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
R - replace more than one q - stop recording macro :bn[ext] -
go to the next buffer
:sav[eas] file - save file character, until ESC is pressed.
as @a - run macro a :bp[revious] -
go to the previous buffer
J - join line below to the
:clo[se] - close current current one with one space in @@ - rerun last run macro :bd[elete] - delete a buffer (close a file)
pane between
Cut and paste :b[uffer]# - go to a buffer by index #
:ter[minal] - open a gJ - join line below to the
terminal window current one without space in yy - yank (copy) a line :b[uffer] file - go to a buffer by file
between
K - open man page for word 2yy - yank (copy) 2 lines :ls or :buffers - list all open buffers
under the cursor gwip - reflow paragraph
yw - yank (copy) the characters :sp[lit] file - open a file in a new buffer and split
Cursor movement g~ - switch case up to motion of the word from the cursor window
position to the start of the next
h - move cursor left gu - change to lowercase up to word :vs[plit] file - open a file in a new buffer and
motion vertically split window
j - move cursor down yiw - yank (copy) word under
gU - change to uppercase up to the cursor :vert[ical] ba[ll] - edit all buffers as vertical
k - move cursor up windows
motion
yaw - yank (copy) word under
l - move cursor right cc - change (replace) entire the cursor and the space after :tab ba[ll] - edit all buffers as tabs
line or before it
gj - move cursor down (multi- Ctrl + ws - split window
line text) c$ or C - change (replace) to y$ or Y - yank (copy) to end of
line Ctrl + wv - split window vertically
the end of the line
gk - move cursor up (multi-
line text) ciw - change (replace) entire p - put (paste) the clipboard Ctrl + ww - switch windows
after cursor
word
H - move to top of screen Ctrl + wq - quit a window
cw or ce - change (replace) to P - put (paste) before cursor
M - move to middle of screen the end of the word Ctrl + wx - exchange current window with next one
gp - put (paste) the clipboard
L - move to bottom of screen s - delete character and after cursor and leave cursor
Ctrl + w= - make all windows equal height & width
substitute text after the new text
w - jump forwards to the start Ctrl + wh - move cursor to the left window (vertical split)
of a word S - delete line and substitute gP - put (paste) before cursor
and leave cursor after the new
W - jump forwards to the start
text (same as cc)
text
Ctrl + wl - move cursor to the right window (vertical
split)
of a word (words can contain xp - transpose two letters
punctuation) dd - delete (cut) a line
(delete and paste) Ctrl + wj - move cursor to the window below (horizontal
2dd - delete (cut) 2 lines split)
e - jump forwards to the end of u - undo
a word
dw - delete (cut) the characters Ctrl + wk - move cursor to the window above (horizontal
U - restore (undo) last changed split)
E - jump forwards to the end of line of the word from the cursor
a word (words can contain position to the start of the next
word
Ctrl + wH - make current window full height at far left
punctuation) Ctrl + r - redo (leftmost vertical window)
b - jump backwards to the start . - repeat last command diw - delete (cut) word under
of a word the cursor
Ctrl + wL - make current window full height at far right
(rightmost vertical window)
B - jump backwards to the start Marking text (visual mode) daw - delete (cut) word under
of a word (words can contain the cursor and the space after Ctrl + wJ - make current window full width at the very
v - start visual mode, mark bottom (bottommost horizontal window)
punctuation) lines, then do a command (like or before it
y-yank) Ctrl + wK - make current window full width at the very
ge - jump backwards to the d$ or D - delete (cut) to the
end of a word end of the line top (topmost horizontal window)
V - start linewise visual mode
gE - jump backwards to the o - move to other end of x - delete (cut) character Diff
end of a word (words can marked area zf - manually define a fold up to motion
contain punctuation) Indent text
Ctrl + v - start visual block >> - indent (move right) line zd - delete fold under the cursor
% - move to matching character mode
(default supported pairs: '()', one shiftwidth
za - toggle fold under the cursor
'{}', '[]' - use :h matchpairs in O - move to other corner of
vim for more info) << - de-indent (move left) line
block
one shiftwidth zo - open fold under the cursor
0 - jump to the start of the line aw - mark a word zc - close fold under the cursor
>% - indent a block with () or {}
^ - jump to the first non-blank (cursor on brace)
ab - a block with () zr - reduce (open) all folds by one level
character of the line
>ib - indent inner block with
aB - a block with {} () zm - fold more (close) all folds by one level
$ - jump to the end of the line
at - a block with <> tags >at - indent a block with <> zi - toggle folding functionality
g_ - jump to the last non-blank
character of the line tags
ib - inner block with () ]c - jump to start of next change
gg - go to the first line of the 3== - re-indent 3 lines
iB - inner block with {} [c - jump to start of previous change
document
=% - re-indent a block with ()
it - inner block with <> tags or {} (cursor on brace) do or :diffg[et] - obtain (get) difference (from other
G - go to the last line of the
document buffer)
Esc - exit visual mode
 Visual commands
5gg or 5G - go to line 5 =iB - re-indent inner block dp or :diffpu[t] - put difference (to other buffer)
> - shift text right with {}
gd - move to local declaration :diffthis - make current window part of diff
< - shift text left gg=G - re-indent entire buffer
gD - move to global declaration :dif[fupdate] - update differences
y - yank (copy) marked text ]p - paste and adjust indent to
fx - jump to next occurrence current line :diffo[ff] - switch off diff mode for current window
of character x d - delete marked text
Exiting
tx - jump to before next ~ - switch case
occurrence of character x :w - write (save) the file, but
u - change marked text to don't exit
Fx - jump to the previous lowercase
occurrence of character x :w !sudo tee % - write
U - change marked text to out the current file using sudo
Tx - jump to after previous uppercase
occurrence of character x :wq or :x or ZZ - write (save)
and quit
Registers
; - repeat previous f, t, F or T
movement :reg[isters] - show :q - quit (fails if there are
registers content unsaved changes)
, - repeat previous f, t, F or T
movement, backwards "xy - yank into register x :q! or ZQ - quit and throw
away unsaved changes
} - jump to next paragraph (or "xp - paste contents of register
function/block, when editing x :wqa - write (save) and quit
code) on all tabs
"+y - yank into the system
{ - jump to previous paragraph clipboard register Search and replace
(or function/block, when
editing code) "+p - paste from the system /pattern - search for
clipboard register pattern
zz - center cursor on screen ?pattern - search backward
Marks and positions
Ctrl + e - move screen down for pattern
one line (without moving
:marks - list of marks
cursor)
\vpattern - 'very magic'
ma - set current position for pattern: non-alphanumeric
Ctrl + y - move screen up mark A characters are interpreted as
special regex symbols (no
one line (without moving
cursor)
`a - jump to position of mark escaping needed)
A
n - repeat search in same
Ctrl + b - move back one full
screen y`a - yank text to position of direction
mark A
Ctrl + f - move forward one N - repeat search in opposite
full screen `0 - go to the position where direction
Vim was previously exited
Ctrl + d - move forward 1/2 a :%s/old/new/g -
replace
screen `" - go to the position when all old with new throughout file
last editing this file
Ctrl + u - move back 1/2 a :%s/old/new/gc -
replace
screen `. - go to the position of the all old with new throughout file
last change in this file with confirmations

