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VIM tips

Stuff I always forget ...

13 May 2019 • 1 min read

Learning Vim is a slow but worthwhile journey. I'm noting some of the commands here until they become automatic.

Key	What does it do
`w`	Move to beginning of next word
`b`	Move back to beginning of previous word
`e`	Move to end of word
`Shift + [	]`
`0`	Move to start of line
`$`	Move to end of line
`I`	Move to start of line and switch to insert mode
`A`	Move to end of line and switch to insert mode (append)
`i`	Insert before cursor
`a`	Insert after cursor (append)
`%`	Find matching parenthesis

Key	What does it do
`/<query>`	Find query forwards
`?<query>`	Find query backwards
`n`	Find again
`N`	Find again reverse direction
`Ctrl + O`	Go back
`Ctrl + I`	Go forward

Key	What does it do
`:%s/find/replace/g[c]`	Find and replace (`c` = confirm, `%` = all lines)
`:#,#s/find/replace/g`	Find and replace between lines numbers #,#

Key	What does it do
`v`	Select range of text
`V`	Select text by line
`y`	Copy (yank)
`p`	Paste
`P`	Paste before cursor
`u`	Undo
`U`	Undo changes to line
`dd`	Delete line
`yy`	Copy line (yank)
`dw`	Delete word
`d$`	Delete to end of line
`cw`	Change to end of word
`c$`	Change to end of line
`r`	Replace current char
`R`	Replace more than one char
`ve` or `viw`	Select current word
`~`	Change case
`vt<char>`	Select up to char
`dt<char>`	Delete up to char
`vf<char>`	Select forward through (including) char
`df<char>`	Delete forward through (including) char
`vT<char>`	Select up to char backwards (capital T/F)
`v2t<char>`	Select up to 2nd instance of char
`:%s/find/replace/g[c]`	Find and replace (`c` = confirm)