most simple solution is to alias :q like so: alias :q=`echo \”This is not vim\”` but as someone suggested in commandlinefu, you can use tput to put some color and fun into this. alias :q=\’tput setaf 1; echo >&2 \”this is NOT vi(m) :/\”; tput sgr0\’ Sphere: Related Content Technorati Tags: Alias, bash, vi, vim
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Add current date and time in vim
Last few days I was quite busy. So this time very quick tip Add the following to the ~/.vimrc file imap dt :r! dateA And now whenever you type dt in the insert mode in vi, date will be inserted. Sphere: Related Content Technorati Tags: Linux, Vim Tips
stop indentation on current file in vim to keep the indentation from copied text.
I have been looking for this for quite some time. Finally found two easy ways to do it: :setlocal noautoindent :setlocal nocindent :setlocal nosmartindent :setlocal indentexpr= Just use the above four commands when the file is already open to stop all the indentation/smart indentation/auto indentation in vim for the current file. If you want to [...]
Hi, I am Amit Agarwal. I am the sole author of this blog and have worked on Linux for more than 10 Years now. My favourite is Fedora and am using Fedora at home and office.
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