Vim Cheat Sheet

Global Editing Macros Working with multiple files

:h[elp] keyword - r - replace a single qa - record macro a :e[dit] file - edit a file in a new buffer
open help for keyword character.
q - stop recording macro :bn[ext] - go to the next buffer
:sav[eas] file - save R - replace more than one
file as character, until ESC is @a - run macro a :bp[revious] - go to the previous buffer
pressed.
:clo[se] - close current @@ - rerun last run macro :bd[elete] - delete a buffer (close a file)
pane J - join line below to the
current one with one space Cut and paste :b[uffer]# - go to a buffer by index #
:ter[minal] - open a in between
terminal window yy - yank (copy) a line :b[uffer] file - go to a buffer by file
gJ - join line below to the
K - open man page for word current one without space 2yy - yank (copy) 2 lines :ls or :buffers - list all open buffers
under the cursor in between
yw - yank (copy) the :sp[lit] file - open a file in a new buffer and
Cursor movement gwip - reflow paragraph characters of the word from split window
the cursor position to the
h - move cursor left g~ - switch case up to start of the next word :vs[plit] file - open a file in a new buffer
motion and vertically split window
j - move cursor down yiw - yank (copy) word
gu - change to lowercase up under the cursor :vert[ical] ba[ll] - edit all buffers as
k - move cursor up to motion vertical windows
yaw - yank (copy) word
l - move cursor right gU - change to uppercase under the cursor and the :tab ba[ll] - edit all buffers as tabs
up to motion space after or before it
gj - move cursor down Ctrl + ws - split window
(multi-line text) cc - change (replace) entire y$ or Y - yank (copy) to end
line of line Ctrl + wv - split window vertically
gk - move cursor up (multi-
line text) c$ or C - change (replace) p - put (paste) the clipboard Ctrl + ww - switch windows
to the end of the line after cursor
H - move to top of screen Ctrl + wq - quit a window
ciw - change (replace) P - put (paste) before cursor
M - move to middle of entire word Ctrl + wx - exchange current window with next
screen gp - put (paste) the one
cw or ce - change (replace) clipboard after cursor and
L - move to bottom of to the end of the word leave cursor after the new
Ctrl + w= - make all windows equal height & width
screen text
s - delete character and Ctrl + wh - move cursor to the left window
w - jump forwards to the substitute text gP - put (paste) before (vertical split)
start of a word cursor and leave cursor
S - delete line and after the new text
W - jump forwards to the Ctrl + wl - move cursor to the right window
substitute text (same as cc) (vertical split)
start of a word (words can dd - delete (cut) a line
contain punctuation) xp - transpose two letters
2dd - delete (cut) 2 lines Ctrl + wj - move cursor to the window below
(delete and paste) (horizontal split)
e - jump forwards to the
end of a word u - undo dw - delete (cut) the Ctrl + wk - move cursor to the window above
characters of the word from
(horizontal split)
E - jump forwards to the U - restore (undo) last the cursor position to the
end of a word (words can changed line start of the next word
contain punctuation) Ctrl + wH - make current window full height at far
diw - delete (cut) word left (leftmost vertical window)
Ctrl + r - redo
b - jump backwards to the under the cursor
Ctrl + wL - make current window full height at far
start of a word . - repeat last command daw - delete (cut) word right (rightmost vertical window)
B - jump backwards to the under the cursor and the
Ctrl + wJ - make current window full width at the
start of a word (words can Marking text (visual mode) space after or before it
contain punctuation) very bottom (bottommost horizontal window)
v - start visual mode, mark
lines, then do a command d$ or D - delete (cut) to the
ge - jump backwards to the end of the line Ctrl + wK - make current window full width at the
(like y-yank) very top (topmost horizontal window)
end of a word
V - start linewise visual x - delete (cut) character
gE - jump backwards to the Diff
mode
end of a word (words can Indent text zf - manually define a fold up to motion
contain punctuation) o - move to other end of
marked area
>> - indent (move right)
line one shiftwidth zd - delete fold under the cursor
% - move to matching
character (default Ctrl + v - start visual za - toggle fold under the cursor
supported pairs: '()', '{}', '[]' - block mode
<< - de-indent (move left)
use :h matchpairs in vim line one shiftwidth
for more info)
zo - open fold under the cursor
O - move to other corner of >% - indent a block with ()
block zc - close fold under the cursor
0 - jump to the start of the or {} (cursor on brace)
line aw - mark a word >ib - indent inner block zr - reduce (open) all folds by one level
^ - jump to the first non- with ()
ab - a block with () zm - fold more (close) all folds by one level
blank character of the line
aB - a block with {} >at - indent a block with
$ - jump to the end of the <> tags zi - toggle folding functionality
line at - a block with <> tags 3== - re-indent 3 lines ]c - jump to start of next change
g_ - jump to the last non- ib - inner block with ()
blank character of the line =% - re-indent a block with [c - jump to start of previous change
() or {} (cursor on brace)
gg - go to the first line of iB - inner block with {} do or :diffg[et] - obtain (get) difference (from
the document =iB - re-indent inner block other buffer)
it - inner block with <> with {}
tags dp or :diffpu[t] - put difference (to other
G - go to the last line of the
document gg=G - re-indent entire buffer)
Esc - exit visual mode buffer
:diffthis - make current window part of diff
Vi l d
 Visual commands
5gg or 5G - go to line 5 ]p - paste and adjust indent :dif[fupdate] - update differences
> - shift text right to current line
gd - move to local :diffo[ff] - switch off diff mode for current
declaration < - shift text left Exiting window
gD - move to global y - yank (copy) marked text :w - write (save) the file,
declaration but don't exit
d - delete marked text
fx - jump to next :w !sudo tee % - write
occurrence of character x ~ - switch case out the current file using
sudo
tx - jump to before next u - change marked text to
occurrence of character x lowercase :wq or :x or ZZ - write
(save) and quit
Fx - jump to the previous U - change marked text to
occurrence of character x uppercase :q - quit (fails if there are
unsaved changes)
Tx - jump to after previous Registers
occurrence of character x :q! or ZQ - quit and throw
:reg[isters] - show away unsaved changes
; - repeat previous f, t, F or registers content
T movement :wqa - write (save) and
"xy - yank into register x quit on all tabs
, - repeat previous f, t, F or
T movement, backwards "xp - paste contents of Search and replace
register x
} - jump to next paragraph /pattern - search for
"+y - yank into the system pattern
(or function/block, when
editing code) clipboard register
?pattern - search
{ - jump to previous "+p - paste from the system backward for pattern
paragraph (or clipboard register
function/block, when
\vpattern - 'very magic'
pattern: non-alphanumeric
editing code) Marks and positions characters are interpreted
:marks - list of marks as special regex symbols (no
zz - center cursor on escaping needed)
screen
ma - set current position for
mark A n - repeat search in same
Ctrl + e - move screen direction
down one line (without
moving cursor) `a - jump to position of
mark A N - repeat search in
opposite direction
Ctrl + y - move screen up
one line (without moving y`a - yank text to position
cursor) of mark A :%s/old/new/g -
replace all old with new
`0 - go to the position throughout file
Ctrl + b - move back one
full screen where Vim was previously
exited :%s/old/new/gc -
replace all old with new
Ctrl + f - move forward
one full screen `" - go to the position when throughout file with
last editing this file confirmations
Ctrl + d - move forward
1/2 a screen `. - go to the position of the :noh[lsearch] -
last change in this file remove highlighting of
search matches
Ctrl + u - move back 1/2 a
screen `` - go to the position
before the last jump Search in multiple files
Insert mode - :vim[grep]
inserting/appending text :ju[mps] - list of jumps
/pattern/
i - insert before the cursor Ctrl + i - go to newer {`{file}`} - search for
position in jump list pattern in multiple files
I - insert at the beginning
of the line Ctrl + o - go to older
position in jump list :cn[ext] - jump to the
a - insert (append) after the next match
cursor :changes - list of changes
:cp[revious] - jump to
A - insert (append) at the g, - go to newer position in the previous match
end of the line change list
:cope[n] - open a
o - append (open) a new g; - go to older position in window containing the list
line below the current line change list of matches

