For *vim_idx.txt* Vim version 4.2. Last modification: 1996 June 16
This file contains a list of all commands for each mode, with a tag and a
short description. The list is sorted on ASCII value.
When looking for certain functionality use the search command. For example,
to look for deleting something, use: "/delete".
Sections:
|insert_index| 1. Insert mode
|normal_index| 2. Normal mode
|objects|2.1. text objects
|CTRL-W|2.2. window commands
|[|2.3. Square bracket commands
|g|2.4. Commands starting with 'g'
|visual_index| 3. Visual mode
|ex_edit_index| 4. Command-line editing
|ex_cmd_index| 5. EX commands
For an overview of options see vim_help.txt |option_list|.
For a complete description of each option see vim_ref.txt |options|.
1. Insert mode*insert_index*
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tagcharaction
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
|i_CTRL-@|CTRL-@insert previously inserted text and stop
insert
|i_CTRL-A|CTRL-Ainsert previously inserted text
|i_CTRL-B|CTRL-BOnly if compiled with TOGGLE_REVINS (which is
not the default): toggle 'revins' (backwards
insert) option.
|i_CTRL-C|CTRL-Cquit insert mode, without checking for
abbreviation.
|i_CTRL-D|CTRL-Ddelete one shiftwidth of indent in the current
line
|i_CTRL-E|CTRL-Einsert the character which is below the cursor
CTRL-Fnot used
CTRL-Gnot used
|i_<BS>|<BS>delete character before the cursor
|i_digraph|{char1}<BS>{char2}
enter digraph (only when 'digraph' option set)
|i_CTRL-H|CTRL-Hsame as <BS>
|i_<Tab>|<Tab>insert a <Tab> character
|i_CTRL-I|CTRL-Isame as <Tab>
|i_<NL>|<NL>same as <CR>
|i_CTRL-J|CTRL-Jsame as <CR>
|i_CTRL-K|CTRL-K {char1} {char2}
enter digraph
CTRL-Lnot used
|i_<CR>|<CR>begin new line
|i_CTRL-M|CTRL-Msame as <CR>
|i_CTRL-N|CTRL-Nfind next match for keyword in front of the
cursor
|i_CTRL-O|CTRL-Oexecute a single command and return to insert
mode
|i_CTRL-P|CTRL-Pfind previous match for keyword in front of
the cursor
|i_CTRL-Q|CTRL-Qsame as CTRL-V (used for terminal control flow)
|i_CTRL-R|CTRL-R <0-9a-z"%:>
insert contents of register <0-9a-z"%:>
CTRL-S(used for terminal control flow)
|i_CTRL-T|CTRL-Tinsert one shiftwidth of indent in current
line
|i_CTRL-U|CTRL-Udelete all entered characters in the current
line
|i_CTRL-V|CTRL-V {char}insert next non-digit literally
|i_CTRL-V_digit| CTRL-V {number} insert three digit decimal number as a single
byte.
|i_CTRL-W|CTRL-Wdelete word before the cursor
|i_CTRL-X|CTRL-X {mode}enter CTRL-X sub mode, see below
|i_CTRL-Y|CTRL-Yinsert the character which is above the cursor
CTRL-Znot used
|i_<Esc>|<Esc>end insert mode
|i_CTRL-[|CTRL-[same as <Esc>
CTRL-\not used
CTRL-]not used
CTRL-^not used
|i_CTRL-_|CTRL-_change languate (RIGHTLEFT)
<Space> to '~'not used, except '0' and '^' followed by
CTRL-D
|i_0_CTRL-D|0 CTRL-Ddelete all indent in the current line
|i_^_CTRL-D|^ CTRL-Ddelete all indent in the current line, restore
it in the next line
|i_<Del>|<Del>delete character under the cursor
Meta characters (0x80 to 0xff, 128 to 255)
not used
|i_<Down>|<Down>cursor one line down
|i_<End>|<End>cursor past end of line
|i_<C-End>|<C-End>cursor past end of file
|i_<F1>|<F1>same as <Help>
|i_<Help>|<Help>stop insert mode and display help window
|i_<Home>|<Home>cursor to start of line
|i_<C-Home>|<C-Home>cursor to start of file
