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This repo is not for setting up vimrc, instead for starting with VIM. Commands that I have discovered and found quite useful so far through youtube tutorials, vimtutor, awesome vim are all shared here. Commands list will soon go beyond infinity! 🚀

readme instruction format:

Command for:

  • command # comment


quit:

  • q!

save and quit:

  • wq!

Move commands:

  • j: down
  • h: left
  • k: up
  • l: right

end of line:

  • $
  • A # start in insert mode as well

start of line:

  • 0
  • ^
  • I # start in insert mode as well.

end of file:

  • G

start of file:

  • gg

set line numbers:

  • :set nu
  • :set rnu # line numbering relative to current cursor position.

unset line numbers:

  • :set nu!
  • :set rnu!

search pattern:

  • :/[pattern] # then enter
  • n # to iterate over next pattern matched.
  • N # to iterate over previous pattern matched.

repeat previous task:

  • .

macro: # execute following in same order as given.

  • q[macro alphabet] # starts recording the macro, e.g. :qa
  • q # stops the current macro.
  • @[macro alphabet] # to execute the macro.
  • V [n]j :normal @[macro alphabet] # to execute the macro on the 'n' consecytive lines.

delete:

  • x # delete a character
  • dd # delete whole line
  • d[n]j # delete n number of lines from current position
  • di[x] # delete inside x where x can be t for , ' for inverted comma

copy:

  • y # y stands for yank.
  • yy # yank whole line, and similar to delete commands

paste:

  • p # p stands for p whatever being copied or deleted recently.
  • P # capital 'P' pastes above the current line.
  • viw p # paste the txt in register on a word (by replacing it), by first visual insert word command

Increment a number:

  • ctrl+A

Undo:

  • u

Redo:

  • Ctr-R

Indent:

  • '>>' # indent right
  • '<<' # indent left

append(insert mode):

  • a
  • A # append from last character of current line.
  • I # insert from beginning of the line.

replace:

  • r[x] # where x is the new letter to substitute for current cursor character.

end of word:

  • e

start of word:

  • w

Delete and enter insert mode:

  • c[motion] # ce will delete till end of word, and enters insert mode, check cw

Cursor-screen Movements:

  • H # cursor to top(high) of the screen
  • M # move cursor to middle(middle) of the screen
  • L # move cursor to bottom(low) of the screen.

Screen movement, withough affecting cursor: (Shifting screen)

  • zt # current line to top
  • zz # current line to middle
  • zb # current line to bottom.
  • [n]Ctr-e # scroll at a time, without cursor movement, n times optional, e.g. 10Ctr-e
  • [n]Ctr-y # scroll upward, without cursor movement.
  • Ctr-[D/U] # jump half the screen
  • CTR-[F/B] # jump full screen

Find next word currently cursor at:

  • '#' # previous

Find next character:

  • f[x] # find next first x character
  • ; # find net x
  • , # find last x

Mark:

  • mm # or m[any register]
  • `m # return to where mark was set.
  • 'm # return to start of line where mark was set.

Special delete/change:

  • [d/c]f[x] # delete/change/replace till first x found and delete x too.
  • dt[x] # delete till first x found, but not delete x!

Delete till next blank line:

  • d}

Delete from previous blank line:

  • d{

Check enclosing parenthesis:

  • % # put cursor at starting or closing parenthesis, and then write this.

Write from last insert position:

  • gi # write at x pos, do something else, press this command, to resume writing from where you left earlier!

jump sentences:

  • ()

jump paragraphs:

  • {}

Change:

  • c[a/i]w[[/{] # changes inside word[[/{], change all word (include space next to it), changes will the word end.

virtually select all inside:

  • va["/[] or vi["/[] # and then yank using y or change using c

Earlier - back to history!

  • :earlier [n][m/s] # n is number, go back to point of 2minutes/seconds earlier in the file say!

Store in register:#f03c15

  • "[a]yy # 'a' is register name, yy is yank the whole line into the register
  • "[a]p # to paste anywhere the stored value in register a
  • Ctrl-R [a] # in insert mode, use ctrl-r to indicate putting register value!

Last inserted text:#f03c15

  • Ctrl-a # in insert mode.

Autocompletion words:(context-aware)#f03c15

  • Ctrl-p # in insert mode
  • Ctrl-n # in insert mode

Autocompletion line:(context-aware)#f03c15

  • Ctrl-x Ctrl-l # works in insert mode only

Go to C-Tag:#f03c15

  • Ctrl-]
  • Ctrl-x Ctrl-] # in insert mode, autocomplete the c-tag, instead of using Ctrl-p

File completion:#f03c15

  • Ctrl-x # in insert mode, to enter special completion mode
  • Ctrl-f # to complete the file name (current or in the directory)

Open a new file:#f03c15

  • :e '<file_name>'

Credits:


#f03c15 Autocompletion mode

vim+tmux - OMG!Code

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Vimium chrome Extension:

Select a text, select that line, yank it and search. v / [search pattern] ESC shift-0 y p[/P]