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