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Bram Moolenaardb7207e2012-02-22 17:30:19 +01001*quickref.txt* For Vim version 7.3. Last change: 2012 Feb 22
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4 VIM REFERENCE MANUAL by Bram Moolenaar
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6 Quick reference guide
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8 *quickref* *Contents*
9 tag subject tag subject ~
10|Q_ct| list of help files |Q_re| Repeating commands
11|Q_lr| motion: Left-right |Q_km| Key mapping
12|Q_ud| motion: Up-down |Q_ab| Abbreviations
13|Q_tm| motion: Text object |Q_op| Options
14|Q_pa| motion: Pattern searches |Q_ur| Undo/Redo commands
15|Q_ma| motion: Marks |Q_et| External commands
16|Q_vm| motion: Various |Q_qf| Quickfix commands
17|Q_ta| motion: Using tags |Q_vc| Various commands
18|Q_sc| Scrolling |Q_ce| Ex: Command-line editing
19|Q_in| insert: Inserting text |Q_ra| Ex: Ranges
20|Q_ai| insert: Keys |Q_ex| Ex: Special characters
Bram Moolenaar9028b102010-07-11 16:58:51 +020021|Q_ss| insert: Special keys |Q_st| Starting Vim
Bram Moolenaar2df6dcc2004-07-12 15:53:54 +000022|Q_di| insert: Digraphs |Q_ed| Editing a file
23|Q_si| insert: Special inserts |Q_fl| Using the argument list
24|Q_de| change: Deleting text |Q_wq| Writing and quitting
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000025|Q_cm| change: Copying and moving |Q_ac| Automatic commands
26|Q_ch| change: Changing text |Q_wi| Multi-window commands
27|Q_co| change: Complex |Q_bu| Buffer list commands
28|Q_vi| Visual mode |Q_sy| Syntax highlighting
29|Q_to| Text objects |Q_gu| GUI commands
30 |Q_fo| Folding
31
32------------------------------------------------------------------------------
33N is used to indicate an optional count that can be given before the command.
34------------------------------------------------------------------------------
35*Q_lr* Left-right motions
36
37|h| N h left (also: CTRL-H, <BS>, or <Left> key)
38|l| N l right (also: <Space> or <Right> key)
39|0| 0 to first character in the line (also: <Home> key)
40|^| ^ to first non-blank character in the line
41|$| N $ to the last character in the line (N-1 lines lower)
42 (also: <End> key)
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +010043|g0| g0 to first character in screen line (differs from "0"
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000044 when lines wrap)
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +010045|g^| g^ to first non-blank character in screen line (differs
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000046 from "^" when lines wrap)
47|g$| N g$ to last character in screen line (differs from "$"
48 when lines wrap)
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +010049|gm| gm to middle of the screen line
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000050|bar| N | to column N (default: 1)
51|f| N f{char} to the Nth occurrence of {char} to the right
52|F| N F{char} to the Nth occurrence of {char} to the left
53|t| N t{char} till before the Nth occurrence of {char} to the right
54|T| N T{char} till before the Nth occurrence of {char} to the left
55|;| N ; repeat the last "f", "F", "t", or "T" N times
56|,| N , repeat the last "f", "F", "t", or "T" N times in
57 opposite direction
58------------------------------------------------------------------------------
59*Q_ud* Up-down motions
60
61|k| N k up N lines (also: CTRL-P and <Up>)
62|j| N j down N lines (also: CTRL-J, CTRL-N, <NL>, and <Down>)
63|-| N - up N lines, on the first non-blank character
64|+| N + down N lines, on the first non-blank character (also:
65 CTRL-M and <CR>)
66|_| N _ down N-1 lines, on the first non-blank character
67|G| N G goto line N (default: last line), on the first
68 non-blank character
69|gg| N gg goto line N (default: first line), on the first
70 non-blank character
Bram Moolenaar9028b102010-07-11 16:58:51 +020071|N%| N % goto line N percentage down in the file; N must be
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +020072 given, otherwise it is the |%| command
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000073|gk| N gk up N screen lines (differs from "k" when line wraps)
74|gj| N gj down N screen lines (differs from "j" when line wraps)
75------------------------------------------------------------------------------
