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Is it possible to run Windows gVim from Cygwin?
Do yourself a favor, don’t attempt to run a windows gvim from cygwin. The set of environment variables is likely completely different, and the pain of backslash directory separators, blanks in filenames, inability to understand /cygwin paths makes this an exercise in futility.
How to indent a whole file in Vim?
This one will auto indent the whole file and still keep your cursor in the position you are: Just go to visual mode in vim , and select from up to down lines after selecting just press = , All the selected line will be indented. For vi Editor, use :insert.
How to get the start of a file in Vim?
So, gg to get the start of the file, = to indent, G to the end of the file, gg=G. Before pasting into the terminal, try :set paste and then :set nopaste after you’re done.
How to fix Vim creating files with DOS line endings?
(And by “fix” I do not mean something that requires me to convert each file individually. That’s not a fix. That’s what’s totally broken.) Setting only fileformat may not be enough, depending on a few factors. Try this: To understand what these do, have a look at :help fileformats, etc.
Are there different versions of Vim for Windows?
Since there are so many different versions of MS operating systems, there are several versions of Vim for them. For Vim 5.x, Vim 6.x and Vim 7 look in the pc directory (ftp).
Why is Vim busy for 10 to 20 hours?
Even if I do not forget to make the change in options to “noincsearch” vim begins to search and is busy for 10 to 20 hours. Because the file, I am editing is very large. This may be caused by a typo or by a “normal” search backwards for a seldom text. The problem is, that in this state vim is not interruptible. CTRL-C does not work.
Where can I find Vim for other Sun systems?
Vim for other Sun systems can be found at http://sunfreeware.com/ . It includes GUI and console versions, for 32 bit and 64 bit systems. You can select what you want to install and includes an uninstaller. It supports many interfaces, such as Perl, Tcl, Lua, Python and Ruby.