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:viusage        = summary of all keyboard shortcuts
:options        = shows currently :set options (with descriptions)
leader key      = usually set to backslash expects a quick command


[normal mode]
f{char}         = move cursor to the character {char}
gf              = open file under cursor
<C-w>gf         = open file under cursor in a tab
<C-w>]          = jump to the tag under the cursor in a new window
<C-t>           = jump back from where that ^ brought you
K               = keyword lookup for the word under the cursor (see :help kp)
w               = next word
e               = end of word (=inner word)


@see: :h text-objects
ci'             = change between single quote
ci"             = change between double quote
ci(             = change between brace
cit             = change XML Tag
ciw             = select inner word
caw             = select 'a word'
" where c can be replaced by v for visual mode




[visual mode]   # with selected lines
gq              = formats text so that it fits in whatever :set textwidth was set
iB              = select block between curly braces (:help object-select)


[commands]
:spell [word]   = adds a word to the current dictionary (no mistake any more)
:set list       = display non printable characters
:retab          = replaces tabs with spaces
:set expandtab  = in insert mode: replace tab with spaces
:Explore        = cli version open file dialog (file explorer)
:Lex            = use netrw as project drawer (stays open in its own window)
:only           = 'maximize' current buffer


[navigation]
<CTRL-]>        = look up the tag under the cursor (help links as well)
<CTRL-T>        = return back from tag under the cursor
gd              = jump to the declaration of the variable under the cursor


[macros]        # record and play back a series of vim commands
qa              = start (q) macro recording in register a (can be anything)
q               = stop macro recording
@a              = replay macro a
:'<,'>normal @a = apply a to every line in the current selection
:reg            = lists all registers (including those with macros in them)

[registers]
notice, that registers get used for both: macro recordings and copying text

:reg            = shows contents of all registers
"0p             = pasts from register 0, which is the same as "", but not overwritten by dd
"ap             = same for register a
"0yy            = yanks to register 0 (same as y by itself)
"ay             = yanks current selection to register a (in visual mode)


[marker]
ma              = set marker a-z (a in this case)
`a              = go to marker a (line & column)
'a              = go to marker a (line, first non blank), same as `a^


[hotkeys]
<C-A>, <C-X>    = increment, decrement number under the cursor


[windows]
<C-W>v          = splits buffer vertically (screen uses |)
<C-W>s          = splits buffer horizontally (same as screen)
<C-W>w          = moves the cursor to the next window and back
<C-W>[dir]      = moves the cursor in that direction (use hjkl or arrow keys)


[vimdiff]
do              = get changes from other window into the current
dp              = put changes from current window into the other
]c              = jump to the next change
[c              = jump to the prevous change
zR              = opens all folds (unfold all)
zE              = eliminates all folds
z=              = show spellcheck suggestions


[buffers]
:bn              = buffer next
:bp              = buffer previous
:bd              = buffer dispatch (close)
:b <tab>         = switch buffer by name (use <tab> and <return>)
:set nobuflisted = hide buffer in buffer list (great for neovim's terminal)


[special]
g CTRL-g        = display file properties including word and char count
q:              = show command history and use it like a normal buffer


[completions]
CTRL-O          = display completions: omnicomplete (context dependant completions)

CTRL-X CTRL-F   = display completions: file name (using vim-internals omnicomplete)
CTRL-N CTRL-P   = display completions: file keywords
CTRL-K          = display completions: dictionary
CTRL-T          = display completions: thesaurus
CTRL-I          = display completions: include files
CTRL-]          = display completions: tags
CTRL-D          = display completions: (marcro-) definitions
CTRL-V          = display completions: vim command line
CTRL-U          = display completions: user-defined



[netrw]
:Lex            = open the netrw-view as project drawer
gn              = makes the directory under the cursor the root directory
a               = toggles display of hidden files


[filetype:css]
viB:sort       = sort inner block by name


[vim modeline]
filetype can have multiple values, like python.django
The last line can be a mode line, which holds settings like tab width:


# vim: noai:ts=2:sw=2 filetype=dosini.text
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