redacted.vim

How to use it

Just select some text and use :Redact to redact it. Use :Redact! to clear the text.

You can also map an operator with <Plug>Redact:

nmap <leader>r <Plug>Redact
vmap <leader>r <Plug>Redact

Use :RedactedW to persist your changes, so your file will still look the same if you close Vim and open it again.

But why?

I wrote Redacted because I often have to paraphrase something I wrote, but it's hard to do it when you're looking at the original words; it feels like there's no other way to say it. So I though, "it would be nice if I could read a sentence, hide it, and then try to come up with a new way to explain it without looking at the original text". So there you have it. You could also use it to make something like flash cards; you can cover the answers with Redacted and select them in visual mode when you want to see what's behind.

See also

You may also be interested in my other plugins:

• Ditto: highlight overused words 🙊
• Dialect: project specific spellfiles 💬
• Chalk: better fold markers ✏️
• Howdy: a tiny MRU start screen for Vim 👋