JadedEvan · September 22, 2011 18:24 · Aug 7, 2012 · Aug 7, 2012 · Apr 26, 2012 · Nov 11, 2011
diff --git a/vim-notes.mdown b/vim-notes.mdown
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ Sets the offset when scrolling through a document. A value of 30 will keep a mar
 
 Additional buffer settings
 
-    * `:set list` - show invisible characters
-    * `:set nolist` - hide invisible characters
+* `:set list` - show invisible characters
+* `:set nolist` - hide invisible characters
 
 ### Functions
 

diff --git a/vim-notes.mdown b/vim-notes.mdown
@@ -6,6 +6,11 @@
 
 Sets the offset when scrolling through a document. A value of 30 will keep a marginal amount of space while scrolling, a value of 999 will keep the cursor centered in the screen, a value of 0 restores Vim's default behavior. All of the above can be added to your *~/.vimrc* file to set editor defaults. [Vim wikia - scroll centering](http://vim.wikia.com/wiki/Keep_your_cursor_centered_vertically_on_the_screen)
 
+Additional buffer settings
+
+    * `:set list` - show invisible characters
+    * `:set nolist` - hide invisible characters
+
 ### Functions
 
     :let i=1 | %g/fixture_\d\=$/s/fixture_\d\=$/\=i/ |let i=i+1

diff --git a/vim-notes.mdown b/vim-notes.mdown
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ Delete all text in the line after matching first word in lines 12-21.
 
 Useful command for removing the ^M characters that come from Windows/DOS file encodings. \#1 saves the file, \#2 edits file again, using dos file format ('fileformats' is ignored). \#3 - buffer will use LF-only line endings when written. \#4 write buffer using unix (LF-only) line endings. 
 
+Alternately, to remove `^M` characters:
+
+    :%s/<ctrl-v><enter>/\r/g
+
 ### Substitutions and Files
 
     :arg some/path/**/*.mdown

diff --git a/vim-notes.mdown b/vim-notes.mdown
@@ -36,4 +36,8 @@ Useful command for removing the ^M characters that come from Windows/DOS file en
     :arg some/path/**/*.mdown
     :argdo %s/some_expression_here/some_replacement_here/g | update
 
-Searches recursively sub directories in `some/path` for files named *.markdown, then performs the substitution command provided in the second line. You can add the /gc flag if you want to confirm your substitutions. Will perform operation on all matching files.
+Searches recursively sub directories in `some/path` for files named *.markdown, then performs the substitution command provided in the second line. You can add the /gc flag if you want to confirm your substitutions. Will perform operation on all matching files.
+
+    $ vim "+%s/foo/bar/g" "+wq" foo.txt
+
+Command line invocation of vim. Any argument passed in with a plus in front of the arguments will be run in Vim's ex mode. The command above will replace all occurances of "foo" with "bar" and write the changes. Note that any valid Vim ex mode command can be run this way.
diff --git a/vim-notes.mdown b/vim-notes.mdown
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ Useful command for removing the ^M characters that come from Windows/DOS file en
 
 ### Substitutions and Files
 
-    :arg *.mdown
+    :arg some/path/**/*.mdown
     :argdo %s/some_expression_here/some_replacement_here/g | update
 
-Searches current directory for any file matching *.markdown, then performs the substitution command provided in the second line. You can add the /gc flag if you want to confirm your substitutions. Will perform operation on all matching files.
+Searches recursively sub directories in `some/path` for files named *.markdown, then performs the substitution command provided in the second line. You can add the /gc flag if you want to confirm your substitutions. Will perform operation on all matching files.
diff --git a/vim-notes.mdown b/vim-notes.mdown
@@ -29,4 +29,11 @@ Delete all text in the line after matching first word in lines 12-21.
     :setlocal ff=unix
     :w
 
-Useful command for removing the ^M characters that come from Windows/DOS file encodings. \#1 saves the file, \#2 edits file again, using dos file format ('fileformats' is ignored). \#3 - buffer will use LF-only line endings when written. \#4 write buffer using unix (LF-only) line endings. 
+Useful command for removing the ^M characters that come from Windows/DOS file encodings. \#1 saves the file, \#2 edits file again, using dos file format ('fileformats' is ignored). \#3 - buffer will use LF-only line endings when written. \#4 write buffer using unix (LF-only) line endings. 
+
+### Substitutions and Files
+
+    :arg *.mdown
+    :argdo %s/some_expression_here/some_replacement_here/g | update
+
+Searches current directory for any file matching *.markdown, then performs the substitution command provided in the second line. You can add the /gc flag if you want to confirm your substitutions. Will perform operation on all matching files.
diff --git a/vim-notes.mdown b/vim-notes.mdown
@@ -1,5 +1,32 @@
+### Buffer Settings
+
     :set scrolloffset=30
     :set scrolloffset=999
     :set so=0
 
-Sets the offset when scrolling through a document. A value of 30 will keep a marginal amount of space while scrolling, a value of 999 will keep the cursor centered in the screen, a value of 0 restores Vim's default behavior. [Vim wikia - scroll centering](http://vim.wikia.com/wiki/Keep_your_cursor_centered_vertically_on_the_screen)
+Sets the offset when scrolling through a document. A value of 30 will keep a marginal amount of space while scrolling, a value of 999 will keep the cursor centered in the screen, a value of 0 restores Vim's default behavior. All of the above can be added to your *~/.vimrc* file to set editor defaults. [Vim wikia - scroll centering](http://vim.wikia.com/wiki/Keep_your_cursor_centered_vertically_on_the_screen)
+
+### Functions
+
+    :let i=1 | %g/fixture_\d\=$/s/fixture_\d\=$/\=i/ |let i=i+1
+
+Matches a pattern throughout the document, increments the number.
+
+### File Manipulation
+
+    :norm jdd
+
+Delete every other line
+
+    12,21s/^\(\<\w\+\>\).*$/\1/g
+
+Delete all text in the line after matching first word in lines 12-21.
+
+### File Conversion
+
+    :update
+    :e ++ff=dos 	
+    :setlocal ff=unix
+    :w
+
+Useful command for removing the ^M characters that come from Windows/DOS file encodings. \#1 saves the file, \#2 edits file again, using dos file format ('fileformats' is ignored). \#3 - buffer will use LF-only line endings when written. \#4 write buffer using unix (LF-only) line endings. 
diff --git a/vim-notes.mdown b/vim-notes.mdown
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+    :set scrolloffset=30
+    :set scrolloffset=999
+    :set so=0
+
+Sets the offset when scrolling through a document. A value of 30 will keep a marginal amount of space while scrolling, a value of 999 will keep the cursor centered in the screen, a value of 0 restores Vim's default behavior. [Vim wikia - scroll centering](http://vim.wikia.com/wiki/Keep_your_cursor_centered_vertically_on_the_screen)