• CSV to Markdown in Vim

    3 min read · writing vim csv markdown

    Requirements vim basics Open a CSV table (I made this one with :r!sed 's/:/,/g' /etc/passwd | head). 1root,x,0,0,,/root,/bin/bash 2bin,x,1,1,,/,/usr/bin/nologin 3daemon,x,2,2,,/,/usr/bin/nologin 4mail,x,8,12,,/var/spool/mail,/usr/bin/nologin 5ftp,x,14,11,,/srv/ftp,/usr/bin/nologin …


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  • Ed: The Standard Editor

    4 min read · writing guide sed vim

    Understanding ed will let you understand all that feels strange about the system. It set the standards for sed and vi. ed was designed for real terminals, i.e. a typewriter. You would type a command to the computer, and it would type out any errors. It would not waste paper, ink, and time by typing out COMMAND RUN …


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  • Edit gpg encrypted files with vim

    1 min read · vim data gpg comfy

    Requirements GPG Basics vim basics The vim-gnupg plug-in lets vim edit gpg-encrypted files as if they were unencrypted. It's probably in your package manager. If not, you'll need to endure the faff of following the instructions.


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  • 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 a CSV file as markdown in vim

    1 min read · vim markdown csv

    The command to format CSV tables works similarly to formatting markdown. Put this in your ~/.vimrc and use Control + s after highlighting a cs 1vmap <C-s> :!column -ts, -o " | "<Enter>yyp:s/[^|:]/-/g<Enter> Read a CSV file into Vim: 1r ${file}.csv Select the csv output: 1Transaction Date,Transaction Type,Transaction …


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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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  • 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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  • keyboard

    1 min read · keyboard vim

    System-Wide Capslock and Escape Swap This works everywhere, including in a bare-ass tty. Select a keymap, and create a new custom map. 1su root 2ls /usr/share/kbd/keymaps/i386/qwerty/ 3 4basemap=/usr/share/kbd/keymaps/i386/qwerty/pl1.map.gz 5newmap=/usr/share/kbd/keymaps/custom.map.gz 6 7gunzip -c $basemap | \ 8 sed …


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