vim [filename/directory]
vim filename +123
or inside vim
:e [filename]
:edit [filename]
/regex search
?search backwards
/\(TODO\|FIXME\)
/\v(TODO|FIXME)
/todo/i
see :help regex and :help magic
:%s/old/new/g
y<motion> yank (copy)
d<motion> delete (cut)
yy yank a line
dd delete a line
5dd delete 5 lines
P paste (before cursor)
p paste (after cursor)
:write
:w
:quit
:q
:q!
:wq
ZZ
w Forward a word (non-alpha)
W Forward a word (space)
b Back a word (non-alpha)
B Back a word (space)
e End of word (non-alpha)
E End of word (space)
^ Home (1st character on line)
0 Home (beginning of line)
$ End (end of line)
<enter> Down + Home (1st character)
- Up + Home (1st character)
t☐ Go up to the character you type next, ex: t( to the next (
T☐ Go up to the character you type next, backward
f☐ Find the character you type next
F☐ Find the character you type next, backward
; Next t or f match
, Previous t or f match
<number><command> Repeat any movement or edit number times
j down
k up
h left
l right
H Highest line on screen
M Medium line on screen
L Lowest line on screen
:100 Jump to line 100
* Search for the word under the cursor (forward)
# Search for the word under the cursor (backward)
i Insert mode (before cursor)
I Insert mode (beginning of line)
a Append (insert after cursor)
A Append (insert after cursor)
o Open a new line (before cursor)
O Open a new line (after cursor)
r☐ Replace the character under the cursor with ☐
R Replace in insert mode - type over characters
J Join lines with a space
gJ Join lines
d<motion> Delete (cut) to wherever you move next
D Delete to the end of the line
c<motion> Cchange to wherever you move next (delete + insert)
C Cchange to the end of the line
x Delete key
X Backspace key
s Swap the current character (x + insert)
S Swap the current line (cc + insert)
xp transpose teh-like typo (delete and paste-after)
. Repeat the last edit
^E Scroll down
^Y Scroll up
^F Forward a page (page down)
^B Back a page (page up)
^U Up 1/2 page
^D Down 1/2 page
z<enter> Scroll so cursor is at top of screen
zz or z. Scroll so cursor is at middle of screen
z- Scroll so cursor is at bottom of screen
^W n New window
^W s Split window
^W k or ^W <up> Move cursor up a window
^W j or ^W <down> Move cursor down a window
^W c or :q Close window
:help ^W
:buffers buffer list
:b partOfFilename switch to buffer (tab-completable)
Opening a ton of files for use with buffers:
vi $(find . -type f)
vi * $(find rails_app/app -type f)
vim src/*
:next or :n next file
:prev or :N next file
:set spell
:help spell
qa start recording macro a. Can use any letter
q stop recording
@a replay macro a
qA append to macro a
Caveat: u undo during recording won't act the same when played back, because playback acts as a single undo action. Don't use undo when recording.
Examples:
- adding --- to markdown
- restructuring html tables
== Fix indentation on current line
>> Indent current line
5>> Indent 5 lines
>> Indent current line
:set autoindent or :set ai
:set cindent
My ~/.vimrc
Set config values in vim with :set foo=bar
Ex: :set tabstop=4 # make tabs 4 characters wide :set ts=4 # make tabs 4 characters wide :set paste # don't autoindent :set paste! # same as :set nopaste
!rm oldfile
:w !sudo tee %
:!javac %