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Vim equivalents if you're feeling jealous (matching the order in the article): J Join line. ddp Swap line with the one below. ddkP Swap line with th

Vim equivalents if you're feeling jealous (matching the order in the article): J Join line. ddp Swap line with the one below. ddkP Swap line with the one above. dd Delete current line yyp Duplicate line gq} Rewrap a paragraph. Vu Lowercase a line VU Uppercase a line Sort the selection by the Unix `sort` command (eg. sort -rn for reverse numeric order): V <select your lines> :!sort It goes a bit pear-shaped for these ones, though: Title-Case: :s/\<$\w$$\w*$\>/\u\1\L\2/g Twiddle/Flip Case: function! TwiddleCase(str) if a:str ==# toupper(a:str) let result = tolower(a:str) elseif a:str ==# tolower(a:str) let result = substitute(a:str,'$\<\w\+\>$', '\u\1', 'g') else let result = toupper(a:str) endif return result endfunction vnoremap ~ ygv"=TwiddleCase(@")<CR>Pgv I'm a bit stumped on toggling comments, though. Any ideas?

patrickaljord 14y ago
> I'm a bit stumped on toggling comments, though. Any ideas? http://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=1218 http://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=1218
- slurgfest 14y ago
  Simpler alternative: tComment http://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=1173 http://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=1173
shreyas-satish 14y ago
>> J Join line. >> ddp Swap line with the one below. >> ddkP Swap line with the one above. >> dd Delete current line >> yyp Duplicate line >> gq} Rewrap a paragraph. These shortcuts work in Sublime too, with Vintage mode enabled.
amix 14y ago
For swapping lines I recommend following shortcuts: " Move a line of text using ALT+[jk] or Comamnd+[jk] on mac nmap <M-j> mz:m+<cr>`z nmap <M-k> mz:m-2<cr>`z vmap <M-j> :m'>+<cr>`<my`>mzgv`yo`z vmap <M-k> :m'<-2<cr>`>my`<mzgv`yo`z if has("mac") || has("macunix") nmap <D-j> <M-j> nmap <D-k> <M-k> vmap <D-j> <M-j> vmap <D-k> <M-k> endif
atechie 14y ago
>I'm a bit stumped on toggling comments, though. Any ideas? " comentify/uncommentify a line or a visual block" function! Komment() if getline(".") =~ '^[ \t]*#' let hls=@/ s/^$[ \t]*$#$.*$$/\1\2 let @/=hls else let hls=@/ s/^$[ \t]*$$.*$$/\1#\2 let @/=hls endif endfunction :vnoremap // :call Komment()<CR> :nnoremap // :call Komment()<CR> If you want to use c style comment : function! Komment() if getline(".") =~ '^[ \t]*\/\*' let hls=@/ s/^$\s*$\/\*$.*$\*\/$\s*$$/\1\2\3/ let @/=hls else let hls=@/ s/[ \t]*$// s/^$\s*$$.*$$\s*$$/\1\/\* \2 \*\// let @/=hls endif endfunction :vnoremap <silent> // :call Komment()<CR> :nnoremap <silent> // :call Komment()<CR> edited formatting
tyrmored 14y ago
gqap uses a paragraph as a text object so you don't have to be at the start of the paragraph for it to work, just somewhere inside it.
eieio 14y ago
Unless I'm misunderstanding the purpose of your 'TwiddleCase' function, you can simply highlight the text that you want to flip and hit ~ to invert the case.
jurre 14y ago
I think macvim has this because I've been doing it for as long as i remember, or maybe it's in Janus though.
- damncabbage 14y ago
  This is all plain vim, so this'll work in MacVim, GVim and Janus (just MacVim and a bundle of plugins).
  - jurre 14y ago
    sorry i meant command / to toggle comments
- deleted 14y ago
  [deleted]
kamaal 14y ago
Makes me curious how you manage to remember all these commands. Is there some sort of trick you use?
- f0r 14y ago
  Vim commands are like a language - you don't route learn combinations, only the individual "words", and you string them together dynamically, like you would do with English words in a sentence.
  - kamaal 14y ago
    What are the list of those individual "words". And what is the syntax for combining them?
    - damncabbage 14y ago
      This is the best explanation I've found so far: http://stackoverflow.com/a/1220118/3528 http://stackoverflow.com/a/1220118/3528
      - kamaal 14y ago
        It was a very good read. But not what I was expecting. If vim is indeed speaking a language this is what I would expect a vim tutorial to have. 1. Basic commands. 2. Syntax to chain basic commands. 3. Ability to form other commands from basic commands. 4. Way to write macros. Instead most vim tutorials I have read present with a list of several commands to memorize and then a cheat sheet to navigate you through a jungle. Often they are letters, and not meaningful words. So they are difficult to put into ones brain. Couple that with vim's modes. And you are set with a perfect recipe for disaster in case of a new bie. If vim is indeed speaking a language than manuals and tutorials teaching it, must explain how to speak that language. This is 2012 and the need to memorize commands, and read cheat sheets to edit text doesn't belong to our times. What I seem to get is vim aims to provide sed, grep, tr, cut etc kind of tools inside a text editor in form of some interplay of letters and words. How I haven't figured out till today's date. Every time I've tried to learn vim, I've quit trying to memorize 'yy P...' kind of commands. That happens as I first can't memorize random arrangement of characters. Secondly if its not random, I've not understood how to arrange and use those letters to make meaningful commands.

