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#vimtrick
open vim in diff mode:

vim -d file1.c file2.c

really nice #vimtrick to align columns 🤯

1. visual select
2. replace separator by separator+spaces (e.g.: `:s/=/= /)
3. place cursor after longest word on first column
4. remove extra whitespace with `dw`

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1229900/reformat-in-vim-for-a-nice-column-layout/28414916#28414916

nice #vimtrick:

:g/^#/#

when editing markdown, prints a ToC to jump to the header you want.
https://vimrcfu.com/snippet/165

#vimtrick
q: how to break a line at cursor position (and keep on normal mode)?
a: press "R" "Intro" "Esc" keys

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q: how to scroll both files/windows at the same time?
a: `:set scrollbind` in both windows (`:set noscrollbind` to disable)

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q: repeat last colon command
a: first `@:`, further repeats `@@`

https://vim.fandom.com/wiki/Repeat_last_colon_command

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q: how do i activate spellcheck in vim?
a: `:setlocal spell spelllang=es`

q: how do i deactivate it?
a: `:setlocal spell!`

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q: how do i jump to the next double-quote (")?
a: press `f"`, or `F"` to go backwards

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q: what's the difference between `cw` and `cW`?
a: a word (lowercase w) ends at any punctuation OR white space, while a Word (uppercase w) ends only at whitespace

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q: how do i resize a split window?
a: either write `:30winc >`, press "30" "Ctrl+W" ">" or write `:vertical resize 60`

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q: how do i make the split windows size equal?
a: press "Ctrl+W" "="

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q: how to open a link under cursor with browser?
a: press `gx`

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q: how to show the complete path of the actual file?
a: press "1" "Ctrl+G"

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q: how to copy a word and go replacing other words with that?
a: `yiw` (yank in word), `viwp`(select a second word, then replace with first)

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q: how to insert #html tags easily?
a: first `:imap <C-t> <></><Esc>5hdiwp3lpT>i`, then write ex.: div, press Ctrl+t and insert content

https://coderwall.com/p/1omscg/vim-easy-insert-html-tags

#vimtrick
q: what to do with code already written with tabs?
a: after setting the above, `:set retab`

https://stackoverflow.com/a/427004

tinkering with someone's code 😇
noooo he used tabs! so if i press tab now, it doesn't work properly!!

#vimtrick
q: how to set tab = 4 spaces?
a: `:set tabstop=4spaces`, or better: `set tabstop=4 softtabstop=0 expandtab shiftwidth=4`

https://stackoverflow.com/a/1878983

@amolith i'll try to contribute to the #vimtrick hashtag as soon as i learn new things.
of course, it would be great if everybody tagged their most useful #vimtricks here!

another useful #vimtrick i learnt today:

q: how to toggle case of the character under the cursor?
a: typing `~`

https://vim.fandom.com/wiki/Switching_case_of_characters