Align text on an equals sign in vim

Question

I tend to align code on equal signs for better readability. From this:

$ = jQuery.sub()
Survey = App.Survey
Sidebar = App.Sidebar
Main = App.Main
         


        

Answer 1

This isn't the easiest way to do things, but it can be done without any plugins.

• Use V and :s/=/ =/ to insert a bunch of spaces before each equals sign.
• Use Ctrl-V to select the column that you want the equals signs to be moved into.
• Press << to "unindent" the right hand side of each equation towards the column you selected, then press . repeatedly until the equals signs are lined up in that column.