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Vim Cheat Sheet

Global Editing Macros Working with multiple files
:h[elp] keyword - open r - replace a single character qa - record macro a :e[dit] file - edit a file in a new buffer
help for keyword
J - join line below to the q - stop recording macro :bn[ext] - go to the next buffer
:sav[eas] file - save current one with one space in
file as between @a - run macro a :bp[revious] - go to the previous buffer
:clo[se] - close current gJ - join line below to the @@ - rerun last run macro :bd[elete] - delete a buffer (close a file)
pane current one without space in
between Cut and paste :b[uffer]# - go to a buffer by index #
:ter[minal] - open a
terminal window gwip - reflow paragraph yy - yank (copy) a line :b[uffer] file - go to a buffer by file
K - open man page for word g~ - switch case up to motion 2yy - yank (copy) 2 lines :ls or :buffers - list all open buffers
under the cursor
gu - change to lowercase up yw - yank (copy) the :sp[lit] file - open a file in a new buffer and split
Cursor movement to motion characters of the word from window
the cursor position to the start
h - move cursor left gU - change to uppercase up of the next word :vs[plit] file - open a file in a new buffer and
to motion vertically split window
j - move cursor down y$ - yank (copy) to end of line
cc - change (replace) entire :vert[ical] ba[ll] - edit all buffers as vertical
k - move cursor up line p - put (paste) the clipboard windows
after cursor
l - move cursor right C - change (replace) to the :tab ba[ll] - edit all buffers as tabs
end of the line P - put (paste) before cursor
H - move to top of screen Ctrl + ws - split window
c$ - change (replace) to the dd - delete (cut) a line
M - move to middle of screen end of the line Ctrl + wv - split window vertically
2dd - delete (cut) 2 lines
L - move to bottom of screen ciw - change (replace) entire Ctrl + ww - switch windows
word dw - delete (cut) the
w - jump forwards to the start characters of the word from Ctrl + wq - quit a window
of a word cw - change (replace) to the the cursor position to the start
end of the word of the next word Ctrl + wx - exchange current window with next one
W - jump forwards to the start
of a word (words can contain s - delete character and D - delete (cut) to the end of Ctrl + w= - make all windows equal height & width
punctuation) substitute text the line
Ctrl + wh - move cursor to the left window (vertical
e - jump forwards to the end S - delete line and substitute d$ - delete (cut) to the end of
split)
of a word text (same as cc) the line
Ctrl + wl - move cursor to the right window (vertical
E - jump forwards to the end xp - transpose two letters x - delete (cut) character
split)
of a word (words can contain (delete and paste)
punctuation) Indent text Ctrl + wj - move cursor to the window below
u - undo (horizontal split)
b - jump backwards to the >> - indent (move right) line
start of a word U - restore (undo) last one shiftwidth
Ctrl + wk - move cursor to the window above
changed line (horizontal split)
B - jump backwards to the << - de-indent (move left) line
start of a word (words can Ctrl + r - redo one shiftwidth
contain punctuation) Diff
. - repeat last command >% - indent a block with () or zf - manually define a fold up to motion
% - move to matching {} (cursor on brace)
character (default supported Marking text (visual mode) zd - delete fold under the cursor
pairs: '()', '{}', '[]' - use :h >ib - indent inner block with
matchpairs in vim for more v - start visual mode, mark ()
za - toggle fold under the cursor
info) lines, then do a command
(like y-yank) >at - indent a block with <>
zo - open fold under the cursor
0 - jump to the start of the tags
line V - start linewise visual mode zc - close fold under the cursor
3== - re-indent 3 lines
^ - jump to the first non-blank o - move to other end of zr - reduce (open) all folds by one level
character of the line marked area =% - re-indent a block with ()
or {} (cursor on brace)
zm - fold more (close) all folds by one level
$ - jump to the end of the line Ctrl + v - start visual block
mode =iB - re-indent inner block
with {}
zi - toggle folding functionality
g_ - jump to the last non-
blank character of the line O - move to other corner of
gg=G - re-indent entire buffer ]c - jump to start of next change
block
gg - go to the first line of the [c - jump to start of previous change
document aw - mark a word ]p - paste and adjust indent
to current line
ab - a block with () do or :diffg[et] - obtain (get) difference (from
G - go to the last line of the
other buffer)
document Exiting
aB - a block with {}
:w - write (save) the file, but dp or :diffpu[t] - put difference (to other buffer)
5gg or 5G - go to line 5
at - a block with <> tags don't exit
:diffthis - make current window part of diff
gd - move to local declaration
ib - inner block with () :w !sudo tee % - write
out the current file using sudo :dif[fupdate] - update differences
gD - move to global
declaration iB - inner block with {} :wq or :x or ZZ - write :diffo[ff] - switch off diff mode for current window
(save) and quit
fx - jump to next occurrence it - inner block with <> tags
of character x :q - quit (fails if there are
Esc - exit visual mode
unsaved changes)
 Visual commands
tx - jump to before next :q! or ZQ - quit and throw
occurrence of character x > - shift text right away unsaved changes

