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VIM

Modes

  • Insert Mode: i
  • Command Mode: by default, or Esc in in Insert mode
  • Visual Mode: v -> to select stuff
    • if the cursor is in a bracket or similar, % selects the whole scope
  • Visual Line: V -> same but per lines

Typical commands

  • Save: :w <name>
  • Quit: :q

Movement

  • hjkl -> left down up right
  • w -> word; W -> whole word
  • b -> word back; B -> whole word back
  • $ -> end of line; ^ -> beginning of line (without space); 0 -> beginning of line
  • gg -> beginning of file; G -> end of file; X + gg -> go to line X;
  • } -> next paragraph; { -> previous P
  • f{P} -> jumps to first word that starts with P; F{P} -> the opposite
  • t{P} -> jumps just before that character; T{P} -> the opposite
  • Number + command -> repeat X times a command
  • :{X} -> go to X line

Editing

  • :edit {X} -> Open X file
  • x -> delete char in cursor
  • u -> undo
  • dw -> delete word; db -> delete previous word
  • dd -> delete line; cc -> delete line and insert mode
  • cw -> delete word and enter insert mode
  • ct{X} -> remove from the cursor until X character
  • ci{X} -> remove inside X (ex: 'asd xx-xx asd' cursor in -, ci' leaves ''
  • ca{X} -> remove around X (ex: ['asd-asd'], ca' leaves [])
  • O -> insert blank line before; o -> insert blank line after

Cut/Copy/Paste

  • d -> cut; x -> cut char; X -> cut prev char
  • p -> paste after cursor; P -> paste before cursor
  • yw -> copy word; yy -> copy line

Search

  • /test -> search "test" word; n -> search the next; N -> previous
  • ?function -> search "function" backword; n -> previous; -> N -> next
  • :noh -> unhighlight
  • d/test -> delete until test word
  • c/test -> delete until test word and insert mode

Replace

  • :%s/Text1/Text2/g -> Changes Text1 with Text2 in the whole file

Macros

  • q{X} -> start recording macro in X register; q again ends the recording
  • :registers -> show registers
  • @{X} -> starts X macro registered

Command line in vim

  • :!{X} -> launch command X, for example, :!ls list files
  • :read !{X} -> put the output of X in your open file
    • ex. :r !curl --silent http://test/file.js
    • ex. go to visual line mode, select some coffee code, do colon and ! and write coffee -c -s -p, and it will convert the code selected

Buffers

  • :ls -> list buffers oppened
  • :bn or :bnext -> shows next buffer; :bf or :bprev -> shows previous
  • :b# -> show last opened, so you can jump between two files with :b#
  • :bf -> jump to first one
  • :bd{X} -> removes X buffer, the number watched when executing :ls

Windows and tabs

  • :vs or :vsplit -> vertical split; :sp or :split -> horizontal split
  • Ctrl W {hjkl} -> Move cursor to left down up right window
  • Ctrl W {HJKL} -> Place window to that position
  • Ctrl W {+-} -> Resizes window height, with Ctrl W 10 +, increases 10px
  • Ctrl W {<>} -> Resized window width
  • Ctrl W = -> Resize window equally
  • :sb{X} -> Split with buffer X
  • :vert sb{X} -> Split vertically with buffer X
  • :tabedit {X} -> Open {X} file in a tab
  • gt -> go to next tab; gT -> go to previous tab

Indents and Folds

  • >> -> indent
  • << -> indent back
  • >{X} -> indent X times
    • you can also go to visual mode, select some lines, do >>, and indent all
    • or go to visual mode, select some bad indented text, and hit =
  • gg=G -> indent everything
  • in insert mode: Ctrl+t indents; Ctrl+d indents back
  • zf{X}{Y} -> folds X times in Y direction. ex. zf5j
  • zo -> open fold; zc -> close fold; zd -> delete fold; zO -> open all
  • in a ({ zf% -> fold to closing })
  • zi -> fold/unfold every fold

OmniCompletion

  • Ctrl+X, Ctrl+O shows the omnicomplete menu
  • Ctrl+X, Ctrl+P complete the keyword
  • Ctrl+X, Ctrl+L complete the line