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1 *change.txt* For Vim version 7.0aa. Last change: 2004 Dec 29
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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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23 For inserting text see |insert.txt|.
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25 ==============================================================================
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26 1. Deleting text *deleting* *E470*
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28 ["x]<Del> or *<Del>* *x* *dl*
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29 ["x]x Delete [count] characters under and after the cursor
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30 [into register x] (not |linewise|). Does the same as
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31 "dl".
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32 The <Del> key does not take a [count]. Instead, it
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33 deletes the last character of the count.
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34 See |:fixdel| if the <Del> key does not do what you
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35 want. See |'whichwrap'| for deleting a line break
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36 (join lines). {Vi does not support <Del>}
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37
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38 *X* *dh*
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39 ["x]X Delete [count] characters before the cursor [into
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40 register x] (not |linewise|). Does the same as "dh".
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41 Also see |'whichwrap'|.
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43 *d*
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44 ["x]d{motion} Delete text that {motion} moves over [into register
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45 x]. See below for exceptions.
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47 *dd*
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48 ["x]dd Delete [count] lines [into register x] |linewise|.
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50 *D*
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51 ["x]D Delete the characters under the cursor until the end
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52 of the line and [count]-1 more lines [into register
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53 x]; synonym for "d$".
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54 (not |linewise|)
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56 {Visual}["x]x or *v_x* *v_d* *v_<Del>*
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57 {Visual}["x]d or
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58 {Visual}["x]<Del> Delete the highlighted text [into register x] (for
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61 {Visual}["x]CTRL-H or *v_CTRL-H* *v_<BS>*
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62 {Visual}["x]<BS> When in Select mode: Delete the highlighted text [into
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63 register x].
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65 {Visual}["x]X or *v_X* *v_D* *v_b_D*
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66 {Visual}["x]D Delete the highlighted lines [into register x] (for
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67 {Visual} see |Visual-mode|). In Visual block mode,
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68 "D" deletes the highlighted text plus all text until
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69 the end of the line. {not in Vi}
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71 *:d* *:de* *:del* *:delete*
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72 :[range]d[elete] [x] Delete [range] lines (default: current line) [into
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73 register x].
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75 :[range]d[elete] [x] {count}
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76 Delete {count} lines, starting with [range]
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77 (default: current line |cmdline-ranges|) [into
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78 register x].
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80 These commands delete text. You can repeat them with the "." command
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81 (except ":d") and undo them. Use Visual mode to delete blocks of text. See
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82 |registers| for an explanation of registers.
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84 An exception for the d{motion} command: If the motion is not linewise, the
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85 start and end of the motion are not in the same line, and there are only
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86 blanks before the start and after the end of the motion, the delete becomes
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87 linewise. This means that the delete also removes the line of blanks that you
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88 might expect to remain.
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89
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90 Trying to delete an empty region of text (e.g., "d0" in the first column)
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91 is an error when 'cpoptions' includes the 'E' flag.
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93 *J*
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94 J Join [count] lines, with a minimum of two lines.
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95 Remove the indent and insert up to two spaces (see
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96 below).
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98 *v_J*
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99 {Visual}J Join the highlighted lines, with a minimum of two
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100 lines. Remove the indent and insert up to two spaces
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101 (see below). {not in Vi}
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102
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103 *gJ*
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104 gJ Join [count] lines, with a minimum of two lines.
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105 Don't insert or remove any spaces. {not in Vi}
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107 *v_gJ*
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108 {Visual}gJ Join the highlighted lines, with a minimum of two
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109 lines. Don't insert or remove any spaces. {not in
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110 Vi}
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112 *:j* *:join*
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113 :[range]j[oin][!] Join [range] lines. Same as "J", except with [!]
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114 the join does not insert or delete any spaces.
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115 If a [range] has equal start and end values, this
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116 command does nothing. The default behavior is to
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117 join the current line with the line below it.
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118 {not in Vi: !}
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120 :[range]j[oin][!] {count}
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121 Join {count} lines, starting with [range] (default:
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122 current line |cmdline-ranges|). Same as "J", except
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123 with [!] the join does not insert or delete any
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124 spaces.
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125 {not in Vi: !}
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126
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127 These commands delete the <EOL> between lines. This has the effect of joining
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128 multiple lines into one line. You can repeat these commands (except ":j") and
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129 undo them.
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130
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131 These commands, except "gJ", insert one space in place of the <EOL> unless
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132 there is trailing white space or the next line starts with a ')'. These
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133 commands, except "gJ", delete any leading white space on the next line. If
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134 the 'joinspaces' option is on, these commands insert two spaces after a '.',
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135 '!' or '?' (but if 'cpoptions' includes the 'j' flag, they insert two spaces
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136 only after a '.').
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137 The 'B' and 'M' flags in 'formatoptions' change the behavior for inserting
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138 spaces before and after a multi-byte character |fo-table|.
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141 ==============================================================================
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142 2. Delete and insert *delete-insert* *replacing*
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144 *R*
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145 R Enter Replace mode: Each character you type replaces
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146 an existing character, starting with the character
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147 under the cursor. Repeat the entered text [count]-1
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148 times. See |Replace-mode| for more details.
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149
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150 *gR*
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151 gR Enter Virtual Replace mode: Each character you type
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152 replaces existing characters in screen space. So a
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153 <Tab> may replace several characters at once.
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154 Repeat the entered text [count]-1 times. See
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155 |Virtual-Replace-mode| for more details.
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157 feature}
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159 *c*
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160 ["x]c{motion} Delete {motion} text [into register x] and start
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161 insert. When 'cpoptions' includes the 'E' flag and
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162 there is no text to delete (e.g., with "cTx" when the
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163 cursor is just after an 'x'), an error occurs and
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164 insert mode does not start (this is Vi compatible).
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165 When 'cpoptions' does not include the 'E' flag, the
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166 "c" command always starts insert mode, even if there
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167 is no text to delete.
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170 ["x]cc Delete [count] lines [into register x] and start
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171 insert |linewise|. If 'autoindent' is on, preserve
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172 the indent of the first line.
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174 *C*
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175 ["x]C Delete from the cursor position to the end of the
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176 line and [count]-1 more lines [into register x], and
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177 start insert. Synonym for c$ (not |linewise|).
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179 *s*
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180 ["x]s Delete [count] characters [into register x] and start
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181 insert (s stands for Substitute). Synonym for "cl"
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182 (not |linewise|).
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184 *S*
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185 ["x]S Delete [count] lines [into register x] and start
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186 insert. Synonym for "cc" |linewise|.
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188 {Visual}["x]c or *v_c* *v_s*
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189 {Visual}["x]s Delete the highlighted text [into register x] and
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190 start insert (for {Visual} see |Visual-mode|). {not
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191 in Vi}
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193 *v_r*
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194 {Visual}["x]r{char} Replace all selected characters by {char}.
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197 {Visual}["x]C Delete the highlighted lines [into register x] and
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198 start insert. In Visual block mode it works
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199 differently |v_b_C|. {not in Vi}
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200 *v_S*
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201 {Visual}["x]S Delete the highlighted lines [into register x] and
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202 start insert (for {Visual} see |Visual-mode|). {not
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203 in Vi}
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204 *v_R*
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205 {Visual}["x]R Currently just like {Visual}["x]S. In a next version
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206 it might work differently. {not in Vi}
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207
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208 Notes:
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209 - You can end Insert and Replace mode with <Esc>.
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210 - See the section "Insert and Replace mode" |mode-ins-repl| for the other
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211 special characters in these modes.
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212 - The effect of [count] takes place after Vim exits Insert or Replace mode.
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213 - When the 'cpoptions' option contains '$' and the change is within one line,
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214 Vim continues to show the text to be deleted and puts a '$' at the last
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215 deleted character.
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217 See |registers| for an explanation of registers.
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219 Replace mode is just like Insert mode, except that every character you enter
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220 deletes one character. If you reach the end of a line, Vim appends any
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221 further characters (just like Insert mode). In Replace mode, the backspace
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222 key restores the original text (if there was any). (See section "Insert and
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223 Replace mode" |mode-ins-repl|).
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225 *cw* *cW*
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226 Special case: "cw" and "cW" work the same as "ce" and "cE" if the cursor is
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227 on a non-blank. This is because Vim interprets "cw" as change-word, and a
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228 word does not include the following white space. {Vi: "cw" when on a blank
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229 followed by other blanks changes only the first blank; this is probably a
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230 bug, because "dw" deletes all the blanks; use the 'w' flag in 'cpoptions' to
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231 make it work like Vi anyway}
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233 If you prefer "cw" to include the space after a word, use this mapping: >
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234 :map cw dwi
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236 *:c* *:ch* *:change*
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237 :{range}c[hange] Replace lines of text with some different text.
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238 Type a line containing only "." to stop replacing.
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239 Without {range}, this command changes only the current
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240 line.
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242 ==============================================================================
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243 3. Simple changes *simple-change*
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245 *r*
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246 r{char} Replace the character under the cursor with {char}.