|i_<Insert>|<Insert>toggle Insert/Replace mode
|i_<Left>|<Left>cursor one character left
|i_<LeftMouse>|<LeftMouse>cursor at mouse click
|i_<PageDown>|<PageDown>one screenfull forward
|i_<PageUp>|<PageUp>one screenfull backward
|i_<Right>|<Right>cursor one character right
|i_<S-Down>|<S-Down>same as <PageDown>
|i_<S-Left>|<S-Left>cursor one word left
|i_<S-Right>|<S-Right>cursor one word right
|i_<S-Up>|<S-Up>same as <PageUp>
|i_<Up>|<Up>cursor one line up
commands in CTRL-X submode
|i_CTRL-X_CTRL-D|CTRL-X CTRL-Dcomplete defined identifiers
|i_CTRL-X_CTRL-E|CTRL-X CTRL-Escroll up
|i_CTRL-X_CTRL-F|CTRL-X CTRL-Fcomplete file names
|i_CTRL-X_CTRL-I|CTRL-X CTRL-Icomplete identifiers
|i_CTRL-X_CTRL-K|CTRL-X CTRL-Kcomplete identifers from dictionary
|i_CTRL-X_CTRL-L|CTRL-X CTRL-Lcomplete whole lines
|i_CTRL-X_CTRL-Y|CTRL-X CTRL-Yscroll down
|i_CTRL-X_CTRL-]|CTRL-X CTRL-]complete tags
2. Normal mode*normal_index*
==============
CHAR any non-blank chararacter
WORD any sequences of non-blank characters
N a number entered before the command
{motion} a cursor movement command
Nmove the text that is moved over with a {motion}
SECTION a section that possibly starts with '}' instead of '{'
note: 1 = cursor movement command; 2 = can be undone/redone
tagchar note action in Normal mode
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CTRL-@ not used
|CTRL-A|CTRL-A2 add N to number at/after cursor
|CTRL-B|CTRL-B1 scroll N screens Backwards
|CTRL-C|CTRL-C interrupt current (search) command
|CTRL-D|CTRL-D scroll Down N lines (default: half a screen)
|CTRL-E|CTRL-E scroll N lines upwards (N lines Extra)
|CTRL-F|CTRL-F1 scroll N screens Forward
|CTRL-G|CTRL-G display current file name and position
|<BS>|<BS>1 same as "h"
|CTRL-H|CTRL-H1 same as "h"
|<Tab>|<Tab>1 go to N newer entry in jump list
|CTRL-I|CTRL-I1 same as <Tab>
|<NL>|<NL>1 same as "j"
|CTRL-J|CTRL-J1 same as "j"
CTRL-K not used
|CTRL-L|CTRL-L redraw screen
|<CR>|<CR>1 cursor to the first CHAR N lines lower
|CTRL-M|CTRL-M>1 same as <CR>
|CTRL-N|CTRL-N1 same as "j"
|CTRL-O|CTRL-O1 go to N older entry in jump list
|CTRL-P|CTRL-P1 cursor N lines upward
CTRL-Q (used for terminal control flow)
|CTRL-R|CTRL-R2 redo changes which were undone with 'u'
CTRL-S (used for terminal control flow)
|CTRL-T|CTRL-T jump to N older Tag in tag list
|CTRL-U|CTRL-U scroll N lines Upwards (default: half a
screen)
|CTRL-V|CTRL-V start blockwise Visual
|CTRL-W|CTRL-W {char} window commands, see |CTRL-W|
|CTRL-X|CTRL-X2 subtract N from number at/after cursor
|CTRL-Y|CTRL-Y scroll N lines downwards
|CTRL-Z|CTRL-Z suspend program (or start new shell)
CTRL-[ <Esc> not used
CTRL-\ not used
|CTRL-]|CTRL-] :ta to ident under cursor
|CTRL-^|CTRL-^ edit Nth alternate file (equivalent to
":e #N")
CTRL-_ not used
|<Space>|<Space>1 same as "l"
|!|!{motion}{filter}
2 filter Nmove text through the {filter}
command
|!!|!!{filter}2 filter N lines through the {filter} command
|quote|"<a-zA-Z0-9.%:-"> use buffer <a-zA-Z0-9.%:-"> for next
delete, yank or put (upper case to append)
(<.%:> only work with put)
|#|#1 search backward for the Nth occurrence of
the ident under the cursor
|$|$1 cursor to the end of Nth next line
|%|%1 find the next (curly/square) bracket on
this line and go to its match, or go to
matching comment bracket, or go to matching
preprocessor directive.
