Vim cheatsheet
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Vim cheatsheet
| Action command | Description |
|---|---|
:help [subject] |
Show help text on subject. E.g. :help options, :help ZQ, :help key-notation. |
:show SETTING |
Show current value of setting. |
:source ~/.vimrc |
Source vimrc file. |
ZZ |
Save and quit (:wq). |
ZQ |
Quit without saving (:q!). |
gg / G / nG |
Go to first line / last line / line number n. |
<C-d> / <C-u> |
Go down/up half a page. |
<C-e> / <C-y> |
Scroll down/up without moving cursor (sticks to top/bottom). |
zz / zt / zb |
Scroll to center the cursor. |
ctrl+i / ctrl+o |
Go to next/previous jump position. |
vip, vap |
Select paragraph about the cursor. vipip to select more. |
<C-v>{I |
Insert before lines in block. Can be used to insert comment signs. |
V |
Select lines. |
gv |
Re-select last last selection. |
'. 1v |
Go to last edit and re-select the same number of characters/lines. |
. |
Repeat last action. |
/term\c n N |
Search for term case-insensitive, go to next, go to previous. \C for case-sensitive. |
/\%Vterm |
Search for term in selection. Must be in normal mode, not visual. |
:g/regex |
Search for regex and list results. |
:%s/PATTERN/REPLACEMENT/gc |
Search and replace all occurrences. |
/term cgn ... |
Search and replace term (one by one). n to skip to next term. |
:noh[lsearch] |
Stop highlighting search terms. |
/<C-r>" |
Search for yanked text. |
gJ |
Join line from with below. |
:%!clang-format |
Run command clang-format on text. |
:'<,'>!awk -f script.awk |
Run command awk on visual selection. |
:read !date |
Insert output of command date. |
:read FILE |
Insert contents of file FILE. |
:new | 0read ! git diff # |
Open a file’s git diff in new window pane. |
:Lexplore |
Open netrw in left pane. |
<C-w>w |
Cycle pane focus. |
<C-w>l |
Focus on left pane. |
<C-w>| / <C-w>_ |
Maximize size of pane width/height. |
<C-w>= |
Equalize sizes of all panes. |
<C-w>10> / <C-w>-10> |
Increase/decrease pane width by 10 columns. |
# recover file from swapfile (see :help recovery / :help -r)
vim -r .swp
~/.vimrc
set exrc " source .vimrc in project folders
set mouse= " disable mouse
set list " show listchars for tabs, trailing, nbsp
set listchars=tab:>>,trail:-,nbsp:+
set number relativenumber " hybrid line numbers (i.e. relative with current line as absolute)
set ignorecase smartcase " search case-insensitive except when any character if uppercase
set tabstop=4 softtabstop=4 shiftwidth=4 expandtab smarttab
set autoindent " indent new line as previous line
set formatoptions-=t " don't auto-wrap text
set formatoptions-=c " don't auto-wrap comments
set formatoptions-=r " don't automatically insert comment leader on Enter
set fileencodings=utf-8,latin1 " default file encodings
let g:netrw_banner = 0 " disable banner
let g:netrw_liststyle = 3 " display as tree
let g:netrw_browse_split = 0 " reuse window when opening files
let g:netrw_winsize = 20 " explorer window size percentage
colorscheme slate
" Show file information in status line
set laststatus=2
set statusline=%f%=%y\ %{&fileformat}\ %{&fileencoding==\"\"?&encoding:&fileencoding}\ \ L%l:C%c\
set scrolloff=999 " screen lines kept above/below cursor (=999 to keep cursor in middle)
" use Space key as mapleader
nnoremap <space> <nop>
let mapleader=" "
set timeoutlen=2000 "
nnoremap <leader>m :marks<CR>
" remap shift+tab to de-indent
inoremap <S-Tab> <C-O><<
" show matching parentheses with highlighted foreground, not background
hi MatchParen ctermfg=NONE ctermbg=NONE cterm=bold
" auto-save files under home
augroup AUTOSAVE
autocmd!