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247 If {char} is a <CR> or <NL>, a line break replaces the
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248 character. To replace with a real <CR>, use CTRL-V
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249 <CR>. CTRL-V <NL> replaces with a <Nul>.
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250 {Vi: CTRL-V <CR> still replaces with a line break,
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251 cannot replace something with a <CR>}
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252 If you give a [count], Vim replaces [count] characters
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253 with [count] {char}s. When {char} is a <CR> or <NL>,
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254 however, Vim inserts only one <CR>: "5r<CR>" replaces
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255 five characters with a single line break.
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256 When {char} is a <CR> or <NL>, Vim performs
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257 autoindenting. This works just like deleting the
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258 characters that are replaced and then doing
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259 "i<CR><Esc>".
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260 {char} can be entered as a digraph |digraph-arg|.
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261 |:lmap| mappings apply to {char}. The CTRL-^ command
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262 in Insert mode can be used to switch this on/off
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263 |i_CTRL-^|. See |utf-8-char-arg| about using
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264 composing characters when 'encoding' is Unicode.
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265
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266 *gr*
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267 gr{char} Replace the virtual characters under the cursor with
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268 {char}. This replaces in screen space, not file
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269 space. See |gR| and |Virtual-Replace-mode| for more
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270 details. As with |r| a count may be given.
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271 {char} can be entered like with |r|.
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272 {not available when compiled without the +vreplace
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273 feature}
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275 *digraph-arg*
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276 The argument for Normal mode commands like |r| and |t| is a single character.
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277 When 'cpo' doesn't contain the 'D' flag, this character can also be entered
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278 like |digraphs|. First type CTRL-K and then the two digraph characters.
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279 {not available when compiled without the |+digraphs| feature}
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280
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281 *case*
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282 The following commands change the case of letters. The currently active
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283 |locale| is used. See |:language|. The LC_CTYPE value matters here.
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284
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285 *~*
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286 ~ 'notildeop' option: Switch case of the character
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287 under the cursor and move the cursor to the right.
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288 If a [count] is given, do that many characters. {Vi:
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289 no count}
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290
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291 ~{motion} 'tildeop' option: switch case of {motion} text. {Vi:
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292 tilde cannot be used as an operator}
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293
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294 *g~*
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295 g~{motion} Switch case of {motion} text. {not in Vi}
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296
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297 g~g~ *g~g~* *g~~*
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298 g~~ Switch case of current line. {not in Vi}.
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299
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300 *v_~*
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301 {Visual}~ Switch case of highlighted text (for {Visual} see
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302 |Visual-mode|). {not in Vi}
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303
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304 *v_U*
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305 {Visual}U Make highlighted text uppercase (for {Visual} see
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306 |Visual-mode|). {not in Vi}
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307
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308 *gU* *uppercase*
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309 gU{motion} Make {motion} text uppercase. {not in Vi}
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310 Example: >
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311 :map! <C-F> <Esc>gUiw`]a
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312 < This works in Insert mode: press CTRL-F to make the
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313 word before the cursor uppercase. Handy to type
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314 words in lowercase and then make them uppercase.
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315
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316
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317 gUgU *gUgU* *gUU*
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318 gUU Make current line uppercase. {not in Vi}.
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319
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320 *v_u*
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321 {Visual}u Make highlighted text lowercase (for {Visual} see
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322 |Visual-mode|). {not in Vi}
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323
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324 *gu* *lowercase*
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325 gu{motion} Make {motion} text lowercase. {not in Vi}
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326
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327 gugu *gugu* *guu*
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328 guu Make current line lowercase. {not in Vi}.
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329
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330 *g?* *rot13*
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331 g?{motion} Rot13 encode {motion} text. {not in Vi}
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332
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333 *v_g?*
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334 {Visual}g? Rot13 encode the highlighted text (for {Visual} see
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335 |Visual-mode|). {not in Vi}
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336
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337 g?g? *g?g?* *g??*
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338 g?? Rot13 encode current line. {not in Vi}.
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339
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340
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341 Adding and subtracting ~
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342 *CTRL-A*
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343 CTRL-A Add [count] to the number or alphabetic character at
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344 or after the cursor. {not in Vi}
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345
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346 *CTRL-X*
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347 CTRL-X Subtract [count] from the number or alphabetic
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348 character at or after the cursor. {not in Vi}
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349
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350 The CTRL-A and CTRL-X commands work for (signed) decimal numbers, unsigned
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351 octal and hexadecimal numbers and alphabetic characters. This depends on the
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352 'nrformats' option.
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353 - When 'nrformats' includes "octal", Vim considers numbers starting with a '0'
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354 to be octal, unless the number includes a '8' or '9'. Other numbers are
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355 decimal and may have a preceding minus sign.
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356 If the cursor is on a number, the commands apply to that number; otherwise
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357 Vim uses the number to the right of the cursor.
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358 - When 'nrformats' includes "hex", Vim assumes numbers starting with '0x' or
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359 '0X' are hexadecimal. The case of the rightmost letter in the number
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360 determines the case of the resulting hexadecimal number. If there is no
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361 letter in the current number, Vim uses the previously detected case.
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362 - When 'nrformats' includes "alpha", Vim will change the alphabetic character
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363 under or after the cursor. This is useful to make lists with an alphabetic
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364 index.
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366 For numbers with leading zeros (including all octal and hexadecimal numbers),
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367 Vim preserves the number of characters in the number when possible. CTRL-A on
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368 "0077" results in "0100", CTRL-X on "0x100" results in "0x0ff".
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369 There is one exception: When a number that starts with a zero is found not to
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370 be octal (it contains a '8' or '9'), but 'nrformats' does include "octal",
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371 leading zeros are removed to avoid that the result may be recognized as an
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372 octal number.
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374 Note that when 'nrformats' includes "octal", decimal numbers with leading
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375 zeros cause mistakes, because they can be confused with octal numbers.
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376
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377 The CTRL-A command is very useful in a macro. Example: Use the following
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378 steps to make a numbered list.
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379
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380 1. Create the first list entry, make sure it starts with a number.
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381 2. qa - start recording into buffer 'a'
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382 3. Y - yank the entry
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383 4. p - put a copy of the entry below the first one
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384 5. CTRL-A - increment the number
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385 6. q - stop recording
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386 7. <count>@a - repeat the yank, put and increment <count> times
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387
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388
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389 SHIFTING LINES LEFT OR RIGHT *shift-left-right*
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390
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391 *<*
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392 <{motion} Shift {motion} lines one 'shiftwidth' leftwards.
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393
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394 *<<*
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395 << Shift [count] lines one 'shiftwidth' leftwards.
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396
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397 *v_<*
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398 {Visual}[count]< Shift the highlighted lines [count] 'shiftwidth'
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399 leftwards (for {Visual} see |Visual-mode|). {not in
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400 Vi}
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401
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402 *>*
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403 >{motion} Shift {motion} lines one 'shiftwidth' rightwards.
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404
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405 *>>*
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406 >> Shift [count] lines one 'shiftwidth' rightwards.
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407
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408 *v_>*
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409 {Visual}[count]> Shift the highlighted lines [count] 'shiftwidth'
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410 rightwards (for {Visual} see |Visual-mode|). {not in
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411 Vi}
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412
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413 *:<*
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414 :[range]< Shift [range] lines one 'shiftwidth' left. Repeat '<'
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415 for shifting multiple 'shiftwidth's.
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416
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417 :[range]< {count} Shift {count} lines one 'shiftwidth' left, starting
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418 with [range] (default current line |cmdline-ranges|).
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419 Repeat '<' for shifting multiple 'shiftwidth's.
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420
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421 :[range]le[ft] [indent] left align lines in [range]. Sets the indent in the
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422 lines to [indent] (default 0). {not in Vi}
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423
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424 *:>*
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425 :[range]> Shift {count} [range] lines one 'shiftwidth' right.
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426 Repeat '>' for shifting multiple 'shiftwidth's.
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427
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428 :[range]> {count} Shift {count} lines one 'shiftwidth' right, starting
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429 with [range] (default current line |cmdline-ranges|).
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430 Repeat '>' for shifting multiple 'shiftwidth's.
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431
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432 The ">" and "<" commands are handy for changing the indentation within
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433 programs. Use the 'shiftwidth' option to set the size of the white space
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434 which these commands insert or delete. Normally the 'shiftwidth' option is 8,
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435 but you can set it to, say, 3 to make smaller indents. The shift leftwards
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436 stops when there is no indent. The shift right does not affect empty lines.
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437
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438 If the 'shiftround' option is on, the indent is rounded to a multiple of
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439 'shiftwidth'.
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440
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441 If the 'smartindent' option is on, or 'cindent' is on and 'cinkeys' contains
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442 '#', shift right does not affect lines starting with '#' (these are supposed
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443 to be C preprocessor lines that must stay in column 1).
