Sing's Log

Mode

  • insert
  • normal
  • visual
  • command

Insert mode

  • i
    • insert before the cursor
  • I
    • insert before the start of line
  • a
    • append after the cursor
  • A
    • append at the end of line

Normal mode

  • <ESC>

Visual mode

  • v
    • select a char
  • V
    • select a line
  • Ctrl + v
    • visual block mode

Command mode

: + <command>

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:wq
:cq
:set rnu

Cursor movement

Char

  • h (left)
  • j (down)
  • k (up)
  • l (right)
  • Combile with number to move, 2k to jump 2 lines up
  • Relative line numbers :set rnu

Word

  • w or W
    • jump forwards to the start of a word
  • e or E
    • jump forwards to the end of a word
  • b or B
    • jump backwards to the start of a word
  • Capital case can contain punctuation

Single line

  • $ - end of line
  • ^ - start of the line after the indentation
  • 0 - move to the column 0

Text Object motion

  • {}
    • paragraphs forward/backward
  • ()
    • sentences forward/backward
  • []
    • backward/forward sections

Pair

  • %
    • go to the match bracket

Screen

  • H
    • move to top of screen
  • M
    • move to middle of screen
  • L
    • move to bottom of screen

File

  • gg
    • Start
  • G
    • end of file
  • :<absolute-line-numbers>
    • move to the absolute line

Scroll

  • zt
    • scroll current line to top
  • zb
    • scroll current line to bottom
  • zz
    • scroll current line to middle

Search char in single line

  • f/F
    • find char, forward/backward
    • abcABCabc, fC to find middle C
  • t/T
    • Go to previous char before the char, forward/backward
    • foo.bar<> , move to r by t<
  • ;
    • Repeat t/T/f/F
  • ,
    • Reverse t/T/f/F

Search in file

  • /
    • Search forward
  • ?
    • Search backward
  • n and N
    • next and previous
  • *, #
    • search next/previous current word
    • The behavior is identical to /word

Edit

  • Undo/Redo
    • u / Ctrl+r

Insert

  • insert line before/after the current line
    • o, O
  • join two line (keep mode)
    • J

Copy

  • y + motion
    • combine with any motion, e.g. yt; or yw
  • yy = Y
    • yank (copy) the current line

Paste from clipboard registry

  • p

    • paste after

  • P

    • paste before

Cut and switch to insert mode

  • c + motion
    • Cut
  • C
    • Cut to end of line
  • s
    • Substitute the char under the cursor
  • S
    • Substitube the line
  • r
    • replace a char
  • R
    • Enter the insert-replace mode

Cut and keep in normal mode

  • d
    • d3j or 3dd
  • D
    • Delete to end of the line
  • dd
    • Delete the entire line
  • x and X
    • delete and backspace

inside / around

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# edit neariest word inside symbol, e.g. }
ci}

# edit neariest word outside symbol, e.g. ]
ca]

# delete inside tag
dit

# replace word with yanked word
vi]p

Repeat action

  • repeat action
    • .

Macro

  • q + a~z
    • record macro to a~z
  • normal mode + q to quit recording
  • @ + a~z to excute macro

Bookmark

  • m + a~z
    • bookmark current location to a~z
  • ' + a~z
    • go to a~z bookmark
  • ''
    • go to the last position

Registers

  • " + a~z 0~9 "+*/:%-
    • :reg see all registers
    • " the default(unnamed) register
    • 0 the default register for y(yank)
    • +, * the system clipboard
    • / the latest search keyword
    • : the latest used command
    • % the current file path
    • # the last edited file

“adw : delete the word and save to register a

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Registers - Advance

  • "0p - paste from last yank
  • Use the register in the Search and Command mode
    • ctrl + r + <register>

*:%s/<ctrl+r>//abc/gc to replace the lastest search keyword(*) to abc with confirmation dialog

Change multi line

  1. Ctrl + v to enter Visual block mode
  2. Move cursor to select lines that need to be edited
  3. Shift + i
  4. #
  5. Esc

More

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# increase the first right number in the line
Ctrl + A

# decrease the first right number in the line
Ctrl + X

# Make a word uppercase
gUe

# Show Line numbers
:set number

# Set relative line number
:set rnu

# get recent command list
q:

# Replace word A with word B
:%s/A/B/g

More…and more

  • ctrl+o
    • previous jump position
  • ctrl+i
    • next jump position
  • g;
    • previous Change position
  • g,
    • next Change position

vim X IDE

Setup

  • Ideavim

    1. click the V icon on the right bottom corner
    2. open ~/.ideavimrc
    3. edit and save

  • VScode

Reference

Get the difference before saving in vim

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:w !diff % -
  • w without filename will output to stdin
  • ! will excute bash in vim
  • % is current file in vim
  • diff with - will read content from stdin
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