Tip #22: handle common typos for :commands

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created:		February 27, 2001 7:11		complexity:		basic
author:		[email protected]		as of Vim:		5.7

I frequently hold the shift key for too long when typing, for instance :wq, and end up with :Wq. Vim then whines "Not an editor command: Wq" In my .vimrc, I have taught vim my common typos: command! Q quit command! W write command! Wq wq " this one won't work, because :X is already a built-in command command! X xit

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[email protected], February 28, 2001 10:54

Or you can also do a cabbrev to change :Wq to :wq. Would be done like this: cabbrev Wq wq

[email protected], March 21, 2001 14:31

I like that cabbrev tip. That lets you get away with: cabbrev X x The drawback is that it becomes tricky to use "X" as a work in any command. For example, with "cabbrev X x", you cannot perform the search "/X" --> the abbrev changes it to "/x"

parakleta at@ darkreality dot. org, May 11, 2004 10:49

Even better that :wq to write and quit, just type ZZ instead, much quicker, and you can keep the shift key down.

[email protected], September 2, 2004 1:31

:x is even quicker




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