O - append (open) a new Ctrl + ] - jump to the tag :ccl[ose] - close the
line above the current line under cursor quickfix window

ea - insert (append) at the Tabs

end of the word
:tabnew or :tabnew
Ctrl + h - delete the {page.words.file} -
character before the cursor open a file in a new tab
during insert mode
Ctrl + wT - move the
Ctrl + w - delete word current split window into
before the cursor during its own tab
insert mode
gt or :tabn[ext] -
Ctrl + j - begin new line move to the next tab
during insert mode
gT or :tabp[revious]
Ctrl + t - indent (move - move to the previous tab
right) line one shiftwidth
during insert mode
Ctrl + d - de-indent (move #gt - move to tab number
left) line one shiftwidth #
during insert mode
:tabm[ove] # - move
Ctrl + n - insert (auto- current tab to the #th
complete) next match position (indexed from 0)
before the cursor during
insert mode :tabc[lose] - close the
current tab and all its
Ctrl + p - insert (auto- windows
complete) previous match
before the cursor during :tabo[nly] - close all
insert mode tabs except for the current
one
Ctrl + rx - insert the
contents of register x :tabdo command - run
the command on all tabs (e.g.
Ctrl + ox - Temporarily :tabdo q - closes all
enter normal mode to issue opened tabs)
one normal-mode
command x.

Esc - exit insert mode