tpope/vim-abolish
abolish.vim: Work with several variants of a word at once observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
32/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 6605
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 756
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
2957 stars · 96 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
A Vim plugin by Tim Pope that works with variants of a word at once, combining three features: smart abbreviations, case-aware substitution (:Subvert), and word case coercion. It lets one command generate hundreds of spelling corrections or perform refactors across camelCase, snake_case, and plural forms.
Use cases
- fix common typos in vim with smart abbreviations
- rename a variable across camelCase snake_case and uppercase forms
- search and replace singular and plural word forms at once
- convert word case between camelCase and snake_case in vim
- refactor a domain model name across a codebase in vim
When to choose
- you live in Vim/Neovim and frequently rename identifiers or fix recurring typos
- you need case- and plural-aware substitution beyond plain :s commands
When to avoid
- you don't use Vim or Neovim
- you need IDE-wide or multi-file automated refactoring rather than editor commands
Facets
plugin · maturity stable
editor developer-tools text-editors developer-tools editor-plugin cli cross-platform vim-plugin refactoring search-and-replace abbreviations case-conversion tim-pope
5 sources
- readme: https://github.com/tpope/vim-abolish · fetched 2026-08-28 · ac1dfc211c05
- homepage: https://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=1545 · fetched 2026-08-29 · 4f1892b29898
- site_page: https://www.vim.org/about.php · fetched 2026-08-29 · 1bd2c1907ce5
- site_page: https://www.vim.org/docs.php · fetched 2026-08-29 · 438015e9e2e2
- site_page: http://www.vim.org/about.php · fetched 2026-08-29 · fbe78bde9535
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| tpope/vim-abolish | main | 32 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="tpope/vim-abolish")
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