76*Q_tm* Text object motions
77
78|w| N w N words forward
79|W| N W N blank-separated |WORD|s forward
80|e| N e forward to the end of the Nth word
81|E| N E forward to the end of the Nth blank-separated |WORD|
82|b| N b N words backward
83|B| N B N blank-separated |WORD|s backward
84|ge| N ge backward to the end of the Nth word
85|gE| N gE backward to the end of the Nth blank-separated |WORD|
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87|)| N ) N sentences forward
88|(| N ( N sentences backward
89|}| N } N paragraphs forward
90|{| N { N paragraphs backward
91|]]| N ]] N sections forward, at start of section
92|[[| N [[ N sections backward, at start of section
93|][| N ][ N sections forward, at end of section
94|[]| N [] N sections backward, at end of section
95|[(| N [( N times back to unclosed '('
96|[{| N [{ N times back to unclosed '{'
97|[m| N [m N times back to start of method (for Java)
98|[M| N [M N times back to end of method (for Java)
99|])| N ]) N times forward to unclosed ')'
100|]}| N ]} N times forward to unclosed '}'
101|]m| N ]m N times forward to start of method (for Java)
102|]M| N ]M N times forward to end of method (for Java)
103|[#| N [# N times back to unclosed "#if" or "#else"
104|]#| N ]# N times forward to unclosed "#else" or "#endif"
105|[star| N [* N times back to start of comment "/*"
106|]star| N ]* N times forward to end of comment "*/"
107------------------------------------------------------------------------------
108*Q_pa* Pattern searches
109
110|/| N /{pattern}[/[offset]]<CR>
111 search forward for the Nth occurrence of {pattern}
112|?| N ?{pattern}[?[offset]]<CR>
113 search backward for the Nth occurrence of {pattern}
114|/<CR>| N /<CR> repeat last search, in the forward direction
115|?<CR>| N ?<CR> repeat last search, in the backward direction
116|n| N n repeat last search
117|N| N N repeat last search, in opposite direction
118|star| N * search forward for the identifier under the cursor
119|#| N # search backward for the identifier under the cursor
120|gstar| N g* like "*", but also find partial matches
121|g#| N g# like "#", but also find partial matches
122|gd| gd goto local declaration of identifier under the cursor
123|gD| gD goto global declaration of identifier under the cursor
124
125|pattern| Special characters in search patterns
126
127 meaning magic nomagic ~
128 matches any single character . \.
129 matches start of line ^ ^
130 matches <EOL> $ $
131 matches start of word \< \<
132 matches end of word \> \>
133 matches a single char from the range [a-z] \[a-z]
134 matches a single char not in the range [^a-z] \[^a-z]
135 matches an identifier char \i \i
136 idem but excluding digits \I \I
137 matches a keyword character \k \k
138 idem but excluding digits \K \K
139 matches a file name character \f \f
140 idem but excluding digits \F \F
141 matches a printable character \p \p
142 idem but excluding digits \P \P
143 matches a white space character \s \s
144 matches a non-white space character \S \S
145
146 matches <Esc> \e \e
147 matches <Tab> \t \t
148 matches <CR> \r \r
149 matches <BS> \b \b
150
151 matches 0 or more of the preceding atom * \*
152 matches 1 or more of the preceding atom \+ \+
153 matches 0 or 1 of the preceding atom \= \=
154 matches 2 to 5 of the preceding atom \{2,5} \{2,5}
155 separates two alternatives \| \|
156 group a pattern into an atom \(\) \(\)
157
158|search-offset| Offsets allowed after search command
159
160 [num] [num] lines downwards, in column 1
161 +[num] [num] lines downwards, in column 1
162 -[num] [num] lines upwards, in column 1
163 e[+num] [num] characters to the right of the end of the match
164 e[-num] [num] characters to the left of the end of the match
165 s[+num] [num] characters to the right of the start of the match
166 s[-num] [num] characters to the left of the start of the match
167 b[+num] [num] identical to s[+num] above (mnemonic: begin)
168 b[-num] [num] identical to s[-num] above (mnemonic: begin)
169 ;{search-command} execute {search-command} next
170------------------------------------------------------------------------------
171*Q_ma* Marks and motions
172
173|m| m{a-zA-Z} mark current position with mark {a-zA-Z}
174|`a| `{a-z} go to mark {a-z} within current file
175|`A| `{A-Z} go to mark {A-Z} in any file
176|`0| `{0-9} go to the position where Vim was previously exited
