This repo is not for setting up vimrc, instead for starting with VIM. Commands that I have discovered and found quite useful so far through youtube tutorials, vimtutor, awesome vim are all shared here. Commands list will soon go beyond infinity! 🚀

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readme instruction format:

Command for:

• command # comment

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quit:

• q!

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save and quit:

• wq!

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Move commands:

• j: down
• h: left
• k: up
• l: right

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end of line:

• $
• A # start in insert mode as well

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start of line:

• 0
• ^
• I # start in insert mode as well.

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end of file:

• G

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start of file:

• gg

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set line numbers:

• :set nu
• :set rnu # line numbering relative to current cursor position.

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unset line numbers:

• :set nu!
• :set rnu!

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search pattern:

• :/[pattern] # then enter
• n # to iterate over next pattern matched.
• N # to iterate over previous pattern matched.

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repeat previous task:

• .

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macro: # execute following in same order as given.

• q[macro alphabet] # starts recording the macro, e.g. :qa
• q # stops the current macro.
• @[macro alphabet] # to execute the macro.
• V [n]j :normal @[macro alphabet] # to execute the macro on the 'n' consecytive lines.

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delete:

• x # delete a character
• dd # delete whole line
• d[n]j # delete n number of lines from current position
• di[x] # delete inside x where x can be t for , ' for inverted comma

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copy:

• y # y stands for yank.
• yy # yank whole line, and similar to delete commands

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paste:

• p # p stands for p whatever being copied or deleted recently.
• P # capital 'P' pastes above the current line.
• viw p # paste the txt in register on a word (by replacing it), by first visual insert word command

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Increment a number:

• ctrl+A

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Undo:

• u

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Redo:

• Ctr-R

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Indent:

• '>>' # indent right
• '<<' # indent left

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append(insert mode):

• a
• A # append from last character of current line.
• I # insert from beginning of the line.

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replace:

• r[x] # where x is the new letter to substitute for current cursor character.

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end of word:

• e

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start of word:

• w

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Delete and enter insert mode:

• c[motion] # ce will delete till end of word, and enters insert mode, check cw

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Cursor-screen Movements:

• H # cursor to top(high) of the screen
• M # move cursor to middle(middle) of the screen
• L # move cursor to bottom(low) of the screen.

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Screen movement, withough affecting cursor: (Shifting screen)

• zt # current line to top
• zz # current line to middle
• zb # current line to bottom.
• [n]Ctr-e # scroll at a time, without cursor movement, n times optional, e.g. 10Ctr-e
• [n]Ctr-y # scroll upward, without cursor movement.
• Ctr-[D/U] # jump half the screen
• CTR-[F/B] # jump full screen

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Find next word currently cursor at:

• '#' # previous

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Find next character:

• f[x] # find next first x character
• ; # find net x
• , # find last x

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Mark:

• mm # or m[any register]
• `m # return to where mark was set.
• 'm # return to start of line where mark was set.

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Special delete/change:

• [d/c]f[x] # delete/change/replace till first x found and delete x too.
• dt[x] # delete till first x found, but not delete x!

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Delete till next blank line:

• d}

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Delete from previous blank line:

• d{

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Check enclosing parenthesis:

• % # put cursor at starting or closing parenthesis, and then write this.

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Write from last insert position:

• gi # write at x pos, do something else, press this command, to resume writing from where you left earlier!

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jump sentences:

• ()

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jump paragraphs:

• {}

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Change:

• c[a/i]w[[/{] # changes inside word[[/{], change all word (include space next to it), changes will the word end.

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virtually select all inside:

• va["/[] or vi["/[] # and then yank using y or change using c

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Earlier - back to history!

• :earlier [n][m/s] # n is number, go back to point of 2minutes/seconds earlier in the file say!

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Store in register:

• "[a]yy # 'a' is register name, yy is yank the whole line into the register
• "[a]p # to paste anywhere the stored value in register a
• Ctrl-R [a] # in insert mode, use ctrl-r to indicate putting register value!

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Last inserted text:

• Ctrl-a # in insert mode.

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Autocompletion words:(context-aware)

• Ctrl-p # in insert mode
• Ctrl-n # in insert mode

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Autocompletion line:(context-aware)

• Ctrl-x Ctrl-l # works in insert mode only

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Go to C-Tag:

• Ctrl-]
• Ctrl-x Ctrl-] # in insert mode, autocomplete the c-tag, instead of using Ctrl-p

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File completion:

• Ctrl-x # in insert mode, to enter special completion mode
• Ctrl-f # to complete the file name (current or in the directory)

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Open a new file:

• :e '<file_name>'

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Credits:

Autocompletion mode

vim+tmux - OMG!Code

To Read

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Vimium chrome Extension:

Select a text, select that line, yank it and search. v / [search pattern] ESC shift-0 y p[/P]