Editing Line/word/file/whatever completion

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In addition to [[VimTip4|any word completion]] you can use whole <C-x> completion mode. It can complete whole lines (<C-X><C-L>, then <C-P>, <C-N>), filenames (<C-X><C-F>), keywords, words from custom dictionary and many, many others. This mode has many other powerful features, for example when completing word (by <C-X><C-P> or just by <C-P>) you can continue completion with another <C-X><C-P>. For example, after writing such text:
<pre>
this is first line
second line is here
</pre>

Placing cursor at third line and pressing <C-X><C-L> will double last line - <C-N>, <C-P> in this moment can be used to manipulate completed line. Or, instead of completing whole line you can press 'f' and then complete by <C-P> which will result in the word, "first". After that you can <C-X><C-P> to get "line" word (since this is next word after "first"). Try yourself for other powerful combinations.

For more help about completion, type

<pre><nowiki>:</nowiki>help ins-completion</pre>
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-In addition to [[VimTip4|any word completion]] you can use Ctrl-X completion mode to complete whole lines, filenames, keywords, and more. While entering text in insert mode, press Ctrl-X (written as <C-X> below), then another key to indicate the type of completion.
+In addition to [[VimTip4|any word completion]] you can use whole <C-x> completion mode. It can complete whole lines (<C-X><C-L>, then <C-P>, <C-N>), filenames (<C-X><C-F>), keywords, words from custom dictionary and many, many others. This mode has many other powerful features, for example when completing word (by <C-X><C-P> or just by <C-P>) you can continue completion with another <C-X><C-P>. For example, after writing such text:
-*<C-X><C-L> complete whole lines
-*<C-X><C-P> complete words (<C-P> has the same effect; <C-X> is not needed)
-*<C-X><C-F> complete file names
-*<C-X><code>s</code> spelling suggestions (after <code>:setl spell</code> to enable spell checking)
-While completion is active, type <C-P> or <C-N> to select the previous or next item.
-For more information, see {{help|ins-completion}}.
-==Example==
-For example, suppose the following text is entered:
 <pre>
 this is first line
@@ Line 29: / Line 17: @@
 </pre>
+Placing cursor at third line and pressing <C-X><C-L> will double last line - <C-N>, <C-P> in this moment can be used to manipulate completed line. Or, instead of completing whole line you can press 'f' and then complete by <C-P> which will result in the word, "first". After that you can <C-X><C-P> to get "line" word (since this is next word after "first"). Try yourself for other powerful combinations.
-With the cursor on the empty third line, and while still in insert mode, pressing <C-X><C-L> will insert a copy of the second line. Select another line with <C-P> or <C-N>.
-If "th" is typed at the start of the third line, pressing <C-X><C-L> will insert the first line because it starts with "th".
+For more help about completion, type
-As an example of word completion, suppose "f" is typed at the start of the third line. Press <C-P> to complete the word using the previous occurrence that starts with "f"—that will insert "first". If you then press <C-X><C-P> the following word will also be inserted (the result will be "first line").
+<pre><nowiki>:</nowiki>help ins-completion</pre>
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