|N%|{count}%1 go to N percentage in the file
|&|&2 repeat last :s
|'|'<a-zA-Z0-9>1 cursor to the first CHAR on the line with
mark <a-zA-Z0-9>
|''|''1 cursor to the first CHAR of the line where
the cursor was before the latest jump.
|'<|'<1 cursor to the first CHAR of the line where
highlighted area starts/started
|'>|'>1 cursor to the first CHAR of the line where
highlighted area ends/ended
|'[|'[1 cursor to the first CHAR on the line of the
start of last operated text or start of
putted text
|']|']1 cursor to the first CHAR on the line of the
end of last operated text or end of putted
text
|(|(1 cursor N sentences backward
|)|)1 cursor N sentences forward
|star|*1 search forward for the Nth occurrence of
the ident under the cursor
|+|+1 cursor to the first CHAR N lines lower
|,|,1 repeat latest f, t, F or T in opposite
direction N times
|-|-1 cursor to the first CHAR N lines higher
|.|.2 repeat last change with count replaced with
N
|/|/{pattern}<CR>1 search forward for the Nth occurrence of
{pattern}
|/<CR>|/<CR>1 search forward for {pattern} of last search
|count|01 cursor to the first char of the line
|count|1 prepend to command to give a count
|count|2"
|count|3"
|count|4"
|count|5"
|count|6"
|count|7"
|count|8"
|count|9"
|:|: start entering an Ex command
|N:|{count}: start entering an Ex command with range
from current line to N lines down
|;|;1 repeat latest f, t, F or T N times
|<|<{motion}2 shift Nmove lines one 'shiftwidth'
leftwards
|<<|<<2 shift N lines one 'shiftwidth' leftwards
|=|={motion}2 filter Nmove lines through "indent"
|==|==2 filter N lines through "indent"
|>|>{motion}2 shift Nmove lines one 'shiftwidth'
rightwards
|>>|>>2 shift N lines one 'shiftwidth' rightwards
|?|?<pattern><CR>1 search backward for the Nth previous
occurrence of <pattern>
|?<CR>|?<CR>1 search backward for {pattern} of last search
|@|@<a-z>2 execute the contents of named buffer <a-z>
N times
|@:|@: repeat the previous ":" command N times
|@@|@@2 repeat the previous @<a-z> N times
|A|A2 append text at the end of the line N times
|B|B1 cursor N WORDS backward
|C|["x]C2 change from the cursor position to the end
of the line, and N-1 more lines [into
buffer x]; synonym for "c$"
|D|["x]D2 delete the characters under the cursor
until the end of the line and N-1 more
lines [into buffer x]; synonym for "d$"
|E|E1 cursor forward to the end of WORD N
|F|F{char}1 cursor to the Nth occurrence of {char} to
the left
|G|G1 cursor to line N, default last line
|H|H1 cursor to line N from top of screen
|I|I2 insert text before the first CHAR on the
line N times
|J|J2 Join N lines; default is 2
|K|K lookup Keyword under the cursor with
'keywordprg'
|L|L1 cursor to line N from bottom of screen
|M|M1 cursor to middle line of screen
|N|N1 repeat the latest '/' or '?' N times in
opposite direction
|O|O2 begin a new line above the cursor and
insert text, repeat N times
|P|["x]P2 put the text [from buffer x] before the
cursor N times
|Q|Q{motion}2 format Nmove lines (obsolete)
|R|R2 enter replace mode: overtype existing
characters, repeat the entered text N-1
times
|S|["x]S2 delete N lines [into buffer x] and start
insert; synonym for "^cc" or "0cc",
depending on autoindent
|T|T{char}1 cursor till after Nth occurrence of {char}
to the left
|U|U2 undo all latest changes on one line
|V|V start linewise Visual mode
|W|W1 cursor N WORDS forward
|X|["x]X2 delete N characters before the cursor [into
buffer x]
|Y|["x]Y yank N lines [into buffer x]; synonym for
"yy"
|ZZ|ZZ store current file if modified, and exit
|[|[{char} square bracket command (see below)
\ not used
|]|]{char} square bracket command (see below)
|^|^1 cursor to the first CHAR of the line
|_|_1 cursor to the first CHAR N - 1 lines lower
|`|`<a-zA-Z0-9>1 cursor to the mark <a-zA-Z0-9>
|`<|`<1 cursor to the start of the highlighted area
