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How do I get Vim to highlight matching parenthesis?
When I browse code in Vim, I need to see opening and closing parenthesis/ brackets, and pressing % seems unproductive. I tried :set showmatch, but it makes the cursor jump back and forth when you type in a bracket.
How to get Matchit to work-Vim Stack Exchange?
The file ~/.virc is not loaded at all. Also the matchit plugin is an optional plugin. The path to it contains /opt/. So you need packadd! matchit. BTW: If the path to a plugin contains start instead of opt it would be enabled by default. AFAIK the default Vim contains no plugin that is enabled by default.
Is the default Vim plugin enabled by default?
AFAIK the default Vim contains no plugin that is enabled by default. This might be different for binary distributions/packages build by third parties. Thanks for contributing an answer to Vi and Vim Stack Exchange! Please be sure to answer the question.
What’s the correct file name for the Matchit plugin?
As @Klaus already mentioned in his comment, the correct file name for the initialization file is ~/.vimrc. The file ~/.virc is not loaded at all. Also the matchit plugin is an optional plugin. The path to it contains /opt/.
How do you get the matching braces in Vim?
With the cursor on a brace, type v% to select to the matching brace. With the cursor inside a block, type viB (inner block) or vaB (a block, including the braces). Using a mouse, double-click a brace. Community content is available under CC-BY-SA unless otherwise noted.
Is there a script to match all characters in Vim?
The matchit.vim script allows you to configure % to match more than just single characters. You can match words and even regular expressions. Also, matching treats strings and comments (as recognized by the syntax highlighting mechanism) intelligently.
Is there a way to speed up vimrc?
To speed things up, you can set the ‘matchtime’ option. In vimrc : The ‘showmatch’ option will not scroll the screen. To scroll the screen you can use a mapping like: