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Vim

Modes

  • Normal - default / edit mode (no data is edited in normal mode)
  • Visual - highlight text, perform an action (cut, paste, delete etc.)
  • Insert - edit mode to insert new data into a document

Shortcuts / commands

  • dd - Delete a line
  • wq / ZZ - Write and quit (save changes and quit). Adding ! forces the command.
  • ! - force an action, no warnings.
  • x - delete current character
  • Ctrl + r - redo
  • dw - delete a word
  • ea - append at end of word
  • G + A - append at the end of file
  • d0 - delete from cursor to end of line

Editing in insert mode

  • <C-w> - when in insert mode allows to delete one word back
  • <C-u> - delete back to start line (whatever has been entered)
  • <C-o> - insert normal mode

Moving around

  • 0 - go to beginning of line
  • ^ or _ - go to first non-whitespace char in the line
  • Shift + i - go to beginning of line and drop into INSERT mode
  • $ - go to end of line
  • g_ - go to last non-whitespace char
  • Shift + a (capital a) - go to end of line and append
  • Shift + g (capital g) - go to end of file
  • gg - go to start of file
  • ??? jump to next blank line
  • <C-o> - jump to the previous location in the jump list
  • <C-i> - jump to the next location in the jump list
  • % - jump to the matching parenthesis

Actions

  • (Normal) dd - delete whole line
  • (Normal) ddp - deletes line and pastes from the register (swap)
  • (Normal) :m 0 - move current line to top
  • (Normal) :m $ - move current line to bottom
  • (Visual) select a line up and down
  • y - yank / copy data (to copy paste inside same vim session you will need to open a file inside vim :e/ [file])
  • p - paste data
  • d - delete
  • :%/s/<what-to-find>/<what-to-replace> - across all lines
  • ctlr + d - shift left (tabs the whole line)
  • ctrl + t - shift right (tabs the whole line)
  • o or O - insert new empty line
  • ge - back to end of word
  • ctrl + Q - unfreeze program
  • V - select the current line in one key stroke
  • gqG - format text to fit the current screen width limit
  • ctlz + Z - to switch to shell, suspends Vim and send process in the background. jobs -l to view jobs running in the background. fg <process_num> to bring job to the foreground - Ref: http://xahlee.info/linux/linux_job_control.html

Visual mode

  • shift + >> - shift left (visual mode)
  • shift + << - shift right
  • Fast scroll?

Macros

  • qa starts recording macro to buffer a (second letter is the buffer location)
  • @a replay macro a

Frequent

  • (Normal) u - undo previous action
  • <C-r> - redo

Modes

  • Normal - for editor commands (move around the file, etc.)

To reearch

  • Vim buffers
  • Vim tabs

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