177|``| `` go to the position before the last jump
178|`quote| `" go to the position when last editing this file
179|`[| `[ go to the start of the previously operated or put text
180|`]| `] go to the end of the previously operated or put text
181|`<| `< go to the start of the (previous) Visual area
182|`>| `> go to the end of the (previous) Visual area
183|`.| `. go to the position of the last change in this file
184|'| '{a-zA-Z0-9[]'"<>.}
185 same as `, but on the first non-blank in the line
186|:marks| :marks print the active marks
187|CTRL-O| N CTRL-O go to Nth older position in jump list
188|CTRL-I| N CTRL-I go to Nth newer position in jump list
189|:ju| :ju[mps] print the jump list
190------------------------------------------------------------------------------
191*Q_vm* Various motions
192
193|%| % find the next brace, bracket, comment, or "#if"/
194 "#else"/"#endif" in this line and go to its match
195|H| N H go to the Nth line in the window, on the first
196 non-blank
197|M| M go to the middle line in the window, on the first
198 non-blank
199|L| N L go to the Nth line from the bottom, on the first
200 non-blank
201
202|go| N go go to Nth byte in the buffer
203|:go| :[range]go[to] [off] go to [off] byte in the buffer
204------------------------------------------------------------------------------
205*Q_ta* Using tags
206
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +0200207|:ta| :ta[g][!] {tag} jump to tag {tag}
208|:ta| :[count]ta[g][!] jump to [count]'th newer tag in tag list
209|CTRL-]| CTRL-] jump to the tag under cursor, unless changes
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000210 have been made
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +0200211|:ts| :ts[elect][!] [tag] list matching tags and select one to jump to
212|:tjump| :tj[ump][!] [tag] jump to tag [tag] or select from list when
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000213 there are multiple matches
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +0200214|:ltag| :lt[ag][!] [tag] jump to tag [tag] and add matching tags to the
215 location list
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000216
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +0200217|:tags| :tags print tag list
218|CTRL-T| N CTRL-T jump back from Nth older tag in tag list
219|:po| :[count]po[p][!] jump back from [count]'th older tag in tag list
220|:tnext| :[count]tn[ext][!] jump to [count]'th next matching tag
221|:tp| :[count]tp[revious][!] jump to [count]'th previous matching tag
222|:tr| :[count]tr[ewind][!] jump to [count]'th matching tag
223|:tl| :tl[ast][!] jump to last matching tag
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000224
225|:ptag| :pt[ag] {tag} open a preview window to show tag {tag}
226|CTRL-W_}| CTRL-W } like CTRL-] but show tag in preview window
227|:pts| :pts[elect] like ":tselect" but show tag in preview window
228|:ptjump| :ptj[ump] like ":tjump" but show tag in preview window
229|:pclose| :pc[lose] close tag preview window
230|CTRL-W_z| CTRL-W z close tag preview window
231------------------------------------------------------------------------------
232*Q_sc* Scrolling
233
234|CTRL-E| N CTRL-E window N lines downwards (default: 1)
235|CTRL-D| N CTRL-D window N lines Downwards (default: 1/2 window)
236|CTRL-F| N CTRL-F window N pages Forwards (downwards)
237|CTRL-Y| N CTRL-Y window N lines upwards (default: 1)
238|CTRL-U| N CTRL-U window N lines Upwards (default: 1/2 window)
239|CTRL-B| N CTRL-B window N pages Backwards (upwards)
240|z<CR>| z<CR> or zt redraw, current line at top of window
241|z.| z. or zz redraw, current line at center of window
242|z-| z- or zb redraw, current line at bottom of window
243
244These only work when 'wrap' is off:
245|zh| N zh scroll screen N characters to the right
246|zl| N zl scroll screen N characters to the left
247|zH| N zH scroll screen half a screenwidth to the right
248|zL| N zL scroll screen half a screenwidth to the left
249------------------------------------------------------------------------------
250*Q_in* Inserting text
251
252|a| N a append text after the cursor (N times)
253|A| N A append text at the end of the line (N times)
254|i| N i insert text before the cursor (N times) (also: <Insert>)
255|I| N I insert text before the first non-blank in the line (N times)
