I've been using Vim for a more than a year. This is my collection of intermediate-level features I want to get more comfortable with!
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special keys are surrounded by < >
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e.g.:
<CTRL-c> = control-c |
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tokens are surrounded by { }
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e.g.:
{#} = some number, {id} = some id |
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next word
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w |
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previous word
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b |
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end of word
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e |
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forward one screen
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<CTRL-f> |
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back one screen
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<CTRL-b> |
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forward half screen
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<CTRL-d> |
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back half screen
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<CTRL-u> |
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search for word under cursor
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# |
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Always set working directory to current file
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set autochdir |
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File explorer
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:e . |
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OS file explorer
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:browse e |
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name of current file
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:echo @% |
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Search for file in hierarchy and open it
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:tabe **/{file} |
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Set working directory to current file
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:lcd %:p:h |
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Save file with no eol
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:set binary :set noeol |
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open new line for insert above cursor
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o |
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open new line for insert below cursor
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O |
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change current word
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cw |
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change entire line
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cc |
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change rest of line
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C |
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replace current character
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r |
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replace all text until <ESC> is typed
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R |
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swap characters
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xp |
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delete forward
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x |
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delete backward
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X |
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delete to the end of the line
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D |
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delete forward one word
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dw |
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deletes # lines
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{#}dd |
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toggle case
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~ |
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toggle case of word
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g~iw |
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delete blank lines
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:g/^$/d |
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delete trailing white space
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:%s/\s\+$// |
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delete all extra white space between words
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:s/\s\+/ /g |
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insert chars # times
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<CTRL-o>{#}{chars}<ESC> |
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match braces
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% |
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select all
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gg"+yG |
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copy forward one word
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yw |
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copy from cursor to the end of line
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y$ |
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copy # lines
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{#}yy |
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split window and load another file
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:split {file} |
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move cursor to another window
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<CTRL-w> <CTRL-w> |
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maximize current window
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<CTRL-w>_ |
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make all equal size
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<CTRL-w>= |
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close all other windows
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<CTRL-w>o or :only |
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next tab | prev tab
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gt | gT |
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show name and contents of registers
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:reg |
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paste what's in register a
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"{a}p |
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yank selection into register a
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"{a}y |
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record into register a (q again to stop)
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q{a} |
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execute register a
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@{a} |
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repeat last one
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@@ |
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List buffers
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:ls or :buffers |
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Display buffer by id
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:b{id} |
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Next and prev buffer
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:bnext and :bprev |
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Delete buffer by id
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:bd{id} (append ! to discard changes) |
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change surroundings
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cs{from_char}{to_char} |
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delete surroundings
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ds{char} |
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surround word
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ysiw{char} |
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surround line
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yss{char} |
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