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444
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445 When the 'expandtab' option is off (this is the default) Vim uses <Tab>s as
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446 much as possible to make the indent. You can use ">><<" to replace an indent
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447 made out of spaces with the same indent made out of <Tab>s (and a few spaces
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448 if necessary). If the 'expandtab' option is on, Vim uses only spaces. Then
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449 you can use ">><<" to replace <Tab>s in the indent by spaces (or use
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450 ":retab!").
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451
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452 To move a line several 'shiftwidth's, use Visual mode or the ":" commands.
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453 For example: >
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454 Vjj4> move three lines 4 indents to the right
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455 :<<< move current line 3 indents to the left
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456 :>> 5 move 5 lines 2 indents to the right
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457 :5>> move line 5 2 indents to the right
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458
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459 ==============================================================================
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460 4. Complex changes *complex-change*
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461
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462 4.1 Filter commands *filter*
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463
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464 A filter is a program that accepts text at standard input, changes it in some
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465 way, and sends it to standard output. You can use the commands below to send
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466 some text through a filter, so that it is replace by the filter output.
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467 Examples of filters are "sort", which sorts lines alphabetically, and
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468 "indent", which formats C program files (you need a version of indent that
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469 works like a filter; not all versions do). The 'shell' option specifies the
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470 shell Vim uses to execute the filter command (See also the 'shelltype'
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471 option). You can repeat filter commands with ".". Vim does not recognize a
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472 comment (starting with '"') after the ":!" command.
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473
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474 *!*
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475 !{motion}{filter} Filter {motion} text lines through the external
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476 program {filter}.
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477
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478 *!!*
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479 !!{filter} Filter [count] lines through the external program
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480 {filter}.
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481
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482 *v_!*
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483 {Visual}!{filter} Filter the highlighted lines through the external
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484 program {filter} (for {Visual} see |Visual-mode|).
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485 {not in Vi}
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486
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487 :{range}![!]{filter} [!][arg] *:range!*
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488 Filter {range} lines through the external program
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489 {filter}. Vim replaces the optional bangs with the
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490 latest given command and appends the optional [arg].
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491 Vim saves the output of the filter command in a
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492 temporary file and then reads the file into the
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493 buffer. Vim uses the 'shellredir' option to redirect
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494 the filter output to the temporary file.
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495 When the 'R' flag is included in 'cpoptions' marks in
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496 the filtered lines are deleted, unless the
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497 |:keepmarks| command is used. Example: >
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498 :keepmarks '<,'>!sort
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499 < When the number of lines after filtering is less than
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500 before, marks in the missing lines are deleted anyway.
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501
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502 *=*
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503 ={motion} Filter {motion} lines through the external program
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504 given with the 'equalprg' option. When the 'equalprg'
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505 option is empty (this is the default), use the
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506 internal formatting function |C-indenting|. But when
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507 'indentexpr' is not empty, it will be used instead
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508 |indent-expression|.
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509
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510 *==*
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511 == Filter [count] lines like with ={motion}.
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512
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513 *v_=*
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514 {Visual}= Filter the highlighted lines like with ={motion}.
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515 {not in Vi}
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516
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517
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519 *:s* *:su*
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520 :[range]s[ubstitute]/{pattern}/{string}/[&][c][e][g][p][r][i][I] [count]
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521 For each line in [range] replace a match of {pattern}
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522 with {string}.
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523 For the {pattern} see |pattern|.
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524 {string} can be a literal string, or something
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525 special; see |sub-replace-special|.
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526 When [range] and [count] are omitted, replace in the
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527 current line only.
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528 When [count] is given, replace in [count] lines,
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529 starting with the last line in [range]. When [range]
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530 is omitted start in the current line.
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531 Also see |cmdline-ranges|.
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532 See |:s_flags| for the flags.
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533
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534 :[range]s[ubstitute] [c][e][g][p][r][i][I] [count]
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535 :[range]&[&][c][e][g][p][r][i][I] [count] *:&*
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536 Repeat last :substitute with same search pattern and
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537 substitute string, but without the same flags. You
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538 may add extra flags (see |:s_flags|).
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539 Note that after ":substitute" the '&' flag can't be
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540 used, it's recognized as a pattern separator.
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541 The space between ":substitute" and the 'c', 'g' and
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542 'r' flags isn't required, but in scripts it's a good
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543 idea to keep it to avoid confusion.
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544
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545 :[range]~[&][c][e][g][p][r][i][I] [count] *:~*
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546 Repeat last substitute with same substitute string
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547 but with last used search pattern. This is like
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548 ":&r". See |:s_flags| for the flags.
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549
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550 *&*
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551 & Synonym for ":s//~/" (repeat last substitute). Note
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552 that the flags are not remembered, thus it might
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553 actually work differently. You can use ":&&" to keep
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554 the flags.
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555
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556 *g&*
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557 g& Synonym for ":%s//~/&" (repeat last substitute on all
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558 lines with the same flags).
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559 Mnemonic: global substitute. {not in Vi}
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560
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561 *:snomagic* *:sno*
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562 :[range]sno[magic] ... Same as ":substitute", but always use 'nomagic'.
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563 {not in Vi}
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564
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565 *:smagic* *:sm*
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566 :[range]sm[agic] ... Same as ":substitute", but always use 'magic'.
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567 {not in Vi}
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568
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569 *:s_flags*
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570 The flags that you can use for the substitute commands:
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571
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572 [&] Must be the first one: Keep the flags from the previous substitute
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573 command. Examples: >
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574 :&&
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575 :s/this/that/&
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576 < Note that ":s" and ":&" don't keep the flags.
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577 {not in Vi}
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578
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579 [c] Confirm each substitution. Vim highlights the matching string (with
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580 |hl-IncSearch|). You can type: *:s_c*
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581 'y' to substitute this match
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582 'l' to substitute this match and then quit ("last")
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583 'n' to skip this match
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584 <Esc> to quit substituting
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585 'a' to substitute this and all remaining matches {not in Vi}
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586 'q' to quit substituting {not in Vi}
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587 CTRL-E to scroll the screen up {not in Vi, not available when
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588 compiled without the +insert_expand feature}
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589 CTRL-Y to scroll the screen down {not in Vi, not available when
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590 compiled without the +insert_expand feature}
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591 If the 'edcompatible' option is on, Vim remembers the [c] flag and
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592 toggles it each time you use it, but resets it when you give a new
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593 search pattern.
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594 {not in Vi: highlighting of the match, other responses than 'y' or 'n'}
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595
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596 [e] When the search pattern fails, do not issue an error message and, in
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597 particular, continue in maps as if no error occurred. This is most
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598 useful to prevent the "No match" error from breaking a mapping. Vim
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599 does not suppress the following error messages, however:
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600 Regular expressions can't be delimited by letters
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601 \ should be followed by /, ? or &
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602 No previous substitute regular expression
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603 Trailing characters
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604 Interrupted
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605 {not in Vi}
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606
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607 [g] Replace all occurrences in the line. Without this argument,
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608 replacement occurs only for the first occurrence in each line. If
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609 the 'edcompatible' option is on, Vim remembers this flag and toggles
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610 it each time you use it, but resets it when you give a new search
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611 pattern. If the 'gdefault' option is on, this flag is on by default
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612 and the [g] argument switches it off.
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613
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614 [i] Ignore case for the pattern. The 'ignorecase' and 'smartcase' options
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615 are not used.
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616 {not in Vi}
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617
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618 [I] Don't ignore case for the pattern. The 'ignorecase' and 'smartcase'
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619 options are not used.
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620 {not in Vi}
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621
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622 [p] Print the line containing the last substitute.
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623 {not in Vi}
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624
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625 [r] Only useful in combination with ":&" or ":s" without arguments. ":&r"
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626 works the same way as ":~": When the search pattern is empty, use the
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627 previously used search pattern instead of the search pattern from the
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628 last substitute or ":global". If the last command that did a search
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629 was a substitute or ":global", there is no effect. If the last
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630 command was a search command such as "/", use the pattern from that
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631 command.
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632 For ":s" with an argument this already happens: >
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633 :s/blue/red/
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634 /green
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635 :s//red/ or :~ or :&r
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636 < The last commands will replace "green" with "red". >
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637 :s/blue/red/
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638 /green
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639 :&
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640 < The last command will replace "blue" with "red".
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641 {not in Vi}
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642
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643 Note that there is no flag to change the "magicness" of the pattern. A
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644 different command is used instead. The reason is that the flags can only be
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645 found by skipping the pattern, and in order to skip the pattern the
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646 "magicness" must be known. Catch 22!
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647
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648 If the {pattern} for the substitute command is empty, the command uses the
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649 pattern from the last substitute or ":global" command. With the [r] flag, the
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650 command uses the pattern from the last substitute, ":global", or search
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651 command.
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652
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653 For compatibility with Vi these two exceptions are allowed:
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654 "\/{string}/" and "\?{string}?" do the same as "//{string}/r".
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655 "\&{string}&" does the same as "//{string}/".
