Vim #

References:

General #

General notes:

<C>: Ctrl on Windows, control on Mac.
<Esc>: Esc on Windows, esc on Mac.
- Consider remapping caps lock to esc.
If some command has a upper-case key, you should press at the same time shift.

.vimrc files from all three teachers:

" Save changes (write)
:w

" Close file (quit)
:q

" Close file without saving
:q!

" Help with some command
:help some command

" Enter normal mode
<Esc>

Normal Mode #

Move Around #

" One line up
k

" One line down
j

" One character left
h

" One character right
l

In-line:

" Next word's first letter (word)
w

" Next word's last letter (end)
e

" Previous word's first letter (back)
b

" Previous word's last letter
ge

" Beginning of the line
0

" First non-blank character of the line
^

" End of the line
$

" Jump between a pair of parentheses
%

Across lines:

" One screen up
<C>u

" One screen down
<C>d

" Beginning of the file
gg

" End of the file
G

" Last line on screen (low)
L

" Middle line on screen
M

" First line on screen (high)
H

Search #

In line:

" First instance of some character (example: first o)
fo

" Last instance of some character (example: first o)
Fo

In whole file:

" Search text
/text here

" Go to next match
n

" Go to previous match
N

Edit #

Basics:

" Delete the character under cursor
x

" Flip text case
~

" Repeat last change (after moving to another position)
.

" Undo
u

" Undo the whole line
U

" Redo
<C>r

Combined with content change:

" Replace the character under cursor with another character (example: o)
ro

Combined with movement:

" Delete (example: current word)
dw

" Delete the whole line
dd

" Delete & enter insert mode (example: from cursor until the end of the word) (change)
ce

" Delete the whole line & enter insert mode
cc

Combined with modifier:

" Delete (example: everything inside []) (inside)
di[

" Delete (example: everything inside [], including []) (around)
da[

" Delete & enter insert mode (example: everything inside "")
ci"

" Delete & enter insert mode (example: everything inside "", including "")
ca"

Copy & Paste #

" Copy (example: current word)
yw

" Copy the whole line
yy

" Copy (example: from cursor until the end of the word)
ye

" Paste, or put what's just deleted below the cursor
p

Insert Mode #

Enter insert mode:

" Directly (cursor stays at current position)
i

" Append (cursor goes one slot ahead)
a

" Open new line below cursor
o

" Open new line at cursor
O

Visual Mode (Selection Mode) #

Enter visual mode:

" Visual mode
v

" Visual line mode
V

" Visual block mode
<C>v

Copy & return to normal mode:

Windows (Panels) & Tabs #

Windows (panels):

" Open horizontal panel with the same file (split)
:sp

" Close current panel
:q

" Save all panels (write all)
:wa

" Close all panels (quit all)
:qa

Tabs:

" Open new tab
:tabnew