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======Applications - Text Editors - Vim - Notes======
[[http://bullium.com/support/vim.html|Vim Commands Cheat Sheet]] [[http://bullium.com/support/vim.pdf|PDF version]] \\

=====Permanently enable syntax highlighting=====
Add to ~/.vimrc:
<code>
:syntax enable
</code>


=====Set default colorscheme to 'desert' in system config=====

// Tested on Ubuntu. //

<code>
echo :colorscheme desert >> /etc/vim/vimrc.local
</code>

To not do this for vim.tiny add the following to ~/.vimrc or /etc/vim/vimrc.local:
<code>
if v:progname != "vim.tiny"
  :colorscheme desert
endif
</code>


=====Set default in system config to always show current filename=====

// Tested on Ubuntu. //

<code>
echo :set ls=2 >> /etc/vim/vimrc.local
</code>
Source[[https://www.unix.com/shell-programming-and-scripting/132512-continuously-display-file-name-vim.html|The UNIX and Linux Forums - Continuously display the file name in vim]]


=====Convert file format from DOS to UNIX=====

To UNIX:
<code>
:set ff=unix
</code>

To DOS:
<code>
:set ff=dos
</code>

Source: [[https://stackoverflow.com/questions/82726/convert-dos-line-endings-to-linux-line-endings-in-vim|stack overflow - Convert DOS line endings to Linux line endings in vim]]


=====Replace ^M line endings with UNIX line endings=====

Type:
<code>
:s/Ctrl+VCtrl+M/\r/g
</code>

The replace will then look like this:
<code>
:s/^M/\r/g
</code>

Source:[[https://www.tech-recipes.com/unix/remove-m-characters-at-end-of-lines-in-vi/|Tech Recipes - Remove ^M characters at end of lines in vi]]


=====Replace curly double-quotes=====

To replace from the current line to the end (,$):
<code>
:,$s/[Ctrl+vu201cCtrl+vu201d]/"/g
</code>
// Ctrl+vu201c means: hit Ctrl+V, enter u201c. //

So that it looks like:
<code>
:,$s/[“”]/"/g
</code>


Source:[[https://stackoverflow.com/questions/43384677/in-vim-how-do-i-efficiently-search-and-replace-and-with-normal-double-quotes|stack overflow - In Vim how do I efficiently search and replace “ and ” with normal double quotes "]]


=====Sort=====

<code>
:sort
</code>

Sort case-insensitive:
<code>
:sort i
</code>
Source: [[https://vi.stackexchange.com/questions/23148/how-to-sort-case-insensitive|Stack Exchange - How to sort case-insensitive?]]

Sort and keep unique values:
<code>
:sort u
</code>
Source: [[https://stackoverflow.com/questions/351161/removing-duplicate-rows-in-vi#351182|stack overflow - Removing duplicate rows in vi?]]


=====Update ColdFusion syntax highlighting=====

The cf.vim with syntax highlighting supplied with Vim (on OpenBSD) does not highlight cfscript files. \\
To update, replace the highlighting with the cf-utils.vim from GitHub.

  - Download the last version from [[https://github.com/camgunz/cf-utils.vim|GitHub - davejlong/cf-utils.vim
]] via the "Download ZIP/TAR.GZ" button on the right.
  - Unpack the archive.
  - Copy the contents of the cf-utils.vim-<hash> directory to ~/.vim/:<code>mkdir ~/.vim/ && cp -R cf-utils.vim-15088cfad92f0e01d8d6c62e8804828f5adf8bd6/* ~/.vim/</code>
  - Start vim and open a .cfm file from ~/.vim/examples/ to test.
  - The code should be highlighted in colors.

=====Disable mouse support=====
// Tested on Debian 9 with VIM 8.0 with included patches: 1-197, 322, 377-378, 550. //

Disable mouse support so you can copy and paste the way I'm used to by commenting the "if has ('mouse')" statement in /usr/share/vim/vim80/defaults.vim.

Unified diff patch to do this:
<code>
--- /usr/share/vim/vim80/defaults.vim.original  2017-04-23 14:10:29.000000000 +0200
+++ /usr/share/vim/vim80/defaults.vim   2017-07-25 09:57:42.009742204 +0200
@@ -66,9 +66,9 @@

 " In many terminal emulators the mouse works just fine.  By enabling it you
 " can position the cursor, Visually select and scroll with the mouse.
-if has('mouse')
-  set mouse=a
-endif
+"if has('mouse')
+"  set mouse=a
+"endif

 " Switch syntax highlighting on when the terminal has colors or when using the
 " GUI (which always has colors).
</code>
Source: [[https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/318824/vim-cutpaste-not-working-in-stretch-debian-9#318825|Stack Exchange - Unix & Linux - vim cut&paste not working in Stretch / Debian 9]]

Or just do the following which is simpler and less invasive:
<code>
echo :set mouse= >> ~/.vimrc
</code>


=====Recording=====

Start recording:<code>q+LETTER</code>
End recording:<code>q</code>

To disable recording add the following to .vimrc:<code>map q <Nop></code>

Source:[[https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1527784/what-is-vim-recording-and-how-can-it-be-disabled|stackoverflow - What is Vim recording and how can it be disabled?]]