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VIM - Abbreviations

VIM allows abbreviations to be set.

:abbr Lunix Linux
:abbr hapy happy
:abbr hte the
:abbr BTC The Big Cat

NOTE: The words will be automatically corrected just after you typed them.

WARNING: Be careful with the abbreviations that are set, as they may prevent using a term for another purpose.

For example, an entry for BTC might want to be entered without expanding into the separate words.

To avoid expansion in insert mode, type CTRL-V after the last character of the abbreviation (on Windows, type CTRL-Q instead of CTRL-V).

To remove all abbreviations

:abclear