Comment on Vim Splits – Move Faster and More NaturallyparentComments−johncoltrane13yIt's worth noting that :vsplit can and should be shortened to :vsAlso, depending on how you like to work, keeping a stable working directory can be very useful: :vs **/bar<Tab> is somehow less mentally taxing than: :vs ../../models/bar.php−thedufer13yCan you point me to docs on in file searching? Those symbols are predictably hard to google. Based on a little messing around, it appears that * is what I expect from bash, and can also include directory separators.−johncoltrane13yGoogle is not the right place to search for help: Vim comes with an extensive and easily searchable documentation. :h ** is all you need to get your answer.−BostX13yGoogle helps when you don't exactly know what's the name of the thing you're looking for. That's in my case 85% of all searches.−johncoltrane13yYou could try :helpgrep foo next time.−thedufer13yWow. I did not think vim help would deal with symbols well, either. Thanks!−johncoltrane13y :h starstar roughly means the same thing as -r or -R.
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It's worth noting that :vsplit can and should be shortened to :vs
Also, depending on how you like to work, keeping a stable working directory can be very useful:
is somehow less mentally taxing than:Can you point me to docs on in file searching? Those symbols are predictably hard to google. Based on a little messing around, it appears that * is what I expect from bash, and can also include directory separators.
Google is not the right place to search for help: Vim comes with an extensive and easily searchable documentation.
is all you need to get your answer.Google helps when you don't exactly know what's the name of the thing you're looking for. That's in my case 85% of all searches.
You could try :helpgrep foo next time.
Wow. I did not think vim help would deal with symbols well, either. Thanks!