- Line numbering: set number
- Text completion: Ctrl-n or Ctrl-P (while in insert mode)
- Marks: mc (to set mark c) 'c (to go to mark c)
- Perl syntax compiler
- Tag explorer
- Block commenting
- Colour schemes
- Visible tabs: :set listchars=tab:\|\
- last character is a space
- Perldoc integration
- Text folding: set foldmethod=marker and set foldmarker="{{{,}}}"work)
- see other fold methods including perl_fold
- Map keys to other keys:
- " e.g. map Ctrl-E to end-of-line (in insert mode)
- imap
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- Auto-complete (for Perl files): start typing, then press Ctrl-Shift-P