vim-repeat

Below are some various things I actually use... and not all of the junk in my vimrc I don't actually use. Plugins: https://github.com/tmhedberg/matchit https://github.com/tpope/vim-sleuth https://github.com/tpope/vim-repeat https://github.com/tpope/vim-surround https://github.com/junegunn/fzf.vim (also see https://jesseleite.com/posts/2/its-dangerous-to-vim-alone-ta... ) Some snippets: https://github.com/mhinz/vim-galore#change-cursor-style-depe... https://github.com/mhinz/vim-galore#saner-behavior-of-n-and-... and a similar snippet: " consistent direction regardless of initial charsearch direction for ; and , nnoremap <expr> ; ',;'[getcharsearch().forward] nnoremap <expr> , ';,'[getcharsearch().forward] I use my arrow keys for buffer navigation in normal mode: nnoremap <up> :Buffers<cr> nnoremap <down> :b#<cr> nn

Use vim-repeat: https://github.com/tpope/vim-repeat

People seem to swear by NerdTree, but I personally don't see the purpose of it. Sure it may be nice to see your file structure sometimes, but having a terminal open or even just the actual folder window open solves that. Everything else can be done with the built-in :Ex command, which lets you navigate to open files, create new files, rename, delete, mostly everything you want. As for other plug-ins, there are a few I would recommend (can you tell I'm a Tim Pope fan?): - vim-commentary: Gives bindings for commenting out code quickly: https://github.com/tpope/vim-commentary - vim-surround: Easily surround selected text with symbols: https://github.com/tpope/vim-surround - vim-unimpared: Adds bindings for some misc. commands, like enabling relative line numbers and spellcheck: https://github.com/tpope/vim-unimpaired - vim-repeat: Allows man

It's worth remembering that . (i.e. dot) repeats the last edit command. vim-repeat ( https://github.com/tpope/vim-repeat ) makes this even better. Although, there are still several situations where macros are better, especially things that involve several motions and edits. (I tend to use qw because w is more convenient to hit after @). Also, it's occasionally useful to remember that you can use the double quote character " to paste a macro, edit it and then update it. i.e. ( "ep .... edit ... ^"ed$ )

I'm in the opposite boat: i stuck with Janus and actually dug in the source and played with it to understand exactly what was there. Janus is incredibly awesome and easy to extend, I'd highly recommend you gave it another chance and really read the docs and try to understand why it is what it is. Must have plugins are also https://github.com/tpope/vim-surround and https://github.com/tpope/vim-repeat