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# Whole Line Auto-Completion
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To get whole line auto-completion in Vim, you don't need a fancy plugin. It
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is built right in. There is a sub-mode of insert mode called *X mode* that
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allows you to do various kinds of special insertions. The `ctrl-x ctrl-l`
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binding corresponds to whole line completion. So, if you start typing a few
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characters and then (while still in insert mode) hit `ctrl-x ctrl-l` you
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will see a completed line that matches the initial characters you typed as
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well as a list of subsequent matches. You can cycle through the matches
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using `ctrl-n` and `ctrl-p` (going forward and backward, respectively).
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The completion is done based on the configured completion sources.
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Generally, the completion sources will include the current buffer, other
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loaded and unloaded buffers, plus others. You can see which sources are
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configured with `:set complete?` and read more about the completion
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configuration at `:h 'complete'`.
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