Intermediate Vim Cheat Sheet by adampasz

special keys are surrounded by < >

e.g.: <CT­RL-­c> = control-c

tokens are surrounded by { }

e.g.: {#} = some number, {id} = some id

next word

w

previous word

b

end of word

e

forward one screen

<CT­RL-­f>

back one screen

<CT­RL-­b>

forward half screen

<CT­RL-­d>

back half screen

<CT­RL-­u>

search for word under cursor

#

Always set working directory to current file

set autochdir

File explorer

:e .

OS file explorer

:browse e

name of current file

:echo @%

Search for file in hierarchy and open it

:tabe **/{file}

Set working directory to current file

:lcd %:p:h

Save file with no eol

:set binary :set noeol

open new line for insert above cursor

o

open new line for insert below cursor

O

change current word

cw

change entire line

cc

change rest of line

C

replace current character

r

replace all text until <ES­C> is typed

R

swap characters

xp

delete forward

x

delete backward

X

delete to the end of the line

D

delete forward one word

dw

deletes # lines

{#}dd

toggle case

~

toggle case of word

g~iw

delete blank lines

:g/^$/d

delete trailing white space

:%s/\s­\+$//

delete all extra white space between words

:s/\s\+/ /g

insert chars # times

<CT­RL-­o>{­#}{­cha­rs}­<ES­C>

match braces

%

select all

gg"+yG

copy forward one word

yw

copy from cursor to the end of line

y$

copy # lines

{#}yy

split window and load another file

:split {file}

move cursor to another window

<CT­RL-­w> <CT­RL-­w>

maximize current window

<CT­RL-­w>_

make all equal size

<CT­RL-­w>=

close all other windows

<CT­RL-­w>o or :only

next tab | prev tab

gt | gT

show name and contents of registers

:reg

paste what's in register a

"{a}p

yank selection into register a

"{a}y

record into register a (q again to stop)

q{a}

execute register a

@{a}

repeat last one

@@

List buffers

:ls or :buffers

Display buffer by id

:b{id}

Next and prev buffer

:bnext and :bprev

Delete buffer by id

:bd{id} (append ! to discard changes)

change surrou­ndings

cs{fro­m_c­har­}{t­o_char}

delete surrou­ndings

ds{char}

surround word

ysiw{char}

surround line

yss{char}