vim misc

copy from vim to vim command line:
yank text then

:^r"

execute yanked vim code
yank code then

:@"

" is register

display hex, octal ... of character under cursor

ga

display special characters

:digraphs

insert special character
press ctlr+k plus key from ":digraphs" in insert mode

vimrc

general vimrc file

" indent

set autoindent

set smartindent

" spaces instead of tab

set tabstop=4

set shiftwidth=4

" briefly jumps to the matching brace/bracket

set showmatch

" flashes the screen when the command does not work instead of beep

set vb t_vb=

set ruler " show the cursor position all the time

set scrolloff=3 " keep 3 lines when scrolling

syntax on " syntax highlighing

" font and color

set guifont=Courier_New

colorscheme koehler

" turn backup off

set nobackup

" line numbers

:set nu