Editing From Vim Help

'''This is an archive of the ''From Vim Help'' section on the [[Vim Tips Wiki|home page]]'''

Every few weeks, the section on the [[Vim Tips Wiki|home page]] will be replaced. Old items will be moved here so anyone interested can browse them.

To discuss suggestions for new items, please edit the [[Talk:From Vim Help|talk page]].

==May 2010==
*<tt>:verbose abbreviate</tt> lists each abbreviation and where it was defined. {{help|:abbreviate-verbose}}
*Avoid an insert-mode abbreviation by pressing Ctrl-V (or Ctrl-Q if you use Ctrl-V for paste) before the character after the abbreviation. {{help|abbreviations}}
*Setting the 'display' option to include "lastline" will show as much of the final (wrapped) line as will fit on the screen. {{help|'display'}}

==April 2010==
*Use <tt>:set rl!</tt> to overcome boredom. {{help|'rl'}}
*Or try <tt>:g/^/m0</tt> {{help|:g}} {{help|:m}}
*And <tt>ggg?G</tt> can be just as useful. {{help|g?}}

==March 2010==
*Use <tt>:source myfile.vim</tt> to execute Ex commands (commands prefixed with a '<tt>:</tt>') from a file. {{help|:source}}
*Use <tt>:source! myfile.vim</tt> to execute normal-mode Vim commands from a file. {{help|:source}}
*Use <tt>:scriptnames</tt> to list all sourced scripts, in order of execution. {{help|:scriptnames}}

==February 2010==
*The <tt>system()</tt> function runs an external program and captures its output. {{help|system()}}
*The <tt>'shell'</tt> option determines the shell used to run external programs. {{help|'shell'}}
*The variable <tt>v:shell_error</tt> holds the return status from the last external program. {{help|v:shell_error}}

==January 2010==
*Use <tt>:pwd</tt> to show the current directory. {{help|:pwd}}
*Use <tt>:cd -</tt> to change to the previous current directory (before last <tt>:cd /my/path</tt>). {{help|:cd-}}
*Use <tt>:lcd /my/path</tt> for "local" change directory (this window only). {{help|:lcd}}

==Previous years==
*[[/2009|2009 ''From Vim Help'']]
*[[/2008|2008 ''From Vim Help'']]
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 '''This is an archive of the ''From Vim Help'' section on the [[Vim Tips Wiki|home page]]'''
-We occasionally replace the FVH section on the home page, and items are copied to here so anyone interested can browse them.
+Every few weeks, the section on the [[Vim Tips Wiki|home page]] will be replaced. Old items will be moved here so anyone interested can browse them.
 To discuss suggestions for new items, please edit the [[Talk:From Vim Help|talk page]].
-==July 2012==
-*You can have Vim try to detect whether to ignore case in searches. {{help|'smartcase'}}
-*Toggle an option by adding <tt>!</tt> (<tt>set spell!</tt> will turn spell checking on/off). {{help|:set}}
-*With <tt>set</tt>, use <tt>+=</tt> to add option flags, or <tt>-=</tt> to remove them. {{help|add-option-flags}}
 ==May 2010==