On Wed, Feb 11, 2015 at 7:50 PM, Tim Chase <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 2015-02-11 16:01, Brian L. Matthews wrote:
> > Sweet! That's exactly what I'm looking for. I didn't know about
> > ctrl-R, that seems like it will be generally useful.
>
> It also works in Insert/Replace mode as well, so you can dump the
> contents of *any* register (not just the letter-named registers, but
> filename-registers, system-clipboard registers,
> expression-registers) at your current location in the text. And as a
> side usefulness of this, the expression-register is great for
> inserting the results of math:
>
> <c-r>=8*1024*1024<cr>
>
> will insert the actual value of 8 gigabytes in bytes. Or
>
> <c-r>=system('which bash')<cr>
>
> to insert the results of calling "which bash".
>
> This is another of those vim features that, once you start to use it,
> drives you nuts when you're stuck using some other editor that
> doesn't offer that functionality.
>
>
> > > if you want the ugly details.
> >
> > I like ugly details :-), I just couldn't find them in this case.
>
> Often the curse of vim's help. There are some tips and tricks for
> navigating the help, but sometimes if you don't know the particular
> keywords, you have to ask for a hint here. Fortunately, the breadth
> of vim knowledge on the list is sickeningly strong, and we're a
> friendly bunch who will try to point you in the right direction. :-)
>
> > On the plus side, cmdline.txt (which is where :help c_CTRL-R
> > takes you), looks quite useful, I'll have to read the whole file.
>
> If I may highlight a few more favorite bits from that file to make
> sure you don't miss them:
>
> - ranges can be stacked (":$?APPENDIX?/Miles/-2" addresses the line
> found by going to the end of the file, searching backwards for
> "APPENDIX", then from there searching forward for "Miles", then
> moving back two lines). This becomes ESPECIALLY powerful when
> combined with ":g" commands, e.g.
>
> :g/^CHAPTER/+3;/FOOTNOTES/-2s/foo/bar
>
> - control+F (":help c_CTRL-F") allows you to use the power of vim to
> edit the vim command-line (and your previous search histories).
>
Tim!! I have been using vim for years now and I frequently use the q{:,/,?}
commands. I did not know about ctrl-f from the command line! That is
fantastic! Thank you for pointing that out. I imagine I'll use this quite
often now! This list really is a never-ending fountain of vim knowledge!
>
> There's other useful stuff in there, but I find those two completely
> leveled up how I use Vim.
>
> Hope this sends you down dark rabbit-holes of learning and amps up
> your productivity with Vim. :-)
>
> -tim
>
>
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