vi / vim graphical cheat sheet
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Dvorak version by Peter Hosey
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mode
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toggle
case
goto
mark
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motion
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m
w
v
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j
k
b
external
filter
play
macro
prev
ident
append
subst
char
delete
1,3
un- 3
indent
indent
3
goto
mk. bol
reverse
t/T/f/F
repeat
cmd
q.
"soft"
bol
repeat
:s
paste
before
yank
line
paste 1
after
1,3
yank
eof/
goto ln
change
to eol
fwd
to char
extra6
cmds
change
open
above
end
WORD
undo
line
insert
at bol
delete
to eol
append
open
below
end
word
undo
insert
mode
delete
ex
mode
repeat
t/T/f/F
record
macro
moves the cursor, or defines
the range for an operator
join
lines
begin
sentence
"back"
fwd
append
at eol
ex cmd
line
next
ident
end
sentence
begin
parag.
"hard"
bol
misc
extra6
cmds
fwd
to char
reg. 1
spec
direct action command,
if red, it enters insert mode
requires a motion afterwards,
operator operates between cursor &
destination
special functions,
extra
requires extra input
commands with a dot need
a char argument afterwards
bol = beginning of line, eol = end of line
mk = mark, yank = copy
res := base + v.offset;
words:
WORDs: res := base + v.offset;
command
goto
match
eol
help
replace
mode
1,3
screen
top
1,3
screen
bottom
}.
].
find
rev.
replace
char
find
end
parag.
misc
+.
=
|.
\.
next
line
auto 3
format
back
'till
prev
(find)
subst
line
"soft" bol
down
bol/
goto col
'till
next
(find)
subst
char
prev
line
not
used
backspace
prev
WORD
screen
mid'l
next
WORD
visual
lines
extra4
quit
delete
char
prev
word
set
mark
next
word
visual
mode
extra5
cmds
Main command line commands ('ex'):
Notes:
:w (save), :q (quit), :q! (quit w/o saving)
:e f (open file f),
:%s/x/y/g (replace 'x' by 'y' filewide),
:h (help in vim), :new (new file in vim),
(1) use "x before a yank/paste/del command
to use that register ('clipboard') (x=a..z,*)
(e.g.: "ay$ to copy rest of line to reg 'a')
Other important commands:
CTRL-R: redo (vim),
CTRL-F/-B: page up/down,
CTRL-E/-Y: scroll line up/down,
CTRL-V: block-visual mode (vim only)
Visual mode:
Move around and type operator to act
on selected region (vim only)
(2) type in a number before any action
to repeat it that number of times
(e.g.: 2p, d2w, 5i, d4j)
(3) duplicate operator to act on current line
(dd = delete line, >> = indent line)
(4) ZZ to save & quit, ZQ to quit w/o saving
(5) zt: scroll cursor to top,
zb: bottom, zz: center
(6) gg: top of file (vim only),
gf: open file under cursor (vim only)
Based on QWERTY/SVG version at http://www.viemu.com/a_vi_vim_graphical_cheat_sheet_tutorial.html