---
title: "vim noa"
description: "Vim is a command that runs what you call without autocommands on. This is typically used when you have some commands for formatting, most auto formatters are..."
date: 2025-08-29
published: true
tags:
  - vim
template: til
---


Vim `:noa` is a command that runs what you call without autocommands on.  This
is typically used when you have some `BufWritePre` commands for formatting,
most auto formatters are implemented this way in vim.  It can be super useful
if you have something like a yaml/json file that you have crafted perfectly how
you want it, maybe it has some source code for a small script or sql embeded
and your formatter wants to turn it into one line.  You could get a better
formatter, but for these one off cases that aren't a big bother to me I run
`:noa w`.

``` vim
:noa w
```