VIM notes.txt

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"   *** TIPS ***

"MARKERS: 
" ma
" mb
" :
" 'a,'bs/test/foo/g

"BUFFERS / TABS:
" :e  | :tabe filename - open the file to buffer or to tab
" :ls | :tabs  - show opened / available buffers
" :b <n>  -  select the buffer in current pane

" REGISTERS:
" "ayy  -  yank a text into a register. register [a-z]
" "ap   -  paste a text into a register. register [a-z]
" :reg  - show all registers

"COMMAND WINDOW:
" q:  #to open and select the line
" :   #press enter twice to run that command
" ctrl-c # to close the window
" :r file_name - read a file contents to the buffer
" :r !command  - reads the command output to the buffer
" :5r!command  - reads the command output to the buffer after 5th line
" :w !command  - writing buffer text into a command
" writes the buffer text from the given range into a command
" :3,$w !awk '{sum+=$1}END{print sum}' - line 3 - till end 

"REGEX:
" %s/\(.*\)/Hello \1/g 
" %s/\v^%(foo){1,3}(.+)bar$/\1/ #help :h \v

"SPLIT WINDOWS:
" :split - ctrl-w to switch windows
" :vsplit - ctrl-w to switch windows
" :resize or resize 20 - full or 20lines in the current pane
" :vertical resize or vertical resize 20 - full or 20lines in the current pane
" ctrl + o - max the window
" ctrl + r|R - swap the windows
" ctrl + w w or direction( L|R|U|D) - select the active pane

"NERD TREE:
" m - menu | ctrl-n for toggle
" press key t, i, s - opens files in newtab, hsplit or vsplit

"FOLD TRICK:
" zf#j - # n no of line - zf2j (2 lines)
" v {select lines} + zf - visual select fold
" zf/<word> - till the next occurance of the word from cursor (fold a block of lines))
" zo - open the fold at the cursor
" zc - close the fold at the cursor
" zd - deletes the fold at the cursor
" za - Toggle the fold at the cursor

" RECORD AND REPLAY MACROS:
" change records alternately in a file
" qa      -   record in the register a
" j       -   jump to next line
" 0       -   move to beginning
" cwcase  -   change the word with case
" esc     -   exit out of insert mode
" j       -   jump to next line
" 0       -   move to beginning
" q       -   stop the recording
" @a or 10@a - replay the macro n no of times

" MODELINE MAGIC:
" \ml     -  Insert the modeline magic
"
" WINDOWS SWAP:
" \yw     - yank Window
" \pw     - paste window

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