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' There are certain files that we would never want to edit with Vim. ' Make wildmenu behave like similar to Bash completion. ' Enable auto completion menu after pressing TAB. You can also enable auto completion to Vim. You will see a list of files matching the file you are searching for. Vim has a similar feature called wildmenu.Р”Р„dd the following lines to enable the wildmenu feature. ' Set the commands to save in history default number is 20.Р”В«ash completion is a great feature which saves keystrokes by auto completing what you type. ' Show the mode you are on the last line. ' Show partial command you type in the last line of the screen. ' This will allow you to search specifically for capital letters.

' Override the ignorecase option if searching for capital letters. ' While searching though a file incrementally highlight matching characters as you type. Allow long lines to extend as far as the line goes. ' Do not let cursor scroll below or above N number of lines when scrolling. Here are some more common setting that enhance the editing experience.Р”В®ach line contains a comment above it explaining what it does.Р”Р„dd the following lines to the. ' Highlight cursor line underneath the cursor vertically. ' Highlight cursor line underneath the cursor horizontally. You can pinpoint exactly where the cursor is located by highlighting the line it is on horizontally and vertically.Р”Р„dd these lines to enable this feature. ' Add numbers to each line on the left-hand side. You can also choose to display line numbers to make navigating the file easier. This is what it looks like before: And after:

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The next line we add will enable syntax highlighting and make your code easier to read. ' Load an indent file for the detected file type. ' Enable plugins and load plugin for the detected file type. Vim will be able to try to detect the type of file in use. vimrc file: ' Disable compatibility with vi which can cause unexpected issues. I use double quote characters to comment out lines.Р”Р„dd the following lines to your. $ touch ~/.vimrcР”Р‡irst let's add some basic settings that will improve your editing experience. РІвЂќвЂќРІвЂќР‚РІвЂќР‚ plugged/ $ mkdir -p ~/.vim ~/.vim/autoload ~/.vim/backup ~/.vim/color ~/.vim/pluggedР”В¬reate a. vimrc file.Р”Р‡irst create the following directory structure in your home directory.vim/ In this article I will show you a few ways you can customize your. vimrc file you can increase your Vim powers tenfold.

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vimrc file lets you use the full power of Vim.