ". To close this comment you just have to type "/"
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1622 before typing anything else on the new line. This will replace the
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1623 middle-comment leader with the end-comment leader and apply any specified
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1624 alignment, leaving just " */". There is no need to hit Backspace first.
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1625
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1626 When there is a match with a middle part, but there also is a matching end
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1627 part which is longer, the end part is used. This makes a C style comment work
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1628 without requiring the middle part to end with a space.
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1629
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1630 Here is an example of alignment flags at work to make a comment stand out
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1631 (kind of looks like a 1 too). Consider comment string: >
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1632 :set comments=sr:/***,m:**,ex-2:******/
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1633 <
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1634 /*** ~
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1635 **<--right aligned from "r" flag ~
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1636 ** ~
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1637 offset 2 spaces for the "-2" flag--->** ~
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1638 ******/ ~
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1639 In this case, the first comment was typed, then return was pressed 4 times,
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1640 then "/" was pressed to end the comment.
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1642 Here are some finer points of three part comments. There are three times when
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1643 alignment and offset flags are taken into consideration: opening a new line
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1644 after a start-comment, opening a new line before an end-comment, and
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1645 automatically ending a three-piece comment. The end alignment flag has a
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1646 backwards perspective; the result is that the same alignment flag used with
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1647 "s" and "e" will result in the same indent for the starting and ending pieces.
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1648 Only one alignment per comment part is meant to be used, but an offset number
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1649 will override the "r" and "l" flag.
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1650
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1651 Enabling 'cindent' will override the alignment flags in many cases.
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1652 Reindenting using a different method like |gq| or |=| will not consult
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1653 alignment flags either. The same behaviour can be defined in those other
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1654 formatting options. One consideration is that 'cindent' has additional options
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1655 for context based indenting of comments but cannot replicate many three piece
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1656 indent alignments. However, 'indentexpr' has the ability to work better with
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1657 three piece comments.
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1658
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1659 Other examples: >
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1660 "b:*" Includes lines starting with "*", but not if the "*" is
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1661 followed by a non-blank. This avoids a pointer dereference
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1662 like "*str" to be recognized as a comment.
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1663 "n:>" Includes a line starting with ">", ">>", ">>>", etc.
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1664 "fb:-" Format a list that starts with "- ".
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1665
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1666 By default, "b:#" is included. This means that a line that starts with
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1667 "#include" is not recognized as a comment line. But a line that starts with
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1668 "# define" is recognized. This is a compromise.
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1669
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1670 *fo-table*
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1671 You can use the 'formatoptions' option to influence how Vim formats text.
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1672 'formatoptions' is a string that can contain any of the letters below. The
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1673 default setting is "tcq". You can separate the option letters with commas for
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1674 readability.
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1675
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1676 letter meaning when present in 'formatoptions' ~
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1677 *fo-t*
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1678 t Auto-wrap text using 'textwidth'
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1679 *fo-c*
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1680 c Auto-wrap comments using 'textwidth', inserting the current comment
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1681 leader automatically.
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1682 *fo-r*
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1683 r Automatically insert the current comment leader after hitting
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1684 <Enter> in Insert mode.
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1685 *fo-o*
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1686 o Automatically insert the current comment leader after hitting 'o' or
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1687 'O' in Normal mode. In case comment is unwanted in a specific place
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1688 use CTRL-U to quickly delete it. |i_CTRL-U|
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1689 *fo-/*
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1690 / When 'o' is included: do not insert the comment leader for a //
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1691 comment after a statement, only when // is at the start of the line.
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1692 *fo-q*
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1693 q Allow formatting of comments with "gq".
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1694 Note that formatting will not change blank lines or lines containing
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1695 only the comment leader. A new paragraph starts after such a line,
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1696 or when the comment leader changes.
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1697 *fo-w*
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1698 w Trailing white space indicates a paragraph continues in the next line.
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1699 A line that ends in a non-white character ends a paragraph.
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1700 *fo-a*
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1701 a Automatic formatting of paragraphs. Every time text is inserted or
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1702 deleted the paragraph will be reformatted. See |auto-format|.
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1703 When the 'c' flag is present this only happens for recognized
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1704 comments.
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1705 *fo-n*
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1706 n When formatting text, recognize numbered lists. This actually uses
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1707 the 'formatlistpat' option, thus any kind of list can be used. The
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1708 indent of the text after the number is used for the next line. The
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1709 default is to find a number, optionally followed by '.', ':', ')',
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1710 ']' or '}'. Note that 'autoindent' must be set too. Doesn't work
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1711 well together with "2".
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1712 Example: >
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1713 1. the first item
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1714 wraps
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1715 2. the second item
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1716 < *fo-2*
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1717 2 When formatting text, use the indent of the second line of a paragraph
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1718 for the rest of the paragraph, instead of the indent of the first
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1719 line. This supports paragraphs in which the first line has a
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1720 different indent than the rest. Note that 'autoindent' must be set
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1721 too. Example: >
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1722 first line of a paragraph
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1723 second line of the same paragraph
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1724 third line.
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1725 < This also works inside comments, ignoring the comment leader.
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1726 *fo-v*
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1727 v Vi-compatible auto-wrapping in insert mode: Only break a line at a
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1728 blank that you have entered during the current insert command. (Note:
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1729 this is not 100% Vi compatible. Vi has some "unexpected features" or
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1730 bugs in this area. It uses the screen column instead of the line
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1731 column.)
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1732 *fo-b*
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1733 b Like 'v', but only auto-wrap if you enter a blank at or before
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1734 the wrap margin. If the line was longer than 'textwidth' when you
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1735 started the insert, or you do not enter a blank in the insert before
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1736 reaching 'textwidth', Vim does not perform auto-wrapping.
