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Insert-mode features

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Comments

When editing a PHP file, start an in-line comment as usual:

// This is a comment.

When you start a new line, the comment leader will be inserted automatically:

  // This is a comment.
  // 

This is convenient, until you get to the end of your comment:

  // This is a comment.
  // This is the second and last line of the comment.
  // 

To delete the comment leader (and whitespace), just type <C-U> (i.e., CTRL-U: hold down the Control key and type "u".)

Start a documentation block by entering /** and start a new line. The comment leader will be inserted automatically, with the correct indentation:

        /**
         * The first character I typed on this line was "T".
         *
         * A space was added automatically on the previous line and this one.
         * The space on the empty line was removed automatically.
         * 

To close the block, just type / and vim will give you the correct **/.

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