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The search direction is relative; next is the initial direction, previous is the opposite direction. n ; repeat same initial direction find. N , repeat opposite initial direction find. Note: ; , only searches cursor line, n N searches buffer.
Register name (0-9a-zA-Z) required
:r file
insert file
\
:map \ :Explore<CR>
manually type <,C,R,>
Motion req.; act between cursor & dst
:w
save
:gui
switch to
GUI :ts
list active tags
§0
"• before del/copy/paste to use register
:buffers
list files
Command
:q
quit
:q!
quit w/o save
^]
jump to tag under cursor
"+x
cut to system clipboard reg. '+'
blank file/buffer
Command and enter insert mode
:e <file>
edit file in new buffer
^t
restore cursor before tag jump
"+gP
paste from system clipboard
:bn
next file
Moves cursor or defines range for op
:source % ^p
complete word
1
Number before any action repeats it
:bp
prev file
Search (↖ = reverse, ↘ = forward)
:exec '...'
do cmd
:ta Foo
manual jump to tag 'Foo'
2p
paste twice
3.
repeat thrice
:bd
close file
ctags / diffs / folding
2
Repeat op to act on current line
:bd!
force close
Code formatting, whitespace, etc.
soft
^
⇤ Start of Line
1st non-whitespace
yy
copy line
dd
del line
:set lines=#
Extended functionality; req. extra chars
hard
0
⇤ Start of Line
column 0
[c
prev diff
<<
undent line
>>
indent line
:set columns=#
Char arg req.
$
⇥ End of Line
]c
next diff
3
#
highlight words under cursor
:winpos # # GUI
:help modes |
move col 0
#|
move col #
:diffupdate
:hi DiffText gui=none
4
ZZ
save & quit
ZQ
quit w/o save
n Normal
Esc ^[ ^c
^b
page ↑
^f
page ↓ resync
:hi DiffDelete
5
zz
center cursor line in window
:help windows
i
Insert
a i r s
^u
½ page ↑
^d
½ page ↓
zh
scroll left
zl
scroll right
^w•
or
:wincmd •
v
Visual
v V ^v ^q
^e
scroll line ↑
^y
scroll line ↓
zt
scroll top
zb
scroll bottom
o Op pending
c d y < >
1g
start of file
0g
end of file
zR
fold remove
:changes
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gg
top of file
c Command Line
: / ? !
#g
goto line #
G
end of file
zo
fold open
g;
older change
gf
open file under cursor
word
( src ,
␢
,
␢
len );
[[
begin this func {
zc
fold close
g,
newer change
7
^a
incr # under cursor (Dec / Hex)
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begin next func {
zi
invert all
^x
decr # under cursor (Dec / Hex)
WORD
Foo
( src ,
␢
,
␢
len );
:set matchpairs=(:),{:},[:],<:>,?:\:
zr
fold reduce
8
*
start a "new" search
Startup
%
goto matching { } < > [ ]
zm
fold more
:syntax enable
vim <filename> +123
goto line 123
:set filetype= ^p ^n
next
vim <file> … -t Foo
edit at tag 'Foo'
:s/Foo/Bar
find Foo replace w/ Bar
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^d
undent
^t
indent
vim <file> … -c "/Foo"
cmd: find 'Foo' & edit
:s/Foo/Bar/g
...all instances on line
q•
start recording
Note:&chose&only&ONE&type!
^x• ^f
filename completion
:sp [<filename>]
GUI vim -g
or
gvim
start GUI ver.
:%s/Foo/Bar
apply to whole file
@•
playback
^s
spelling
:set spell!
edit in split window
GUI
Linux
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cur line, cur line + # lines
q
stop recording
:set fileformat= ^k
dictionary
]s
next bad
GUI
OSX
:set guifont=ProggyTiny\:h11
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last line
'<
start of select
@@
repeat
unix or dos or mac
^t
thesaurus
:help spell :marks ` ' ^o
diff
gvimdiff <file1> <file2> [<file3>] '>
end of select
then :w to convert
^r•
paste register 0-9a-zA-Z or …
ma
mark local 'a'
bug
Broken Keys Ctrl-I = Tab, Ctrl-[ = ESC
= < > << >> :set tabstop=#
set tab stop every #th col
+
clipboard (or '*')
'A
goto global 'A'
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:set backspace=indent,eol,start :set expandtab!
