Completing file names\t\t\t\t\t*compl-filename*<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t*i_CTRL-X_CTRL-F*
\nCTRL-X CTRL-F\t\tSearch for the first file name that starts with the
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\n\t\t\tAlphabetic characters and characters in 'isfname'
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Something I’ve been trying to do for years and didn’t realize it was so easy. Know when you are editing an html file and want to insert a filename for an image or other asset without leaving Vim? There’s an easy way to do that. Just use Ctl-X Ctl-f Completing file names *compl-filename* *i_CTRL-X_CTRL-F* CTRL-X CTRL-F Search for the first…<\/p>\n
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