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find and replace

1 min read · vim search replace find TUI

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 $HOME: :%s/$HOME/"&" Same, but …

gpg with vim

1 min read · vim data GPG

The vim-gnupg plugin 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. Prompt for password in terminal Check your current gpg-agent configuration: 1gpgconf --list-options gpg-agent Create file, if …

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 …

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'

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 …

vim basics

1 min read · vim basic TUI

Instant nano replacement vim -y - will start vim but like other editors like nano, there will be syntax highlighting, etc Keybind to exit this mode is Ctrl+q Steps Insert text by pressing a. Stop inserting text by pressing Ctrl+[. Exit with ZZ. Congratulations, you now know vim. Extras Learning Vim Navigation …

vim completion

1 min read · vim completion TUI

Complete the word by searching for the next similar word: C-n Complete the word by searching for a previous similar word: C-p Complete the full line: C-x C-l

vim in bash

1 min read · vim bash inputrc TUI

Put bash in vim mode! Place the following in your ~/.inputrc: 1set editing-mode vi 2set show-mode-in-prompt on 3set vi-ins-mode-string \1\e[33;32m\2[>]=\1\e[0m\2 4set vi-cmd-mode-string \1\e[33;1m\2[?]=\1\e[0m\2 5 6set keymap vi-insert 7RETURN: "\e\n"

vim linewrap

1 min read · vim format linewrap TUI

Wrap lines in a file to 80 characters with gqG. Take this markdown file: 1This is a looooooooooooooooooooooooong line, and reeeeeeeeeeeeeeding it can be a paaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaiiiiiiiiiiiiin in the aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarse. Reformat the line to the proper text width by pressing gqw. The output looks like …

vim navigation

1 min read · vim navigation TUI

Move Command Down page Ctl-f Down half page Ctl-d Up page Ctl-b Up half page Ctl-u Scroll down Ctl-e Scroll up Ctl-y Jump to previous place Ctl-i Jump to back Ctl-o Jump to last change g; Jump to next change g, Go to current filename gf Go to a filename, and type gf (Go-to-File). For example, if you put your cursor …