vim_info.md

#vim

My .vimrc file:

syntax on
set bs=2
set expandtab
set tabstop=2
set shiftwidth=2
set number

Editing

• shift V select line, up or down select lines
• shift > shift select block or line out
• shift < shift select block or line in
• d to delete highlighted text and copy to cliboard
• D delete everything after cursor to end of line
• y to copy (yank)
• p to paste after cursor, P before
• u undo last change
• . repeat last command
• $ vim +linenumber file.c open file and jump to that line number
• gg go to first line, GG go to last
• gt go to next tab {i}gt go to tab number {i}
• tabm move current tab to last tab
• U convert SELECTED text to uppercase (also gU)
• u convert SELECTED text to lowercase (also gu)
• ~ toggle SELECTED text to opposiste case (also g~)
• control l to refresh vim when changes happen (like git pull)
• Use * to go to the definition of the word under the cursor
• In NERDTree, shift T opens select file in new tab behind current
• In NERDTree, t opens selected file in new tab
• :set syntax=php or :set syntax=yaml or :set syntax=perl etc.
• :set nowrap turn off word wrap
• :%s/$/',/ search the entire file %s, find end of line $ and replace with ',
• s/' .*/'/ search the selection for ' if found, replace it and the rest of the line with '
• %s/ ->\zs .*// keep the arrow, delete all after arrow
• %s/ -> .*// delete the arrow and everything after
• vim scp://url/path/remote_file edit remote file locally, saving to remote
• Find this or that or blue this\|that\|blue
• Sort selection alphabetically: sort, reverse sort!
• Folding: in .vimrc add let php_folding = 1
• Folding: za to toggle fold zA to toggle all
• If command r and loose arrow-key, then ctrl z and type fg on the command line
• d0 delete every thing before cursor in visual mode
• ctrl u to delte every thing befor cursor in insert mode
• e reload current file
• :retab set all tabs in current file to current settings. Good for files that used tabs, not spaces.
• :vertical resize 30 to resize the current window to exactly 30 characters wide.

To select a column, or even a block: In normal mode (press ESC),

1. control v
2. select column
3. shift I
4. enter your comment syntax, like #
5. press ESC

To delete a column:

1. control i
2. select column
3. d will delete (and copy to clipboard, p to paste)

After copying (yanking) a block of text, can also select another block of text and paste over it. Similar to other editors gui's.