VIM Commands

I’am currently using

• VIM Editor for Python (iTerm)
• IdeaVim for Golang (IntellJ)
• VSCodeVim for JavaScript (VS Code)

Vim has 3 modes.

1. Insert Mode
   Write text
2. Normal Mode (Visual Mode)
   Navigate and manipulate text
3. Command Mode
   Can input a wide variety of commands.

Change Modes

• Normal Mode → Insert mode
  i : insert
  Enter insert mode
  • Insert at the beginning of the line
    I
  • Insert end of the line
    A
  • Insert at the nend of the word
    ea

• Insert mode → Normal Mode
  v : Visual
  Enter visual mode
  V
  Enter linewise visual mode

• Command mode
  esc
  Enter Command mode

Left, Down, Up, Right

• Move Left
  h

• Move Down
  j

• Move Up
  k

• Move Right
  l

Undo, Redo

• Undo
  u
• Redo
  ctr + r

Delete

• Delete a character
  x : Delete character after the cursor.
  X : Delete character before the cursor.

• Delete a word
  dw

• Delete the line
  d + d : Delete current line.

• Delete to end of line.
  D

• Delete number of lines.
  \<#>d
d\<#>j : delete # of lines down(j)

  • e.g.
    3d : Delete 3 lines. 100d : Delete 100 lines.

Move cursor

• Beginning of the file.
  gg
[[ Move to beginning of the file.

• End of the file.
  G
]]
  Move to end of the file.

• Move to the top of the screen.
  H : High

• Move to the middle of the screen.
  M : Middle

• Move to the bottom of the screen.
  L : Low

Jumping around

• Jump to specific line.
  :\<line#>
  • e.g.
    :14 : Will Jump to line 14.
    :55 : Will Jump to line 55.

• Jump to end of a word.
  e

• Jump to end of a word (before whitespace)
  E

• Jump to beginning of next word.
  w

• Jump to beginning of next word (before whitespace)
  W

• Jump to previous beginning of word.
  b

• Jump to previous beinning of word (before whitespace)
  B

• Jump to beginning of the line.
  0

• Jump to end of the line.
  $

• Jump to next paragraph
  }

• Jump to previous paragraph
  {

Scrolling screen

• Move to current cursor position.
  z

• Move forward a full screen.
  ctr + f
  f : forward

• Move backward a full screen.
  ctr + b
  b : backward

• Move forward half a screen.
  ctr + d
  d : down

• Move backward half a screen.
  ctr + u
  u : up

Find, Search

• Find a word under cursor.
  *

• Find a character after cursor in the line
  f

• Serach string.
  /\</code>

  • e.g
    /baby : baby will be searched
    /tiger : tiger will be searched

Copy, Paste

• Copy.
  y
  y : yank

• Copy the line.
  yy

• Copy the current word.
  yiw

• Copy to the end of the line.
  y$ : Copy from current cursor to the end of the line.

• Paste copied.
  p : Paste after the cursor.
  P : Paste before the cursor.

Add new lines.

• Add new line before cursor.
  o

• Add new line after cursor. O

Indentation

• Auto indentatation.
  ==

• Indent.
  >

• Outdent.
  <

Save, quite File

Save and quite in command mode.

• Save it
  :w : write

• Quit
  :q : quite

• Force Quit
  :q!
  Quit w/o saving changes.

• Save and Quite
  :wq
  Save and quite file.