Basically, :set tw=80
, then use the gq
command to reformat preexisting text. To auto-wrap the entire file, go to the first line and type gqG
(note capital G).
How to format text, such that single line will not exceed N characters [duplicate]
Pergunta
I want to know what is the best practice to format selected text, such that each column does not exceed N characters.
For example I had this text at the begging (Note the text doesn't exceed 80 columns):
aaaaaaa aaaaa aaaaaa aaaaa aaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaa
aaaaa aaaaaaa aaaaaa aaaaaaaaa a aaaa aaaaaaaaa aaaaaaa aaaaaaa aaaa
aaaaa aaaaaaa aaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaa aaaaaa aaaaaaaa aaaaa a aaaaaaaaaaaaaa
aaaaaaa aaaa aaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaa aaaaaaaa aaaaaaa aaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaa
aaaaaa aaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaa aaaaa aaaaa aaaaaaaa aaaaa aaa aaaaa
And then suddenly I had to change the first line and and text like:
BBBBBB BB B BBB BB BBB BBB BBB BBBB BBBBBBBBBBBB
Such the text will become similar to this:
aaaaaaa aaaaa BBBBBB BB B BBB BB BBB BBB BBB BBBB BBBBBBBBBBBB aaaaaa aaaaa aaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaa
aaaaa aaaaaaa aaaaaa aaaaaaaaa a aaaa aaaaaaaaa aaaaaaa aaaaaaa aaaa
aaaaa aaaaaaa aaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaa aaaaaa aaaaaaaa aaaaa a aaaaaaaaaaaaaa
aaaaaaa aaaa aaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaa aaaaaaaa aaaaaaa aaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaa
aaaaaa aaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaa aaaaa aaaaa aaaaaaaa aaaaa aaa aaaaa
So what is the easiest way to format the text to kind force the limit on columns
up to 80
characters?
P.S
I don't wan't to format every line manually.
Solução
Outras dicas
See this question.
Set textwidth to 80, move to the start of the file (can be done with Ctrl-Home or gg), and type gqG.
gqG formats the text starting from the current position and to the end of the file. It will automatically join consecutive lines when possible. You can place a blank line between two lines if you don't want those two to be joined together.