autocmd TextChanged,InsertLeave,FocusLost ~/* if &readonly == 0 && filereadable(bufname('%')) | silent update | endif
augroup END
" remove autosave if environment variable
if $VIM_AUTOSAVE=="no"
au! AUTOSAVE
endif
Auto-complete parentheses
" auto-complete parentheses
inoremap {<space> {}<left>
inoremap (<space> ()<left>
inoremap [<space> []<left>
inoremap "<space> ""<left>
inoremap '<space> ''<left>
" except when completing manually
inoremap {} {}
inoremap () ()
inoremap [] []
inoremap "" ""
" auto-add closing bracket after enter
inoremap {<CR> {<CR>}<up><CR>
~/.vim/colors/custom.vim
set background=dark
" clear highlighting
hi clear
if exists("syntax_on")
syntax reset
endif
"set t_Co=256
let g:colors_name = "simple"
"hi CTagsClass -- no settings --
"hi CTagsGlobalConstant -- no settings --
"hi CTagsGlobalVariable -- no settings --
"hi CTagsImport -- no settings --
"hi CTagsMember -- no settings --
"hi DefinedName -- no settings --
"hi EnumerationName -- no settings --
"hi EnumerationValue -- no settings --
"hi FoldColumn -- no settings --
"hi Ignore -- no settings --
"hi LocalVariable -- no settings --
"hi ModeMsg -- no settings --
"hi MoreMsg -- no settings --
"hi Question -- no settings --
"hi SpellBad -- no settings --
"hi SpellCap -- no settings --
"hi SpellLocal -- no settings --
"hi SpellRare -- no settings --
"hi StatusLine -- no settings --
"hi StatusLineNC -- no settings --
"hi Union -- no settings --
"hi VisualNOS -- no settings --
"hi WarningMsg -- no settings --
"hi clear -- no settings --
" http://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/htmldoc/syntax.html#:highlight
hi Normal ctermfg=15 ctermbg=0 cterm=NONE guifg=#000000 guibg=#ffffff gui=NONE
hi Boolean ctermfg=8 ctermbg=NONE cterm=NONE guifg=#ff0000 guibg=NONE gui=NONE
hi Character ctermfg=2 ctermbg=NONE cterm=NONE guifg=#2323ce guibg=NONE gui=NONE
hi Comment ctermfg=7 ctermbg=NONE cterm=NONE guifg=#666666 guibg=NONE gui=NONE
hi Conditional ctermfg=NONE ctermbg=NONE cterm=bold guifg=NONE guibg=NONE gui=bold
hi Constant ctermfg=2 ctermbg=NONE cterm=NONE guifg=#2323ce guibg=NONE gui=NONE
hi CursorColumn ctermfg=NONE ctermbg=NONE cterm=underline guifg=NONE guibg=NONE gui=NONE
hi CursorLine ctermfg=NONE ctermbg=NONE cterm=NONE guifg=NONE guibg=NONE gui=NONE
hi CursorLineNr ctermfg=2 ctermbg=NONE cterm=NONE guifg=#2323ce guibg=NONE gui=NONE
hi ColorColumn ctermfg=2 ctermbg=NONE cterm=NONE guifg=NONE guibg=#dddddd gui=NONE
hi Debug ctermfg=2 ctermbg=NONE cterm=NONE guifg=#2323ce guibg=NONE gui=NONE
hi Define ctermfg=2 ctermbg=NONE cterm=NONE guifg=#2323ce guibg=NONE gui=NONE
hi Delimiter ctermfg=8 ctermbg=NONE cterm=NONE guifg=#666666 guibg=NONE gui=NONE
hi DiffAdd ctermfg=10 ctermbg=NONE cterm=NONE guifg=#00ff00 guibg=NONE gui=NONE
hi DiffChange ctermfg=12 ctermbg=NONE cterm=NONE guifg=#0000ff guibg=NONE gui=NONE
hi DiffDelete ctermfg=9 ctermbg=NONE cterm=NONE guifg=#ff0000 guibg=NONE gui=NONE
hi DiffText ctermfg=NONE ctermbg=NONE cterm=NONE guifg=NONE guibg=NONE gui=NONE
hi Directory ctermfg=NONE ctermbg=NONE cterm=bold guifg=NONE guibg=NONE gui=bold
hi Error ctermfg=1 ctermbg=NONE cterm=NONE guifg=#ff0000 guibg=NONE gui=NONE
hi ErrorMsg ctermfg=1 ctermbg=NONE cterm=NONE guifg=#ff0000 guibg=NONE gui=NONE
hi Exception ctermfg=NONE ctermbg=NONE cterm=bold guifg=NONE guibg=NONE gui=italic
hi Float ctermfg=2 ctermbg=NONE cterm=NONE guifg=#2323ce guibg=NONE gui=NONE
hi Folded ctermfg=NONE ctermbg=8 cterm=bold guifg=NONE guibg=#cccccc gui=NONE
hi Function ctermfg=NONE ctermbg=NONE cterm=bold guifg=NONE guibg=NONE gui=bold
hi HighlightedyankRegion ctermfg=NONE ctermbg=NONE cterm=bold guifg=NONE guibg=NONE gui=italic
hi htmltagname ctermfg=8 ctermbg=NONE cterm=NONE guifg=#666666 guibg=NONE gui=NONE
hi Identifier ctermfg=NONE ctermbg=NONE cterm=bold guifg=NONE guibg=NONE gui=bold
