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Search for string and get count in vi editor

I want to search for a string and find the number of occurrences in a file using the vi editor.

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What are the dark corners of Vim your mom never told you about?

There are a plethora of questions where people talk about common tricks, notably "Vim+ctags tips and tricks". However, I …

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Auto-indent spaces with C in vim?

I've been somewhat spoiled using Eclipse and java. I started using vim to do C coding in a linux environment, …

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How to take off line numbers in Vi?

For displaying line numbers in a file, I use command: set numbers What is the command to clear line numbers …

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How do I tidy up an HTML file's indentation in VI?

How do I fix the indentation of his huge html files which was all messed up? I tried the usual "…

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Traversing text in Insert mode

While in Insert Mode in Vim, is there any way to traverse the text moving some characters forward and backward …

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How do I close all open tabs at once?

If I have 10 tabs opened, I have to close each one using ":q" separately. How can I close them all …

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Syntax highlighting in vim for python

How do I do I set the syntax highlighting in Vim 7 for python? I would like to set my own …

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vim "modifiable" is off

Trying to create a new file with nerd tree. I hit the a key to create a new file and …

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How to do column editing in vim?

Vim is pretty powerful when editing by line - the search/replace tools are modeled to work linewise. But what …

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