May 24, 2017 · Vim has extensive built-in help, type Esc:help Return to open it. This answer was inspired by the other one, originally authored by @dirvine and edited by other SO users. I've …

Nov 5, 2009 · Here is another approach to how to comment lines out in Vim: motions. The basic idea is to comment or uncomment lines out using the same method as yanking a paragraph by …

Dec 29, 2016 · I've a hard time understanding signs I see in my text editor Vim. I see signs like ^@ and ^A and ^M and ^F. What does this mean? Is there any structured list of these signs …

Feb 28, 2009 · Also a little suggestion: if you are using vim on a laptop that has a touch pad and it supports gestures, disable it before using vim because if accidentally touched it can move the …

Oct 25, 2009 · Is there any way to copy all lines from open file to clipboard in VI editor. I tried yG but it's not using clipboard to store those lines. So is it possible?

Unlike other editors, Vim stores copied text in its own clipboard. So, it's very hard for me to copy some text from a webpage and paste it into the current working file. It so happens I have to eit...

Dec 10, 2009 · Vim users take note of the set softtabstop=4 feature! I am tired of trying to read your code with less, or any other editor except vim, only to see wacky indenting because you …

Jul 19, 2012 · I just did some changes to the .vimrc file and .bash_aliases file and from that time I can't delete words with backspace key. My .vimrc file has: set nocompatible set number set …

I know how to generally move around in command mode, specifically, jumping to lines, etc. But what is the command to jump to the end of the line that I am currently on?

I am working with two files, and I need to copy a few lines from one file and paste them into another file. I know how to copy (yy) and paste (p) in the same file. But that doesn't work for …