256|gI| N gI insert text in column 1 (N times)
257|o| N o open a new line below the current line, append text (N times)
258|O| N O open a new line above the current line, append text (N times)
259|:startinsert| :star[tinsert][!] start Insert mode, append when [!] used
Bram Moolenaar325b7a22004-07-05 15:58:32 +0000260|:startreplace| :startr[eplace][!] start Replace mode, at EOL when [!] used
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000261
262in Visual block mode:
263|v_b_I| I insert the same text in front of all the selected lines
264|v_b_A| A append the same text after all the selected lines
265------------------------------------------------------------------------------
266*Q_ai* Insert mode keys
267
268|insert-index| alphabetical index of Insert mode commands
269
270leaving Insert mode:
271|i_<Esc>| <Esc> end Insert mode, back to Normal mode
272|i_CTRL-C| CTRL-C like <Esc>, but do not use an abbreviation
273|i_CTRL-O| CTRL-O {command} execute {command} and return to Insert mode
274
275moving around:
276|i_<Up>| cursor keys move cursor left/right/up/down
277|i_<S-Left>| shift-left/right one word left/right
278|i_<S-Up>| shift-up/down one screenful backward/forward
279|i_<End>| <End> cursor after last character in the line
280|i_<Home>| <Home> cursor to first character in the line
281------------------------------------------------------------------------------
282*Q_ss* Special keys in Insert mode
283
284|i_CTRL-V| CTRL-V {char}.. insert character literally, or enter decimal
285 byte value
286|i_<NL>| <NL> or <CR> or CTRL-M or CTRL-J
287 begin new line
288|i_CTRL-E| CTRL-E insert the character from below the cursor
289|i_CTRL-Y| CTRL-Y insert the character from above the cursor
290
291|i_CTRL-A| CTRL-A insert previously inserted text
292|i_CTRL-@| CTRL-@ insert previously inserted text and stop
293 Insert mode
294|i_CTRL-R| CTRL-R {0-9a-z%#:.-="} insert the contents of a register
295
296|i_CTRL-N| CTRL-N insert next match of identifier before the
297 cursor
298|i_CTRL-P| CTRL-P insert previous match of identifier before
299 the cursor
300|i_CTRL-X| CTRL-X ... complete the word before the cursor in
301 various ways
302
303|i_<BS>| <BS> or CTRL-H delete the character before the cursor
304|i_<Del>| <Del> delete the character under the cursor
305|i_CTRL-W| CTRL-W delete word before the cursor
306|i_CTRL-U| CTRL-U delete all entered characters in the current
307 line
308|i_CTRL-T| CTRL-T insert one shiftwidth of indent in front of
309 the current line
310|i_CTRL-D| CTRL-D delete one shiftwidth of indent in front of
311 the current line
312|i_0_CTRL-D| 0 CTRL-D delete all indent in the current line
313|i_^_CTRL-D| ^ CTRL-D delete all indent in the current line,
314 restore indent in next line
315------------------------------------------------------------------------------
316*Q_di* Digraphs
317
318|:dig| :dig[raphs] show current list of digraphs
319|:dig| :dig[raphs] {char1}{char2} {number} ...
320 add digraph(s) to the list
321
322In Insert or Command-line mode:
323|i_CTRL-K| CTRL-K {char1} {char2}
324 enter digraph
325|i_digraph| {char1} <BS> {char2}
326 enter digraph if 'digraph' option set
327------------------------------------------------------------------------------
328*Q_si* Special inserts
329
330|:r| :r [file] insert the contents of [file] below the cursor
331|:r!| :r! {command} insert the standard output of {command} below the
332 cursor
333------------------------------------------------------------------------------
334*Q_de* Deleting text
335
336|x| N x delete N characters under and after the cursor
337|<Del>| N <Del> delete N characters under and after the cursor
338|X| N X delete N characters before the cursor
339|d| N d{motion} delete the text that is moved over with {motion}
340|v_d| {visual}d delete the highlighted text
341|dd| N dd delete N lines
342|D| N D delete to the end of the line (and N-1 more lines)
343|J| N J join N-1 lines (delete <EOL>s)
344|v_J| {visual}J join the highlighted lines
345|gJ| N gJ like "J", but without inserting spaces
346|v_gJ| {visual}gJ like "{visual}J", but without inserting spaces
347|:d| :[range]d [x] delete [range] lines [into register x]
348------------------------------------------------------------------------------
349*Q_cm* Copying and moving text
350
351|quote| "{char} use register {char} for the next delete, yank, or put