Insert mode - inserting/appending `` - go to the position before :noh[lsearch] - remove

text highlighting of search matches
the last jump
i - insert before the cursor
:ju[mps] - list of jumps Search in multiple files
I - insert at the beginning of :vim[grep] /pattern/
the line Ctrl + i - go to newer
position in jump list {`{file}`} -
search for
a - insert (append) after the pattern in multiple files
cursor Ctrl + o - go to older position
in jump list
A - insert (append) at the end :cn[ext] - jump to the next
of the line :changes - list of changes match

o - append (open) a new line g, - go to newer position in :cp[revious] - jump to the

below the current line change list previous match

O - append (open) a new line g; - go to older position in :cope[n] - open a window

above the current line change list containing the list of matches

ea - insert (append) at the end Ctrl + ] - jump to the tag :ccl[ose] - close the
of the word under cursor quickfix window

Ctrl + h - delete the Tabs

character before the cursor :tabnew or :tabnew
during insert mode
{page.words.file} -
Ctrl + w - delete word before open a file in a new tab
the cursor during insert mode
Ctrl + wT - move the current
Ctrl + j - begin new line split window into its own tab
during insert mode
gt or :tabn[ext] - move to
Ctrl + t - indent (move right) the next tab
line one shiftwidth during
insert mode
gT or :tabp[revious] -
Ctrl + d - de-indent (move move to the previous tab
left) line one shiftwidth during
insert mode #gt - move to tab number #

Ctrl + n - insert (auto- :tabm[ove] # - move

complete) next match before current tab to the #th position
the cursor during insert mode (indexed from 0)

Ctrl + p - insert (auto- :tabc[lose] - close the

complete) previous match current tab and all its windows
before the cursor during insert
mode :tabo[nly] - close all tabs
except for the current one
Ctrl + rx - insert the
contents of register x :tabdo command - run the
command on all tabs (e.g.
Ctrl + ox - Temporarily :tabdo q - closes all opened
enter normal mode to issue one tabs)
normal-mode command x.

Esc - exit insert mode