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Vim is a free and open-source modal text editor available for most major platforms.

How to specify a editor to open crontab file? "export EDITOR=vi" does not work

I'm using Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, and I want to set the vim editor to edit the crontab file. If …

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Vim: How to insert in visual block mode?

How can you insert when you are in visual block mode (by pressing ctrl-V) in Vim?

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How can I make my match non greedy in vim?

I have a big HTML file that has lots of markup that looks like this: <p class="MsoNormal" style="…

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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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Running Python code in Vim

I am writing Python code using Vim, and every time I want to run my code, I type this inside …

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go to character in vim

I'm getting an error message from a python script at position 21490. How can I go to this position in Vim?

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Why I've got no crontab entry on OS X when using vim?

I would like to use cron on my Mac. I choose it over launchd, because I want to be able …

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How to view UTF-8 Characters in VIM or Gvim

I work on webpages involving Non-English scripts from time to time, most of them uses utf-8 charset, VIM and Gvim …

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Simple Vim commands you wish you'd known earlier

I'm learning new commands in Vim all the time, but I'm sure everyone learns something new once in a while. …

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Why should I use an IDE?

In another question, Mark speaks highly of IDEs, saying "some people still just dont know "why" they should use one...". …

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