This is an archive of the From Vim Help section on the Main Page
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February 2009
- Read how to recover after a crash, before you need to! :help crash-recovery
- The 'backupcopy' option determines how files are written if backups are used. :help 'backupcopy'
- The 'backupext' option can be changed in an autocommand to keep lots of backups. :help 'backupext'
January 2009
- The :le command left-aligns all visually-selected lines. :help :left
- Format specified lines by typing gq followed by a motion command. :help gq
- gq uses 'formatexpr' or 'formatprg' or 'formatoptions'. :help 'formatexpr' :help 'formatprg' :help 'formatoptions'
2008
The 2008 From Vim Help is archived here.