vim is a very nice and beautiful text editor. I just have to learn a bit of its intricacies.
Navigation
Screen Navigation
| Key bindings | Descriptions |
|---|
zz | center this line |
zt | top this line |
zb | bottom this line |
H M L | move to top, middle, or bottom of the screen |
File Navigation
| Key bindings | Descriptions |
|---|
:tabedit [file] | edit file in a new tab |
:tabfind [file] | open file if exists in new tab |
:tabclose | close current tab |
:tabs | lists all tabs |
:tabfirst | go to first tab |
:tablast | go to last tab |
:tabn | go to next tab |
:tabp | go to previous |
Searching
| Key bindings | Descriptions |
|---|
/{pattern} | search |
n | next matching search pattern |
N | previous match |
* | next exact word under cursor |
# | previous exact word under cursor |
Modifying Text
| Key bindings | Descriptions |
|---|
a | append |
A | append from end of line |
i | insert |
o | insert to next line |
O | insert to previous line |
s | delete char and insert |
S | delete line and insert |
C | delete until end of line and insert |
r | replace one character |
R | enter replace mode |
u | undo changes |
Ctrl + R | redo changes |
Editing Text
| Key bindings | Descriptions | |
|---|
x | delete character | |
dd | cut | |
yy | copy | |
p | paste | |
P | paste before | |
" * p | paste from clipboard | |
" * y | paste to clipboard | |
:%/foo/bar/g | replace foo with bar in whole document | |
> | indent right | |
< | indent left | |
= | autoindent | |
g~ / guu / gUU | swap case / uppercase / lowercase | |