On Fri, 25 Aug 2017 20:30:14 -0400
Harry Putnam <[email protected]> wrote:

> Any one here familiar with emacs cperl mode, that can tell me how to
> get something similar when using vim?
> 
> If not familiar, `cperl-mode' trys to offer a host of short cuts that
> insert quite a bit of standard code for you... a simple example is;
> if you type `if<spc>' `cperl-mode' inserts:
> 
>   if (_) {
>   }
> 
> With the underscore indicating where the cursor is left.
> 
> I vaguely remember using something with vim, years ago, that did
> something similar, but no longer remember how to load that sort of
> thing.
> 
> With my current vim setup (just the basic install on debian using
> `aptitude install vim'), plus a .vimrc carted around from OS to OS for
> years. 
> 
> If opening a perl script, I get syntax highlighting but when coding I
> get no help... no tricky inserts or the like. 
> 

Do you mean key mappings$ Type the following and press ENTER:

:help map


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