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"Slides" and supplemental info from my August 3rd 2016 NYC Vim talk
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# How to Do 90% of What Plugins Do (With Just Vim)



This is a supplementary repository for my August 3, 2016 talk

[How to Do 90% of What Plugins Do (With Just Vim)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XA2WjJbmmoM).



You may also be interested in my Vim cheat sheets:



Basic ([Digital](https://thingsfittogether.com/product/vim-basics-cheat-sheet-digital-download/) | [Print](https://thingsfittogether.com/product/vim-cheat-sheet-basics-print/)):



![Basic Vim Cheat Sheet](https://thingsfittogether.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Vim-Cheatsheet-2-Final-Draft.png)



Advanced ([Digital](https://thingsfittogether.com/product/vim-cheat-sheet-basics-print/) | [Print](https://thingsfittogether.com/product/vim-cheat-sheet-advanced-print/)):



![Advanced Vim Cheat Sheet](https://thingsfittogether.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/vimposterv1movie.png)



# Summary



## Fuzzy File Search



When moving to another buffer with `:b`, hit tab to autocomplete, or

simply hit Enter to go to the first buffer with a unique match to what you

have already typed.



By adding `set path+=**` and `set wildmenu` to the vimrc, we are now

able to hit `Tab` when running a `:find` command to expand partial matches.



Another asterisk (`*`) can be placed in the query to return fuzzy/partial matches.



## Tag jumping



First, download and run `ctags` in your project directory like this: `ctags -R .`



Make sure your Vim working directory is in the same directory as the `tags` file

that gets generated.



Now, you are able to use `^]` to jump to a tag under the cursor, `g^]` to get a

listing of all matching tags, and `^t` to jump *back* up the tag stack.



## Autocomplete



Vim has plenty of ways to do autocomplete. The best is `^n` which works out of the box

according to the `complete` option. Use `^p` to go back in the suggestion list, 

`^y` to accept the current completion choice, and `^e` to cancel out of the autocompletion

dialog to return to your text without making a selection.



There are also a number of other autocomplete features prefixed by `^x`:



- `^x^n` to search within the file

- `^x^f` to complete filenames (works with `path+=**`!)

- `^x^]` to complete *only* tags



And more! `:help ins-completion` for a full listing.



## File Browsing



Vim ships with a builtin file browser called NetRW. To use it, just run `:E`.



## Snippets



Here's an example of a minimal snippet command you can put in your vimrc:



```vim

nnoremap ,html :-1read $HOME/.vim/.skeleton.html

```



Assuming that your home vim directory contains a text file called `.skeleton.html`,

which contains (for example) an empty HTML document, this mapping will insert

a copy of the text file in the current file when you type `,html` in normal mode.



## Build Integration



See the bottom of `no_plugins.vim` for an explanation of how to integrate Vim

with a simple Ruby RSpec build process (**warning**: this has not been updated

since 2016, so it probably does not work anymore).