vim-commands.md

Basics

• esc - for normal mode
• i - for insert mode
• :w - write the file (save)
• :q - quit the file
• :wq or :x - write and quit
• :q! - quit without writing
• h,j,k,l - Basic navigation
  • h - right
  • j - down
  • k - up
  • l - down
• a - append next
• I - insert before line
• A - append after line
• o - new line below
• O - new line above

Intermediate

• w - next word
• b - previous word
• W - next word (ignore special characters)
• B - next word (ignore special characters)
• r - replace letter (replace a character without going insert mode)
• R - replace a word (replace a word without going insert mode)
• cw - change word
• 8w - jump eight words
• c7w - change seven words
• 4j - move four lines down
• C - change rest of the line
• dw - delete word
• D - Delete rest of the line
• d4w - delete four lines
• dd - delete line (deletes the whole line where ever the cursor is)
• cc - change line (changes the whole line where ever the cursor is)
• 4dd - change four lines
• 8cc - change 8 lines
• x - delete a character (without going insert mode)

Do Stuffs

• u - for undo
• ctrl + r - redo
• ctrl + u - undo in insert mode
• ciw - change in inner word
• ci" - change in " "
• diw - delete in inner word (in the middle of the word delete without going to the first character)
• da" - cut whole text in any position
• J - deletes an empty line (without going insert mode)
• P - inserts an empty line (without going insert mode)
• ci) / ] / } - change inner parenthesis/brackets
• di) / ] / } - delete inner parenthesis/brackets
• % - jump to the parenthesis/brackets
• ^ - Jump to the first of the line
• gg - jump to the beginning of the line
• G - jump to the end of the line
• 17G - go to line 17
• :17 - go to line 17
• 0 - navigate to the beginning of the line
• $ - navigate to the end of the line

Visual Mode

• v - enter visual mode
• d - delete
• c - change
• y - yanking (copying)
• Y - yank immediately without going visual mode
• p - paste after
• P - paste before
• yy - yank line
• 5yy - yank 5 lines
• 9p - paste nine times
• y5w - yank 5 words
• yi) - yank in inner brackets
• yiw - yank in inner words

More About Visual Mode

• V - visual line
• ctrl + v - Visual block
• dot(.) - repeat last operation
• zz - center selection
• > - shift right
• < - shift left
• = - indent
• >> & << - indent
• == - indent line
• gg=G - indent whole file
• ggdG - delete the whole file

Buffers and Windows

Buffers

• :ls or :buffers — List buffers
• :e <file> - open file in new buffer
• :bnext / :bn — Next buffer
• :bprevious / :bp — Previous buffer
• :b <num> — Go to buffer by number
• :bd — Delete (close) buffer

Windows (Splits)

• :split / :sp — Horizontal split
• :vsplit / :vsp — Vertical split
• Ctrl + w h/j/k/l — Move between splits
• Ctrl + w q — Close current split
• Ctrl + w = — Equalize split sizes
• :resize +5 — Increase height
• :vertical resize +10 — Increase width

Commands

• /word - search for word
• n - next occurrence
• N - previous occurrence
• + - next token occurrence
• # - previous token occurrence
• :s/old/new - replace
• :%s/old/new/g - replace everywhere
• :set number/nu - line numbers
• :set relativenumbers/rnu - relative numbers
• :colorscheme <theme> - select theme
• :set tabstop=4 - tab width to 4
• :set autoindent - auto indentation
• :set mouse=a - activate mouse
• :set mouse="" - deactivate mouse