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656 *E146*
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657 Instead of the '/' which surrounds the pattern and replacement string, you
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658 can use any other character, but not an alphanumeric character, '\', '"' or
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659 '|'. This is useful if you want to include a '/' in the search pattern or
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660 replacement string. Example: >
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661 :s+/+//+
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662
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663 For the definition of a pattern, see |pattern|.
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664
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665 *sub-replace-special* *:s\=*
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666 When the {string} starts with "\=" it is evaluated as an expression, see
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667 |sub-replace-expression|. Otherwise these characters in {string} have a
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668 special meaning:
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669
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670 magic nomagic action ~
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671 & \& replaced with the whole matched pattern *s/\&*
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672 \& & replaced with &
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673 \0 replaced with the whole matched pattern *\0* *s/\0*
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674 \1 replaced with the matched pattern in the first
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675 pair of () *s/\1*
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676 \2 replaced with the matched pattern in the second
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677 pair of () *s/\2*
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678 .. .. *s/\3*
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679 \9 replaced with the matched pattern in the ninth
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680 pair of () *s/\9*
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681 ~ \~ replaced with the {string} of the previous
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682 substitute *s~*
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683 \~ ~ replaced with ~ *s/\~*
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684 \u next character made uppercase *s/\u*
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685 \U following characters made uppercase, until \E *s/\U*
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686 \l next character made lowercase *s/\l*
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687 \L following characters made lowercase, until \E *s/\L*
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688 \e end of \u, \U, \l and \L (NOTE: not <Esc>!) *s/\e*
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689 \E end of \u, \U, \l and \L *s/\E*
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690 <CR> split line in two at this point
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691 (Type the <CR> as CTRL-V <Enter>) *s<CR>*
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692 \r idem *s/\r*
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693 \<CR> insert a carriage-return (CTRL-M)
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694 (Type the <CR> as CTRL-V <Enter>) *s/\<CR>*
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695 \n insert a <NL> (<NUL> in the file)
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696 (does NOT break the line) *s/\n*
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697 \b insert a <BS> *s/\b*
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698 \t insert a <Tab> *s/\t*
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699 \\ insert a single backslash *s/\\*
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700 \x where x is any character not mentioned above:
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701 Reserved for future expansion
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702
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703 Examples: >
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704 :s/a\|b/xxx\0xxx/g modifies "a b" to "xxxaxxx xxxbxxx"
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705 :s/\([abc]\)\([efg]\)/\2\1/g modifies "af fa bg" to "fa fa gb"
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706 :s/abcde/abc^Mde/ modifies "abcde" to "abc", "de" (two lines)
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707 :s/$/\^M/ modifies "abcde" to "abcde^M"
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708
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709 Note: In previous versions CTRL-V was handled in a special way. Since this is
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710 not Vi compatible, this was removed. Use a backslash instead.
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711
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712 command text result ~
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713 :s/aa/a^Ma/ aa a<line-break>a
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714 :s/aa/a\^Ma/ aa a^Ma
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715 :s/aa/a\\^Ma/ aa a\<line-break>a
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716
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717 (you need to type CTRL-V <CR> to get a ^M here)
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718
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719 The numbering of "\1", "\2" etc. is done based on which "\(" comes first in
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720 the pattern (going left to right). When a parentheses group matches several
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721 times, the last one will be used for "\1", "\2", etc. Example: >
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722 :s/\(\(a[a-d] \)*\)/\2/ modifies "aa ab x" to "ab x"
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723
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724 When using parentheses in combination with '|', like in \([ab]\)\|\([cd]\),
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725 either the first or second pattern in parentheses did not match, so either
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726 \1 or \2 is empty. Example: >
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727 :s/\([ab]\)\|\([cd]\)/\1x/g modifies "a b c d" to "ax bx x x"
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728 <
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729
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730 Substitute with an expression *sub-replace-expression*
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731
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732 When the substitute string starts with "\=" the remainer is interpreted as an
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733 expression. This does not work recursively: a substitute() function inside
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734 the expression cannot use "\=" for the substitute string.
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735
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736 The special meaning for characters as mentioned at |sub-replace-special| does
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|
737 not apply except "<CR>", "\<CR>" and "\\". Thus in the result of the
|
|
|
738 expression you need to use two backslashes get one, put a backslash before a
|
|
|
739 <CR> you want to insert and use a <CR> without a backslash where you want to
|
|
|
740 break the line.
|
|
|
741
|
|
|
742 For convenience a <NL> character is also used as a line break. Prepend a
|
|
|
743 backslash to get a real <NL> character (which will be a NUL in the file).
|
|
|
744
|
|
|
745 The whole matched text can be accessed with "submatch(0)". The text matched
|
|
|
746 with the first pair of () with "submatch(1)". Likewise for further
|
|
|
747 sub-matches in ().
|
|
|
748
|
|
|
749 Be careful: The separation character must not appear in the expression!
|
|
|
750 Consider using a character like "@" or ":". There is no problem if the result
|
|
|
751 of the expression contains the separation character.
|
|
|
752
|
|
|
753 Example: >
|
|
|
754 :s@\n@\="\r" . expand("$HOME") . "\r"@
|
|
|
755 This replaces an end-of-line with a new line containing the value of $HOME.
|
|
|
756
|
|
|
757
|
|
32
|
758 4.3 Search and replace *search-replace*
|
|
|
759
|
|
|
760 *:pro* *:promptfind*
|
|
7
|
761 :promptf[ind] [string]
|
|
|
762 Put up a Search dialog. When [string] is given, it is
|
|
|
763 used as the initial search string.
|
|
|
764 {only for Win32, Motif and GTK GUI}
|
|
|
765
|
|
|
766 *:promptr* *:promptrepl*
|
|
|
767 :promptr[epl] [string]
|
|
|
768 Put up a Search/Replace dialog. When [string] is
|
|
|
769 given, it is used as the initial search string.
|
|
|
770 {only for Win32, Motif and GTK GUI}
|
|
|
771
|
|
32
|
772
|
|
|
773 4.4 Changing tabs *change-tabs*
|
|
7
|
774 *:ret* *:retab*
|
|
|
775 :[range]ret[ab][!] [new_tabstop]
|
|
|
776 Replace all sequences of white-space containing a
|
|
|
777 <Tab> with new strings of white-space using the new
|
|
|
778 tabstop value given. If you do not specify a new
|
|
|
779 tabstop size or it is zero, Vim uses the current value
|
|
|
780 of 'tabstop'.
|
|
|
781 The current value of 'tabstop' is always used to
|
|
|
782 compute the width of existing tabs.
|
|
|
783 With !, Vim also replaces strings of only normal
|
|
|
784 spaces with tabs where appropriate.
|
|
|
785 With 'expandtab' on, Vim replaces all tabs with the
|
|
|
786 appropriate number of spaces.
|
|
|
787 This command sets 'tabstop' to the new value given,
|
|
|
788 and if performed on the whole file, which is default,
|
|
|
789 should not make any visible change.
|
|
|
790 Careful: This command modifies any <Tab> characters
|
|
|
791 inside of strings in a C program. Use "\t" to avoid
|
|
|
792 this (that's a good habit anyway).
|
|
|
793 ":retab!" may also change a sequence of spaces by
|
|
|
794 <Tab> characters, which can mess up a printf().
|
|
|
795 {not in Vi}
|
|
|
796 Not available when |+ex_extra| feature was disabled at
|
|
|
797 compile time.
|
|
|
798
|
|
|
799 *retab-example*
|
|
|
800 Example for using autocommands and ":retab" to edit a file which is stored
|
|
|
801 with tabstops at 8 but edited with tabstops set at 4. Warning: white space
|
|
|
802 inside of strings can change! Also see 'softtabstop' option. >
|
|
|
803
|
|
|
804 :auto BufReadPost *.xx retab! 4
|
|
|
805 :auto BufWritePre *.xx retab! 8
|
|
|
806 :auto BufWritePost *.xx retab! 4
|
|
|
807 :auto BufNewFile *.xx set ts=4
|
|
|
808
|
|
|
809 ==============================================================================
|
|
|
810 5. Copying and moving text *copy-move*
|
|
|
811
|
|
|
812 *quote*
|
|
|
813 "{a-zA-Z0-9.%#:-"} Use register {a-zA-Z0-9.%#:-"} for next delete, yank
|
|
|
814 or put (use uppercase character to append with
|
|
|
815 delete and yank) ({.%#:} only work with put).
|
|
|
816
|
|
|
817 *:reg* *:registers*
|
|
|
818 :reg[isters] Display the contents of all numbered and named
|
|
|
819 registers. {not in Vi}
|
|
|
820
|
|
|
821 :reg[isters] {arg} Display the contents of the numbered and named
|
|
|
822 registers that are mentioned in {arg}. For example: >
|
|
|
823 :dis 1a
|
|
|
824 < to display registers '1' and 'a'. Spaces are allowed
|
|
|
825 in {arg}. {not in Vi}
|
|
|
826
|
|
|
827 *:di* *:display*
|
|
|
828 :di[splay] [arg] Same as :registers. {not in Vi}
|
|
|
829
|
|
|
830 *y* *yank*
|
|
|
831 ["x]y{motion} Yank {motion} text [into register x]. When no
|
|
|
832 characters are to be yanked (e.g., "y0" in column 1),
|
|
|
833 this is an error when 'cpoptions' includes the 'E'
|
|
|
834 flag.
