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--- vim_notes [2020/11/03 22:05] – [join lines with a character] raju
+++ vim_notes [2023/08/02 18:18] (current) – [print full file name] raju
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+===== How can I =====
+==== vertical alignment of columns ====
+  * [[pretty_print_csv_data#vim | pretty print csv data in vim]]
+==== show line endings ====
+  * https://stackoverflow.com/questions/3569997/how-to-find-out-line-endings-in-a-text-file -> https://stackoverflow.com/a/3570051
+==== change the encoding to utf-8 ====
+<code>
+:set fileencoding=utf8
+:w myfilename
+</code>
+Ref:- https://stackoverflow.com/questions/9310274/how-can-i-use-vim-to-convert-my-file-to-utf8
 ==== insert newline in search and replace ====
   :%s/29/\r29/gc
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   * https://vi.stackexchange.com/a/14248/12620
+==== Preprocess files before diffing them ====
+  * [[Preprocess files before diffing them]]
+tags | vimdiff, sort
+==== print full file name ====
+  * :echo expand("%:p")
+  * :!ls %:p
+  * :!realpath % - be aware that realpath is not POSIX
+  * :!echo "$PWD/%" - very difficult to type this!
+  * 1 followed by ctrl-g - shows full path name but does not expand "~" to home directory
+  * :'<,'>!realpath % - to replace the current selection with the file path
+  * set statusline+=%F - will show full filename in the status bar
+  * ctrl-g - shows file path relative to vim's current working directory
+Ref:- http://vi.stackexchange.com/questions/104/how-can-i-see-the-full-path-of-the-current-file