33 lines
744 B
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33 lines
744 B
Markdown
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title: "vim windows"
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tags: [ "vim", "format", "linewrap" ]
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requires: [ "vim basics" ]
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---
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Wrap lines in a file to 80 characters with `gqG`.
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Take this markdown file:
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```markdown
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This is a looooooooooooooooooooooooong line, and reeeeeeeeeeeeeeding it can be a paaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaiiiiiiiiiiiiin in the aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarse.
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```
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Reformat the line to the proper text width by pressing `gqw`.
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The output looks like this:
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```markdown
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This is a looooooooooooooooooooooooong line, and reeeeeeeeeeeeeeding it can be
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a paaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaiiiiiiiiiiiiin in the
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aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarse.
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```
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This works with chunks of text in visual mode.
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Change what width the text should be:
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```vim
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:set textwidth=100
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```
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