|`>|`>1 cursor to the end of the highlighted area
|`[|`[1 cursor to the start of last operated text
or start of putted text
|`]|`]1 cursor to the end of last operated text or
end of putted text
|``|``1 cursor to the position before latest jump
|a|a2 append text after the cursor N times
|b|b1 cursor N words backward
|c|["x]c{motion}2 delete Nmove text [into buffer x] and start
insert
|cc|["x]cc2 delete N lines [into buffer x] and start
insert
|d|["x]d{motion}2 delete Nmove text [into buffer x]
|dd|["x]dd2 delete N lines [into buffer x]
|e|e1 cursor forward to the end of word N
|f|f{char}1 cursor to Nth occurrence of {char} to the
right
|g|g{char} extended commands, see below
|h|h1 cursor N chars to the left
|i|i2 insert text before the cursor N times
|j|j1 cursor N lines downward
|k|k1 cursor N lines upward
|l|l1 cursor N chars to the right
|m|m<A-Za-z> set mark <A-Za-z> at cursor position
|n|n1 repeat the latest '/' or '?' N times
|o|o2 begin a new line below the cursor and
insert text, repeat N times
|p|["x]p2 put the text [from register x] after the
cursor N times
|q|q<0-9a-zA-Z"> record typed characters into named register
<0-9a-zA-Z"> (upper case to append)
|q|q (while recording) stops recording
|r|r{char}2 replace N chars with {char}
|s|["x]s2 (substitute) delete N characters [into
buffer x] and start insert
|t|t{char}1 cursor till before Nth occurrence of {char}
to the right
|u|u2 undo changes
|v|v start characterwise Visual mode
|w|w1 cursor N words forward
|x|["x]x2 delete N characters under and after the
cursor [into buffer x]
|y|["x]y{motion} yank Nmove text [into buffer x]
|yy|["x]yy yank N lines [into buffer x]
|z<CR>|z<CR> redraw, cursor line to top of window,
cursor on first non-blank
|zN<CR>|z{height}<CR> redraw, make window {height} lines high
|z.|z. redraw, cursor line to center of window,
cursor on first non-blank
|z-|z- redraw, cursor line at bottom of window,
cursor on first non-blank
|zb|zb redraw, cursor line at bottom of window
|ze|ze when 'wrap' off scroll horizontally to
position the cursor at the end (right side)
of the screen
|zh|zh when 'wrap' off scroll screen N characters
to the right
|zl|zl when 'wrap' off scroll screen N characters
to the left
|zs|zs when 'wrap' off scroll horizontally to
position the cursor at the start (left
side) of the screen
|zt|zt redraw, cursor line at top of window
|zz|zz redraw, cursor line at center of window
|z<Left>|z<Left> same as "zh"
|z<Right>|z<Right> same as "zl"
|{|{1 cursor N paragraphs backward
|bar||1 cursor to column N
|}|}1 cursor N paragraphs forward
|~|~2 'tildeop' off: switch case of N characters
under cursor and move the cursor N
characters to the right
|~|~{motion} 'tildeop' on: switch case of Nmove text
|<C-LeftMouse>|<C-LeftMouse> ":ta" to the keyword at the mouse click
|<C-RightMouse>|<C-RightMouse> same as "CTRL-T"
|<Del>|["x]<Del>2 same as "x"
|N<Del>|{count}<Del> remove the last digit from {count}
|<Down>|<Down>1 same as "j"
|<End>|<End>1 same as "$"
|<C-End>|<C-End>1 same as "G"
|<F1>|<F1> same as <Help>
|<Help>|<Help> open a help window
|<Home>|<Home>1 same as "0"
|<C-Home>|<C-Home>1 same as "gg"
|<Insert>|<Insert>2 same as "i"
|<Left>|<Left>1 same as "h"
|<LeftMouse>|<LeftMouse>1 move cursor to the mouse click position
|<MiddleMouse>| <MiddleMouse>2 same as "P" at the mouse click position
|<PageDown>|<PageDown> same as CTRL-F
|<PageUp>|<PageUp> same as CTRL-B
|<Right>|<Right>1 same as "l"
|<RightMouse>|<RightMouse> start Visual mode, move cursor to the mouse
click position
|<S-Down>|<S-Down>1 same as CTRL-F
|<S-Left>|<S-Left>1 same as "b"
|<S-LeftMouse>|<S-LeftMouse> same as "*" at the mouse click position
|<S-Right>|<S-Right>1 same as "w"
|<S-RightMouse>| <S-RightMouse> same as "#" at the mouse click position
|<S-Up>|<S-Up>1 same as CTRL-B
