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The :reg command in Vim will show you the contents of your registers. The Peekaboo plugin shows a sidebar with the same automatically. 👉 Read the tip: . 📨 Subscribe for more:

Remove lines matching a pattern with the g command:. • :g/pattern/d - Remove lines matching pattern.• :g!/pattern/d - Remove lines that do NOT match. 👉 Read the tutorial: . 📨 Subscribe to the newsletter:

Did you know that Vim's built in netrw plugin lets you edit files remotely over SCP?. 👉 Tutorial: .📨 Subscribe for weekly Vim tricks:

Use text objects to make efficient changes:. • da" - Delete Around quotes.• di] - Delete Inside brackets.• ci{ - Change Inside braces.• dap - Delete Around Paragraph.• vaw - Visually select Around Word. 👉 Read: .📨 Subscribe:

Do you Vim 8's package manager or third-party options? Why?. We wrote up an overview of 4 options in today's edition of VimTricks:. • Vim 8 native.• Pathogen.• Vim-Plug.• Vundle. Read the post: .Get weekly Vim tips:

Ctrl-a and Ctrl-x will increment or decrement the next number on the line. But also:. • Use speeddating.vim to increment dates.• Try visual-increment.vim to increment a whole list. 👉 Read the tip: .📨 Get weekly Vim tips:

You can use ddp to move the current line down in Vim. But I use mappings for Ctrl-j and Ctrl-k to move one or more lines up or down quickly. 👉 Read the tip: .✉️ Free weekly tips:

Replace across multiple files in Vim, without any plugins:. • :args path/*.• :argdo %s/some/sub/g.• :argdo update. 👉 Read the tutorial: . 📨 Get weekly Vim tips:

Scroll two splits simultaneously in Vim with :set scrollbind or toggle with :set scb! Useful for comparing two files. Read the tip: . Subscribe for free weekly Vim tricks:

Enable mouse support in Vim:. set mouse=a. Our blog post has a list of reasons. But the most useful, even for keyboard warriors, is to resize splits with a quick drag. 👉 Read the tip: . 📨 Subscribe for more:

Use :%! to filter the entire buffer through an external command. Many great uses for this, such as using Unix text tools or linting. 👉 . 📨 Subscribe for more tips:

Stay in search mode in Vim by using Ctrl-g and Ctrl-t after searching for a pattern, instead of pressing enter. Refine your pattern faster this way. Read the tip: .Subscribe for free Vim tips:

3 ways to delete in insert mode - build edits you can repeat with dot:. • ctrl-h – Delete previous char.• ctrl-w – Previous word.• ctrl-u – Entire line (except indent). 👉 Read the tip: . 📨 Subscribe for more:

Indent or backdent the current line while in insert mode -- helps to make more repeatable edits. • ctrl-t - Indent the current line.• ctrl-d - Backdent the current line. 👉 Read the tip: . 📨 Subscribe for more:

Open a file directly to a pattern in Vim:. vim some_file.name +/your_pattern . Why? The pattern in your terminal history allows repetition. Useful for .env or config files. 👉Read the tip: .📨 Free weekly tips:

Did you know you can paste into Vim's command line with Ctrl-r and * ?. 👉 Read the tip: . 📨 Level up with our weekly VimTricks newsletter:

Lost inside your parenthesis? Tangled up in a web of Lisp?. Vim can highlight the other side of your current bracket with :set showmatch. 👉 Full write-up: . 📨 Subscribe for weekly Vim tricks:

More accurately match patterns in Vim by using non-greedy matching:. Instead of using .* use .\{-}. 👉 Read the tip: . 📨 Get exclusive tips and tricks in our newsletter: