Vim
http://vim.sourceforge.net/tips/tip.php?tip_id=589
http://vim.sourceforge.net/scripts/script.php?script_id=1908
http://www.linux.com/archive/feed/57727
Vim Essential Plugin: SnipMate
Vim Essential Plugin: Markdown to HTML
Vim Essential Plugin: PeepOpen
http://net.tutsplus.com/tutorials/other/vim-essential-plugin-nerdtree/
http://zmievski.org/2010/06/vim-for-programmers-on-slideshare
http://net.tutsplus.com/tutorials/other/vim-essential-plugin-markdown-to-html/
http://net.tutsplus.com/tutorials/other/vim-essential-plugin-tcomment/
http://net.tutsplus.com/sessions/vim-essential-plugins/
http://net.tutsplus.com/tutorials/other/vim-essential-plugin-snipmate/
http://net.tutsplus.com/tutorials/other/vim-essential-plugin-sparkup/
http://net.tutsplus.com/tutorials/other/vim-essential-plugin-surround/
http://net.tutsplus.com/tutorials/other/vim-essential-plugin-easymotion/
Wish to know
- Delete matching parans without deleting the text in between
- highlight multiple search pattern (perhaps with different colors)
- vimdiff
- cvs integration
- subversion integration
- vim when type without specifying a file name, automatically open pre-registered / previously opened files
Ex Mode
:%s/t/x/g // search and replace the whole file
:v/warning/d // delete all lines not matching warning
:.,$s/t/x/g // search and replace from current line to the end of file
:1,20y // yank lines 1 through 20
:1,20ya // yank lines 1 through 20 and put them in buffer 'a'
:f filename // change the name of the current file being edited
:w // write to file
:w newfilename // write to a new file
:10,50w newfilename // write lines 10 through 50 to newfilename
:.,$w! filename // force write current line through end of file to filename
:.+2,'aw filename // write two lines down from current line through marker 'a' to filename
:/pattern1/,/pattern2/w filename // write text from pattern1 to pattern2 to filename
:w >>filename // append current file to filename
:2,5w >>filename // append lines 2 through 5 to filename
:r filename // reads filename into current file below the current line
:r !command // reads the result of the shell command into the current file below the current line
:e newfilename // open newfilename
:e# // open previous file
:e! newfile // edit newfile, discarding buffer
:q // quit out of vi
:q! // quit out of vi without saving changes
:wq // save and quit out of vi
:x // save and quit
:%l // show all control character
:!command // run and external shell command
:!sh // spawn a shell
:!ls // list the current directory
:set nu // display line number
:set nonu // hide line number
:set sm // show matching parens
:se sm // show matching brace or paran while inserting
:reg // show the content of all registers
:reg x // show the content of register x
:1,2dx // delete range into register x
:set ignorecase
:set icsearch
:set hlsearch
:colo evening // change the foreground color
Command Mode:
4rx // replace next four characters with single character 'x'
. // repeat last command
u // undo last command
gf // load a file whose name is under the cursor
Ctrl+G // display filename, line, and column
3s // substitute next 3 characters and go into insert mode
3S // substitute next 3 lines, and go into insert mode
% // find matching paran
d% // delete until matching paran
>% // shift all lines between matching parens
> // increase indentation
< // decrease indentation
'0 // (single quote followed by zero) take you to place you last edited
0 (zero) // jump to the start of line (column zero)
^ // jump to the start of line (first non-whitespace)
$ // jump to the end of line
fx // jump to next occurrence of 'x'
gg // go to beginning of file
G // jump to the end of file
1G // jump to the start of file
3w // jump forward 3 words
3W // jump forward 3 words, ignore punctuation
2b // jump backward 2 words
2B // jump backward 2 words, ignore punctuation
e // jump to the end of current word
7e // jump to the end of the seventh word
E // jump to the end of word, ignore punctuation
6E // jump to the end of sixth word, ignore punctuation
2fa // jump to the second occurrence of character 'a' (forward)
2Fa // jump to the second occurrence of character 'a' (backward)
2ta // jump to the second occurrence of character 'a' (not including character 'a')
; // repeat last find of character
, // repeat last find of character in reverse
* // this search command will find the next occurrence of the word the cursor is currently one
/pattern // locate next occurrence of pattern
?pattern // locate last occurrence of pattern
n // go to next occurrence of pattern (after using / or ?)
N // go to last occurrence of pattern (after using / or ?)
