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basic Tip #649: expand existing abbreviation

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created:   February 4, 2004 7:07      complexity:   basic
author:   Yakov Lerner      as of Vim:   6.0

This mapping expands existing abbreviation

map <C-X><C-X> diw:exe "normal i".@"<cr>

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<<Uniq - Removing duplicate lines | abbreviation that prompts whether to expand it or not >>

Additional Notes

[email protected], February 4, 2004 7:54
That won't work if the abbrev. is the last word on the line. Try:

:nno <C-X><C-X> ciw@<Esc>"_s<C-R>"<Esc>b
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