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Using Vim as a Diff Tool

Using Vim as a Diff Tool command vim -d file1.txt file2.txt or vimdiff file1.txt file2.txt Switching Between Diff Windows: Ctrl-w + Ctrl-w Changing Split Window Orientation ctrl-w + K key combination to change window orientation from vertical to horizontal. ctrl-w + H shortcut to switch back window orientation to a vertical split. Jumping Between Changes ]c key combination to go to the next change. [c shortcut to jump to the previous change. Applying Changes From the Diff Window: :diffget, :diffput Export Diff to the HTML Web Page: :TOhtml | w ~/diff.html

Thursday, July 7, 2022 Read
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Vim Tips - Edit Remote Files With Vim On Linux

Vim Tips - Edit Remote Files With Vim On Linux Edit remote files with Vim on Linux $ vim scp://sk@192.168.225.22/info.txt user@remotesystem:port (E.g. sk@192.168.225.22) Single slash (/) - If you want to edit a file that is stored in the $HOME directory of a remote system, you must use a trailing slash to separate remote system’s IP address or hostname from the file path. Double slashes (//) - To specify full path of a file, you must use double slashes. For example, let us say you are editing a file named info.txt that is located in /home/sk/Documents/ directory of your remote system. In this case, the command would be: vim scp://sk@192.168.225.22//home/sk/Documents/info.txt

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vimrc Configuration Guide

vimrc Configuration Guide :set nu Show line numbers: useful for debugging. :set ai Auto-indent: if the previous line has two tab widths, pressing Enter keeps those two tab widths on the next line. :set cursorline Cursor line: underline the current line to help locate the cursor. :set bg=light Color scheme for light backgrounds. The default assumes a light background (white, etc), but if your terminal background is dark purple, text may disappear (for example, comments in dark blue). Change this to :set bg=dark. :set tabstop=4

Saturday, November 3, 2018 Read