This is an archive of the From Vim Help section on the Main Page
The From Vim Help section was started in February 2008. Every few weeks, the section on the Main Page will be replaced. Old items will be moved here so anyone interested can browse them.
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May 2008
- :verbose abbreviate lists each abbreviation and where it was defined. :help :abbreviate-verbose
- Avoid an insert-mode abbreviation by pressing Ctrl-V (or Ctrl-Q if you use Ctrl-V for paste) before the character after the abbreviation. :help abbreviations
- Setting the 'display' option to include "lastline" will show as much of the final (wrapped) line as will fit on the screen. :help 'display'
April 2008
- :set report=0 shows all "x lines changed" and "x substitutions" messages. :help 'report'
- :verbose set cindent? shows the option and where it was last set. :help :set-verbose
- :set shows all non-default options. :help :set
March 2008
- You can use g/pattern/ to make a quickfix list. :help :caddexpr
- Each window can have a separate location list. :help location-list
- Use :cexpr to make a quickfix list from an expression. :help :cexpr
February 2008
- Not happy with how the Backspace key works? :help 'backspace'.
- What directory would you like to use for your backup files? :help 'backupdir'.
- Control whether two spaces occur after '.' when you join lines. :help 'joinspaces'.