Visual mode of VIM

jcky · 11-20-2009, 08:45 PM

In visual mode, when you used the 'ctrl + v' function, you could use 'gq' shortcut key to format the current line to 'textwidth' columns.
I want to know how to find the parameters 'textwidth' and how to modify it?
Thanks!

bartonski · 11-21-2009, 03:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jcky

In visual mode, when you used the 'ctrl + v' function, you could use 'gq' shortcut key to format the current line to 'textwidth' columns.
I want to know how to find the parameters 'textwidth' and how to modify it?
Thanks!

Code:

:set tw

Will show you current textwidth. The default is 0, which disables textwidth and all associated features.

Code:

:set tw=80

Sets textwidth to 80. Obviouslly, this doesn't have to be 80.

I'm just going by what the help pages for gvim told me, I haven't actually tried this.

cola · 01-03-2010, 04:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jcky

In visual mode, when you used the 'ctrl + v' function, you could use 'gq' shortcut key to format the current line to 'textwidth' columns.
I want to know how to find the parameters 'textwidth' and how to modify it?
Thanks!

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