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Asked: 2026-05-14T16:39:51+00:00

How can I break long lines when writing c++ code in vim? For example,

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How can I break long lines when writing c++ code in vim? For example, if I have something like

56 fprintf(stderr, "Syntax error reading recursion value on 
57                line %d in file %s\n", line_count, filename);

I get the following compile errors:

:56:25: warning: missing terminating " character
:56: error: missing terminating " character
:57: error: stray ‘\’ in program
:57:37: warning: missing terminating " character
:57: error: missing terminating " character

I’m a vim newbie.

Thanks!

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  1. Editorial Team

    Like Billy ONeal, I’m a bit confused why you’re asking this as a Vim question. The code you need to write is:

    fprintf(stderr, "Syntax error reading recursion value on "
                "line %d in file %s\n", line_count, filename);

    Note that there’s no comma – when you remove the extra whitespace, that’s just two string literals together. They’ll be combined into one, which I believe is exactly what you want.

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