Underline the current line in vim
Answer:
Underline the current editing line in vim is very useful, to do so, follow the guide below.
1. Press [ESC] to get into command mode
2. Enter :set cursorline
Set filename in terminal title in vim
Answer:
To display the currently editing filename in the title of terminal of vim, you can try the tricks below:
1. Press [ESC] to get into command mode
2. Enter :set title
Display non-printable character in vim
Answer:
To display non-printable characters, such as control characters in vim, you can try the tricks below:
1. Press [ESC] to get into command mode
2. Enter :set list
If you want to turn off the non-printable character, enter :set nolist will revert the option set above.
How do I find and replace non-printable characters in vim?
Answer:
To replace non-printable characters in vim, e.g. get rid of ^M, you need to use the following replace method.
:%s/^M//g
Notes: The ^M above was inputted by holding down "Ctrl+v+m" at the same time.
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Open UTF8 file with Vim
Answer:
If you opened an UTF-8 file, you need to let vim know by using the command below, after entering the command mode by pressing Esc + :
: set encoding=utf8
