Re: strange behaviour with ctrl+A (increment)

On 19/02/12 17:01, eNG1Ne wrote:
> Something odd going on here, and I don't understand: I thought I
> remembered how to increment numbers, but it seems not :-{
>
> Here's two lines from a file I'm working on
> bar // 04
> bar // 05
>
> If I place the cursor on any digit and press just ctrl+A, I get the
> expected results
> bar // 04
> bar // 05
>
> But I actually want to add 59 to each number. So, I put the cursor
> first on the 4 and then on the 5; each time, I enter 59 ctrl+A
>
> Result:
> bar // 0100
> bar // 076
>
> (and by the way - what should I be looking for with :help? :help
> increment gives me "E149: Sorry, no help for increment)
>

See
:help CTRL-A
where you'll find an explanation of how the behaviour of Ctrl-A
increment and Ctrl-X decrement is influenced by the 'nrformats' option.

Best regards,
Tony.
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