|
|
|
835
|
|
|
836 *yy*
|
|
|
837 ["x]yy Yank [count] lines [into register x] |linewise|.
|
|
|
838
|
|
|
839 *Y*
|
|
|
840 ["x]Y yank [count] lines [into register x] (synonym for
|
|
|
841 yy, |linewise|). If you like "Y" to work from the
|
|
|
842 cursor to the end of line (which is more logical,
|
|
|
843 but not Vi-compatible) use ":map Y y$".
|
|
|
844
|
|
|
845 *v_y*
|
|
|
846 {Visual}["x]y Yank the highlighted text [into register x] (for
|
|
|
847 {Visual} see |Visual-mode|). {not in Vi}
|
|
|
848
|
|
|
849 *v_Y*
|
|
|
850 {Visual}["x]Y Yank the highlighted lines [into register x] (for
|
|
|
851 {Visual} see |Visual-mode|). {not in Vi}
|
|
|
852
|
|
|
853 *:y* *:yank*
|
|
|
854 :[range]y[ank] [x] Yank [range] lines [into register x].
|
|
|
855
|
|
|
856 :[range]y[ank] [x] {count}
|
|
|
857 Yank {count} lines, starting with last line number
|
|
|
858 in [range] (default: current line |cmdline-ranges|),
|
|
|
859 [into register x].
|
|
|
860
|
|
|
861 *p* *put* *E353*
|
|
|
862 ["x]p Put the text [from register x] after the cursor
|
|
|
863 [count] times. {Vi: no count}
|
|
|
864
|
|
|
865 *P*
|
|
|
866 ["x]P Put the text [from register x] before the cursor
|
|
|
867 [count] times. {Vi: no count}
|
|
|
868
|
|
|
869 *<MiddleMouse>*
|
|
|
870 ["x]<MiddleMouse> Put the text from a register before the cursor [count]
|
|
|
871 times. Uses the "* register, unless another is
|
|
36
|
872 specified.
|
|
|
873 Leaves the cursor at the end of the new text.
|
|
|
874 Using the mouse only works when 'mouse' contains 'n'
|
|
|
875 or 'a'.
|
|
7
|
876 {not in Vi}
|
|
|
877 If you have a scrollwheel and often accidentally paste
|
|
|
878 text, you can use these mappings to disable the
|
|
|
879 pasting with the middle mouse button: >
|
|
|
880 :map <MiddleMouse> <Nop>
|
|
|
881 :imap <MiddleMouse> <Nop>
|
|
|
882 < You might want to disable the multi-click versions
|
|
|
883 too, see |double-click|.
|
|
|
884
|
|
|
885 *gp*
|
|
|
886 ["x]gp Just like "p", but leave the cursor just after the new
|
|
|
887 text. {not in Vi}
|
|
|
888
|
|
|
889 *gP*
|
|
|
890 ["x]gP Just like "P", but leave the cursor just after the new
|
|
|
891 text. {not in Vi}
|
|
|
892
|
|
|
893 *:pu* *:put*
|
|
|
894 :[line]pu[t] [x] Put the text [from register x] after [line] (default
|
|
|
895 current line). This always works |linewise|, thus
|
|
|
896 this command can be used to put a yanked block as new
|
|
|
897 lines.
|
|
|
898 The register can also be '=' followed by an optional
|
|
|
899 expression. The expression continues until the end of
|
|
|
900 the command. You need to escape the '|' and '"'
|
|
|
901 characters to prevent them from terminating the
|
|
|
902 command. Example: >
|
|
|
903 :put ='path' . \",/test\"
|
|
|
904 < If there is no expression after '=', Vim uses the
|
|
|
905 previous expression. You can see it with ":dis =".
|
|
|
906
|
|
|
907 :[line]pu[t]! [x] Put the text [from register x] before [line] (default
|
|
|
908 current line).
|
|
|
909
|
|
|
910 ["x]]p or *]p* *]<MiddleMouse>*
|
|
|
911 ["x]]<MiddleMouse> Like "p", but adjust the indent to the current line.
|
|
|
912 Using the mouse only works when 'mouse' contains 'n'
|
|
|
913 or 'a'. {not in Vi}
|
|
|
914
|
|
|
915 ["x][P or *[P*
|
|
|
916 ["x]]P or *]P*
|
|
|
917 ["x][p or *[p* *[<MiddleMouse>*
|
|
|
918 ["x][<MiddleMouse> Like "P", but adjust the indent to the current line.
|
|
|
919 Using the mouse only works when 'mouse' contains 'n'
|
|
|
920 or 'a'. {not in Vi}
|
|
|
921
|
|
|
922 You can use these commands to copy text from one place to another. Do this
|
|
|
923 by first getting the text into a register with a yank, delete or change
|
|
|
924 command, then inserting the register contents with a put command. You can
|
|
|
925 also use these commands to move text from one file to another, because Vim
|
|
|
926 preserves all registers when changing buffers (the CTRL-^ command is a quick
|
|
|
927 way to toggle between two files).
|
|
|
928
|
|
|
929 *linewise-register* *characterwise-register*
|
|
|
930 You can repeat the put commands with "." (except for :put) and undo them. If
|
|
|
931 the command that was used to get the text into the register was |linewise|,
|
|
|
932 Vim inserts the text below ("p") or above ("P") the line where the cursor is.
|
|
|
933 Otherwise Vim inserts the text after ("p") or before ("P") the cursor. With
|
|
|
934 the ":put" command, Vim always inserts the text in the next line. You can
|
|
|
935 exchange two characters with the command sequence "xp". You can exchange two
|
|
|
936 lines with the command sequence "ddp". You can exchange two words with the
|
|
|
937 command sequence "deep" (start with the cursor in the blank space before the
|
|
|
938 first word). You can use the "']" or "`]" command after the put command to
|
|
|
939 move the cursor to the end of the inserted text, or use "'[" or "`[" to move
|
|
|
940 the cursor to the start.
|
|
|
941
|
|
|
942 *put-Visual-mode* *v_p* *v_P*
|
|
|
943 When using a put command like |p| or |P| in Visual mode, Vim will try to
|
|
|
944 replace the selected text with the contents of the register. Whether this
|
|
|
945 works well depends on the type of selection and the type of the text in the
|
|
|
946 register. With blockwise selection it also depends on the size of the block
|
|
|
947 and whether the corners are on an existing character. (implementation detail:
|
|
|
948 it actually works by first putting the register after the selection and then
|
|
|
949 deleting the selection).
|
|
|
950
|
|
|
951 *blockwise-register*
|
|
|
952 If you use a blockwise Visual mode command to get the text into the register,
|
|
|
953 the block of text will be inserted before ("P") or after ("p") the cursor
|
|
|
954 column in the current and next lines. Vim makes the whole block of text start
|
|
|
955 in the same column. Thus the inserted text looks the same as when it was
|
|
|
956 yanked or deleted. Vim may replace some <Tab> characters with spaces to make
|
|
|
957 this happen. However, if the width of the block is not a multiple of a <Tab>
|
|
|
958 width and the text after the inserted block contains <Tab>s, that text may be
|
|
|
959 misaligned.
|
|
|
960
|
|
|
961 Note that after a characterwise yank command, Vim leaves the cursor on the
|
|
|
962 first yanked character that is closest to the start of the buffer. This means
|
|
|
963 that "yl" doesn't move the cursor, but "yh" moves the cursor one character
|
|
|
964 left.
|
|
|
965 Rationale: In Vi the "y" command followed by a backwards motion would
|
|
|
966 sometimes not move the cursor to the first yanked character,
|
|
|
967 because redisplaying was skipped. In Vim it always moves to
|
|
|
968 the first character, as specified by Posix.
|
|
|
969 With a linewise yank command the cursor is put in the first line, but the
|
|
|
970 column is unmodified, thus it may not be on the first yanked character.
|
|
|
971
|
|
|
972 There are nine types of registers: *registers* *E354*
|
|
|
973 1. The unnamed register ""
|
|
|
974 2. 10 numbered registers "0 to "9
|
|
|
975 3. The small delete register "-
|
|
|
976 4. 26 named registers "a to "z or "A to "Z
|
|
|
977 5. four read-only registers ":, "., "% and "#
|
|
|
978 6. the expression register "=
|
|
|
979 7. The selection and drop registers "*, "+ and "~
|
|
|
980 8. The black hole register "_
|
|
|
981 9. Last search pattern register "/
|
|
|
982
|
|
|
983 1. Unnamed register "" *quote_quote* *quotequote*
|
|
|
984 Vim fills this register with text deleted with the "d", "c", "s", "x" commands
|
|
|
985 or copied with the yank "y" command, regardless of whether or not a specific
|
|
8
|
986 register was used (e.g. "xdd). This is like the unnamed register is pointing
|
|
|
987 to the last used register. An exception is the '_' register: "_dd does not
|
|
42
|
988 store the deleted text in any register.