352|:reg| :reg show the contents of all registers
353|:reg| :reg {arg} show the contents of registers mentioned in {arg}
354|y| N y{motion} yank the text moved over with {motion} into a register
355|v_y| {visual}y yank the highlighted text into a register
356|yy| N yy yank N lines into a register
357|Y| N Y yank N lines into a register
358|p| N p put a register after the cursor position (N times)
359|P| N P put a register before the cursor position (N times)
360|]p| N ]p like p, but adjust indent to current line
361|[p| N [p like P, but adjust indent to current line
362|gp| N gp like p, but leave cursor after the new text
363|gP| N gP like P, but leave cursor after the new text
364------------------------------------------------------------------------------
365*Q_ch* Changing text
366
367|r| N r{char} replace N characters with {char}
368|gr| N gr{char} replace N characters without affecting layout
369|R| N R enter Replace mode (repeat the entered text N times)
370|gR| N gR enter virtual Replace mode: Like Replace mode but
371 without affecting layout
372|v_b_r| {visual}r{char}
373 in Visual block mode: Replace each char of the
374 selected text with {char}
375
376 (change = delete text and enter Insert mode)
377|c| N c{motion} change the text that is moved over with {motion}
378|v_c| {visual}c change the highlighted text
379|cc| N cc change N lines
380|S| N S change N lines
381|C| N C change to the end of the line (and N-1 more lines)
382|s| N s change N characters
383|v_b_c| {visual}c in Visual block mode: Change each of the selected
384 lines with the entered text
385|v_b_C| {visual}C in Visual block mode: Change each of the selected
386 lines until end-of-line with the entered text
387
388|~| N ~ switch case for N characters and advance cursor
389|v_~| {visual}~ switch case for highlighted text
390|v_u| {visual}u make highlighted text lowercase
391|v_U| {visual}U make highlighted text uppercase
392|g~| g~{motion} switch case for the text that is moved over with
393 {motion}
394|gu| gu{motion} make the text that is moved over with {motion}
395 lowercase
396|gU| gU{motion} make the text that is moved over with {motion}
397 uppercase
398|v_g?| {visual}g? perform rot13 encoding on highlighted text
399|g?| g?{motion} perform rot13 encoding on the text that is moved over
400 with {motion}
401
402|CTRL-A| N CTRL-A add N to the number at or after the cursor
403|CTRL-X| N CTRL-X subtract N from the number at or after the cursor
404
405|<| N <{motion} move the lines that are moved over with {motion} one
406 shiftwidth left
407|<<| N << move N lines one shiftwidth left
408|>| N >{motion} move the lines that are moved over with {motion} one
409 shiftwidth right
410|>>| N >> move N lines one shiftwidth right
411|gq| N gq{motion} format the lines that are moved over with {motion} to
412 'textwidth' length
413|:ce| :[range]ce[nter] [width]
414 center the lines in [range]
415|:le| :[range]le[ft] [indent]
416 left-align the lines in [range] (with [indent])
417|:ri| :[range]ri[ght] [width]
418 right-align the lines in [range]
419------------------------------------------------------------------------------
420*Q_co* Complex changes
421
422|!| N !{motion}{command}<CR>
423 filter the lines that are moved over through {command}
424|!!| N !!{command}<CR>
425 filter N lines through {command}
426|v_!| {visual}!{command}<CR>
427 filter the highlighted lines through {command}
428|:range!| :[range]! {command}<CR>
429 filter [range] lines through {command}
430|=| N ={motion}
431 filter the lines that are moved over through 'equalprg'
432|==| N == filter N lines through 'equalprg'
433|v_=| {visual}=
434 filter the highlighted lines through 'equalprg'
435|:s| :[range]s[ubstitute]/{pattern}/{string}/[g][c]
436 substitute {pattern} by {string} in [range] lines;
437 with [g], replace all occurrences of {pattern};
438 with [c], confirm each replacement
439|:s| :[range]s[ubstitute] [g][c]
440 repeat previous ":s" with new range and options
441|&| & Repeat previous ":s" on current line without options
442|:ret| :[range]ret[ab][!] [tabstop]
443 set 'tabstop' to new value and adjust white space
444 accordingly
445------------------------------------------------------------------------------
446*Q_vi* Visual mode
447
448|visual-index| list of Visual mode commands.
