The Goal

• Increase Vim Understanding: Help users become more proficient with Vim.
• Offer Powerful Options: Introduce built-in features that enhance workflow.

Not A Goal

• Hate Vim Plugins: The speaker does not express disdain for plugins.
• Discourage Plugin Use: The aim is not to convince users to stop using plugins.

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Finding Files

• Fuzzy File Search: Search through subfolders with tab-completion.

set path+=**

• Display all matching files when we tab complete

set wildmenu

• Usage: Use :find with partial matches and * for fuzzy searching, Autocomplete open buffers with :b.

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Tag Jumping

• Creating Tags: Generate a tags file using ctags.

command! MakeTags !ctags -R .

• Navigation: Jump to tags using ^], handle ambiguous tags with g^], and return to previous tags with ^t.

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Autocomplete

• Insert Mode Completion: Various completion options available in insert mode.
  • ^x^n for just this file
  • ^x^f for filename (works with our path track!)
  • ^x^] for tags only
  • ^n for everything specified by the complete option
• Navigation: Use ^n and ^p to cycle through suggestions.

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File Browsing

• Netrw Configuration: Customize file browsing settings.

let g:netrw_banner=0 # disable annoying banner
let g:netrw_browse_split=4 # Open pointer window
let g:netrw_altv=1 # open splits to the right
let g:netrw_liststyle=3 # tree view
let g:netrw_list_hide=netrw_gitignoreHide()
let g:netrw_list_hide=',\(^\|\s\s)\zs\.\S\+'

• Usage: Open a file browser with :edit, and use <CR>/v/t for split/tab options.
• Check |netrw-browse-maps| for more mappings

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Snippets

• HTML Template Insertion: Quickly insert a skeleton HTML template.

nnoremap ,html :-1read $HOME/.vim/.skeleton.html<CR>3jwf>a

• Usage: Type ,html in normal mode to import the template.

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Build Integration

• RSpec Integration: Configure Vim to run RSpec tests.

set makeprg=bundle\ exec\ rspec\ -f\ QuickFixFormatter

• Usage: Run tests with :make, list errors with :cl, and navigate errors using :cc#, :cn, and :cp.

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Additional Helpful Tips

• Access help documentation easily:

:help ^n
:help i_^n
:help c_^n
:helpgrep windows # to search through all help docs and print result but windows

This talk provides practical insights into leveraging Vim’s built-in features, encouraging users to explore and utilize these tools for a more efficient coding experience.