Basics
move
k
h l
j
move between words
words! _a_re words
w words! are _w_ords
e words! ar_e_ words
b words_!_ are words
B _w_ords! are words
multipliers
number + [h, j, k, l , w, e, b]
5h wor_d_s! are words
2e words! are word_s_
move to matching parenthesis
words! _{_are} words
% words! {are_}_ words
move to start/end of line
0 _w_ords! are words
$ words! are word_s_
edit text
i > INSERT mode
ESC > NORMAL mode
words! _a_re words
# cut, cut line, copy, paste,
x words! re words
dd # line is cut
p words! are words # or paste line below
P paste line above
# insert, append, append eol
i words! a_re words
a words! ar_e words
A words! are words_
o open new line below then insert mode
O open new line above then insert mode
replace
:s/old/new replace 1 occurence in current line
:s/old/new/g replace all occurrences in current line
:%s/old/new/gc replace all occurrences in file, confirm each
:8,18s/old/new/g replace all ocurrences between lines 8 to 18
R Enter replace mode
multipliers
Insert text n-times
number + i + text + ESC
3iwords_ words_words_words_
Works with movements, edit commands, etc...
find (search)
f + character
fp words! a_r_e words
2fp words! are wo_r_ds
words
/word find next word
?word find prev word
CTRL-O find prev word
n next
N previous
shift + * next occurrence <word under cursor>
shift + # prev occurrence <word under cursor>
matching bracket
% find match bracket
ignore case :set ic
ignore case off :set noic
highlight :set hls
inc partial :set is
Go to
gg first line
G last line
gD declaration of variable
gD global declaration of variable
g* next rep of word under cursor (fwd search)
g# prev rep of word under cursor (bwd search)
gf to file path under cursor
8G Go to line 8
8gg Go to line 8
:8 Go to line 8
Delete, undo, redo
x cut (character)
dd delete line
dw delete word
d$ delete to end of line
d0 delete to start of line
u undo last change
U undo all changes in line
Re do last CTRL-R
Replace and change
r + char replace char under cursor
R replace mode
cw change word: remove from cursor and insert
ce change word: remove from cursor and insert
ciw change inner word: remove word and insert
visual mode
v switch to visual mode
y yank: copy and Normal mode
p paster after cursor
P paste before cursor
# y as operator
y2w yank 2 words
Back to prev buffer ctrl + o, forward is ctrl + i
Save selected text to new file :w new_file after selected text
Retrieve(merge) existing file into current file :r new_file
executing
:!ls execute external shell command and back to vim
exit
NORMAL model
:q! force quit
:wq write & quit
:w new save to file named 'new'
Customization
Plugins
- imhttps://github.com/junegunn/vim-plug : Plugin manager with visual mode
- https://github.com/tpope/vim-surround
- https://github.com/mg979/vim-visual-multi
- https://github.com/easymotion/vim-easymotion
- https://github.com/scrooloose/nerdtree
- https://github.com/christoomey/vim-tmux-navigator
Training
Cheat sheets
Basics
Check vimtutor
- http://thoughtbot.github.io/vimulator/
- https://www.openvim.com/
- https://www.shortcutfoo.com/app/dojos/vim