449
450|v| v start highlighting characters } move cursor and use
451|V| V start highlighting linewise } operator to affect
452|CTRL-V| CTRL-V start highlighting blockwise } highlighted text
453|v_o| o exchange cursor position with start of highlighting
454|gv| gv start highlighting on previous visual area
455|v_v| v highlight characters or stop highlighting
456|v_V| V highlight linewise or stop highlighting
457|v_CTRL-V| CTRL-V highlight blockwise or stop highlighting
458------------------------------------------------------------------------------
459*Q_to* Text objects (only in Visual mode or after an operator)
460
Bram Moolenaar3577c6f2008-06-24 21:16:56 +0000461|v_aw| N aw Select "a word"
462|v_iw| N iw Select "inner word"
463|v_aW| N aW Select "a |WORD|"
464|v_iW| N iW Select "inner |WORD|"
465|v_as| N as Select "a sentence"
466|v_is| N is Select "inner sentence"
467|v_ap| N ap Select "a paragraph"
468|v_ip| N ip Select "inner paragraph"
469|v_ab| N ab Select "a block" (from "[(" to "])")
470|v_ib| N ib Select "inner block" (from "[(" to "])")
471|v_aB| N aB Select "a Block" (from "[{" to "]}")
472|v_iB| N iB Select "inner Block" (from "[{" to "]}")
473|v_a>| N a> Select "a <> block"
474|v_i>| N i> Select "inner <> block"
475|v_at| N at Select "a tag block" (from <aaa> to </aaa>)
476|v_it| N it Select "inner tag block" (from <aaa> to </aaa>)
477|v_a'| N a' Select "a single quoted string"
478|v_i'| N i' Select "inner single quoted string"
479|v_aquote| N a" Select "a double quoted string"
480|v_iquote| N i" Select "inner double quoted string"
481|v_a`| N a` Select "a backward quoted string"
482|v_i`| N i` Select "inner backward quoted string"
483
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000484------------------------------------------------------------------------------
485*Q_re* Repeating commands
486
487|.| N . repeat last change (with count replaced with N)
488|q| q{a-z} record typed characters into register {a-z}
489|q| q{A-Z} record typed characters, appended to register {a-z}
490|q| q stop recording
491|@| N @{a-z} execute the contents of register {a-z} (N times)
492|@@| N @@ repeat previous @{a-z} (N times)
493|:@| :@{a-z} execute the contents of register {a-z} as an Ex
494 command
495|:@@| :@@ repeat previous :@{a-z}
496|:g| :[range]g[lobal]/{pattern}/[cmd]
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +0200497 execute Ex command [cmd] (default: ":p") on the lines
498 within [range] where {pattern} matches
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000499|:g| :[range]g[lobal]!/{pattern}/[cmd]
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +0200500 execute Ex command [cmd] (default: ":p") on the lines
501 within [range] where {pattern} does NOT match
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000502|:so| :so[urce] {file}
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +0200503 read Ex commands from {file}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000504|:so| :so[urce]! {file}
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +0200505 read Vim commands from {file}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000506|:sl| :sl[eep] [sec]
507 don't do anything for [sec] seconds
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +0200508|gs| N gs goto Sleep for N seconds
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000509------------------------------------------------------------------------------
510*Q_km* Key mapping
511
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +0200512|:map| :ma[p] {lhs} {rhs} map {lhs} to {rhs} in Normal and Visual mode
513|:map!| :ma[p]! {lhs} {rhs} map {lhs} to {rhs} in Insert and Command-line
514 mode
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000515|:noremap| :no[remap][!] {lhs} {rhs}
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +0200516 same as ":map", no remapping for this {rhs}
517|:unmap| :unm[ap] {lhs} remove the mapping of {lhs} for Normal and
518 Visual mode
519|:unmap!| :unm[ap]! {lhs} remove the mapping of {lhs} for Insert and
520 Command-line mode
521|:map_l| :ma[p] [lhs] list mappings (starting with [lhs]) for
522 Normal and Visual mode
523|:map_l!| :ma[p]! [lhs] list mappings (starting with [lhs]) for
524 Insert and Command-line mode
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000525|:cmap| :cmap/:cunmap/:cnoremap
526 like ":map!"/":unmap!"/":noremap!" but for
527 Command-line mode only
