From 545c30c9a531af9059f8689f56d6b1b4ea97857f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Max Christian Pohle
Date: Sun, 12 May 2024 21:55:55 +0200
Subject: rewrote the vim cheat sheet part to markdown
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README.md | 391 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----------------------------
1 file changed, 206 insertions(+), 185 deletions(-)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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+++ b/README.md
@@ -50,191 +50,212 @@ For different working scenarios.
textwidth (configured with `set textwidth=80` for example)
- :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
-
- :%s/foo/bar/g = replace all foo with bar
- :g/foo/s/bar//g = on lines with foo replace bar with nothing
- :g!/foo/s/bar//g = on lines not containing foo replace bar with nothing
- :g!/^foo/execute("normal dd") delete lines starting with foo
-
- flags, end: after the last /
- g = replace globally (all occurances on the current line)
- c = confirm each replace, also allows to switch to g (use the flag to see the help message)
- e = places the cursor in the end of the selection
-
- flags, within the search string:
- \v = use very magic search (more like perl)
- \V = use no very magic, more like searching verbatim
- \zs .. \ze = mark begin and end of a sub pattern (like perl lookaround assertions)
-
- [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]
- command line mode begins with : and has its own key mappings starting with c like in cnormap
-
- :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
-
- <c-r><c-w> = auto completion with the word under the cursor (interesting with incsearch)
- <c-a> = expand pattern from command line (e.g. *.txt)
-
- [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)
- mA = create a session persistent file marker which can be used to reopen a file (not bound to the buffer)
- `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)
- <C-W>[HK] = make a vertical split horizontal and vice versa
- <C-W>o = only: close all other windows
- <C-W>c = close: current window in which the cursor sits
-
- [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
-
- [folds]
- za = toggle a fold
- zM = close all folds
- zR = opens all folds (unfold all)
- zE = eliminates all folds
-
- [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)
-
- [args]
- :n **/*.c = opens all files with that name or type in buffers and also fills the argument list
-
- [special]
- g CTRL-g = display file properties including word and char count
- q: = show command history and use it like a normal buffer
- z= = show spellcheck suggestions
-
- [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
-
- [annoyances]
- gv = visual mode: reselect last selection
- CTRL-o = lets the caret jump back to the previous location
- CTRL-L = redraws the complete screen
- CTRL-R<register> = in insert mode and command line: paste contents of <register> (e.g. : for last command, * for clipboard)
- CTRL-R = in normal mode: redoes what has been undone with u
- "<register>p = in normal mode: paste paste contents of <register>
-
- [registers]
- "/ = last search expression
- ": = last command entered
- "= = expression register (to do calculations or call vim functions)
-
- [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 commands]
- :for i in range(1,12) | put ='2016-'.i | endfor
-
- [fancy utf-8 symbols]
- ௵
-
- [debugging]
- :profile! start /tmp/profile.log
- :profile func *
- :profile file *
- " At this point do slow actions
- :profdel *
- :e /tmp/profile.log
- " add a break point to a vim script (like vimrc) to invoke the internal debugger
- :breakadd here
-
- :finish = from within a viml-script: stop sourcing it
-
- [substitutions]
- delete all comments: %s/\/\*\*< [^(\*\/)]*\*\///g
- remove empty lines: global/^$/d
- remove non-empty lines: v/^$/d
-
- [programs]
- gpm - cut and paste helper for the linux console (to get text from CTRL-ALT-F2 to CTRL-ALT-F3)
-
- [vim modeline]
- filetype can have multiple values, like python.django
- The last line can be a mode line, which holds settings like tab width:
+## general
+
+ :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
+
+ :%s/foo/bar/g = replace all foo with bar
+ :g/foo/s/bar//g = on lines with foo replace bar with nothing
+ :g!/foo/s/bar//g = on lines not containing foo replace bar with nothing
+ :g!/^foo/execute("normal dd") delete lines starting with foo
+
+ flags, end: after the last /
+ g = replace globally (all occurances on the current line)
+ c = confirm each replace, also allows to switch to g (use the flag to see the help message)
+ e = places the cursor in the end of the selection
+
+ flags, within the search string:
+ \v = use very magic search (more like perl)
+ \V = use no very magic, more like searching verbatim
+ \zs .. \ze = mark begin and end of a sub pattern (like perl lookaround assertions)
+
+### 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)
+
+### command line mode
+command line mode begins with : and has its own key mappings starting with c
+like in cnormap
+
+ :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
+
+
+### insert mode
+
+ <c-r><c-w> = auto completion with the word under the cursor (interesting with incsearch)
+ <c-a> = expand pattern from command line (e.g. *.txt)
+
+### 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)
+ mA = create a session persistent file marker which can be used to reopen a file (not bound to the buffer)
+ `a = go to marker a (line & column)
+ 'a = go to marker a (line, first non blank), same as `a^
+
+### other 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)
+ <C-w>[HK] = make a vertical split horizontal and vice versa
+ <C-w>o = only: close all other windows
+ <C-w>c = close: current window in which the cursor sits
+
+### 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
+
+### folds
+
+ za = toggle a fold
+ zM = close all folds
+ zR = opens all folds (unfold all)
+ zE = eliminates all folds
+
+### 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)
+
+### args
+
+ :n **/*.c = opens all files with that name or type in buffers and also fills the argument list
+
+### special
+
+ g CTRL-g = display file properties including word and char count
+ q: = show command history and use it like a normal buffer
+ z= = show spellcheck suggestions
+
+### 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
+
+### annoyances
+ gv = visual mode: reselect last selection
+ CTRL-o = lets the caret jump back to the previous location
+ CTRL-l = redraws the complete screen
+ CTRL-R<register> = in insert mode and command line: paste contents of <register> (e.g. : for last command, * for clipboard)
+ CTRL-R = in normal mode: redoes what has been undone with u
+ "<register>p = in normal mode: paste paste contents of <register>
+
+### registers
+ "/ = last search expression
+ ": = last command entered
+ "= = expression register (to do calculations or call vim functions)
+
+### 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 commands
+
+ :for i in range(1,12) | put ='2016-'.i | endfor
+
+### debugging
+
+ :profile! start /tmp/profile.log
+ :profile func *
+ :profile file *
+ " At this point do slow actions
+ :profdel *
+ :e /tmp/profile.log
+ " add a break point to a vim script (like vimrc) to invoke the internal debugger
+ :breakadd here
+ :finish = from within a viml-script: stop sourcing it
+
+### substitutions
+
+ delete all comments: %s/\/\*\*< [^(\*\/)]*\*\///g
+ remove empty lines: global/^$/d
+ remove non-empty lines: v/^$/d
+
+### programs
+
+ gpm - cut and paste helper for the linux console (to get text from CTRL-ALT-F2 to CTRL-ALT-F3)
+
+### vim modeline
+
+ filetype can have multiple values, like python.django
+ The last line can be a mode line, which holds settings like tab width:
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