toggle hard/soft tabs
"
last del/copy
%
filename
''
prev location
§
Caps, Ctrl-1, Ctrl-Shift-1, Ctrl-I, Ctrl-\, etc.
allow backspace join lines
:set listchars=…
tab:>-:trail:-,nbsp:%,eol:$
:set numbers!
toggle line numbers
0
See: src/ops.c -c "/valid_yank_reg" for "• reg. names
:set list!
toggle whitespace
:set wrap!
toggle linewrap display
:Explore or :e .
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See: src/normal.c -c "/nv_cmds" for g• extra cmds
:set autoindent!
:set showmatch
highlite matching ()
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See: src/edit.c -c "/ctrl_x_msgs" for ^x• insert cmds
:set lisp
lisp indent mode
noremap + :s/^/\/\//<CR>
block comment
noremap - :s/^\/\///<CR>
uncomment
one of
buffer last
:set shiftwidth=#
indent width for ai
toggle auto-indent
visible right margin indicator
Modes
Macro
Cmd
Code
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:set colorcolumn=80
Ins
Move
Op
exec cmds in cur file
g z Z ^w ' " ` …
:help cmdline
Normal
Vim 7.3+
:version
Ctrl 1
x
1
record
macro
window…
WORD ↘
word ↘
decr. #
Ctrl `
Ctrl @
:suspend
↰
s
toggle case
S
block select
ex mode
X
append
:set browsedir=…
→
↑
\ Ctrl-K Ctrl-S (free)
Ctrl-L (redraw)
` near dup of '
Ctrl-Q = Ctrl-V
Ctrl-J = Ctrl-M = ^N
undent
2
>
indent
2
?•
find ↖
.
repeat
cmd
/•
find ↘
:buffer #
Windows
Cursor Bookmarks
File / Directory
:new
"prev"
prev auto-complete
10
12
f/F/t/T
16
Extra
tag
Find
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begin
sentence
Ctrl ^
Ctrl 7
Ctrl 8
Ctrl 9
Ctrl 0
goto
match
⇤
goto col#
Ctrl \
hard ⇤
end
sentence
cur line
↑
↓
cmd line
file/cursor info
goto eof /
goto line#
until char →
prev
identifier
Tab
Caps
goto mark
incr. #
extern filter
append ⇥
end
WORD ↘
subst line
subst char
scroll line ↑
half page ↓
end
word ↘
A
a
Normal / Cancel
block select
find char →
extra
replace
char
← find char
page ↑
page ↓
Ctrl '
Ctrl /
Ctrl .
Ctrl ,
Ctrl M
Ctrl H
Ctrl J
goto mark
⇤
register
Bottom
screen
↓
←
↓
Top screen
man page
identifier
misc.
:redo
paste ⤓
↑
Ctrl _
Ctrl 5
Ctrl 4
undo line
undo
Ctrl I
Normal
soft ⇤
next
identifier
copy
⇥
repeat :s
insert ⇤
ctags return
← until char
Replace
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paragraph
↘
auto-
format
Ctrl ;
paste ⤒
↖
paragraph
misc.
redraw
open ⤒
open ⤓
prev mark
scroll line ↓
copy line
half page ↑
select
chars
"next"
f/F/t/T
Join lines
Ctrl =
,
ctags identifier
<
v
9
B
↖ WORD
quit
4
extra
5
← del char
C
del char →
c
b
↖ word
change
0
2
change ⇥
V
select
lines
N
n
"prev"
find
find
"next"
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:hi DiffChange guibg=#rrggbb
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Insert mode
Middle
screen
Esc
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dst
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dst
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del ⇥
del
@•
play
macro
W
w
set mark
Tags
Diff
Folding
Syntax
:help recording
Code
:help movement
:help range
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c!
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:vsplit vertical
:only maximize
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move to win ←
move to win ↓
move to win ↑
move to win →
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