Ctrl+w switch between windows (e.g. nerd tree)
di" delete inside quotation mark expand all folds: zRsave readonly: :w!Save a without permissions :w !sudo tee %Auto indent: v+selectText+=
popup menu of words (in insert mode) Ctrl+p
Goto line 42 :42
:set number //to show line numbers :syn off //to turn off syntax highlighting if makes it unreadable :set ic (ignorecase) <---> :set noic (noignorecase) :set hlsearch highlight all search instances <---> :nohlsearch :! ls will execute ls command on your shell Tabs:tabnew name_of_file_for_vim
:tabdo %s/foo/bar/g across all tabs
heighlight words
Search and hghlight
/next\|Abe search separated with with \|
Just Highlight
:let m = matchadd('Todo','leading')
:let n = matchadd('ErrorMsg','ret')
:let m = matchadd('Todo','searchTerm')
:let m = clearmatches()
Multi-Keyword highlight :help match
You could use the :match command :match word1/\c for ignore case
:match ErrorMsg /word2/
:match PmenuSel /word3/
:match Visual /word4/
:match DiffChange /word5/
The first parameter of the command is the highlight-group (to see all available groups :highlight). The second parameter is a search pattern.
To learn vim use $ vimtutor
Working with Files
| Edit | :e filename | | Write | :w filename | | Quit | :q | | Quit without Save | :q! | Write & Quit
| :wq
| Write (read_only file)
| :w!
| Write & Quit (read_only file)
| :wq!
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Navigating in file
| left down up right | hjkl | | End of word | e
| Begin of word
| b | 0'th character of line
| 0 (or ^)
| End of line
| $ | Home (first line of screen)
| H | | Middle | M | Last (last line of screen)
| L | Page up
| Ctrl+U | Page down
| Ctrl+D | Jump to line # n
| :n | Scroll up
| Ctrl+e | Scroll down
| Ctrl+y
| Beginning of file
| gg | End of file
| G |
Edit
| Insert | i | Append after cursor
| a | Delete
| x | | Backspace | X | Delete line
| dd | Yank (copy) line
| yy | Paste before
| p | Paste after
| P | Indent
| > OR <
| Default mode
| Escape Key | Visual mode
| v | ------ Yank (copy)
| y | | ------ Delete | d | | | | | Undo | u | | Redo | Ctrl+r |
Search & Replace
| Search | /pattern \c makes it ignore case
| ----- next
| n | ----- previous
| N | | Replace | :%s/pattern/substitute/gic i for ignore case c for confirmation
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Learn to speak vim – verbs, nouns, and modifiers!
Using vim is like talking to your editor in ‘verb modifier object’ sentences, turned into acronyms
- learn some verbs: v (visual), c (change), d (delete), y (yank/copy). these are the most important. there are others
- learn some objects: w (word), s (sentence) p (paragraph) there are others
- learn some modifiers: i (inside), a (around), t (till..finds a character)
To move efficiently in vim, don’t try to do anything by pressing keys many times, instead speak to the editor in sentences
- delete the current word: diw (delete inside word)
- delete a string inside quotes: di” (delete inside quote)
- copy this line: yt$ (yank till $ – end), or yy
- change this line ct$ (change till $) or cc (are you seeing a pattern?)
- visually select this paragraph: vap (visual around paragraph)
If you understand the verbs and objects you’re dealing with, you will
soon realize that adding a new plugin and learning a new verb or noun
exponentially increases your productivity, as you can now apply it in
all the sentences you already know. It’s just like learning a language.
- install surround.vim: vim-surround- you get a new noun, the ‘surround’ (s or S)
- visually select a word and surround it with quotes: viwS”
- change surround from quote to single quote: cs’”
- install vim-textobj-rubyblock – you get a new noun, the ‘ruby block’ (r)
- delete current ruby block: dir (delete inside ruby block)
- visually select a ruby function: var (visual around ruby block)
- visually select the innards of a function: vir (visual inside ruby block)
- install tComment – new verb: “gc” (go comment)
- comment the current ruby method: gcar (go comment around ruby)
Now go out and learn a new verb or noun every day!
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