hi IncSearch ctermfg=NONE ctermbg=NONE cterm=inverse,bold guifg=NONE guibg=NONE gui=inverse,italic
hi Include ctermfg=NONE ctermbg=NONE cterm=bold guifg=NONE guibg=NONE gui=bold
hi Keyword ctermfg=NONE ctermbg=NONE cterm=bold guifg=NONE guibg=NONE gui=bold
hi Label ctermfg=NONE ctermbg=NONE cterm=bold guifg=NONE guibg=NONE gui=bold
hi LineNr ctermfg=8 ctermbg=NONE cterm=NONE guifg=#666666 guibg=NONE gui=NONE
hi Macro ctermfg=2 ctermbg=NONE cterm=NONE guifg=#2323ce guibg=NONE gui=NONE
hi MatchParen ctermfg=2 ctermbg=NONE cterm=NONE guifg=#2323ce guibg=NONE gui=bold
hi ModeMsg ctermfg=8 ctermbg=NONE cterm=NONE guifg=#666666 guibg=NONE gui=NONE
hi NonText ctermfg=8 ctermbg=NONE cterm=NONE guifg=#666666 guibg=NONE gui=NONE
hi Number ctermfg=2 ctermbg=NONE cterm=NONE guifg=#2323ce guibg=NONE gui=NONE
hi Operator ctermfg=8 ctermbg=NONE cterm=NONE guifg=#666666 guibg=NONE gui=NONE
hi PMenu ctermfg=NONE ctermbg=NONE cterm=NONE guifg=NONE guibg=NONE gui=NONE
hi PMenuSbar ctermfg=NONE ctermbg=NONE cterm=NONE guifg=NONE guibg=NONE gui=NONE
hi PMenuSel ctermfg=2 ctermbg=NONE cterm=NONE guifg=#2323ce guibg=NONE gui=NONE
hi PMenuThumb ctermfg=NONE ctermbg=NONE cterm=NONE guifg=NONE guibg=NONE gui=NONE
hi PreCondit ctermfg=6 ctermbg=NONE cterm=NONE guifg=#16b723 guibg=NONE gui=NONE
hi PreProc ctermfg=5 ctermbg=NONE cterm=NONE guifg=#333333 guibg=NONE gui=NONE
hi pythonescape ctermfg=NONE ctermbg=NONE cterm=NONE guifg=NONE guibg=NONE gui=NONE
hi Repeat ctermfg=NONE ctermbg=NONE cterm=bold guifg=NONE guibg=NONE gui=bold
hi Search ctermfg=NONE ctermbg=NONE cterm=inverse guifg=NONE guibg=NONE gui=inverse
hi SignColumn ctermfg=NONE ctermbg=NONE cterm=inverse guifg=NONE guibg=NONE gui=inverse
hi Special ctermfg=2 ctermbg=NONE cterm=bold guifg=#2323ce guibg=NONE gui=bold
hi SpecialChar ctermfg=2 ctermbg=NONE cterm=bold guifg=#2323ce guibg=NONE gui=bold
hi SpecialComment ctermfg=2 ctermbg=NONE cterm=bold guifg=#2323ce guibg=NONE gui=bold
hi SpecialKey ctermfg=8 ctermbg=NONE cterm=bold guifg=#666666 guibg=NONE gui=bold
hi Statement ctermfg=NONE ctermbg=NONE cterm=NONE guifg=NONE guibg=NONE gui=NONE
hi StatusLine ctermfg=NONE ctermbg=NONE cterm=NONE guifg=#666666 guibg=NONE gui=NONE
hi StatusLineNC ctermfg=8 ctermbg=NONE cterm=NONE guifg=#333333 guibg=NONE gui=NONE
hi StorageClass ctermfg=NONE ctermbg=NONE cterm=bold guifg=NONE guibg=NONE gui=bold
hi String ctermfg=2 ctermbg=NONE cterm=NONE guifg=#2323ce guibg=NONE gui=NONE
hi Structure ctermfg=NONE ctermbg=NONE cterm=bold guifg=NONE guibg=NONE gui=bold
hi TabLine ctermfg=NONE ctermbg=NONE cterm=NONE guifg=NONE guibg=NONE gui=NONE
hi TabLineFill ctermfg=NONE ctermbg=8 cterm=NONE guifg=NONE guibg=#666666 gui=NONE
hi TabLineSel ctermfg=NONE ctermbg=NONE cterm=bold guifg=NONE guibg=NONE gui=bold
hi Tag ctermfg=NONE ctermbg=NONE cterm=NONE guifg=NONE guibg=NONE gui=underline
hi Title ctermfg=NONE ctermbg=NONE cterm=bold guifg=NONE guibg=NONE gui=NONE
hi Todo ctermfg=NONE ctermbg=NONE cterm=bold guifg=NONE guibg=NONE gui=bold
hi Type ctermfg=NONE ctermbg=NONE cterm=bold guifg=NONE guibg=NONE gui=bold
hi Typedef ctermfg=NONE ctermbg=NONE cterm=bold guifg=NONE guibg=NONE gui=bold
hi Underlined ctermfg=NONE ctermbg=NONE cterm=underline guifg=NONE guibg=NONE gui=underline
hi VertSplit ctermfg=NONE ctermbg=NONE cterm=NONE guifg=#333333 guibg=NONE gui=NONE
hi Visual ctermfg=NONE ctermbg=NONE cterm=inverse guifg=NONE guibg=NONE gui=inverse
hi WildMenu ctermfg=2 ctermbg=NONE cterm=NONE guifg=#2323ce guibg=NONE gui=NONE
Check current value with e.g. :highlight Comment.
Re-orders lines
dd Delete (and yank) the lines in the order they should be in
:display Display registers
"1P Paste from register 1 above current line
. Repeat the paste action while updating register 1 to the next register