VIM Command Helpers

vim-cmd-helpers.txt

/* For an enhanced vim environment setup and experience, please check  */

/* for replacing whole pattern over entire directory tree */
:arg **/*.c | argadd **/*.h | argdo %s/\<pattern1\>/pattern2/ge | update
:arg **/*.[ch] | argdo %s/\<pattern1\>/pattern2/ge | update

/* delete unwanted whitespaces/tabspaces from the line */
:s/\s\+/ /g
cmd mode: diw

/* delete all characters after first match of Character */
:%norm f<Character> C

/* delete spaces from start of line */
:s/^\s*//

/* delete spaces from end of line */
:s/\s*$//

/* delete last character from line */
:s/. *$//

/* advance replacement with func calls and respective args */
/*func1(arg1); to be made as func_1 (argv1, extra_args) */
:s/oldfunc\(.*\w\)/newfunc \1, XML_ERR/g
/*func1 (arg1); to be made as func_1 (argv1, extra_args) */
:s/oldfunc \(.*\w\)/newfunc \1, XML_ERR/g

/* indent in insert mode */
Ctrl-t (or) >> (<num> and >> shall indent <num> lines from cursor line)
/* unindent in insert mode indent */
Ctrl-d (or) >> (<num> and << shall unindent <num> lines from cursor line)
<num> ==

/* indent multiple source code files */
:arg **/*.[ch] | argdo silent execute "normal gg=G" | silent update
:arg **/*.[cpp] | argadd **/*.hh | argdo silent execute "normal gg=G" | silent update

/* Replace spaces with tabs */
:set noexpandtab    " Use tabs, not spaces
:%retab!            " Retabulate the whole file

/* yank/delete block of lines */
give "ma" at start line to mark start
give "d'a"/"y'a" at end line to del/yank(copy) from "ma"rked line to end line

/* add common text at start of each line */
:s/^/foo

/* add common text at End of line */
:s/$/foo

/* delete last number of characters in lines */
:s/.\{<num>}$//

/* delete first number of characters in lines */
:s/^.\{<num>}//

/* delete all lines that begin with a character */
:g/^<char>/d

/*delete lines with a pattern*/
:g/<pattern>/d

/* delete unwanted number of trailing words/patterns */
/* " ." skips a column of words */
:s/ .*//

/* delete last word ( + spaces before word ) from line */
:s/\s*\w\+\s*$//

/* delete word between 2 spaces */
:s/\s\+\w\+\s*//

/* delete first words and space(including any first special chars<spec-char> in lines) */
:s/<spec-char>\w\+\s*//

/* move split window to right(circular)? */
Ctrl-w r

/* add new line(with a statement) after a end of line pattern in lines */
:s/<pattern>$/<pattern>\r<statement pattern>

/* comment lines with a pattern */
:g/pattern/norm I//  (I inserts // at start of line characters)

/* display lines with a pattern in A FILE */
METHOD-1 display just:
:g/<pattern>
METHOD-2 display in split window:
:vimgrep /<pattern>/ (range)
:copen or :cwindow

/* add text at End Of Line with search pattern */
:g/<pattern>/s/$/<mytext>

/* Compress multiple occurrences of blank lines into a single blank line */
:v/./,/./-j

/* delete text after pattern in lines */
:s/<pattern>.*/<pattern>

/* delete word under cursor */
bdw (b for move to word start, dw to del word)
daw (to delete word and space before it)

/* switch horizonsplit to vertical and vice-versa */
Ctrl-w and shift-h for H2V
Ctrl-w and shift-k for V2H

/* delete statement/comment in a line and make it as empty line */
Caps-D

/* delete statement/comment in a line and make it as empty line and enter insert mode */
Shift-c

/*enter diff mode with 2 buffers opened in vim*/
:windo diffthis
/*exit diff mode inside vim*/
:diffoff

/*delete file when entire project folder opened in vim and NERDtree is installed*/
1. cursor placed on file name.
2. press m (quick fix window appears with add/modify/delete,etc options)
3. press d