528|:imap| :imap/:iunmap/:inoremap
529 like ":map!"/":unmap!"/":noremap!" but for
530 Insert mode only
531|:nmap| :nmap/:nunmap/:nnoremap
532 like ":map"/":unmap"/":noremap" but for
533 Normal mode only
534|:vmap| :vmap/:vunmap/:vnoremap
535 like ":map"/":unmap"/":noremap" but for
536 Visual mode only
537|:omap| :omap/:ounmap/:onoremap
538 like ":map"/":unmap"/":noremap" but only for
539 when an operator is pending
540|:mapc| :mapc[lear] remove mappings for Normal and Visual mode
541|:mapc| :mapc[lear]! remove mappings for Insert and Cmdline mode
542|:imapc| :imapc[lear] remove mappings for Insert mode
543|:vmapc| :vmapc[lear] remove mappings for Visual mode
544|:omapc| :omapc[lear] remove mappings for Operator-pending mode
545|:nmapc| :nmapc[lear] remove mappings for Normal mode
546|:cmapc| :cmapc[lear] remove mappings for Cmdline mode
547|:mkexrc| :mk[exrc][!] [file] write current mappings, abbreviations, and
548 settings to [file] (default: ".exrc";
549 use ! to overwrite)
550|:mkvimrc| :mkv[imrc][!] [file]
551 same as ":mkexrc", but with default ".vimrc"
552|:mksession| :mks[ession][!] [file]
553 like ":mkvimrc", but store current files,
554 windows, etc. too, to be able to continue
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +0200555 this session later
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000556------------------------------------------------------------------------------
557*Q_ab* Abbreviations
558
559|:abbreviate| :ab[breviate] {lhs} {rhs} add abbreviation for {lhs} to {rhs}
560|:abbreviate| :ab[breviate] {lhs} show abbr's that start with {lhs}
561|:abbreviate| :ab[breviate] show all abbreviations
562|:unabbreviate| :una[bbreviate] {lhs} remove abbreviation for {lhs}
563|:noreabbrev| :norea[bbrev] [lhs] [rhs] like ":ab", but don't remap [rhs]
564|:iabbrev| :iab/:iunab/:inoreab like ":ab", but only for Insert mode
565|:cabbrev| :cab/:cunab/:cnoreab like ":ab", but only for
566 Command-line mode
567|:abclear| :abc[lear] remove all abbreviations
568|:cabclear| :cabc[lear] remove all abbr's for Cmdline mode
569|:iabclear| :iabc[lear] remove all abbr's for Insert mode
570------------------------------------------------------------------------------
571*Q_op* Options
572
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +0200573|:set| :se[t] show all modified options
574|:set| :se[t] all show all non-termcap options
575|:set| :se[t] termcap show all termcap options
576|:set| :se[t] {option} set boolean option (switch it on),
577 show string or number option
578|:set| :se[t] no{option} reset boolean option (switch it off)
579|:set| :se[t] inv{option} invert boolean option
580|:set| :se[t] {option}={value} set string/number option to {value}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000581|:set| :se[t] {option}+={value} append {value} to string option, add
582 {value} to number option
583|:set| :se[t] {option}-={value} remove {value} to string option,
584 subtract {value} from number option
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +0200585|:set| :se[t] {option}? show value of {option}
586|:set| :se[t] {option}& reset {option} to its default value
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000587
588|:setlocal| :setl[ocal] like ":set" but set the local value
589 for options that have one
590|:setglobal| :setg[lobal] like ":set" but set the global value
591 of a local option
592
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +0200593|:fix| :fix[del] set value of 't_kD' according to
594 value of 't_kb'
595|:options| :opt[ions] open a new window to view and set
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000596 options, grouped by functionality,
597 a one line explanation and links to
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +0200598 the help
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000599
600Short explanation of each option: *option-list*
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000601'aleph' 'al' ASCII code of the letter Aleph (Hebrew)
602'allowrevins' 'ari' allow CTRL-_ in Insert and Command-line mode
603'altkeymap' 'akm' for default second language (Farsi/Hebrew)
604'ambiwidth' 'ambw' what to do with Unicode chars of ambiguous width
605'antialias' 'anti' Mac OS X: use smooth, antialiased fonts
606'autochdir' 'acd' change directory to the file in the current window
607'arabic' 'arab' for Arabic as a default second language