|<Undo>|<Undo>2 same as "u"
|<Up>|<Up>1 same as "k"
2.1 text objects*objects*
These can be used after an operator or in Visual mode to select an object
|v_a|a a word (with white space)
|v_A|A a WORD (with white space)
|v_p|p a paragraph
|v_s|s a sentence
|v_P|P a block from "[{" to "]}"
|v_S|S a block from "[(" and "])"
2.2 window commands*CTRL-W*
tagcommand action in Normal mode
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|CTRL-W_CTRL-B|CTRL-W CTRL-B same as "CTRL-W b"
|CTRL-W_CTRL-C|CTRL-W CTRL-C same as "CTRL-W c"
|CTRL-W_CTRL-D|CTRL-W CTRL-D same as "CTRL-W d"
|CTRL-W_CTRL-F|CTRL-W CTRL-F same as "CTRL-W f"
|CTRL-W_CTRL-I|CTRL-W CTRL-I same as "CTRL-W i"
|CTRL-W_CTRL-J|CTRL-W CTRL-J same as "CTRL-W j"
|CTRL-W_CTRL-K|CTRL-W CTRL-K same as "CTRL-W k"
|CTRL-W_CTRL-N|CTRL-W CTRL-N same as "CTRL-W n"
|CTRL-W_CTRL-O|CTRL-W CTRL-O same as "CTRL-W o"
|CTRL-W_CTRL-P|CTRL-W CTRL-P same as "CTRL-W p"
|CTRL-W_CTRL-Q|CTRL-W CTRL-Q same as "CTRL-W q"
|CTRL-W_CTRL-R|CTRL-W CTRL-R same as "CTRL-W r"
|CTRL-W_CTRL-S|CTRL-W CTRL-S same as "CTRL-W s"
|CTRL-W_CTRL-T|CTRL-W CTRL-T same as "CTRL-W t"
|CTRL-W_CTRL-W|CTRL-W CTRL-W same as "CTRL-W w"
|CTRL-W_CTRL-X|CTRL-W CTRL-X same as "CTRL-W x"
|CTRL-W_CTRL-]|CTRL-W CTRL-] same as "CTRL-W ]"
|CTRL-W_CTRL-^|CTRL-W CTRL-^ same as "CTRL-W ^"
|CTRL-W_CTRL-_|CTRL-W CTRL-_ same as "CTRL-W _"
|CTRL-W_+|CTRL-W + increase current window height N lines
|CTRL-W_-|CTRL-W - decrease current window height N lines
|CTRL-W_=|CTRL-W = make all windows the same height
|CTRL-W_R|CTRL-W R rotate windows upwards N times
|CTRL-W_S|CTRL-W S same as "CTRL-W s"
|CTRL-W_W|CTRL-W W go to N previous window (wrap around)
|CTRL-W_]|CTRL-W ] split window and jump to tag under cursor
|CTRL-W_^|CTRL-W ^ split current window and edit alternate
file N
|CTRL-W__|CTRL-W _ set current window height to N (default:
very high)
|CTRL-W_b|CTRL-W b go to bottom window
|CTRL-W_c|CTRL-W c close current window (like ":close")
|CTRL-W_d|CTRL-W d split window and jump to definition under
the cursor
|CTRL-W_f|CTRL-W f split window and edit filename under the
cursor
|CTRL-W_i|CTRL-W i split window and jump to declaration of
identifier under the cursor
|CTRL-W_j|CTRL-W j go to N next window (stop at last window)
|CTRL-W_k|CTRL-W k go to N previous window (stop at first
window)
|CTRL-W_n|CTRL-W n open new window, N lines high
|CTRL-W_o|CTRL-W o close all but current window (like ":only")
|CTRL-W_p|CTRL-W p go to previous (last accessed) window
|CTRL-W_q|CTRL-W q quit current window (like ":quit")
|CTRL-W_r|CTRL-W r rotate windows downwards N times
|CTRL-W_s|CTRL-W s split current window in two parts, new
window N lines high
|CTRL-W_t|CTRL-W t go to top window
|CTRL-W_w|CTRL-W w go to N next window (wrap around)
|CTRL-W_x|CTRL-W x exchange current window with window N
(default: next window)
|CTRL-W_<Down>|CTRL-W <Down> same as "CTRL-W j"
|CTRL-W_<Up>|CTRL-W <Up> same as "CTRL-W k"
2.3 Square bracket commands*[* *]*
tagchar note action in Normal mode
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|[_CTRL-D|[_CTRL-D to jump first #define found in current and
included files matching the word under the
cursor, start searching at beginning of
current file
|[_CTRL-I|[_CTRL-I jump to first line in current and included
files that contains the word under the
cursor, start searching at beginning of
current file
|[#|[#1 cursor to N previous unmatched #if, #else
or #ifdef
|[(|[(1 cursor N times back to unmatched '('
|[star|[*1 same as "[/"
|[/|[/1 cursor to N previous start of a C comment
|[D|[D list all defines found in current and
included files matching the word under the
cursor, start searching at beginning of
current file
|[I|[I list all lines found in current and
included files that contain the word under
the cursor, start searching at beginning of
