RubinVim Cheatsheet
| Contents |
|---|
| Generally helpful stuff |
| Navigating around text |
| Working with multiple files |
| Searching |
| Manipulating text |
| Visual Advanced selection |
| Working with NERDTree |
| Commands |
Generally helpful stuff
Open a file for editing :e path/to/file.txt
Return to Normal mode ESC or <CTRL>+C
Navigating around text
You have to be in Normal mode. Use ESC to get out of Visual, Replace, or Insert mode.
(left) h
(down) j
(up) k
(right) l
next word e
Jump to the first line gg
Jump to the last line G
Entering Text
Insert text before cursor i
Insert text after cursor a
Working with multiple files
Open a file in a horizontal split :sp path/to/file.txt
Open a file in a vertical split :vsp path/to/file.txt
Move to a split window page <CTRL>+w and a direction key (h, j, k, or l)
Move to next window pane <CTRL>w w
Make selected pane bigger CTRL>w + (yes, you need the shift key for the plus)
Make selected pane smaller <CTRL>w -
Searching
Search for a word /<word>
Go to next match n
Find and replace on line :s/<find>/<replace>
Find and replace globally :%s/<find>/<replace>//gc
Go to first quote, replace text in quotes: ci"
Manipulating text
cut the current line dd
copy the current line yy
paste below current line p
paste above current line P
Remove the character under cursor x
Remove the character before cursor X
Delete the word under cursor de
Delete to the end of the line d$
Remove five lines starting here 5dd
Copy five lines starting here 5yy
indent this line >>
indent five lines starting here 5>>
Replace mode (overtype) r
Visual Advanced selection
Visual mode v
Visual Line mode V
Visual Block mode <CTRL>v
Working with NERDTree
Open the NERDTree :NERDTree
Toggle the NERDTree on and off :NERDTreeToggle
Open selected file <ENTER>
Open selected file in horiz. split i
Open selected file in vert. split v
File menu m
Help ?
Commands:
Run a command :!<command>
Open a shell :sh
For interactive tutorial, try openvim.com
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