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Asked: May 19, 20262026-05-19T16:06:56+00:00 2026-05-19T16:06:56+00:00

The line looks like this .. vim: set ft=help norl ts=8 tw=78 et :

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The line looks like this

.. vim: set ft=help norl ts=8 tw=78 et :

And appears at the bottom of some text files, such as vim documentation.

I just want to know where I can look this topic up in the vim help to read about it.

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    2026-05-19T16:06:57+00:00Added an answer on May 19, 2026 at 4:06 pm

    It is called a modeline.

    See :help modeline for more information.

    Basically, it is a way to tell Vim how to render a text file.

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