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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
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 word :vs[plit] file - open a file in a new buffer and
gu - change to lowercase up to
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 motion windows
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
or before it
line
H - move to top of screen Ctrl + ws - split window
C - change (replace) to the end y$ - yank (copy) to end of line
M - move to middle of screen of the line Ctrl + wv - split window vertically
p - put (paste) the clipboard
L - move to bottom of screen c$ - change (replace) to the after cursor Ctrl + ww - switch windows
end of the line
w - jump forwards to the start P - put (paste) before cursor Ctrl + wq - quit a window
of a word ciw - change (replace) entire
word
gp - put (paste) the clipboard Ctrl + wx - exchange current window with next one
W - jump forwards to the start after cursor and leave cursor
of a word (words can contain cw or ce - change (replace) to after the new text Ctrl + w= - make all windows equal height & width
punctuation) the end of the word
gP - put (paste) before cursor Ctrl + wh - move cursor to the left window (vertical split)
e - jump forwards to the end of s - delete character and and leave cursor after the new
a word text
substitute text Ctrl + wl - move cursor to the right window (vertical
dd - delete (cut) a line split)
E - jump forwards to the end of S - delete line and substitute
a word (words can contain
punctuation)
text (same as cc)
2dd - delete (cut) 2 lines Ctrl + wj - move cursor to the window below (horizontal
split)
xp - transpose two letters
b - jump backwards to the start (delete and paste) dw - delete (cut) the characters Ctrl + wk - move cursor to the window above (horizontal
of a word of the word from the cursor
position to the start of the next split)
u - undo
B - jump backwards to the start word
of a word (words can contain
Ctrl + wH - make current window full height at far left
U - restore (undo) last changed diw - delete (cut) word under (leftmost vertical window)
punctuation) line
the cursor
ge - jump backwards to the Ctrl + wL - make current window full height at far right
Ctrl + r - redo (rightmost vertical window)
end of a word daw - delete (cut) word under
the cursor and the space after
gE - jump backwards to the . - repeat last command or before it
Ctrl + wJ - make current window full width at the very
end of a word (words can bottom (bottommost horizontal window)
contain punctuation) Marking text (visual mode) D - delete (cut) to the end of
the line Ctrl + wK - make current window full width at the very
v - start visual mode, mark top (topmost horizontal window)
% - move to matching character lines, then do a command (like
(default supported pairs: '()', y-yank) d$ - delete (cut) to the end of
'{}', '[]' - use :h matchpairs in the line Diff
vim for more info) V - start linewise visual mode zf - manually define a fold up to motion
x - delete (cut) character
0 - jump to the start of the line o - move to other end of zd - delete fold under the cursor
marked area Indent text
^ - jump to the first non-blank za - toggle fold under the cursor
character of the line Ctrl + v - start visual block >> - indent (move right) line
one shiftwidth
mode zo - open fold under the cursor
$ - jump to the end of the line
O - move to other corner of << - de-indent (move left) line
one shiftwidth zc - close fold under the cursor
g_ - jump to the last non-blank block
character of the line zr - reduce (open) all folds by one level
aw - mark a word >% - indent a block with () or {}
gg - go to the first line of the (cursor on brace)
zm - fold more (close) all folds by one level
document ab - a block with () >ib - indent inner block with
G - go to the last line of the () zi - toggle folding functionality
aB - a block with {}
document
]c - jump to start of next change
at - a block with <> tags
 5gg or 5G - go to line 5 ib - inner block with () >at - indent a block with <> [c - jump to start of previous change
tags
gd - move to local declaration iB - inner block with {} do or :diffg[et] - obtain (get) difference (from other
3== - re-indent 3 lines buffer)
gD - move to global declaration it - inner block with <> tags
=% - re-indent a block with () dp or :diffpu[t] - put difference (to other buffer)
fx - jump to next occurrence Esc - exit visual mode or {} (cursor on brace)
of character x :diffthis - make current window part of diff
=iB - re-indent inner block
Visual commands
tx - jump to before next with {} :dif[fupdate] - update differences
occurrence of character x > - shift text right
gg=G - re-indent entire buffer :diffo[ff] - switch off diff mode for current window
Fx - jump to previous < - shift text left
occurence of character x ]p - paste and adjust indent to
y - yank (copy) marked text current line
Tx - jump to after previous
occurence of character x d - delete marked text Exiting

; - repeat previous f, t, F or T ~ - switch case :w - write (save) the file, but

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

Ctrl + p - insert (auto- #gt - move to tab number #

complete) previous match
before the cursor during insert :tabm[ove] # - move
mode current tab to the #th position
(indexed from 0)
Ctrl + rx - insert the
contents of register x :tabc[lose] - close the
current tab and all its windows
Ctrl + ox - Temporarily
enter normal mode to issue one :tabo[nly] - close all tabs
normal-mode command x. except for the current one

Esc - exit insert mode :tabdo command - run the

command on all tabs (e.g.
:tabdo q - closes all opened
tabs)