Fx - jump to previous < - shift text left :wqa - write (save) and quit
occurence of character x on all tabs
y - yank (copy) marked text
Tx - jump to after previous Search and replace
occurence of character x d - delete marked text
/pattern - search for
; - repeat previous f, t, F or T ~ - switch case pattern
movement
u - change marked text to ?pattern - search
, - repeat previous f, t, F or T lowercase backward for pattern
movement, backwards
U - change marked text to \vpattern - 'very magic'
} - jump to next paragraph uppercase pattern: non-alphanumeric
(or function/block, when characters are interpreted as
editing code) special regex symbols (no
Registers escaping needed)
{ - jump to previous :reg[isters] - show
paragraph (or function/block, registers content n - repeat search in same
when editing code) direction
"xy - yank into register x
zz - center cursor on screen N - repeat search in opposite
"xp - paste contents of direction
Ctrl + e - move screen down register x
one line (without moving :%s/old/new/g - replace
cursor) "+y - yank into the system all old with new throughout
clipboard register file
Ctrl + y - move screen up
one line (without moving "+p - paste from the system :%s/old/new/gc - replace
cursor) clipboard register all old with new throughout
file with confirmations
Ctrl + b - move back one Marks and positions
full screen :noh[lsearch] - remove
:marks - list of marks highlighting of search
Ctrl + f - move forward one matches
full screen ma - set current position for
mark A Search in multiple files
Ctrl + d - move forward 1/2 :vim[grep] /pattern/
a screen `a - jump to position of mark
A {`{file}`} - search for
Ctrl + u - move back 1/2 a pattern in multiple files
screen y`a - yank text to position of
mark A
:cn[ext] - jump to the next
Insert mode -
inserting/appending text `0 - go to the position where match
Vim was previously exited
i - insert before the cursor :cp[revious] - jump to
`" - go to the position when the previous match
I - insert at the beginning of last editing this file
the line :cope[n] - open a window
`. - go to the position of the containing the list of matches
a - insert (append) after the last change in this file
cursor :ccl[ose] - close the
`` - go to the position before quickfix window
A - insert (append) at the end the last jump
of the line Tabs
:ju[mps] - list of jumps
o - append (open) a new line :tabnew or :tabnew
below the current line Ctrl + i - go to newer {page.words.file} -
position in jump list open a file in a new tab
O - append (open) a new line
above the current line Ctrl + o - go to older Ctrl + wT - move the
position in jump list current split window into its
ea - insert (append) at the own tab
end of the word :changes - list of changes
gt or :tabn[ext] - move
Ctrl + h - delete the g, - go to newer position in to the next tab
character before the cursor change list
during insert mode gT or :tabp[revious] -
g; - go to older position in move to the previous tab
Ctrl + w - delete word change list
before the cursor during #gt - move to tab number #
insert mode Ctrl + ] - jump to the tag
under cursor :tabm[ove] # - move
Ctrl + j - begin new line current tab to the #th position
during insert mode (indexed from 0)

Ctrl + t - indent (move :tabc[lose] - close the

right) line one shiftwidth current tab and all its
during insert mode windows

Ctrl + d - de-indent (move :tabo[nly] - close all tabs

left) line one shiftwidth except for the current one
during insert mode
:tabdo command - run the
Ctrl + n - insert (auto- command on all tabs (e.g.
complete) next match before :tabdo q - closes all opened
the cursor during insert mode tabs)

Ctrl + p - insert (auto-

complete) previous match
before the cursor during
insert mode
Ctrl + rx - insert the
contents of register x

Esc - exit insert mode