• find and replace with confirmation

    1 min read · vim search replace find TUI

    Requirements vim basics Search for the next and or previous occurrence of the word under your cursor with * and #. Search and replace the first 'one' found with 'two': :%s/one/two/ Run the last substitution globally: g& Same, but just replace 'one' globally: :%s/one/two/g Put quotes around every occurrence of $HOME: …


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  • Format Markdown Columns in Vim

    1 min read · writing vim markdown TUI

    Got a wonky markdown table? 1 2| Real Time | Game Time | 3|:--|:-| 4| 1 week | 1 month | 5| 3 weeks | 3 months| 6| 6 months | 2 years| 7| 1 year | 4 years| Vim can fix it without plugins. Just use this snippet (type : to begin inputting a command): 1:vmap <C-t> :!tr -s ' -' |column -ts '|' -o '|'<Enter>j:s/ …


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  • GPG Password Entry

    1 min read · vim secrets TUI

    Requirements GPG Basics vim basics Check your current gpg-agent configuration: 1gpgconf --list-options gpg-agent Create file, if it doesn't exit ~/.gnupg/gpg-agent.conf:

    Force terminal prompts for passwords pinentry-mode loopback # Optional: specify which pinentry program to use pinentry-program …


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  • How to Learn vim

    1 min read · vim learning TUI

    Uninstall vim. Install vi. Write a few blog posts. The ancient wisdom is correct - everyone should start with vi. But the standard wisdom fails to mention writing. So people just 'try to remember', then they edit a couple of configuration files with vim, then stop, because it's a pain to think about keystrokes while …


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  • ijq

    1 min read · data json TUI

    Analyse json easier with ijq. 1column -J -ts: -H PW,GID,shell -N User,PW,UID,GID,Description,Home,shell /etc/passwd > host.json 2ijq !$ If you get stuck, try adding .[].


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  • Interactive String Substitution

    1 min read · data vim substitution replace TUI

    Want to find and replace, but also confirm each instance? 1vim -c "%s/${pattern}/${replacement}/gc" -c 'wq' ${file} Notice that double-quotes (") in the first command (-c). Alternatively, check with an example string: 1sed "s/${pattern}/ARGLEBARGLE/g" ${file} | grep 'ARGLEBARGLE'


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  • lf - The Light File Manager

    2 min read · file browser TUI

    Config File If you don't have a ~/.config/lf/lfrc file, you can probably find an example in /usr/share/examples/lf. 1cp -r /usr/share/examples/lf ~/.config/ Go straight to root with two keys. 1map g/ cd / Have lf open a file with the default program when you press 'o', using the program mimeo. 1map o &mimeo $f Change …


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  • profanity

    1 min read · chat omemo TUI

    Setup (Commands) Sign up to an account somewhere. /connect ${name}@${host} Check if someone wants to be your friend: /sub received Accept a friend's subscription request: /sub add ${name}@${host} Join a room: /join ${room}@${host} Save your configuration so you don't have to do this again: /save Check your …


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  • profanity automation

    1 min read · chat omemo TUI

    Requirements profanity Automate profanity with --cmd. 1profanity --cmd /foo --cmd "/sleep 10" --cmd /quit


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  • Rundown: scp

    1 min read · network documentation writing replace substitution TUI vim scp

    Remotely edit a file with vim 1vim scp://${server}/~/${file}


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