|
|
|
989 Vim uses the contents of the unnamed register for any put command (p or P)
|
|
|
990 which does not specify a register. Additionally you can access it with the
|
|
|
991 name '"'. This means you have to type two double quotes. Writing to the ""
|
|
|
992 register writes to register "0.
|
|
7
|
993 {Vi: register contents are lost when changing files, no '"'}
|
|
|
994
|
|
|
995 2. Numbered registers "0 to "9 *quote_number* *quote0* *quote1*
|
|
|
996 *quote2* *quote3* *quote4* *quote9*
|
|
|
997 Vim fills these registers with text from yank and delete commands.
|
|
|
998 Numbered register 0 contains the text from the most recent yank command,
|
|
|
999 unless the command specified another register with ["x].
|
|
|
1000 Numbered register 1 contains the text deleted by the most recent delete or
|
|
|
1001 change command, unless the command specified another register or the text is
|
|
|
1002 less than one line (the small delete register is used then). An exception is
|
|
42
|
1003 made for the delete operator with these movement commands: |%|, |(|, |)|, |`|,
|
|
|
1004 |/|, |?|, |n|, |N|, |{| and |}|. Register "1 is always used then (this is Vi
|
|
|
1005 compatible). The "- register is used as well if the delete is within a line.
|
|
7
|
1006 With each successive deletion or change, Vim shifts the previous contents
|
|
|
1007 of register 1 into register 2, 2 into 3, and so forth, losing the previous
|
|
|
1008 contents of register 9.
|
|
|
1009 {Vi: numbered register contents are lost when changing files; register 0 does
|
|
|
1010 not exist}
|
|
|
1011
|
|
|
1012 3. Small delete register "- *quote_-* *quote-*
|
|
|
1013 This register contains text from commands that delete less than one line,
|
|
|
1014 except when the command specifies a register with ["x].
|
|
|
1015 {not in Vi}
|
|
|
1016
|
|
|
1017 4. Named registers "a to "z or "A to "Z *quote_alpha* *quotea*
|
|
|
1018 Vim fills these registers only when you say so. Specify them as lowercase
|
|
|
1019 letters to replace their previous contents or as uppercase letters to append
|
|
|
1020 to their previous contents.
|
|
|
1021
|
|
|
1022 5. Read-only registers ":, "., "% and "#
|
|
|
1023 These are '%', '#', ':' and '.'. You can use them only with the "p", "P",
|
|
|
1024 and ":put" commands and with CTRL-R. {not in Vi}
|
|
|
1025 *quote_.* *quote.* *E29*
|
|
|
1026 ". Contains the last inserted text (the same as what is inserted
|
|
|
1027 with the insert mode commands CTRL-A and CTRL-@). Note: this
|
|
|
1028 doesn't work with CTRL-R on the command-line. It works a bit
|
|
|
1029 differently, like inserting the text instead of putting it
|
|
|
1030 ('textwidth' and other options affect what is inserted).
|
|
|
1031 *quote_%* *quote%*
|
|
|
1032 "% Contains the name of the current file.
|
|
|
1033 *quote_#* *quote#*
|
|
|
1034 "# Contains the name of the alternate file.
|
|
|
1035 *quote_:* *quote:* *E30*
|
|
|
1036 ": Contains the most recent executed command-line. Example: Use
|
|
|
1037 "@:" to repeat the previous command-line command.
|
|
|
1038 The command-line is only stored in this register when at least
|
|
|
1039 one character of it was typed. Thus it remains unchanged if
|
|
|
1040 the command was completely from a mapping.
|
|
|
1041 {not available when compiled without the |+cmdline_hist|
|
|
|
1042 feature}
|
|
|
1043
|
|
|
1044 6. Expression register "= *quote_=* *quote=*
|
|
|
1045 This is not really a register that stores text, but is a way to use an
|
|
|
1046 expression in commands which use a register. The expression register is
|
|
|
1047 read-only; you cannot put text into it. After the '=', the cursor moves to
|
|
|
1048 the command-line, where you can enter any expression (see |expression|). All
|
|
|
1049 normal command-line editing commands are available, including a special
|
|
|
1050 history for expressions. When you end the command-line by typing <CR>, Vim
|
|
|
1051 computes the result of the expression. If you end it with <Esc>, Vim abandons
|
|
|
1052 the expression. If you do not enter an expression, Vim uses the previous
|
|
|
1053 expression (like with the "/" command). If the "= register is used for the
|
|
|
1054 "p" command, the string is split up at <NL> characters. If the string ends in
|
|
|
1055 a <NL>, it is regarded as a linewise register. {not in Vi}
|
|
|
1056
|
|
|
1057 7. Selection and drop registers "*, "+ and "~
|
|
|
1058 Use these register for storing and retrieving the selected text for the GUI.
|
|
|
1059 See |quotestar| and |quoteplus|. When the clipboard is not available or not
|
|
|
1060 working, the unnamed register is used instead. {not in Vi}
|
|
|
1061
|
|
|
1062 Note that there is only a distinction between "* and "+ for X11 systems. For
|
|
|
1063 an explanation of the difference, see |x11-selection|. Under MS-Windows, use
|
|
|
1064 of "* and "+ is actually synonymous and refers to the |gui-clipboard|.
|
|
|
1065
|
|
|
1066 *quote_~* *quote~* *<Drop>*
|
|
|
1067 The read-only "~ register stores the dropped text from the last drag'n'drop
|
|
|
1068 operation. When something has been dropped onto Vim, the "~ register is
|
|
|
1069 filled in and the <Drop> pseudo key is sent for notification. You can remap
|
|
|
1070 this key if you want; the default action (for all modes) is to insert the
|
|
|
1071 contents of the "~ register at the cursor position. {not in Vi}
|
|
9
|
1072 {only available when compiled with the |+dnd| feature, currently only with the
|
|
7
|
1073 GTK GUI}
|
|
|
1074
|
|
|
1075 Note: The "~ register is only used when dropping plain text onto Vim.
|
|
|
1076 Drag'n'drop of URI lists is handled internally.
|
|
|
1077
|
|
|
1078 8. Black hole register "_ *quote_*
|
|
|
1079 When writing to this register, nothing happens. This can be used to delete
|
|
|
1080 text without affecting the normal registers. When reading from this register,
|
|
|
1081 nothing is returned. {not in Vi}
|
|
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1082
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1083 9. Last search pattern register "/ *quote_/* *quote/*
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|
1084 Contains the most recent search-pattern. This is used for "n" and 'hlsearch'.
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1085 It is writable with ":let", you can change it to have 'hlsearch' highlight
|
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|
1086 other matches without actually searching. You can't yank or delete into this
|
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1087 register. {not in Vi}
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1088
|
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1089 *@/*
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1090 You can write to a register with a ":let" command |:let-@|. Example: >
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1091 :let @/ = "the"
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1092
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1093 If you use a put command without specifying a register, Vim uses the register
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1094 that was last filled (this is also the contents of the unnamed register). If
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1095 you are confused, use the ":dis" command to find out what Vim will put (this
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1096 command displays all named and numbered registers; the unnamed register is
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1097 labelled '"').
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1098
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1099 The next three commands always work on whole lines.
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1100
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1101 :[range]co[py] {address} *:co* *:copy*
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1102 Copy the lines given by [range] to below the line
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1103 given by {address}.
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1104
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1105 *:t*
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1106 :t Synonym for copy.
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1107
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1108 :[range]m[ove] {address} *:m* *:mo* *:move* *E134*
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1109 Move the lines given by [range] to below the line
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1110 given by {address}.
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1111
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1112 ==============================================================================
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1113 6. Formatting text *formatting*
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1114
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1115 :[range]ce[nter] [width] *:ce* *:center*
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1116 Center lines in [range] between [width] columns
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1117 (default 'textwidth' or 80 when 'textwidth' is 0).
|
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|
1118 {not in Vi}
|
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|
1119 Not available when |+ex_extra| feature was disabled at
|
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1120 compile time.
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1121
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1122 :[range]ri[ght] [width] *:ri* *:right*
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1123 Right-align lines in [range] at [width] columns
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1124 (default 'textwidth' or 80 when 'textwidth' is 0).
|
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|
1125 {not in Vi}
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1126 Not available when |+ex_extra| feature was disabled at
|
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1127 compile time.
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1128
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1129 *:le* *:left*
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1130 :[range]le[ft] [indent]
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1131 Left-align lines in [range]. Sets the indent in the
|
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|
1132 lines to [indent] (default 0). {not in Vi}
|
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|
1133 Not available when |+ex_extra| feature was disabled at
|
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1134 compile time.
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1135
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1136 *gq*
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1137 gq{motion} Format the lines that {motion} moves over. The
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1138 'textwidth' option controls the length of each
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|
1139 formatted line (see below). If the 'textwidth' option
|
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|
1140 is 0, the formatted line length is the screen width
|
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|
1141 (with a maximum width of 79). {not in Vi}
|
|
|
1142 The 'formatoptions' option controls the type of
|
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|
1143 formatting |fo-table|.
|
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|
1144 NOTE: The "Q" command formerly performed this
|
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|
1145 function. If you still want to use "Q" for
|
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|
1146 formatting, use this mapping: >
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|
1147 :nnoremap Q gq
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|
1148
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1149 gqgq *gqgq* *gqq*
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1150 gqq Format the current line. {not in Vi}
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1151
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|
1152 *v_gq*
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|
1153 {Visual}gq Format the highlighted text. (for {Visual} see
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1154 |Visual-mode|). {not in Vi}
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1155
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|
1156 *gw*
|
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|
1157 gw{motion} Format the lines that {motion} moves over. Similar to
|
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|
1158 |gq| but puts the cursor back at the same position in
|
|
|
1159 the text. However, 'formatprg' is not used.
|
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|
1160 {not in Vi}
|
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|
1161
|
|
9
|
1162 gwgw *gwgw* *gww*
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|
1163 gww Format the current line as with "gw". {not in Vi}
|
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1164
|
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|
1165 *v_gw*
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|
|
1166 {Visual}gw Format the highlighted text as with "gw". (for
|
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|
1167 {Visual} see |Visual-mode|). {not in Vi}
|
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|
1168
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|
7
|
1169 Example: To format the current paragraph use: *gqap* >
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|
1170 gqap
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|
1171
|
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|
1172 The "gq" command leaves the cursor in the line where the motion command takes
|
|
|
1173 the cursor. This allows you to repeat formatting repeated with ".". This
|
|
|
1174 works well with "gqj" (format current and next line) and "gq}" (format until
|
|
|
1175 end of paragraph). Note: When 'formatprg' is set, "gq" leaves the cursor on
|
|
|
1176 the first formatted line (as with using a filter command).
|
|
|
1177
|
|
|
1178 If you want to format the current paragraph and continue where you were, use: >
|
|
|
1179 gwap
|
|
|
1180 If you always want to keep paragraphs formatted you may want to add the 'a'
|
|
|
1181 flag to 'formatoptions'. See |auto-format|.
|
|
|
1182
|
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|
1183 If the 'autoindent' option is on, Vim uses the indent of the first line for
|
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|
1184 the following lines.
|
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|
1185
|
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|
1186 Formatting does not change empty lines (but it does change lines with only
|
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|
1187 white space!).
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|
1188
|
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|
1189 The 'joinspaces' option is used when lines are joined together.
|
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|
1190
|
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|
1191 You can set the 'formatprg' option to the name of an external program for Vim
|
|
|
1192 to use for text formatting. The 'textwidth' and other options have no effect
|
|
|
1193 on formatting by an external program.
|
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|
1194
|
|
|
1195 *right-justify*
|
|
|
1196 There is no command in Vim to right justify text. You can do it with
|
|
|
1197 an external command, like "par" (e.g.: "!}par" to format until the end of the
|
|
|
1198 paragraph) or set 'formatprg' to "par".
|
|
|
1199
|
|
|
1200 *format-comments*
|
|
|
1201 Vim can format comments in a special way. Vim recognizes a comment by a
|
|
|
1202 specific string at the start of the line (ignoring white space). Three types
|
|
|
1203 of comments can be used:
|
|
|
1204
|
|
|
1205 - A comment string that repeats at the start of each line. An example is the
|
|
|
1206 type of comment used in shell scripts, starting with "#".
|
|
|
1207 - A comment string that occurs only in the first line, not in the following
|
|
|
1208 lines. An example is this list with dashes.
|
|
|
1209 - Three-piece comments that have a start string, an end string, and optional
|
|
|
1210 lines in between. The strings for the start, middle and end are different.
|
|
|
1211 An example is the C-style comment:
|
|
|
1212 /*
|
|
|
1213 * this is a C comment
|
|
|
1214 */
|
|
|
1215
|
|
|
1216 The 'comments' option is a comma-separated list of parts. Each part defines a
|
|
|
1217 type of comment string. A part consists of:
|
|
|
1218 {flags}:{string}
|
|
|
1219
|
|
|
1220 {string} is the literal text that must appear.
|
|
|
1221
|
|
|
1222 {flags}:
|
|
|
1223 n Nested comment. Nesting with mixed parts is allowed. If 'comments'
|
|
|
1224 is "n:),n:>" a line starting with "> ) >" is a comment.
|
|
|
1225
|
|
|
1226 b Blank (<Space>, <Tab> or <EOL>) required after {string}.
|
|
|
1227
|
|
|
1228 f Only the first line has the comment string. Do not repeat comment on
|
|
|
1229 the next line, but preserve indentation (e.g., a bullet-list).
|
|
|
1230
|
|
|
1231 s Start of three-piece comment
|
|
|
1232
|
|
|
1233 m Middle of a three-piece comment
|
|
|
1234
|
|
|
1235 e End of a three-piece comment
|
|
|
1236
|
|
|
1237 l Left adjust middle with start or end (default). Only recognized when
|
|
|
1238 used together with 's' or 'e'.
|
|
|
1239
|
|
|
1240 r Right adjust middle with start or end. Only recognized when used
|
|
|
1241 together with 's' or 'e'.
|
|
|
1242
|
|
|
1243 O Don't use this one for the "O" command.
|
|
|
1244
|
|
|
1245 x Allows three-piece comments to be ended by just typing the last
|
|
|
1246 character of the end-comment string as the first character on a new
|
|
|
1247 line, when the middle-comment string has already been inserted
|
|
|
1248 automatically. See below for more details.
|
|
|
1249
|
|
|
1250 {digits}
|
|
|
1251 When together with 's' or 'e': add extra indent for the middle part.
|
|
|
1252 This can be used to left-align the middle part with the start or end
|
|
|
1253 and then add an offset.
|
|
|
1254
|
|
|
1255 -{digits}
|
|
|
1256 Like {digits} but reduce the indent. This only works when there is
|
|
|
1257 some indent for the start or end part that can be removed.
|
|
|
1258
|
|
|
1259 When a string has none of the 'f', 's', 'm' or 'e' flags, Vim assumes the
|
|
|
1260 comment string repeats at the start of each line. The flags field may be
|
|
|
1261 empty.
|
|
|
1262
|
|
|
1263 Any blank space in the text before and after the {string} is part of the
|
|
|
1264 {string}, so do not include leading or trailing blanks unless the blanks are a
|
|
|
1265 required part of the comment string.
|
|
|
1266
|
|
|
1267 When one comment leader is part of another, specify the part after the whole.
|
|
|
1268 For example, to include both "-" and "->", use >
|
|
|
1269 :set comments=f:->,f:-
|
|
|
1270
|
|
|
1271 A three-piece comment must always be given as start,middle,end, with no other
|
|
|
1272 parts in between. An example of a three-piece comment is >
|
|
|
1273 sr:/*,mb:*,ex:*/
|
|
|
1274 for C-comments. To avoid recognizing "*ptr" as a comment, the middle string
|
|
|
1275 includes the 'b' flag. For three-piece comments, Vim checks the text after
|
|
|
1276 the start and middle strings for the end string. If Vim finds the end string,
|
|
|
1277 the comment does not continue on the next line. Three-piece comments must
|
|
|
1278 have a middle string because otherwise Vim can't recognize the middle lines.
|
|
|
1279
|
|
|
1280 Notice the use of the "x" flag in the above three-piece comment definition.
|
|
|
1281 When you hit Return in a C-comment, Vim will insert the middle comment leader
|
|
|
1282 for the new line, e.g. " * ". To close this comment you just have to type "/"
|
|
|
1283 before typing anything else on the new line. This will replace the
|
|
|
1284 middle-comment leader with the end-comment leader, leaving just " */". There
|
|
|
1285 is no need to hit BackSpace first.
|
|
|
1286
|
|
|
1287 Examples: >
|
|
|
1288 "b:*" Includes lines starting with "*", but not if the "*" is
|
|
|
1289 followed by a non-blank. This avoids a pointer dereference
|
|
|
1290 like "*str" to be recognized as a comment.
|
|
|
1291 "n:>" Includes a line starting with ">", ">>", ">>>", etc.
|
|
|
1292 "fb:-" Format a list that starts with "- ".
|
|
|
1293
|
|
|
1294 By default, "b:#" is included. This means that a line that starts with
|
|
|
1295 "#include" is not recognized as a comment line. But a line that starts with
|
|
|
1296 "# define" is recognized. This is a compromise.