/*scroll current cursor line to required position*/
zz for center
zt for top
zb for bottom of page
Ctrl-e  up one line
Ctrl-y  down one line
Ctrl-u  up ½ page
Ctrl-d  down ½ page
Ctrl-b  up one page
Ctrl-f  down one page

/*Positioning cursor*/
shift-l for end-line on screen
shift-m for mid-line on screen
shift-h for top-line on screen
g <line>for goto <line> 
0(zero) for start of current line
$	for end of current line

/*move line(s) as required*/
:m 12	 move current line to after line 12
:m 0	 move current line to before first line
:m $	 move current line to after last line
:m 'a	 move current line to after line with mark a (see using marks)
:m 'a-1	 move current line to before line with mark a
:m '}-1	 move current line to the end of the current paragraph

:5,7m 21	 move lines 5, 6 and 7 to after line 21
:5,7m 0	 move lines 5, 6 and 7 to before first line
:5,7m $	 move lines 5, 6 and 7 to after last line
:.,.+4m 21	 move 5 lines starting at current line to after line 21
:,+4m14	 same (. for current line is assumed)

/*execute shell-specific commands(user alias cmds defined in separate files not supported)*/
:!<command with options>

/*have a shell session*/
:sh (exit cmd to exit this shell and get back into vim session)

/*delete words*/
d$		-to EndOfLine
d<n>w	-for <n> words
d<n>e	-for <n> words and leave space at end

/*change word(s) starting from cursor position and goto insert mode*/
ce <newWord>
c$ <newWord>- for change from cursor to EnfOfLine

/*create file with some text in current file*/
v for visual mode
//move cursor till all required text is selected
:w <filename>

/*get whole text from other file and insert in current file*/
:r <file>

/*insert <word> number of times*/
<num> i <word> <Esc> <Esc>

/*Man page viewer*/
shift+k while cursor is on <keyword>
:Man <similar to shell man cmd>

/*write and exit*/
:wq
shift+z+z

/*make list of numbers in visual mode*/
:I(I)

/*know file type as dos/unix/others*/
:set ff?

/*fold(hide) selected lines in VISUAL mode*/
zf
/*delete fold*/
zd

/*delete from match-pattern till endOfLine*/
:s/{pattern}.*//

/*delete lines containing a pattern*/
:g/pattern/d

/*find pattern match count in file*/
:%s/pattern//gn

/*goto next function definition in current file*/
forward  : ]]
backward : [[

/*dump shell command's outout in current file*/
:.!<shell-command with options-required>

/*reload currently open file*/
:e %

/*That will auto-indent the current code block*/
={

/*That will auto-indent the code till a }*/
=}

/*Resize all split windows*/
<C-w>=

/*Switch current split window position with previous split window's*/
<C-w>x

/*vim diffsplit*/
:vert diffsplit [file2]

/*udpate diff after few modifications on file*/
:diffupdate

/*jump between the diff lines*/
[c - prev
]c - next

/*copy lines of diff between the 2 files*/
do - from next file to current one
dp - from current file to next one
select using visual mode and get lines from other file - :'<,'>diffget
select using visual mode and put lines to other file - :'<,'>diffput

/*delete all empty lines*/
:g/^$/d
:v/./d

/*arrange visually selected block of lines and sort them in alphabetical order*/
"shift-v" then ":sort"

/*yank all lines matching pattern*/
:g/^match/yank A

/*delete from matched pattern to EOL*/
:s/{pattern}.*//

/*delete all lines that do not contain pattern*/
:v/pattern/d

/*remove this later?!!*/

/*match complete line only upto first occurrence of pattern*/
:^.\{-}pattern
:\<first-word-to-start-line-match>.\{-}pattern
:\<first-word-to-start-line-match>.\{-}pattern.*<last-word-to-stop-line-match>

/* Enclose required line length in "" on pattern match*/
:s/Pattern \(.*\)$/Pattern "\1"/gce

/* Copy all in line after first space in line and copy the same at end of line 
e.g. 'start-of-line rest-of-line' becomes 'start-of-line rest-of-line rest-of-line' */
:s/\s\w.*/& &/

/*Paste a yanked word or string*/
Ctrl+R and then "