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1737 *fo-l*
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1738 l Long lines are not broken in insert mode: When a line was longer than
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1739 'textwidth' when the insert command started, Vim does not
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1740 automatically format it.
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1741 *fo-m*
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1742 m Also break at a multibyte character above 255. This is useful for
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1743 Asian text where every character is a word on its own.
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1744 *fo-M*
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1745 M When joining lines, don't insert a space before or after a multibyte
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1746 character. Overrules the 'B' flag.
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1747 *fo-B*
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1748 B When joining lines, don't insert a space between two multibyte
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1749 characters. Overruled by the 'M' flag.
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1750 *fo-1*
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1751 1 Don't break a line after a one-letter word. It's broken before it
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1752 instead (if possible).
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1753 *fo-]*
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1754 ] Respect 'textwidth' rigorously. With this flag set, no line can be
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1755 longer than 'textwidth', unless line-break-prohibition rules make this
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1756 impossible. Mainly for CJK scripts and works only if 'encoding' is
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1757 "utf-8".
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1758 *fo-j*
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1759 j Where it makes sense, remove a comment leader when joining lines. For
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1760 example, joining:
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1761 int i; // the index ~
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1762 // in the list ~
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1763 Becomes:
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1764 int i; // the index in the list ~
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1765 *fo-p*
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1766 p Don't break lines at single spaces that follow periods. This is
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1767 intended to complement 'joinspaces' and |cpo-J|, for prose with
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1768 sentences separated by two spaces. For example, with 'textwidth' set
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1769 to 28: >
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1770 Surely you're joking, Mr. Feynman!
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1771 < Becomes: >
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1772 Surely you're joking,
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1773 Mr. Feynman!
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1774 < Instead of: >
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1775 Surely you're joking, Mr.
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1776 Feynman!
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1777
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1779 With 't' and 'c' you can specify when Vim performs auto-wrapping:
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1780 value action ~
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1781 "" no automatic formatting (you can use "gq" for manual formatting)
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1782 "t" automatic formatting of text, but not comments
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1783 "c" automatic formatting for comments, but not text (good for C code)
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1784 "tc" automatic formatting for text and comments
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1785
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1786 Note that when 'textwidth' is 0, Vim does no automatic formatting anyway (but
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1792 Note that 'textwidth' can be non-zero even if Vim never performs auto-wrapping;
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1793 'textwidth' is still useful for formatting with "gq".
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1797 Opening a new line before or after "/*" or "*/" (with 'r' or 'o' present in
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1802 the start of the comment.
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1808 comment.
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1811 :autocmd command to prepare different settings for different types of file.
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1818 <
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1836 bla bla foobar bla
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1837 bla foobar bla foobar bla
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1838 bla bla foobar bla
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1839 bla foobar bla bla foobar
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1844 width of the screen if this is smaller.
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1845
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1849 changes in this text will cause it to be formatted anyway. Consider doing >
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1850
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1851 :set fo-=a
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1852
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1855 joined with the next one.
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1858 format action saves text for undo. This may consume quite a lot of memory.
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1862 ==============================================================================
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1863 7. Sorting text *sorting*
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1864
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1865 Vim has a sorting function and a sorting command. The sorting function can be
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1868 *:sor* *:sort*
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1869 :[range]sor[t][!] [b][f][i][l][n][o][r][u][x] [/{pattern}/]
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1870 Sort lines in [range]. When no range is given all
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1871 lines are sorted.
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1872
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1873 With [!] the order is reversed.
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1874
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1875 With [i] case is ignored.
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1877 With [l] sort uses the current collation locale.
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1878 Implementation details: strcoll() is used to compare
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1879 strings. See |:language| to check or set the collation
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1880 locale. Example: >
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1881 :language collate en_US.UTF-8
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1882 :%sort l
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1883 < |v:collate| can also used to check the current locale.
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1884 Sorting using the locale typically ignores case.
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1885 This does not work properly on Mac.
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1887 Options [n][f][x][o][b] are mutually exclusive.
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1890 in the line (after or inside a {pattern} match).
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1893 With [f] sorting is done on the Float in the line.
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1910 With [u] (u stands for unique) only keep the first of
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1915 lines to be different.
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1919 you sort on what comes after the match.
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1923 For example, to sort on the second comma-separated
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1924 field: >
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1925 :sort /[^,]*,/
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1926 < To sort on the text at virtual column 10 (thus
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1927 ignoring the difference between tabs and spaces): >
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1928 :sort /.*\%10v/
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1931 :sort /.\{-}\ze\d/
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1932 < (Explanation: ".\{-}" matches any text, "\ze" sets the
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1933 end of the match and \d matches a digit.)
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1934 With [r] sorting is done on the matching {pattern}
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1936 For example, to sort on only the first three letters
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1937 of each line: >
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1939
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1940 < If a {pattern} is used, any lines which don't have a
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1943 If you sorted in reverse, they will be in reverse
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1944 order after the sorted lines, otherwise they will be
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1946 lines.
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1950 a pattern first.
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1952 Note that using `:sort` with `:global` doesn't sort the matching lines, it's
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1953 quite useless.
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1954
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1955 `:sort` does not use the current locale unless the l flag is used.
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1956 Vim does do a "stable" sort.
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1957
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1958 The sorting can be interrupted, but if you interrupt it too late in the
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1959 process you may end up with duplicated lines. This also depends on the system
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1960 library function used.
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1961
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1962 vim:tw=78:ts=8:noet:ft=help:norl: