Clinton Curry wrote:
Every once in a while, I discover (either through help files or this
list) a relatively little-known feature of vim which really enhances
my computing experience. The most recent occurrence of this (thanks
to "A.J.Mechelynck) is the netrw feature (:help netrw) which allows
one to edit a file over a network connection in a local copy of vim.
Wonderful!
What is your favorite little-known Vim feature?
I live under the illusion maybe, the impression certainly, that if I know some
Vim feature, there must be a far from negligible number of users who know it
too. Maybe because, like Socrates, the more I learn and the better I see how
ignorant I am.
This said, IMHO the single most useful feature of Vim is its help system,
because of its exhaustivity (I certainly wouldn't say that it is little-known;
but maybe its importance is underestimated); and therefore the most useful
commands are those by means of which that help system can be put to better
use: ":help", helptag completion, and ":helpgrep".
Best regards,
Tony.
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