patrickaljord 14y ago

> I'm a bit stumped on toggling comments, though. Any ideas? http://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=1218 http://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=1218

slurgfest 14y ago
Simpler alternative: tComment http://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=1173 http://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=1173

shreyas-satish 14y ago

>> J Join line. >> ddp Swap line with the one below. >> ddkP Swap line with the one above. >> dd Delete current line >> yyp Duplicate line >> gq} Rewrap a paragraph. These shortcuts work in Sublime too, with Vintage mode enabled.

amix 14y ago

For swapping lines I recommend following shortcuts: " Move a line of text using ALT+[jk] or Comamnd+[jk] on mac nmap <M-j> mz:m+<cr>`z nmap <M-k> mz:m-2<cr>`z vmap <M-j> :m'>+<cr>`<my`>mzgv`yo`z vmap <M-k> :m'<-2<cr>`>my`<mzgv`yo`z if has("mac") || has("macunix") nmap <D-j> <M-j> nmap <D-k> <M-k> vmap <D-j> <M-j> vmap <D-k> <M-k> endif

atechie 14y ago

>I'm a bit stumped on toggling comments, though. Any ideas? " comentify/uncommentify a line or a visual block" function! Komment() if getline(".") =~ '^[ \t]*#' let hls=@/ s/^$[ \t]*$#$.*$$/\1\2 let @/=hls else let hls=@/ s/^$[ \t]*$$.*$$/\1#\2 let @/=hls endif endfunction :vnoremap // :call Komment()<CR> :nnoremap // :call Komment()<CR> If you want to use c style comment : function! Komment() if getline(".") =~ '^[ \t]*\/\*' let hls=@/ s/^$\s*$\/\*$.*$\*\/$\s*$$/\1\2\3/ let @/=hls else let hls=@/ s/[ \t]*$// s/^$\s*$$.*$$\s*$$/\1\/\* \2 \*\// let @/=hls endif endfunction :vnoremap <silent> // :call Komment()<CR> :nnoremap <silent> // :call Komment()<CR> edited formatting

tyrmored 14y ago

gqap uses a paragraph as a text object so you don't have to be at the start of the paragraph for it to work, just somewhere inside it.

eieio 14y ago

Unless I'm misunderstanding the purpose of your 'TwiddleCase' function, you can simply highlight the text that you want to flip and hit ~ to invert the case.

jurre 14y ago

I think macvim has this because I've been doing it for as long as i remember, or maybe it's in Janus though.

damncabbage 14y ago
This is all plain vim, so this'll work in MacVim, GVim and Janus (just MacVim and a bundle of plugins).
- jurre 14y ago
  sorry i meant command / to toggle comments
deleted 14y ago
[deleted]

kamaal 14y ago

Makes me curious how you manage to remember all these commands. Is there some sort of trick you use?

f0r 14y ago
Vim commands are like a language - you don't route learn combinations, only the individual "words", and you string them together dynamically, like you would do with English words in a sentence.
- kamaal 14y ago
  What are the list of those individual "words". And what is the syntax for combining them?
  - damncabbage 14y ago
    This is the best explanation I've found so far: http://stackoverflow.com/a/1220118/3528 http://stackoverflow.com/a/1220118/3528
    - kamaal 14y ago
      It was a very good read. But not what I was expecting. If vim is indeed speaking a language this is what I would expect a vim tutorial to have. 1. Basic commands. 2. Syntax to chain basic commands. 3. Ability to form other commands from basic commands. 4. Way to write macros. Instead most vim tutorials I have read present with a list of several commands to memorize and then a cheat sheet to navigate you through a jungle. Often they are letters, and not meaningful words. So they are difficult to put into ones brain. Couple that with vim's modes. And you are set with a perfect recipe for disaster in case of a new bie. If vim is indeed speaking a language than manuals and tutorials teaching it, must explain how to speak that language. This is 2012 and the need to memorize commands, and read cheat sheets to edit text doesn't belong to our times. What I seem to get is vim aims to provide sed, grep, tr, cut etc kind of tools inside a text editor in form of some interplay of letters and words. How I haven't figured out till today's date. Every time I've tried to learn vim, I've quit trying to memorize 'yy P...' kind of commands. That happens as I first can't memorize random arrangement of characters. Secondly if its not random, I've not understood how to arrange and use those letters to make meaningful commands.