Awesome
traces.vim
Overview
This plugin highlights patterns and ranges for Ex commands in Command-line mode.
It also provides live preview for :substitute
.
Requirements
Vim 8.1
or
Neovim 0.2.3
Feature comparison
Note: some of the features provided by this plugin are already present in Vim/Neovim.
traces.vim | Vim | Neovim | |
---|---|---|---|
:substitute preview | ✓ | ✓ | |
pattern preview for :substitute | ✓ | ✓<sup>[1]</sup> | ✓ |
pattern preview for :global , :vglobal , :sort | ✓ | ✓<sup>[1]</sup> | ✓<sup>[2]</sup> |
pattern preview for :vimgrep | ✓<sup>[1]</sup> | ✓<sup>[2]</sup> | |
off-screen results window for :substitute | ✓ | ✓ | |
off-screen results window for :global , :vglobal , :sort | ✓ | ||
range preview | ✓ |
[1] added by patch v8.1.0271
[2] available in Neovim 0.5.0
Example
Installation
Use plugin/runtimepath manager of choice or install manually with the following command:
Linux
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/markonm/traces.vim ~/.vim/pack/plugins/start/traces.vim
Windows
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/markonm/traces.vim %HOMEPATH%/vimfiles/pack/plugins/start/traces.vim