current file
|[P|[P2 same as "[p"
|[[|[[1 cursor N sections backward
|[]|[]1 cursor N SECTIONS backward
|[d|[d show first #define found in current and
included files matching the word under the
cursor, start searching at beginning of
current file
|[f|[f same as "gf"
|[i|[i show first line found in current and
included files that contains the word under
the cursor, start searching at beginning of
current file
|[p|[p2 like "P", but adjust indent to current line
|[{|[{1 cursor N times back to unmatched '{'
|[<MiddleMouse> [<MiddleMouse>2 same as "[p"
|]_CTRL-D|]_CTRL-D jump to first #define found in current and
included files matching the word under the
cursor, start searching at cursor position
|]_CTRL-I|]_CTRL-I jump to first line in current and included
files that contains the word under the
cursor, start searching at cursor position
|]#|]#1 cursor to N next unmatched #endif or #else
|])|])1 cursor N times forward to unmatched ')'
|]star|]*1 same as "]/"
|]/|]/1 cursor to N next end of a C comment
|]D|]D list all #defines found in current and
included files matching the word under the
cursor, start searching at cursor position
|]I|]I list all lines found in current and
included files that contain the word under
the cursor, start searching at cursor
position
|]P|]P2 same as "[p"
|][|][1 cursor N SECTIONS forward
|]]|]]1 cursor N sections forward
|]d|]d show first #define found in current and
included files matching the word under the
cursor, start searching at cursor position
|]f|]f same as "gf"
|]i|]i show first line found in current and
included files that contains the word under
the cursor, start searching at cursor
position
|]p|]p2 like "p", but adjust indent to current line
|]}|]}1 cursor N times forward to unmatched '}'
|]<MiddleMouse> ]<MiddleMouse>2 same as "]p"
2.4 Commands starting with 'g'*g*
tagchar note action in Normal mode
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|g#|g#1 like "#", but without using "\<" and "\>"
|g$|g$1 when 'wrap' off go to rightmost character of
the current line that is on the screen;
when 'wrap' on go to the rightmost character
of the current screen line
|gstar|g*1 like "*", but without using "\<" and "\>"
|g0|g01 when 'wrap' off go to leftmost character of
the current line that is on the screen;
when 'wrap' on go to the leftmost character
of the current screen line
|gD|gD1 goto definiton of word under the cursor in
current file
|gE|gE1 go backwards to the end of the previous
WORD
|gI|gI2 like "I", but always start in column 1
|gU|gU{motion}2 make Nmove text uppercase
|g^|g^1 when 'wrap' off go to leftmost non-white
character of the current line that is on
the screen; when 'wrap' on go to the
leftmost non-white character of the current
screen line
|g_CTRL-G|g_CTRL-G show information about current cursor
position
|ga|ga print ascii value of character under the
cursor
|gd|gd1 goto definiton of word under the cursor in
current function
|ge|ge1 go backwards to the end of the previous
word
|gf|gf start editing the file whose name is under
the cursor
|gg|gg1 cursor to line N, default first line
|gj|gj1 like "j", but when 'wrap' on go N screen
lines down
|gk|gk1 like "k", but when 'wrap' on go N screen
lines up
|gq|gq{motion}2 format Nmove text (same as "Q")
|gs|gs goto sleep for N seconds (default 1)
|gu|gu{motion}2 make Nmove text lowercase
|gv|gv reselect the previous Visual area
|g~|g~{motion}2 swap case for Nmove text
|g<Down>|g<Down>1 same as "gj"
|g<End>|g<End>1 same as "g$"
|g<Home>|g<Home>1 same as "g0"
|g<LeftMouse>|g<LeftMouse> same as <C-LeftMouse>
|g<RightMouse>|g<RightMouse> same as <C-RightMouse>
|g<Up>|g<Up>1 same as "gk"
3. Visual mode*visual_index*
==============
Most commands in Visual mode are the same as in Normal mode. The ones listed
here are those that are different.
