vim like a baos

vim.md

the cli

# Open 1+ files
$ vim file
$ vim -p [file|*|*.md] [file]
# Pipe to vim
$ echo foo | vim -

the editor

modes

• ESC normal mode
• i insert mode
• v visual mode

navigation

• h left
• j down
• k up
• l right
• w start of next word
• e end of word
• b beginning of word
• 0 beginning of line
• $ end of line
• g+g beginning of file
• G end of file
• [n] + G go to line number
• * move to next word under cursor
• # move to previous word under cursor

actions

• /searchterm
• n next search result
• N previous search result
• o insert new line of text
• x delete letter
• X backspace
• r replace letter under cursor without going into insert
• . repeat previous command
• d+d delete line
• d + [n] + w delete n words
• y+y copy line
• y+y+p copy line and paste after current
• :! [command] Commands from within vim

tabs

# new tab
:tabnew [file]
# close tab
:tabc
# previous tab
:tabp
# next tab
:tabn [number]
# first tab
:tabr
# last tab
:tabl
# list of open tabs
:tabs
# ?
:next

File management

# write (only if there are changes) and quit
:x 
# save
:w [filename]
# quit
:q
# save and quit
:wq
# force save and quit (even without permission)
:wq!
# quit without saving
:q!
# undo
u
# redo
ctrl + R
# help
:help