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1:viusage = summary of all keyboard shortcuts
2:options = shows currently :set options (with descriptions)
3leader key = usually set to backslash expects a quick command
4
5
6[normal mode]
7f{char} = move cursor to the character {char}
8gf = open file under cursor
9<C-w>gf = open file under cursor in a tab
10<C-w>] = jump to the tag under the cursor in a new window
11<C-t> = jump back from where that ^ brought you
12K = keyword lookup for the word under the cursor (see :help kp)
13w = next word
14e = end of word (=inner word)
15
16
17@see: :h text-objects
18ci' = change between single quote
19ci" = change between double quote
20ci( = change between brace
21cit = change XML Tag
22ciw = select inner word
23caw = select 'a word'
24" where c can be replaced by v for visual mode
25
26:%s/foo/bar/g = replace all foo with bar
27:g/foo/s/bar//g = on lines with foo replace bar with nothing
28:g!/foo/s/bar//g = on lines not containing foo replace bar with nothing
29:g!/^foo/execute("normal dd") delete lines starting with foo
30
31flags, end: after the last /
32g = replace globally (all occurances on the current line)
33c = confirm each replace, also allows to switch to g (use the flag to see the help message)
34e = places the cursor in the end of the selection
35
36flags, within the search string:
37\v = use very magic search (more like perl)
38\V = use no very magic, more like searching verbatim
39\zs .. \ze = mark begin and end of a sub pattern (like perl lookaround assertions)
40
41
42
43[visual mode] # with selected lines
44gq = formats text so that it fits in whatever :set textwidth was set
45iB = select block between curly braces (:help object-select)
46
47
48[commands]
49command line mode begins with : and has its own key mappings starting with c like in cnormap
50
51:spell [word] = adds a word to the current dictionary (no mistake any more)
52:set list = display non printable characters
53:retab = replaces tabs with spaces
54:set expandtab = in insert mode: replace tab with spaces
55:Explore = cli version open file dialog (file explorer)
56:Lex = use netrw as project drawer (stays open in its own window)
57:only = 'maximize' current buffer
58
59<c-r><c-w> = auto completion with the word under the cursor (interesting with incsearch)
60<c-a> = expand pattern from command line (e.g. *.txt)
61
62
63[navigation]
64<CTRL-]> = look up the tag under the cursor (help links as well)
65<CTRL-T> = return back from tag under the cursor
66gd = jump to the declaration of the variable under the cursor
67
68
69[macros] # record and play back a series of vim commands
70qa = start (q) macro recording in register a (can be anything)
71q = stop macro recording
72@a = replay macro a
73:'<,'>normal @a = apply a to every line in the current selection
74:reg = lists all registers (including those with macros in them)
75
76[registers]
77notice, that registers get used for both: macro recordings and copying text
78
79:reg = shows contents of all registers
80"0p = pasts from register 0, which is the same as "", but not overwritten by dd
81"ap = same for register a
82"0yy = yanks to register 0 (same as y by itself)
83"ay = yanks current selection to register a (in visual mode)
84
85
86[marker]
87ma = set marker a-z (a in this case)
88mA = create a session persistent file marker which can be used to reopen a file (not bound to the buffer)
89`a = go to marker a (line & column)
90'a = go to marker a (line, first non blank), same as `a^
91
92
93
94[hotkeys]
95<C-A>, <C-X> = increment, decrement number under the cursor
96
97
98[windows]
99<C-W>v = splits buffer vertically (screen uses |)
100<C-W>s = splits buffer horizontally (same as screen)
101<C-W>w = moves the cursor to the next window and back
102<C-W>[dir] = moves the cursor in that direction (use hjkl or arrow keys)
103<C-W>[HK] = make a vertical split horizontal and vice versa
104<C-W>o = only: close all other windows
105<C-W>c = close: current window in which the cursor sits
106
107
108[vimdiff]
109do = get changes from other window into the current
110dp = put changes from current window into the other
111]c = jump to the next change
112[c = jump to the prevous change
113
114[folds]
115za = toggle a fold
116zM = close all folds
117zR = opens all folds (unfold all)
118zE = eliminates all folds
119
120
121[buffers]
122:bn = buffer next
123:bp = buffer previous
124:bd = buffer dispatch (close)
125:b <tab> = switch buffer by name (use <tab> and <return>)
126:set nobuflisted = hide buffer in buffer list (great for neovim's terminal)
127
128[args]
129:n **/*.c = opens all files with that name or type in buffers and also fills the argument list
130
131
132[special]
133g CTRL-g = display file properties including word and char count
134q: = show command history and use it like a normal buffer
135z= = show spellcheck suggestions
136
137
138[completions]
139CTRL-O = display completions: omnicomplete (context dependant completions)
140
141CTRL-X CTRL-F = display completions: file name (using vim-internals omnicomplete)
142CTRL-N CTRL-P = display completions: file keywords
143CTRL-K = display completions: dictionary
144CTRL-T = display completions: thesaurus
145CTRL-I = display completions: include files
146CTRL-] = display completions: tags
147CTRL-D = display completions: (marcro-) definitions
148CTRL-V = display completions: vim command line
149CTRL-U = display completions: user-defined
150
151
152[annoyances]
153gv = visual mode: reselect last selection
154CTRL-o = lets the caret jump back to the previous location
155CTRL-L = redraws the complete screen
156CTRL-R<register> = in insert mode and command line: paste contents of <register> (e.g. : for last command, * for clipboard)
157CTRL-R = in normal mode: redoes what has been undone with u
158"<register>p = in normal mode: paste paste contents of <register>
159
160[registers]
161"/ = last search expression
162": = last command entered
163"= = expression register (to do calculations or call vim functions)
164
165
166
167[netrw]
168:Lex = open the netrw-view as project drawer
169gn = makes the directory under the cursor the root directory
170a = toggles display of hidden files
171
172[filetype:css]
173viB:sort = sort inner block by name
174
175[vim commands]
176:for i in range(1,12) | put ='2016-'.i | endfor
177
178[fancy utf-8 symbols]
179௵
180
181[debugging]
182:profile! start /tmp/profile.log
183:profile func *
184:profile file *
185" At this point do slow actions
186:profdel *
187:e /tmp/profile.log
188" add a break point to a vim script (like vimrc) to invoke the internal debugger
189:breakadd here
190
191:finish = from within a viml-script: stop sourcing it
192
193[substitutions]
194delete all comments: %s/\/\*\*< [^(\*\/)]*\*\///g
195remove empty lines: global/^$/d
196remove non-empty lines: v/^$/d
197
198[programs]
199gpm - cut and paste helper for the linux console (to get text from CTRL-ALT-F2 to CTRL-ALT-F3)
200
201
202[vim modeline]
203filetype can have multiple values, like python.django
204The last line can be a mode line, which holds settings like tab width:
205
206# vim: noai:ts=2:sw=2 filetype=dosini.text
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