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This is a tutorial on some of the interesting uses for the % in vim. It has two main functions. One in non-editing mode and one in ex mode. To watch the uncompressed version, head over to my blog at http://justinlilly.com

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7. Pete Smith Mon, 24 May 2010 16:15

I am enjoying the VIM tutorials. Thank you very much, sir!


6. anonymous Sun, 26 Jul 2009 00:48

Great tip, learned something new!


5. anonymous Sat, 25 Jul 2009 23:16

cool tutorial. you mentioned using % in codes. but how about in python? Python have no brackets. so we won't be able to jump around using that.


4. Suhas Kaundinya Fri, 16 Jan 2009 11:53

Could you please make a tutorial explaining the basic setup of Vim on Mac - how to setup the environment? customize the look using .vimrc file? how to enable vertical split screen? And any other general tips that could make the life of a beginner/novice easier.


3. anonymous Wed, 03 Sep 2008 06:34

@anonymous Yes, that works because you specify a line range for that command. :1,8s/find/replace/g would replace on lines 1 through 8. by adding the % operator there, you're telling it you want it to search through the entire file.


2. anonymous Tue, 02 Sep 2008 09:28

I use the % with for regular expersions like :%s/find/replace/g


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good intro
bootux 37 days ago
Vim: Installing plugins

I love emacs but I realize that I need to learn vim.

Videos like this. takes away the boring parts

and turn the learning process into something fun

thanks!!!

I value your work!!!
Andres Kwan 48 days ago
An Introduction to Vim Macros

Very helpful video. It would be better if it was a higher quality video.
Paul Lindberg 2 months ago
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Thanks. Now your voice was more clean than the vid before. Better :D
xpilz 3 months ago
An Introduction to Vim Macros

Really helpful. I needed an example like this of using makros.
xpilz 3 months ago
Vim % operator

I am enjoying the VIM tutorials. Thank you very much, sir!
Pete Smith 3 months ago
Vim Intro

Really helpful introduction, found new tip of using. Thanks!
MIke 3 months ago
Vim Selections

I´d knew that vim was awesome but I not wondered that it could do it \o/
Marco 3 months ago
Vim: Installing plugins

I installed my NERD_tree plugin exactly as prescribed but I get "Ambiguous use of user-defined command" when I try to run it.

Any help is appreciated.

Thanks and regards,

Frank
Franklin Russell 3 months ago
An Introduction to Vim Macros

Good work and please thanks for helping us to learn.

Keep it up.
fred 3 months ago
Vim Intro

Awesome tips; thanks!
Buffalo Billion 4 months ago
Vim: Installing plugins

Thanks Justin.. was really useful
cp 4 months ago
Vim Selections

nice work :) i like it
Wolf 5 months ago
Vim Selections

Very fast, but very helpful. I watched some of your videos multiple times in order to recall all the cool tricks. A search video might be helpful, too. Thanks!
Lisa 6 months ago
Vim Selections

Hi, nice tutorial, well presented and organised - thanks!
Seb 7 months ago
Vim Selections

Thanks that was very usefull
carlos 7 months ago
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Thanks! I was actually trying to figure out how to install the snippetsemu plugin. However, I don't think you explained how to install vimball, which you have to do before you can install .vba plugins.
Alex Robbins 7 months ago
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Great video tutorial. Thank you
anonymous 9 months ago
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Thank you for your videos!
anonymous 9 months ago
Vim: Installing plugins

Video was definitely useful. I didn't know that this .vim folder should be created, so I spent a lot of time to search for its equivalent since I was not finding this exact location. Thanks a lot :)
anonymous 9 months ago
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