What is the difference between Gvim and Vim? - Ask Ubuntu
WEBDec 20, 2016 · 50. GVim is Vim with a built-in GUI, whereas plain Vim needs a terminal emulator (like GNOME Terminal, for example) to run. The built-in GUI provides several extra features to GVim. Borrowing from a post in the Vi and Vim Stack Exchange: Supports a much wider range of colors (RGB), while the terminal only supports 256 colors (see …
How can I see the full path of the current file?
WEBFeb 4, 2015 · 324. You can press {count}Ctrl-G: {count}CTRL-G Like CTRL-G, but prints the current file name with. full path. If the count is higher than 1 the current. buffer number is also given. Pressing 1 followed by Ctrl + G shows the full path of the current file. If {count} is higher than 1, the buffer name will also be shown.
What's a quick way to comment/uncomment lines in Vim?
WEBNov 5, 2009 · Go to first character on the first line you want to comment out. Hit Ctrl + q in GVIM or Ctrl + v in VIM, then go down to select first character on the lines to comment out. Then press c, and add the comment character. Uncommenting works the same way, just type a space instead of the comment character. Share.
How can I change the font size in gVim? - Vi and Vim Stack …
WEBApr 27, 2017 · Type the following in command mode to autocomplete the command you need with your current font setting: :set guifont=<tab>. That will give you something like this: :set guifont=Monospace\ Regular\ 8. Then backspace the 8 or whatever your fontsize is, add desired number and <enter> the new setting. Share.
What is the difference between :g and :%s commands in vim
WEBSep 5, 2014 · This command replaces all occurrences of hello with world. Both the :g and :%s commands support regular expressions. The s command means substitute and the % means throughout the buffer. So %s means substitute throughout the entire buffer. You can also give a line range: :10,15s/hello/world/g.
Installing gvim on Windows Subsystem for Linux
WEBMay 25, 2019 · 3. I'm trying to install gvim on WSL (under windows 10) and use MobaXterm as my X server. Bash informed me that: Command 'gvim' not found, but can be installed with: sudo apt install vim. Which I did and vim was installed but not gvim. Anyone know what I'm doing wrong or how to install the latest version of gvim on WSL.
How to effectively work with multiple files in Vim
WEBSep 10, 2008 · After that command to go threw that files you can use CTRL + Shift + ↑ or ↓ , it will change your files in vim. If u want to add one more file vim and work on it use: :tabnew file3. Also u can use which will not create a new tab and will open file on screen slicing your screen: :new file3.
Is there any way to highlight multiple searches in (g)Vim?
WEBApr 1, 2009 · There are two simple ways to highlight multiple words in vim editor. Go to search mode i.e. type ' / ' and then type \v followed by the words you want to search separated by ' | ' (pipe). Go to search mode and type the words you want to search separated by ' \| '. Basically the first way puts you in the regular expression mode so that …
How can I make Vim paste from (and copy to) the system's …
WEBFeb 24, 2019 · brew install vim --with-lua --with-override-system-vim. install gui verion of vim: brew install macvim --with-lua --with-override-system-vim. restart the terminal to take effect. append the following line to ~/.vimrc. set clipboard=unnamed. now you can copy the line in vim with yy and paste it system-wide.
windows - set gvim font in .vimrc file - Stack Overflow
WEBJul 19, 2019 · I am using gVim 7.2 on Windows 7. I can set the gui font as Consolas 10 (font size) from the menu. I am trying to set this in .vimrc file like below: set guifont=Consolas\\ 10 But it doesn't work....