# tpope/vim-abolish

abolish.vim: Work with several variants of a word at once

Repository: https://github.com/tpope/vim-abolish
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/vim-abolish
Homepage: https://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=1545
Language: Vim Script
License Family: other
Last push: 2024-08-07T21:16:02+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 6605, "days_push": 756, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2957, forks 96 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:32.231225+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: stable
- function: editor, developer-tools
- domain: text-editors, developer-tools
- platform: editor-plugin, cli, cross-platform
- tags: vim-plugin, refactoring, search-and-replace, abbreviations, case-conversion, tim-pope

## Member repositories
- tpope/vim-abolish (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:32.231225+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T07:32:12.780527+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/tpope/vim-abolish (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:32.231225+00:00, sha ac1dfc211c05)
  - homepage: https://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=1545 (fetched 2026-08-29T09:47:36.919089+00:00, sha 4f1892b29898)
  - site_page: https://www.vim.org/about.php (fetched 2026-08-29T09:47:36.928126+00:00, sha 1bd2c1907ce5)
  - site_page: https://www.vim.org/docs.php (fetched 2026-08-29T09:47:36.929994+00:00, sha 438015e9e2e2)
  - site_page: http://www.vim.org/about.php (fetched 2026-08-29T09:47:36.932100+00:00, sha fbe78bde9535)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.