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Getting Fast File Finder Functionality Out of Vim
Problem: All of these other editors have handy functionality to quickly find a file Solution: ctrlp.vim is a plugin that allows you to do that. The plugin’s page has full instructions, but the most important detail after work done in yesterday’s post to declutter my vim windows: After pressing Ctrl-P, use <c-t> or <c-v>, <c-x>…
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Avoiding Scattered Vim Windows in MacVim
Problem: I open too many windows in vim, which get buried in the clutter on my Mac OS X desktop. Solution: Open files in MacVim in an existing window using a tab mvim –remote-tab new_file_to_open.rb Open files in MacVim in an existing window using a split mvim –remote-send “:split `pwd`/new_file_to_open.rb<CR>” I packaged this in a zsh…