How to display hidden characters in vi / vim Basic Linux Add comments Jan 102010 How to display hidden characters in vi / vim Answer: In vi / vim, type set: list To turn off, type set: nolist Related posts: Display non-printable character in vim List hidden files in Linux Split on specific characters on Bash Script’s for loop Show hidden files in Mac OSX Swap last two characters in Bash Leave a Reply Cancel reply Name (required) E-mail (required) URI Your Comment You may use these HTML tags and attributes: <a href="" title=""> <abbr title=""> <acronym title=""> <b> <blockquote cite=""> <cite> <code> <del datetime=""> <em> <i> <q cite=""> <strike> <strong>