Vim seems not indent C++11 lambas very well. How to make Vim indent C++11 lambdas correctly? For this following program, Vim indents it as #include <iostream> #include <string> #include <vector> #include <algorithm> int main () { std::vector<std::string> strs({“one”, “two”}); std::vector<std::string> newstrs; std::transform(strs.begin(), strs.end(), std::back_inserter(newstrs), [](const std::string& s) -> std::string { if (s == “one”) { […]
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How to make Evolution not wrap lines in composed Emails?
Evolution seems wrap long lines automatically in “Plain Text” mode. How to make Evolution not wrap lines in composed Emails? Evolution does not have (so far) “Flowing Text” mode where “the text is soft broken at the composer edge, but those soft breaks aren’t translated to hard breaks when the mail is sent” ( Reference: […]
How to upgrade vim to version 8 on CentOS 7?
vim on CentOS 7 is version 7.4 with patches 1-160: $ vim –version VIM – Vi IMproved 7.4 (2013 Aug 10, compiled Dec 21 2016 17:00:20) Included patches: 1-160 How to upgrade it to version 8 which is the latest major version? Update on Oct 23 2018: the repository introduced in the original method is […]
In Vim, are there shortcuts to set tab widths to 2 and 4?
Tab widths may be different for different languages. Even with a common language, the tab width settings can be different for different projects. In Vim, are there shortcuts to set tab widths to 2 and 4? To quickly change the tab widths when changing projects. I am afraid no. But you create shortcuts for setting […]
How to move cursor to a specific byte in Vim?
In Vim, ’20G’ moves the cursor to line 20 in command mode. But how to move the cursor to a specific byte in Vim? In normal mode, 20go will move the cursor to byte 20. Or in command line, :goto 20 or :go 20 From vimdoc: :[range]go[to] [count] [count]go Go to {count} byte in the […]
In Vim, how to search and replace in visual selection?
Search and replace in the whole text in Vim can be done by :%s/from/to/gc. But how to search and replace in visual selection only? The %V atom in Vim restricts a pattern so that it matches only inside the visual selection. So, your command for searching and replacing only in the visual selection can be […]
How to manually set Vim’s filetype?
Vim can detects the file types from quite well. But under certain situations, such as creating a new file, Vim does not automatically set the file type. How to manually set it? In side Vim, to set a filetype, set value to the filetype variable. For example, to set the filetype to php: :set filetype=php […]
Xterm color codes for Vim on Linux
Vim uses Xterm color codes like 9, 1 and 114 on Linux. What’s the overall mapping from color to codes or codes to color? Xterm color table: You can also find the Xterm color codes here. Answered by Eric Z Ma.
Vim turns to be slow after enabling some plugins, how to find which leads the problem?
Vim itself is very fast. But it turns to be slow after enabling some plugins. How to find which plugin leads the slowness of Vim? You may use the profiling mechanisms in Vim. Please check a tutorial on profiling Vim. For profiling Vim startup: vim –startuptime profile.log For profiling certain actions in Vim: :profile start […]
Required packages for building YouCompleteMe for Vim on Fedora 21
YouCompleteMe for Vim on Fedora 21 reports this error: [zma@laptop:~/.vim/bundle/YouCompleteMe]$ ./install.sh — The C compiler identification is GNU 4.9.2 — The CXX compiler identification is GNU 4.9.2 — Check for working C compiler: /usr/bin/cc — Check for working C compiler: /usr/bin/cc — works — Detecting C compiler ABI info — Detecting C compiler ABI info […]
How to Wrap and NOT Wrap Lines in vim
How to Wrap and NOT Wrap Lines in vim? Make vim wrap lines: :set wrap For not wrap which will be useful when reading some data result such as logs: :set nowrap It can also be written into the .vimrc config files Answered by Eric Z Ma.
Auto indenting for OCaml code in Vim
How to set up auto indenting for OCaml code in Vim? The built-in indenting in Vim for OCaml seems not very good. Please check the post at https://www.systutorials.com/5212/auto-indenting-for-ocaml-code-in-vim-with-ocp-indent/ Answered by anonymous.
Vim Regular Expressions Tutorials
Good tutorials on Vim regular Expressions. Vim Regular Expressions: http://www.softpanorama.org/Editors/Vimorama/vim_regular_expressions.shtml Another good one in Chinese: http://www.study-area.org/tips/vim/Vim-10.html Answered by anonymous.
Auto completion in Vim
How to enable auto code completion in Vim, like in the IDE? Several plugins I use: snipMate: Plugin for using TextMate-style snippets in Vim omnicppcomplete: Plugin for C/C++ omnicompletion neocomplcache: Ultimate auto completion system for Vim Answered by anonymous.
How to manage plugins for Vim?
The Vim plugin directory under ~/.vim seems messy—a plugin has different files in different directories and the files from different plugins are put together. This is hard to add/remove plugins. Is there any better method for managing them? I use pathogen and am very happy with it. After installing pathogen, any plugins you want to […]
How to make case insensitive search in Vim/Vi
By default, Vim/Vi’s search is case sensitive. However, if I want to search case insensitively, is there any method? For example, I search for dot, instead of dog, I also want to find out phases containing Dog, DOg, etc. There are several methods: 1. Setting the search to be case insensitive in Vim :set ignorecase […]
Vim: case insensitive search
By default, Vim does case sensitive search. How to make case-insensitive search in Vim? By default, Vim does case sensitive search. :set ignorecase can set Vim to conduct case insensitive search. However, it also affects substitutions, which is not we want However, how to do a case insensitive search only when it is needed? Use […]
Vim: Pasting text as is in Vim in Paste Mode
Pasting code from another application to Vim is a nightmare. The autoindent features of Vim drive you crazy. How to make it easier to use? Pasting code from another application to Vim is a nightmare. The autoindent features of Vim will drive you crazy. What help you out is the “paste mode”. To paste code […]
How to disable automatic comment insertion in Vim
How to disable automatic comment insertion in Vim? Add to ~/.vimrc: au FileType c,cpp setlocal comments-=:// comments+=f:// More: http://vim.wikia.com/wiki/Disable_automatic_comment_insertion Answered by anonymous.
Vim Tutorial for Beginners: vimtutor
There are many Vim tutorials and Vim tips on the Web. However, I find the vimtutor provides the best tutorial among those so far as I found on the Web while the vimtutor seems usually reachable from a terminal which is not obviously known to Vim beginners who are usually Linux beginners too. This page […]