* // search for word currently under the cursor
g* // search for partial word under the cursor (repeat with n)
rx // replace character below cursor with single character 'x'
J // join lines
dd // delete lines
dw // delete words
dd // delete line
D // delete to the end of line
dG // delete all lines from cursor to the end of file
d8G // delete all lines from cursor to line 8
d/pattern // delete from cursor until the next occurrence of pattern
d?pattern // delete from cursor until the last occurrence of pattern
dfa // delete upto and including next character 'a'
d2fa // delete upto and including the second occurrence of character 'a'
dta // delete upto but including next character 'a'
cc // changes lines
cw // change word
cc // change the current line
cfx // change until the next occurrence of 'x'
C // change until the end of line
c/pattern // change until the next occurrence of pattern
mx // set marker (where x is a-z)
:marks // find what marks are set
`x // go to marker x
'x // go to the start of the line containing the marker
yw // yank word
y8w // yank 8 words
Y // yank line
8Y // yank 8 lines
y/pattern // yank from cursor up to but not including pattern
p // put the content of the default buffer after/below the cursor
2p // paste from delete buffer number 2
"aY // yank line into named buffer 'a'
"a6dd // delete 6 lines and put them in buffer 'a'
"AdG // delete from cursor to the end of file and put it in buffer A
"ap // put the content of buffer 'a' after/below cursor
x // delete the character below the cursor
xp // swap characters
dwwP // swap words
ddp // swap lines
50i*ESC // insert 50 stars (*) where you are
20I-ESC // insert 20 hyphen at the beginning of line
10a#ESC // append 10 #'s after the next character
20A#ESC // append 20 #'s at the end of line
]p // paste with indentation adjusted
[p // like P with indentation adjusted
gp // like p, leaving the cursor after new text
gP // like P, leaving the cursor after new text
2 CTRL+A // add 2 to the number under the cursor (command mode)
2 CTRL+X // substract 2 to the number under the cursor (command mode)
gm // go to middle of line
M // go to middle line of window
g~2w // switch case for the next 2 words
gu2w // lowercase the next 2 words
gU2w // uppercase the next 2 words
`[ and `] // move to either end of the chunk of test most recently modified
`< // move to the start of most recent selection
`> // move to the end of most recent selection
[{ // handy for discovering which function of 'if' clause this is in.
viwU //convert word under the cursor to upper case
viwu //convert word under the cursor to lower case
viw~ // flip case for the word under the cursor
~ // flip case for the character under the cursor
villl~ //flip case for a block of text
8| // jump to the 8th column
8( // jump back 8 sentences
8) // jump forward 8 sentences
8{ // jump back 8 paragraphs
8} // jump forward 8 paragraphs
) // jump to the start of next sentence
( // jump to the start of last sentence
~ // change the case of the character
a // append text after the cursor position
A // append text at the end of current line
i // insert text before the cursor position
I // insert text at the beginning of line
o // insert a new line below the current line and go into insert mode
O // insert a new line above the current line and go into insert mode
8G // jump to line 8th in the file
Visual Mode:
V movement // select lines
v movement // select blocks
ctrl+v // select columns
gv // reselect block
= // re-indent
Insert Mode:
Ctrl+V // the following character is a control character
Ctrl+O // jump back to where you were
Ctrl+I // Ctrl+O and Ctrl+I take you up and down the list of recent positions
Ctrl+P // autocompletion
Ctrl+N // autocompletion
CTRL-T // increase indentation
CTRL-D // decrease indentation
CTRL+R bufferName // paste
Ctrl+T // increase indentation (normal-mode keystroke: > )
Ctrl+D // decrease indentation (normal-mode keystroke: < )
Ctrl+X // copy, Ctrl+X Ctrl+P, Ctrl+X Ctrl+L
Ctrl+Y // copying above characters
Ctrl+X Ctrl+F // filename completion
Ctrl+W f // load a file whose name is under the cursor
Ctrl+L // refresh screen
CTRL+A // insert previously inserted text
CTRL+Rx // insert the content of register x
CTRL+R CTRL+Rx // do something
CTRL+W // delete word before the cursor
CTRL+U // delete all inserted characters in the current line
CTRL+D // shift left one shift width
CTRL+T // shift right one shift width
CTRL+Oc // execute c in temporary command mode (c is a shell command)
CTRL+X CTRL+E // scroll up
CTRL+X CTRL+Y // scroll down
Folding:
Use folds to collapse selected block of code or comment. First select a block of text, then :fold.
zo // open
zc // close
Also see :help foldmethod, mkview, loadview.
