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TIL: Recursive vs. Non-recursive Mappings in Vim

Emre Şahin — 2021-01-04T18:43:07+00:00

The difference between imap/inoremap, vmap/vnoremap, and nmap/nnoremap is the recursive definition. When we map using nmap w dd, the original function of w is lost. We cannot remap nmap v w and expect the functionality of the original w.

A Vim Guide for Intermediate Users

Configuring Vim Undotree

Emre Şahin — 2021-01-02T16:16:59+00:00

To enable persistent undo and configure the undotree plugin, add the following settings to your vimrc file:

" Save undo trees in files
set undofile
set undodir=~/.vim/undo

" Number of undo levels saved
set undolevels=10000

For more information on intermediate Vim usage, see this guide.

TIL: Enabling Spell Checking in Vim

Emre Şahin — 2020-12-26T01:07:26+00:00

This command enables spell checking:

:setlocal spell spelllang=en_us

This enables the spell option and configures it to check for US English.

Unrecognized words are highlighted with one of the following:

	SpellBad	word not recognized			|hl-SpellBad|
	SpellCap	word not capitalised			|hl-SpellCap|
	SpellRare	rare word				|hl-SpellRare|
	SpellLocal	wrong spelling for selected region	|hl-SpellLocal|

Vim only checks for spelling; it does not perform grammar checks.

Syncing IdeaVim with the System Clipboard

Emre Şahin — 2018-02-14T10:15:21+00:00

I began using the IdeaVim plugin for Android Studio some time ago. It is a great tool, but as a Vim newbie, I was not aware that Vim does not use the system clipboard (Windows, macOS, Linux, etc.) for copy and paste operations by default. As a result, when you use the y (yank) command in IdeaVim, the text is not available to paste into other applications.

The solution is simple: add the following line to your ~/.ideavimrc file:

set clipboard+=unnamed