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--- knowledgebase:linux:vim [2022/10/31 15:41] – created marcv
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 ====== Some VIM tips & tricks ======
+https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/vimrc-configuration-guide-customize-your-vim-editor/
+Setup VIM:
+**1 ) Create the following file structure in your homedirectory:**
+<code>
+.vim/
+ ├── autoload/
+ ├── backup/
+ ├── colors/
+ └── plugged/
+</code>
+<code>mkdir -p ~/.vim ~/.vim/autoload ~/.vim/backup ~/.vim/colors ~/.vim/plugged</code>
+**2) Create a .vimrc file in your home directory**
+<code>touch ~/.vimrc</code>
+**3) Add the following lines to your .vimrc file:**
+<code>
+# Disable compatibility with vi which can cause unexpected issues.
+set nocompatible
+# Enable type file detection. Vim will be able to try to detect the type of file in use.
+filetype on
+# Enable plugins and load plugin for the detected file type.
+filetype plugin on
+# Load an indent file for the detected file type.
+filetype indent on
+# Turn syntax highlighting on.
+syntax on
+# Add numbers to each line on the left-hand side.
+set number
+# Highlight cursor line underneath the cursor horizontally.
+set cursorline
+# Highlight cursor line underneath the cursor vertically.
+set cursorcolumn
+# Set shift width to 4 spaces.
+set shiftwidth=4
+# Set tab width to 4 columns.
+set tabstop=4
+# Use space characters instead of tabs.
+set expandtab
+# Do not save backup files.
+set nobackup
+# Do not let cursor scroll below or above N number of lines when scrolling.
+set scrolloff=10
+# Do not wrap lines. Allow long lines to extend as far as the line goes.
+set nowrap
+# While searching though a file incrementally highlight matching characters as you type.
+set incsearch
+# Ignore capital letters during search.
+set ignorecase
+# Override the ignorecase option if searching for capital letters.
+# This will allow you to search specifically for capital letters.
+set smartcase
+# Show partial command you type in the last line of the screen.
+set showcmd
+# Show the mode you are on the last line.
+set showmode
+# Show matching words during a search.
+set showmatch
+# Use highlighting when doing a search.
+set hlsearch
+# Set the commands to save in history default number is 20.
+set history=1000
+# Enable auto completion menu after pressing TAB.
+set wildmenu
+# Make wildmenu behave like similar to Bash completion.
+set wildmode=list:longest
+# There are certain files that we would never want to edit with Vim.
+# Wildmenu will ignore files with these extensions.
+set wildignore=*.docx,*.jpg,*.png,*.gif,*.pdf,*.pyc,*.exe,*.flv,*.img,*.xlsx
+</code>
+===== From command mode =====
+^ command  ^ result ^
+| <code> :help rtp</code> | show runtime path; shows directories where VIM will look for a .vimrc file |