|
|
|
1297
|
|
|
1298 Often the alignment can be changed from right alignment to a left alignment
|
|
|
1299 with an additional space. For example, for Javadoc comments, this can be
|
|
|
1300 used (insert a backslash before the space when using ":set"): >
|
|
|
1301 s1:/*,mb:*,ex:*/
|
|
|
1302 Note that an offset is included with start, so that the middle part is left
|
|
|
1303 aligned with the start and then an offset of one character added. This makes
|
|
|
1304 it possible to left align the start and middle for this construction: >
|
|
|
1305 /**
|
|
|
1306 * comment
|
|
|
1307 */
|
|
|
1308
|
|
|
1309 {not available when compiled without the |+comments| feature}
|
|
|
1310
|
|
|
1311 *fo-table*
|
|
|
1312 You can use the 'formatoptions' option to influence how Vim formats text.
|
|
|
1313 'formatoptions' is a string that can contain any of the letters below. The
|
|
|
1314 default setting is "tcq". You can separate the option letters with commas for
|
|
|
1315 readability.
|
|
|
1316
|
|
|
1317 letter meaning when present in 'formatoptions' ~
|
|
|
1318
|
|
|
1319 t Auto-wrap text using textwidth (does not apply to comments)
|
|
|
1320 c Auto-wrap comments using textwidth, inserting the current comment
|
|
|
1321 leader automatically.
|
|
|
1322 r Automatically insert the current comment leader after hitting
|
|
|
1323 <Enter> in Insert mode.
|
|
|
1324 o Automatically insert the current comment leader after hitting 'o' or
|
|
|
1325 'O' in Normal mode.
|
|
|
1326 q Allow formatting of comments with "gq".
|
|
|
1327 Note that formatting will not change blank lines or lines containing
|
|
|
1328 only the comment leader. A new paragraph starts after such a line,
|
|
|
1329 or when the comment leader changes.
|
|
|
1330 w Trailing white space indicates a paragraph continues in the next line.
|
|
|
1331 A line that ends in a non-white character ends a paragraph.
|
|
|
1332 a Automatic formatting of paragraphs. Every time text is inserted or
|
|
|
1333 deleted the paragraph will be reformatted. See |auto-format|.
|
|
|
1334 When the 'c' flag is present this only happens for recognized
|
|
|
1335 comments.
|
|
41
|
1336 n When formatting text, recognize numbered lists. This actually uses
|
|
|
1337 the 'formatlistpat' option, thus any kind of list can be used. The
|
|
|
1338 indent of the text after the number is used for the next line. The
|
|
|
1339 default is to find a number, optionally be followed by '.', ':', ')',
|
|
|
1340 ']' or '}'. Note that 'autoindent' must be set too. Doesn't work
|
|
|
1341 well together with "2".
|
|
7
|
1342 Example: >
|
|
|
1343 1. the first item
|
|
|
1344 wraps
|
|
|
1345 2. the second item
|
|
|
1346 2 When formatting text, use the indent of the second line of a paragraph
|
|
|
1347 for the rest of the paragraph, instead of the indent of the first
|
|
|
1348 line. This supports paragraphs in which the first line has a
|
|
|
1349 different indent than the rest. Note that 'autoindent' must be set
|
|
|
1350 too. Example: >
|
|
|
1351 first line of a paragraph
|
|
|
1352 second line of the same paragraph
|
|
|
1353 third line.
|
|
|
1354 v Vi-compatible auto-wrapping in insert mode: Only break a line at a
|
|
|
1355 blank that you have entered during the current insert command. (Note:
|
|
|
1356 this is not 100% Vi compatible. Vi has some "unexpected features" or
|
|
|
1357 bugs in this area. It uses the screen column instead of the line
|
|
|
1358 column.)
|
|
|
1359 b Like 'v', but only auto-wrap if you enter a blank at or before
|
|
|
1360 the wrap margin. If the line was longer than 'textwidth' when you
|
|
|
1361 started the insert, or you do not enter a blank in the insert before
|
|
|
1362 reaching 'textwidth', Vim does not perform auto-wrapping.
|
|
|
1363 l Long lines are not broken in insert mode: When a line was longer than
|
|
|
1364 'textwidth' when the insert command started, Vim does not
|
|
|
1365 automatically format it.
|
|
|
1366 m Also break at a multi-byte character above 255. This is useful for
|
|
|
1367 Asian text where every character is a word on its own.
|
|
|
1368 M When joining lines, don't insert a space before or after a multi-byte
|
|
|
1369 character. Overrules the 'B' flag.
|
|
|
1370 B When joining lines, don't insert a space between two multi-byte
|
|
|
1371 characters. Overruled by the 'M' flag.
|
|
|
1372 1 Don't break a line after a one-letter word. It's broken before it
|
|
|
1373 instead (if possible).
|
|
|
1374
|
|
|
1375
|
|
|
1376 With 't' and 'c' you can specify when Vim performs auto-wrapping:
|
|
|
1377 value action ~
|
|
|
1378 "" no automatic formatting (you can use "gq" for manual formatting)
|
|
|
1379 "t" automatic formatting of text, but not comments
|
|
|
1380 "c" automatic formatting for comments, but not text (good for C code)
|
|
|
1381 "tc" automatic formatting for text and comments
|
|
|
1382
|
|
|
1383 Note that when 'textwidth' is 0, Vim does no formatting anyway (but does
|
|
|
1384 insert comment leaders according to the 'comments' option).
|
|
|
1385
|
|
|
1386 Note that when 'paste' is on, Vim does no formatting at all.
|
|
|
1387
|
|
|
1388 Note that 'textwidth' can be non-zero even if Vim never performs auto-wrapping;
|
|
|
1389 'textwidth' is still useful for formatting with "gq".
|
|
|
1390
|
|
|
1391 If the 'comments' option includes "/*", "*" and/or "*/", then Vim has some
|
|
|
1392 built in stuff to treat these types of comments a bit more cleverly.
|
|
|
1393 Opening a new line before or after "/*" or "*/" (with 'r' or 'o' present in
|
|
|
1394 'formatoptions') gives the correct start of the line automatically. The same
|
|
|
1395 happens with formatting and auto-wrapping. Opening a line after a line
|
|
|
1396 starting with "/*" or "*" and containing "*/", will cause no comment leader to
|
|
|
1397 be inserted, and the indent of the new line is taken from the line containing
|
|
|
1398 the start of the comment.
|
|
|
1399 E.g.:
|
|
|
1400 /* ~
|
|
|
1401 * Your typical comment. ~
|
|
|
1402 */ ~
|
|
|
1403 The indent on this line is the same as the start of the above
|
|
|
1404 comment.
|
|
|
1405
|
|
|
1406 All of this should be really cool, especially in conjunction with the new
|
|
|
1407 :autocmd command to prepare different settings for different types of file.
|
|
|
1408
|
|
|
1409 Some examples:
|
|
|
1410 for C code (only format comments): >
|
|
|
1411 :set fo=croq
|
|
|
1412 < for Mail/news (format all, don't start comment with "o" command): >
|
|
|
1413 :set fo=tcrq
|
|
|
1414 <
|
|
|
1415
|
|
|
1416 Automatic formatting *auto-format*
|
|
|
1417
|
|
|
1418 When the 'a' flag is present in 'formatoptions' text is formatted
|
|
|
1419 automatically when inserting text or deleting text. This works nice for
|
|
|
1420 editing text paragraphs. A few hints on how to use this:
|
|
|
1421
|
|
|
1422 - You need to properly define paragraphs. The simplest is paragraphs that are
|
|
|
1423 separated by a blank line. When there is no separating blank line, consider
|
|
|
1424 using the 'w' flag and adding a space at the end of each line in the
|
|
|
1425 paragraphs except the last one.
|
|
|
1426
|
|
|
1427 - You can set the 'formatoptions' based on the type of file |filetype| or
|
|
|
1428 specifically for one file with a |modeline|.
|
|
|
1429
|
|
|
1430 - Set 'formatoptions' to "aw2tq" to make text with indents like this:
|
|
|
1431
|
|
|
1432 bla bla foobar bla
|
|
|
1433 bla foobar bla foobar bla
|
|
|
1434 bla bla foobar bla
|
|
|
1435 bla foobar bla bla foobar
|
|
|
1436
|
|
|
1437 - Add the 'c' flag to only auto-format comments. Useful in source code.
|
|
|
1438
|
|
|
1439 And a few warnings:
|
|
|
1440
|
|
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1441 - When part of the text is not properly separated in paragraphs, making
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1442 changes in this text will cause it to be formatted anyway. Consider doing >
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1443
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1444 :set fo-=a
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1445
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1446 - When using the 'w' flag (trailing space means paragraph continues) and
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1447 deleting the last line of a paragraph with |dd|, the paragraph will be
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1448 joined with the next one.
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1449
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1450 - Changed text is saved for undo. Formatting is also a change. Thus each
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1451 format action saves text for undo. This may consume quite a lot of memory.
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1452
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1453 - Formatting a long paragraph and/or with complicated indenting may be slow.
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1454
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1455
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1456 vim:tw=78:ts=8:ft=help:norl:
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