tagcommand note action in Visual mode
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|v_CTRL-V|CTRL-V make Visual mode blockwise or stop Visual
mode
|v_CTRL-]|CTRL-] jump to highlighted tag
|v_!|!{filter}2 filter the highlighted lines through the
external command {filter}
|v_:|: start a command-line with the highlighted
lines as a range
|v_<|<2 shift the highlighted lines one
'shiftwidth' left
|v_=|=2 filter the highlighted lines through the
external program given with the 'equalprg'
option
|v_>|>2 shift the highlighted lines one
'shiftwidth' right
|v_A|A extend the highlighted area with a WORD
|v_C|C2 delete the highlighted lines and start
insert
|v_D|D2 delete the highlighted lines
|v_J|J2 join the highlighted lines
|v_K|K run 'keywordprg' on the highlighted text
|v_P|P extend the highlighted text with a {} block
|v_Q|Q2 format the highlighted lines (obsolete)
|v_R|R2 delete the highlighted lines and start
insert
|v_S|S extend the highlighted text with a () block
|v_U|U2 make highlighted text uppercase
|v_V|V make Visual mode linewise or stop Visual
mode
|v_X|X2 delete the highlighted lines
|v_Y|Y yank the highlighted lines
|v_a|a extend the highlighted area with a word
|v_c|c2 delete the highlighted text and start insert
|v_d|d2 delete the highlighted text
|v_gq|gq2 format the highlighted lines
|v_gv|gv exchange current and previous highlighted
text
|v_o|o move cursor to other end of hightlighted
text
|v_p|p extend the highlighted area with a paragraph
|v_r|r2 delete the highlighted text and start insert
|v_s|s extend the highlighted area with a sentence
|v_u|u2 make highlighted text lowercase
|v_v|v make Visual mode characterwise or stop
Visual mode
|v_x|x2 delete the highlighted text
|v_y|y yank the highlighted text
|v_~|~2 swap case for the highlighted text
4. Command-line editing*ex_edit_index*
=======================
Get to the command-line with the ':', '!', '/' or '?' commands.
Normal characters are inserted at the current cursor position.
"Completion" below refers to context-sensitive completion. It will complete
filenames, tags, commands etc. as appropriate.
