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Questions tagged [linux]

For questions specific to the Linux operating system.

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How to change the space between lines in vim?

I'm wondering whether changing the space between lines is possible. How can I change "Line spacing"?
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Why does "set ruler" get reset to noruler?

I have set ruler in my .vimrc. If I run vim and then :verbose set ruler? to check the status of this setting, on Ubuntu Linux it says : noruler Last set from ~/.vimrc At the bash prompt, grep says : $ grep ruler .vimrc set ruler And on…
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ubuntu & haskell : problem with haskell-vim-now

I just installed haskell-vim-now from this site ( here ) but when I launch vim and I enter text, such as an hello world haskell example, no code colors are displayed, nor completion : I wonder if something has really been installed (althought the…
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How to associate unix commands from vim, with all the files opened in a split window?

Lets say for example, I have 3 files opened in split windows in vim. And I have to changes the access permissions to each of them, then one way to do it, is to move my cursor to individual split window & execute :!chmod 777 % The problem here is…
Anand
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Attempt to create a buffer output script

I'm in a Linux class right now and the question was brought up as to if there was a command to see what's in your buffer list inside vi. I searched online to see if I could find anything, but found nothing, so I went ahead and started to attempt…
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Check if running in a 32 or 64 bit machine

I would like to do a check like if system($(uname -m | sed 's/x86_//;s/i[3-6]86/32/') == 64 Plug 'valloric/youcompleteme', { 'do': './install.py --all' } else Plug 'valloric/youcompleteme', { 'do': './install.py --clang-complete…
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Vim open/close slowly in remote computer due to sourcing a file

Vim works (open/close) slow in remote computer. Other tasks such as giving basic commands like ls works faster. Compilation is also slow. In the output of vim --startuptime, there is a jump in time due to sourcing a file. Is there anything to do to…
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Please recommend video course (paid or free) or books to use vim like professionals and save my time

I know that best way would be by doing and practice. But sometimes you learn in a wrong way, so what courses on YouTube or other paid websites or books you would recommend for who is starting with vim? I am just started studying for server…
Mohamed GadAllah
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