Multiple windows:
:split filename // split window and load another file
ctrl+w up arrow // move cursor up a window
ctrl+w ctrl+w // move cursor to another window (cycle)
ctrl+w ctrl+p // switch back to previous window
ctrl+w_ // maximize current window
ctrl+w= // make all equal size
10 ctrl+w + // increase current window size by 10 lines
10 ctrl+w - // decrease current window size by 10 lines
10 ctrl+w > // increase current window size horizontally by 10 characters
10 ctrl+w < // decrease current window size horizontally by 10 characters
:vsplit file // vertical split
:hide // close current window
ctrl+w o // keep only this window open
:only // keep only this window open
ctrl+w T // open the current window in its own tab
:ls // show current buffers
:b 2 // open buffer #2 in this window
:new // open a new empty window
:new filename // open filename in a new window
http://web.cs.swarthmore.edu/help/vim/windows.html
ctrl+x ctrl+l // line completion (in insert mode)
:set dictionary=/usr/share/dict/words
ctrl+x ctrl+k // dictionary completion
ctrl+w // erase word (insert mode)
ctrl+u // erase line (insert mode or command mode)
ctrl+w, ctrl+i // go through jump location
[I // show lines with matching word under the cursor
mkview, loadview, mksession
vim -S Session.vim
Tag file for PHP:
ctags -R --exclude=".svn" --PHP-kinds=+cf --regex-PHP='/abstract class ([^ ]*)/\1/c/'
--regex-PHP='/interface ([^ ]*)/\1/c/' --regex-PHP='/(public |static |abstract |protected |private )+function ([^ (]*)/\2/f/'
Position the cursor over a tag, and press CTRL-] to jump. To jump back, press CTRL-T
Misc:
10a#ESC // append 10#'s after the next character
Plugins:
tidy.vim
caramel.vim
less.vim
commenter.vim
pdoc4vim.vim
taglist.vim
perl-support.vim
tagmenu.vim
tagexplorer.vim
comments.vim
perl.vim
ctag.vim
perl_synwrite.vim
context_complete.vim
perl prove.vim
folding
pleasant.vim
perlcritic.vim
perl_synwrite.vim // check perl syntax before allowing to write
HOWTO
How to comment out a block of Perl code
Press Ctrl+V and use the down/up arrow to select a block
Press I# followed by ESC
How to uncomment a block of Perl code
Press Ctrl+V and use the down/up arrow to select a block
Press x
How to view what changes you have made to the buffer before saving?
:%w tempfile
:diffsplit tempfile
How to always open files in tab?
vim -p file1 file2 file3
How to edit a file that start with a dash?
Preceed the filelist with a '--' (2 hyphens)
How to start vim in read-only mode?
Use the -R command line option.
How to prevent vim from accessing the shell?
Alias vim to rvim, rview, rgvim, rgview, or vim -Z
How to prevent vim from using the ~/.viminfo fiel?
Specify -i NONE
How to make a script file?
Specifile -w {scriptfile} or -W {scriptfile}. All the characters that you type will be recorded until you exit vim.
How to apply a script file?
Not Categorized:
@a // execute the content of buffer a
. // repeat last command
@@ // repeat last @
:@a
:set list // identify true space (tab is displayed as ^I, end of line is displayed as $ )
% // find matching paren
:set showmatch // show matching paren as you type
:! ctags *.c // generate the tag file
:tag function_name // look at the tag file, determine which file contain the function, and load that file
CTRL+R // redo
~ // flip the case of selected text
Useful Vim plugins:
comments.vim. Download the file and put it in your ~/.vim/plugin directory. Ctrl+C to comments lines. Ctrl+X to uncomments lines.
perl-support
http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/7581
http://www.perlmonks.org/index.pl?node_id=257782
http://mamchenkov.net/wordpress/2004/05/10/vim-for-perl-developers/
Reference:
http://www.ukuug.org/events/linux2004/programme/paper-SMyers/Linux_2004_slides/vim_tips/
vi fast reference guide
vi
VIM QUICK REFERENCE CARD
http://www.pixelbeat.org/vim.tips.html
http://www.rayninfo.co.uk/vimtips.html
man vim, man vimtutor
http://clipboarded.blogspot.com/2007/10/vim-as-ide.html
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