References

Modes

  • Normal Mode: ESC
  • Insert Mode: i
  • Replace Mode: R
  • Visual Mode: v
  • Command Mode: :

Commands

  • Quit: :q
  • Save: :w
  • Save and quit: :wq
  • Quit without save: :q!
  • Open file for editing: :e {filename}
  • Show open buffers: :ls
  • 切换不同buffer: :b {filename}
    • :b1: 切换至第1个buffer
  • 关闭当前buffer: :bw
  • Help: :help {topic}
    • opens help for the :w command: :help :w
    • opens help for the w movement: :help w
    • jump from one window to another: Ctrl-W+Ctrl-w
  • Shell command: :!
    • :!ls: list files
  • Retrieve from file: :r {filename}
    • Retrieve from command: :r !ls
  • Set option: :set {option}
    • Ignore case: :set ic
    • 关掉选项，前面加’no’: :set noic
    • Highlight search: :set hls/:nohlsearch
    • 清除上次搜索结果: :noh
  • Command completion: Ctrl-D, or TAB

Normal mode

Movement

  • Basic movement: hjkl (left, down, up, right)
  • Words:
    • w (next word)
    • b (beginning of word)
    • e (end of word)
  • Lines:
    • 0 (beginning of line)
    • ^ (first non-blank character)
    • $ (end of line)
  • Screen:
    • H (top of screen)
    • M (middle of screen)
    • L (bottom of screen)
  • Scroll:
    • Ctrl-U (up)/Ctrl-D (down)：Scroll half a page
    • Ctrl-B (up)/Ctrl-F (down)：Scroll a page
  • Percentage jump
    • 30%
  • File:
    • gg (beginning of file)
    • G (end of file)
  • Line numbers:
    • :{number} or {number}G
  • Find: f{character}, t{character}, F{character}, T{character}
    • find/to forward/backward {character} on the current line
    • , / ; for navigating matches
  • Search: `/{regex}``
    • n / N for navigating matches
    • ? : search in backward direction
    • /ignore\c: ignore case
  • 跳到对应括号: % (corresponding item)

Edits

  • insert:
    • i: insert
    • a: append
    • A: append at the end of line
  • insert line below / above: o/O
  • delete: d{motion}
    • dw: delete word
    • d$/D: delete to end of line
    • d0: delete to beginning of line
    • dd: delete line
  • change: c{motion}
  • delete character: x
  • substitude character: s
    • :s/old/new/: substitute ’new’ for the first ‘old’
    • :s/old/new/g: substitute ’new’ for ‘old’ globally in the line
    • :s/old/new/gc: with prompt
    • :5,10s/old/new/g
  • replace character: r
    • R: 进入replace mode，连续替换字符
  • undo: u
    • undo line: U
  • redo: Ctrl-R
  • copy (yank): y
  • paste: p
  • filp the case: ~
  • code complete
    • Ctrl-N: Forward
    • Ctrl-P: Backward

Counts

  • 3w move 3 words forward
  • 5j move 5 lines down
  • 7dw/d7w delete 7 words

Misc

  • 查看所在位置：Ctrl-G

Visual Mode

  • Visual: v
  • Visual Line: V
  • Visual Block: Ctrl-V
  • Insert in Visual Mode: Shift-I

Windows

  • Split window: :sp/:vsp
    • :sp {filename}: split window with file
    • Ctrl-W+s/ Ctrl-W+v
  • Move left/down/up/right: Ctrl-W+h/j/k/l,
  • Move to next window: Ctrl-W+w

Plugins

ctrlp.vim

NERDTree