I'm sorry if my question isn't very clear. I'm not sure how to phrase it. I'd like to use VIM to write papers for some classes I'm in. The problem I'm havi
I am trying to use clang-tools in particular clang-format for automatic code formatting in vim but I couldn't find this tool with apt-get search. Is there anyb
I'm using intelliJ for IDE and installed IdeaVim. I'm trying to execute git status inside vim but it didn't work and nothing to show. :! git --help and :! ls
I've configured Vim as git difftool in .gitconfig [diff] tool = vimdiff If there are changes in N files, i have to close vim (:qa) to see the next diff.
I'm trying to write a vim syntax file, one problem I'm dealing with is vim's regex syntax is different from most other languages(I think the one called "perl co
I know that you can use GWrite to stage current file. You can also use GStatus and - to stage the file you are selecting. Is there a way to GWrite all the file
I have the following line in ~/.vimrc Plugin 'valloric/youcompleteme' Running PluginInstall successfully installed the plugin. Then I ran python3 install.py
I got a new machine at work. The previous developer had macvim installed. When typing 'vim' in the terminal, the macvim program would open. I uninstalled macvim
I want to be able to quickly wrap entire sections of my HTML with other tags. I run into this a lot when I realize I need an outer div around my other divs, lik
I know gf opens the file under cursor, and CTRL-w f opens the file under cursor in a new split window. I'm probably being greedy but, how do you open it in a ne
I know gf opens the file under cursor, and CTRL-w f opens the file under cursor in a new split window. I'm probably being greedy but, how do you open it in a ne
I'm trying to make a key mapping in vim that (a) saves current file (b) performs a git action, using shell (c) quits current vim editor. I've tried the followi
When looking at a the Vimwiki docs, I see this image which shows a Vimwiki link as underlined. But when I make a link using [[linktosomething]], it shows up
I am trying to set the + and _ keys to increase or decrease the size of a window pane in vim. Here is what I have so far in my .vimrc: nnoremap + :res +5 nno
Is there a way to automatically close the current location list in Vim when the user selects an entry from it, i.e., navigates to a listed location? The scenari
I'm using putty on a Linux machine. My usual method for searching in vi is entering the slash /, then my search string, enter, then go through all the matches b
Using :map provides a list of all mappings in Vim. But, I am unable to search through the list. I am surprised to see it being opened in a different type of win
In Vim, the usual way to jump to the definition of the keyword under the cursor is to type CTRL-] (as claimed by :he CTRL-\]). But when you have a QWERTZ keybo
Is there any WORKING plugin for Vim 7.4 that would automatically close brackets ('{}', '[]', '()') and maybe insert some carriage returns (for
Is there any WORKING plugin for Vim 7.4 that would automatically close brackets ('{}', '[]', '()') and maybe insert some carriage returns (for