CTRL-@not used
|c_CTRL-A|CTRL-Ado completion on the pattern in front of the
cursor and insert all matches
|c_CTRL-B|CTRL-Bcursor to begin of command-line
|c_CTRL-C|CTRL-Csame as <ESC>
|c_CTRL-D|CTRL-Dlist completions that match the pattern in
front of the cursor
|c_CTRL-E|CTRL-Ecursor to end of command-line
CTRL-Fnot used
CTRL-Gnot used
|c_<BS>|<BS>delete the character in front of the cursor
|c_digraph|{char1} <BS> {char2}
enter digraph when 'digraph' is on
|c_CTRL-H|CTRL-Hsame as <BS>
|c_<Tab>|<Tab>if 'wildchar' is <Tab>: Do completion on
the pattern in front of the cursor
|c_<S-Tab>|<S-Tab>same as CTRL-P
|c_wildchar|'wildchar'Do completion on the pattern in front of the
cursor (default: <Tab>)
|c_CTRL-I|CTRL-Isame as <Tab>
|c_<NL>|<NL>same as <CR>
|c_CTRL-J|CTRL-Jsame as <CR>
|c_CTRL-K|CTRL-K {char1} {char2}
enter digraph
|c_CTRL-L|CTRL-Ldo completion on the pattern in front of the
cursor and insert the longest common part
|c_<CR>|<CR>execute entered command
|c_<CR>|CTRL-Msame as <CR>
|c_CTRL-N|CTRL-Nafter using 'wildchar' with multiple matches:
go to next match, otherwise: same as <Down>
CTRL-Onot used
|c_CTRL-P|CTRL-Pafter using 'wildchar' with multiple matches:
go to previous match, otherwise: same as <Up>
|c_CTRL-Q|CTRL-Qsame as CTRL-V (used for terminal control flow)
|c_CTRL-R|CTRL-R <0-9a-z"%:>
insert contents of register <0-9a-z"%:>
CTRL-S(used for terminal control flow)
CTRL-Tnot used
|c_CTRL-U|CTRL-Uremove all characters
|c_CTRL-V|CTRL-Vinsert next non-digit literally, insert three
digit decimal number as a single byte.
|c_CTRL-W|CTRL-Wdelete the word in front of the cursor
CTRL-Xnot used
CTRL-Ynot used
CTRL-Znot used
|c_<Esc>|<Esc>abandon command-line without executing it
|c_<Esc>|CTRL-[same as <Esc>
CTRL-\not used
CTRL-]not used
CTRL-^not used
|c_CTRL-_|CTRL-_change languate (RIGHTLEFT)
|c_<Del>|<Del>delete the character under the cursor
|c_<Down>|<Down>recall next command-line from history that
matches pattern in front of the cursor
|c_<End>|<End>cursor to end of command-line
|c_<Home>|<Home>cursor to start of command-line
|c_<Insert>|<Insert>toggle insert/overstrike mode
|c_<Left>|<Left>cursor left
|c_<LeftMouse>|<LeftMouse>cursor at mouse click
|c_<PageDown>|<PageDown>same as <S-Down>
|c_<PageUp>|<PageUp>same as <S-Up>
|c_<Right>|<Right>cursor right
|c_<S-Down>|<S-Down>recall next command-line from history
|c_<S-Left>|<S-Left>cursor one word left
|c_<S-Right>|<S-Right>cursor one word right
|c_<S-Up>|<S-Up>recall previous command-line from history
|c_<Up>|<Up>recall previous command-line from history that
matches pattern in front of the cursor
5. EX commands*ex_cmd_index*
==============
This is a brief listing of all the ":" commands, without mentioning any
arguments.
|:!|:!filter lines or execute an external command
|:!!|:!!repeat last ":!" command
|:#|:#same as ":number"
|:&|:&repeat last ":substitute"
|:<|:<shift lines one 'shiftwidth' left
|:=|:=print the cursor line number
|:>|:>shift lines one 'shiftwidth' right
|:@|:@execute contents of a register
|:@@|:@@repeat the previous ":@"
|:Next|:N[ext]go to previous file in the argument list
|:append|:a[ppend]append text (not implemented)
|:abbreviate|:ab[breviate]enter abbreviation
|:abclear|:abc[lear]remove all abbreviations
|:all|:al[l]open a window for each file in the argument
list
|:args|:ar[gs]print the argument list
|:argument|:argu[ment]go to specific file in the argument list
|:ascii|:a[scii]print ascii value of character under the
cursor
|:autocmd|:au[tocmd]enter or show autocommands
|:buffer|:b[uffer]go to specific buffer in the buffer list
|:bNext|:bN[ext]go to next buffer in the buffer list
|:ball|:ba[ll]open a window for each file in the buffer list
|:bdelete|:bd[elete]delete specific files from the buffer list
|:blast|:bl[ast]go to last file in the buffer list
|:bmodified|:bm[odified]go to next file in the buffer list that has
been modified
|:bnext|:bn[ext]go to next file in the buffer list
|:bpreviou...