VIM Cheatsheet

vim_cs.md

The VIM Cheatsheet

Links

• https://vim-adventures.com/
• https://eax.me/vim-commands/
• neovim guide

Most of commands accept number before (eg: 3k moves down 3 times)

keys

• [leader] is default to \ (use mapleader or see :help leader)

plugins

• nerdcommenter : \cc, \cu

nerdtree

s will open the file currently under the cursor in a new vertically split window. Use t to open in a new tab.

modes

• i - insert mode
• v - visual, used for text selection
• Ctrl+v - Visual block mode (used to select text blocks)

normal (default) mode

• I - enter insert mode at the beginning of the line
• A - insert at the end of the line
• cw - Change word
• cgn - Change the next search match (useful to change searched text)
• u - ↩️ Undo
• Ctrl+r Redo
• . - 🔁 Repeat last command
• Ndd - ❌ Delete N lines
• x - ❌ Delete char
• o - ↵ Add a new line
• A - Insert at the line end

views

• :open X - Open file
• :ter[minal] - Open terminal
• ctrl+w v - Split screen horizontally
• ctrl+w s - Split vertically
• ctrl+w l/h/j/k - Switch to right/left/up/down side
• ctrl+w L/H/J/K - Switch to panel to right/left/up/down
• ctrl+w </> - Resize panel width
• ctrl+w +/- - Resize panel height
• :tabl/r - Switch between tabs

visual mode commands

• v - Go to visual mode
• y - Copy text
• d - delete selection
• x - cut selection / delete character
• p, P - paste selection before/after custor (or i in Command mode)
• dw - delete word
• V - select line
• cw - change word
• C - change whole line
• D - Delete rest of line from cursor

navigate

• j, k - ⬆️ ⬇️
• h, l - ⬅️ ➡️
• 0, $ - Go to Start/End of the line
• w, W (or e, E, B) - Move by word
• b - Back to word
• gg - Go to end
• G - Go to end
• G; - Go to previous position

search and replace

• /text - 🔍 search for text
• ?text - Search top
• n, N - Go to next/previous search result
• :%s/str/rep - Replace str with rep
• 10G - Go to line 10

bookmarks

• mx - Create a mark with name x (mark this position)
• 'x - Jump to mark x

view & layout

• :split FILE_NAME - Split vertically and open file

macros

• q1 - Start macros with number 1 (basically record and replay commands)
• q - Stop macro record
• @1 - Call 1 macro
• 10@1 Run 1 macro 10 times

a few ways to get out of Vim

• ZZ, :q!, :!kill -9 $PPID

special commands

Lines

• :10,33> - Add intentation to lines between 10-33
• :/Foo/+1m-2 - Move line down near Foo line
• :/Foo/m$ - Move Foo line to the end of document

Misc

• :ab x TEXT - Create abbreviation x.
  • Type x in insert mode to insert specified abbreviation.
  • Enter ctrl+v to prevent expansion.
• :! command - Run shell command
  • :w !sudo tee % - If you have write permission error

Visual block commands

• :'<,'> - Run command for all lines (from first to last)
• norm - enter normal mode
• :'<,'> norm I" - Insert doublequote at the beginning of all selected lines
  • :'<,'> norm A" - the same, but at the EOL.