Cheatography
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Notes
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Command derived from plugin |
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Command derived from preferences |
Global
:help <keyword>
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Open help for a keyword |
:o <file>
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Open file |
:saveas <file>
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Save file as |
:close
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Close current pane |
<n><command>
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Do n of command (e.g. 5dd ) |
<Esc>
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Change to normal mode |
Exiting
:w
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Write (save) current file but don't exit |
:Q
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Quit ALL buffers (fails if unsaved changes) |
:q
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Quit current buffer (fails if unsaved changes) |
:q!
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Force quit |
:wq /:x
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Write (save) and quit |
Macros
qa
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Record macro a |
qq
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Stop recording macro |
@@
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Rerun last macro |
_n_@a
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Run macro a _n_ times |
Visual Mode
Marking Text
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v
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start visual mode |
V
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start linewise visual mode |
Ctrl+v
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Start visual block mode |
aw
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Mark a WORD |
ab
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Mark AROUND block of () |
aB
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Mark AROUND block with {} |
ib
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Mark INSIDE block with () |
iB
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Mark INSIDE block with {} |
Visual Commands
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>
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Shift highlighted lines right |
<
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Shift highlighted lines left |
y
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Yank (copy) marked text |
d
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Delete marked text |
~
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Switch case of marked text |
Insert Mode
A
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Append to end of line |
a
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Start inserting after cursor |
i
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Start inserting before cursor |
Keyword Completion
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Ctrl+n
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Keyword completion (e.g. variable names) |
Tab
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Keyword completion |
Ctrl+n
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Move DOWN in autocomplete window |
Ctrl+p
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Move UP in autocomplete window |
Normal Mode - Inserting Text
i
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Insert BEFORE cursor |
I
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Insert at beginning of line |
a
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Insert AFTER cursor |
A
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Insert at end of line |
o
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Insert new line BELOW current line |
O
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Insert new line ABOVE current line |
ea
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Insert at end of the word |
Normal Mode - Cursor Movement
h
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Move cursor left |
j
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Move cursor down |
k
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Move cursor up |
l
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Move cursor right |
H
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Move cursor to TOP of screen |
M
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Move cursor to MIDDLE of screen |
L
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Move cursor to BOTTOM of screen |
w
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Jump forward to START of word |
e
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Jump forward to END of word |
^
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Jump to first non-blank character of line |
$
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Jump to end of the line |
O
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Jump to start of the line |
Ctrl+b
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Page Up |
Ctrl+f
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Page Down |
_n_G
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Go to line _n_ |
gg
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Go to the first line of the document |
G
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Go to the last line of the document |
}
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Jump to next paragraph (or function/block) |
{
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Jump to previous paragraph (or function/block) |
Ctrl+y
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Scroll up without moving cursor |
Ctrl+e
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Scroll down without moving cursor |
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Normal Mode - Search & Replace
Within Buffer
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/_keyword_
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Search buffer for _keyword_ |
n
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Move DOWN to next instance |
N
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Move UP to next instance |
*
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Search buffer for word under cursor |
Within Working Directory
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<Leader>+a
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Search (ack) INSIDE files in working directory |
v
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Open file from search (ack) in VERTICAL split |
h
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Open file from search (ack) in HORIZONTAL split |
Replace
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:%s/_old_/_new_/g
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Replace all _old_ throughout file with _new_ |
:%s/_old_/_new_/gc
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Replace _old_ with _new_ WITH CONFIRMATIONS |
Marks/Registers
Marks
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:marks
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List of marks |
ma
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Set current position for mark a |
`a
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Jump to position of mark a |
Registers
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:reg
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Show registers content |
"xy
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yank into register x |
"0p
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Paste contents of register x |
Unsure what these do... calling them out for research
Normal Mode - Editing
J
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Join line below to current one |
cc
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change (replace) entire line |
cw
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change (replace) to end of word |
c$
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change (replace) to end of line |
s
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delete character and substitute text |
xp
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transpose two letters |
u
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undo |
Ctrl+r
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redo |
.
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Repeat last action |
ci_char_
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Change INSIDE _char_ (e.g. ci" ) |
ca_char_
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Change AROUND (including) _char_ (e.g. ca" ) |
Normal Mode - Code Folding
zc
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Close a fold |
zo
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Open a fold |
zA
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Toggle all folds |
za
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Toggle single fold |
zM
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Close ALL folds in buffer |
Normal Mode - Buffers
:ls
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List all buffers |
:bd
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Close the current buffer |
:bd_n_
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Close _n_ buffer |
:bn
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Navigate to next buffer |
:bp
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Navigate to previous buffer |
Ctrl+c
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Close the current buffer |
Ctrl+h
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Navigate to previous buffer |
Ctrl+l
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Navigate to next buffer |
Normal Mode - Splits
Ctrl+ws
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Split current window horizontally |
Ctrl+wv
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Split window vertically |
Ctrl+wq
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Quit a window |
Navigating Splits
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Ctrl+ww
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Move to next split |
Ctrl+wh
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Move to split located LEFT of current |
Ctrl+wl
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Move to split located RIGHT of current |
Ctrl+wj
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Move to split located BELOW current |
Ctrl+wk
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Move to split located ABOVE current |
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Normal Mode - Cut/Paste
yy
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Yank (copy) a line |
yw
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Yank (copy) a word |
y$
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Yank (copy) to end of line |
p
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Paste BEFORE cursor |
P
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Paste AFTER cursor |
dd
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Delete (cut) a line |
dw
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Delete (cut) a word |
d$
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Delete (cut) to end of line |
x
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Delete (cut) single character |
Deleting is basically cutting; anything deleted will be on clipboard.
Ctrl-P
Ctrl+p
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Start Ctrl-P to search for files |
<enter>
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Open file in new buffer |
Ctrl+k
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Navigate UP in file list |
Ctrl+j
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Navigate DOWN in file list |
Ctrl+f
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Move FORWARD in search locations (files, buffers, most recent files) |
Ctrl+b
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Move BACKWARD in search locations |
Ack.vim
v
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Open highlighted file in VERTICAL split |
h
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Open highlighted file in HORIZONTAL split |
<enter>
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Open highlighted file in new buffer |
<leader>+a
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Open ack.vim for searching |
q
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Close search results window |
NerdTree
<Leader>+n
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Toggle NerdTree |
P
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Move to ROOT of working directory |
p
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Move to parent folder above cursor |
NerdComment
<leader>+c<space>
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Toggle comment |
<leader>+cl
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Line comment |
<leader>+cu
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Uncomment |
Buffergator
Ctrl+c
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Close the current buffer |
Ctrl+h
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Navigate to previous buffer |
Ctrl+l
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Navigate to next buffer |
Vimdiff - Layout
Access vimdiff for a branch with git mergetool from bash
VimDiff - Commands
:diffget lo
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Use local version |
:diffget ba
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Use base version |
:diffget re
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Use remote version |
[c
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Navigate to PREVIOUS conflict |
]c
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Navigate to NEXT conflict |
It is possible to edit the code in the merged pane directly if none of the options (local, base, remote) are preferable.
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