tcomment provides easy to use, file-type sensible comments for Vim. It can handle embedded syntax. TComment works like a toggle, i.e., it will comment out text that contains uncommented lines, and it will remove comment markup for already commented text (i.e. text that contains no uncommented lines). If the file-type is properly defined, TComment will figure out which comment string to use. Otherwise you use |tcomment#DefineType()| to override the default choice. TComment can properly handle an embedded syntax, e.g., ruby/python/perl regions in vim scripts, HTML or JavaScript in php code etc. tcomment favours the use of line-wise comment styles. This implies that usually whole line will be commented out. tcomment also knows block-style and inline comments that can be used via special maps (see below) or the |:TCommentAs| command. Demo: http://vimsomnia.blogspot.com/2010/11/tcomment-vim-plugin.html *tcomment-maps* Key bindings~ Most of the time the default toggle keys will do what you want (or to be more precise: what I think you want it to do ;-). *tcomment-operator* As operator (the prefix can be customized via |g:tcommentMapLeaderOp1| and |g:tcommentMapLeaderOp2|): gc{motion} :: Toggle comments (for small comments within one line the &filetype_inline style will be used, if defined) gcc :: Toggle comment for the current line gC{motion} :: Comment region gCc :: Comment the current line In visual mode: gc :: Toggle comments gC :: Comment selected text CAVEAT: If you visually select text within a line, the visual mode map will comment out the selected text. If you selected text across several lines, the visual mode map will assume though that you wanted to comment out lines -- since this is how many vim maps work. In order to make tcomment use e.g. inline comments anyway, use the i map -- see below. By default the cursor stays put. If you want the cursor to the end of the commented text, set |g:tcommentOpModeExtra| to '>' (but this may not work properly with exclusive motions). Primary key maps: :: :TComment :: :TComment b :: :TCommentBlock a :: :TCommentAs n :: :TCommentAs &filetype s :: :TCommentAs &filetype_ i :: :TCommentInline r :: :TCommentRight p :: Comment the current inner paragraph A secondary set of key maps is defined for normal mode. __ :: :TComment _p :: Comment the current inner paragraph _ :: :TComment _i :: :TCommentInline _r :: :TCommentRight _b :: :TCommentBlock _a :: :TCommentAs _n :: :TCommentAs &filetype _s :: :TCommentAs &filetype_ ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Status: Works for me (there may be some minor quirks) Install: See http://github.com/tomtom/vimtlib/blob/master/INSTALL.TXT See http://github.com/tomtom for related plugins.