Some very useful VIM tips when using this editor on Linux.
When you open a folder instead of a file in VIM, you get a directory listing and this allows you to select a file. Just scroll down to the file you want to open and press ENTER.
" ============================================================================ " Netrw Directory Listing (netrw v171) " /mnt/external/home/jason/Downloads/NOTREPACKED/nt5src/XPSP1/termsrv/remdsk/rds/dev/inc16 " Sorted by name " Sort sequence: [\/]$,\<core\%(\.\d\+\)\=\>,\.h$,\.c$,\.cpp$,\~\=\*$,*,\.o$,\.obj$,\.info$,\.swp$,\.bak$,\~$ " Quick Help: <F1>:help -:go up dir D:delete R:rename s:sort-by x:special " ============================================================================== ../ ./ conio.h ctype.h direct.h dos.h errno.h fstream.h io.h ios.h iostream.h istream.h limits.h malloc.h math.h memory.h mmsystem.h msvideo.h ostream.h print.h stdarg.h stddef.h stdio.h stdlib.h streamb.h string.h tchar.h time.h toolhelp.h ver.h windows.h windowsx.h ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ "termsrv/remdsk/rds/dev/inc16/" is a directory 8,1 All |
To open a file in VIM at a certain line number, use this parameter.
┌──(john㉿DESKTOP-PF01IEE)-[/mnt/external/home/jason/Downloads/NOTREPACKED/nt5src/XPSP1] └─$ vim shell/ext/shimgvw/prevwnd.cpp +1848 |
This will open the prevwnd.cpp file at line 1848. This saves a lot of time.
To find a line number to jump to, use grep like this.
┌──(john㉿DESKTOP-PF01IEE)-[/mnt/external/home/jason/Downloads/NOTREPACKED/nt5src/XPSP1] └─$ grep -nr "SC_MONITORPOWER" . ./termsrv/remdsk/rds/dev/inc16/windows.h:7136:#define SC_MONITORPOWER 0xF170 /* ;Internal 4.0 */ ./shell/ext/shimgvw/prevwnd.cpp:1848: ((SC_MONITORPOWER == wParam) || (SC_SCREENSAVE == wParam))) ./shell/osshell/control/scrnsave/common/scrnsave.c:429: case SC_MONITORPOWER: ./shell/osshell/control/scrnsave/dolphin/d3dapp.cpp:345: case SC_MONITORPOWER: ./shell/osshell/control/scrnsave/d3dsaver/d3dsaver.cpp:850: case SC_MONITORPOWER: grep: ./multimedia/dshow/tools/dmotest/dshowmediaobj/test/filter/resource.aps: binary file matches ./multimedia/directx/dxg/dd/ddraw/main/dddefwp.c:1525: case SC_MONITORPOWER: grep: ./multimedia/opengl/test/profiler/profiler.aps: binary file matches |
This will search a folder recursively for a certain string.
A very useful ~/.vimrc file to enable syntax highlighting for easier programming.
" All system-wide defaults are set in $VIMRUNTIME/debian.vim and sourced by " the call to :runtime you can find below. If you wish to change any of those " settings, you should do it in this file (/etc/vim/vimrc), since debian.vim " will be overwritten everytime an upgrade of the vim packages is performed. " It is recommended to make changes after sourcing debian.vim since it alters " the value of the 'compatible' option. runtime! debian.vim " Vim will load $VIMRUNTIME/defaults.vim if the user does not have a vimrc. " This happens after /etc/vim/vimrc(.local) are loaded, so it will override " any settings in these files. " If you don't want that to happen, uncomment the below line to prevent " defaults.vim from being loaded. " let g:skip_defaults_vim = 1 " Uncomment the next line to make Vim more Vi-compatible " NOTE: debian.vim sets 'nocompatible'. Setting 'compatible' changes numerous " options, so any other options should be set AFTER setting 'compatible'. "set compatible " Vim5 and later versions support syntax highlighting. Uncommenting the next " line enables syntax highlighting by default. syntax on " Line numbers. set nu " If using a dark background within the editing area and syntax highlighting " turn on this option as well "set background=dark " Uncomment the following to have Vim jump to the last position when " reopening a file au BufReadPost * if line("'\"") > 1 && line("'\"") <= line("$") | exe "normal! g'\"" | endif " Uncomment the following to have Vim load indentation rules and plugins " according to the detected filetype. filetype plugin indent on " The following are commented out as they cause vim to behave a lot " differently from regular Vi. They are highly recommended though. "set showcmd " Show (partial) command in status line. "set showmatch " Show matching brackets. "set ignorecase " Do case insensitive matching "set smartcase " Do smart case matching "set incsearch " Incremental search "set autowrite " Automatically save before commands like :next and :make "set hidden " Hide buffers when they are abandoned "set mouse=a " Enable mouse usage (all modes) " Source a global configuration file if available if filereadable("/etc/vim/vimrc.local") source /etc/vim/vimrc.local endif |
This also enables line numbers as well. This is a most helpful feature.