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January 2009
- A Byte of Vim is a free ebook on Vim
- Vim 7.2 has been released
- You can keep your window layout by deleting a buffer without closing the window.
- A script makes it easy to move lines up or down.
- We have lots of opinions on the perfect programming font.
- gg"+yG is one way to copy the entire buffer to the clipboard.
- It is possible to run native-Windows Vim from cygwin without a wrapper.
- Some mappings allow you to quickly add or delete empty lines.
- A FocusLost autocommand is one way to auto-save files when the focus is lost.
- We have an extensive tutorial on mapping keys.
- With a suitable definition for b:match_words, you can fold a C# region.
2008
The 2008 Did you know is archived here.