Utility ******* Remove empty lines ================== :: :'<,'>g/^$/d This example will work with a visual selection. Remove spaces from end of line ============================== :: :%s/\s\+$// Tidy Trac Ticket Name ===================== Highlight the text you want to tidy: :: :'<,'>s/[ ()\[\]]/-/g Note: - There is no ``/`` before the ``s``.