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==Formatting a paragraph== |
==Formatting a paragraph== |
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| − | You may edit a paragraph consisting of several lines. When finished editing, some lines may be shorter than required. To fix this, in normal mode, type <code>gqip</code> to format the "inner paragraph". In this context, "format" means to reflow the paragraph so that all lines are the optimal length. |
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| − | Alternatively, format options can be set so that a paragraph is reflowed automatically, after each change. {{help|auto-format}} |
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| − | An example setting for <code>formatoptions</code> (<code>fo</code>) is: |
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| + | <nowiki> </nowiki>JPMorgan will have eliminated 27,000 jobs by the |
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| + | <nowiki> </nowiki>year-end |
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| + | <nowiki> </nowiki>company has less work to do refinancing loans |
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| + | <nowiki> </nowiki>Many big banks, including Wells Fargo |
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| + | JPMorgan said it expects |
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| + | 146,000 Chase Bank jobs by the year-end |
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:setl fo=aw2tq |
:setl fo=aw2tq |
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Revision as of 16:25, 7 November 2014
created 2003 · complexity basic · author Stanislav Sitar · version 6.0
When editing a plain-text file (not a program) it can be useful to have lines automatically broken when a certain length is reached. For example, the following command sets the current buffer so that lines longer than 60 characters are broken (a newline is automatically inserted):
:setlocal textwidth=60 " Following (using abbreviations) is equivalent. :setl tw=60
Formatting a paragraph
1.
2. JPMorgan will have eliminated 27,000 jobs by the year-end
3. company has less work to do refinancing loans
4. Many big banks, including Wells Fargo
JPMorgan said it expects 146,000 Chase Bank jobs by the year-end
:setl fo=aw2tq
Comments
TO DO
- Explain what above
fodoes, and how to configure so paragraphs do not have the first line indented, and are separated by a blank line. - Discuss
:setl fo+=aand:setl fo-=a. - Incorporate following comments.
Sometimes it is useful to keep each paragraph as one long line (that is, do not break the paragraph into lines). See these related tips:
The following sets the current buffer so that long lines are automatically wrapped on the screen, with lines only breaking at a space. The mappings move the cursor up/down by screen lines instead of by file lines. There is a space following the backslash for the 'breakat' option (the set command requires a backslash before each space). Each long line will be displayed on the screen as multiple lines.
setlocal wrap nolist linebreak breakat=\ nnoremap j gj nnoremap k gk vnoremap j gj vnoremap k gk
Automatically inserting line breaks is a disaster when editing programs, but is very good for editing a text file. With the following in your vimrc, the settings will only be applied to *.txt files:
au BufEnter *.txt setl tx ts=4 sw=4 fo+=n2a
If you make a change to a wrapped paragraph and need to re-format it, you can use gq followed by a movement over the area you want to re-format, e.g. 3j or }.
Automatic text wrapping and re-formatting with gq can work on comments lines also, provided the value of the 'comments' option is set correctly.