608'arabicshape' 'arshape' do shaping for Arabic characters
609'autoindent' 'ai' take indent for new line from previous line
610'autoread' 'ar' autom. read file when changed outside of Vim
611'autowrite' 'aw' automatically write file if changed
612'autowriteall' 'awa' as 'autowrite', but works with more commands
613'background' 'bg' "dark" or "light", used for highlight colors
614'backspace' 'bs' how backspace works at start of line
615'backup' 'bk' keep backup file after overwriting a file
616'backupcopy' 'bkc' make backup as a copy, don't rename the file
617'backupdir' 'bdir' list of directories for the backup file
618'backupext' 'bex' extension used for the backup file
619'backupskip' 'bsk' no backup for files that match these patterns
620'balloondelay' 'bdlay' delay in mS before a balloon may pop up
621'ballooneval' 'beval' switch on balloon evaluation
622'balloonexpr' 'bexpr' expression to show in balloon
623'binary' 'bin' read/write/edit file in binary mode
624'bioskey' 'biosk' MS-DOS: use bios calls for input characters
625'bomb' prepend a Byte Order Mark to the file
626'breakat' 'brk' characters that may cause a line break
627'browsedir' 'bsdir' which directory to start browsing in
628'bufhidden' 'bh' what to do when buffer is no longer in window
629'buflisted' 'bl' whether the buffer shows up in the buffer list
630'buftype' 'bt' special type of buffer
631'casemap' 'cmp' specifies how case of letters is changed
632'cdpath' 'cd' list of directories searched with ":cd"
633'cedit' key used to open the command-line window
634'charconvert' 'ccv' expression for character encoding conversion
635'cindent' 'cin' do C program indenting
636'cinkeys' 'cink' keys that trigger indent when 'cindent' is set
637'cinoptions' 'cino' how to do indenting when 'cindent' is set
638'cinwords' 'cinw' words where 'si' and 'cin' add an indent
639'clipboard' 'cb' use the clipboard as the unnamed register
640'cmdheight' 'ch' number of lines to use for the command-line
641'cmdwinheight' 'cwh' height of the command-line window
Bram Moolenaar607cc1e2010-07-18 18:47:44 +0200642'colorcolumn' 'cc' columns to highlight
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000643'columns' 'co' number of columns in the display
644'comments' 'com' patterns that can start a comment line
Bram Moolenaar362e1a32006-03-06 23:29:24 +0000645'commentstring' 'cms' template for comments; used for fold marker
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000646'compatible' 'cp' behave Vi-compatible as much as possible
647'complete' 'cpt' specify how Insert mode completion works
648'completefunc' 'cfu' function to be used for Insert mode completion
649'completeopt' 'cot' options for Insert mode completion
Bram Moolenaarf5963f72010-07-23 22:10:27 +0200650'concealcursor' 'cocu' whether concealable text is hidden in cursor line
651'conceallevel' 'cole' whether concealable text is shown or hidden
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000652'confirm' 'cf' ask what to do about unsaved/read-only files
653'conskey' 'consk' get keys directly from console (MS-DOS only)
654'copyindent' 'ci' make 'autoindent' use existing indent structure
655'cpoptions' 'cpo' flags for Vi-compatible behavior
Bram Moolenaarb702c842010-05-18 22:28:22 +0200656'cryptmethod' 'cm' type of encryption to use for file writing
Bram Moolenaar362e1a32006-03-06 23:29:24 +0000657'cscopepathcomp' 'cspc' how many components of the path to show
658'cscopeprg' 'csprg' command to execute cscope
659'cscopequickfix' 'csqf' use quickfix window for cscope results
Bram Moolenaar251e1912011-06-19 05:09:16 +0200660'cscoperelative' 'csre' Use cscope.out path basename as prefix
Bram Moolenaar362e1a32006-03-06 23:29:24 +0000661'cscopetag' 'cst' use cscope for tag commands
662'cscopetagorder' 'csto' determines ":cstag" search order
663'cscopeverbose' 'csverb' give messages when adding a cscope database
Bram Moolenaarb2c03502010-07-02 20:20:09 +0200664'cursorbind' 'crb' move cursor in window as it moves in other windows
Bram Moolenaar60f83772006-03-12 21:52:47 +0000665'cursorcolumn' 'cuc' highlight the screen column of the cursor
666'cursorline' 'cul' highlight the screen line of the cursor
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000667'debug' set to "msg" to see all error messages
668'define' 'def' pattern to be used to find a macro definition
669'delcombine' 'deco' delete combining characters on their own
670'dictionary' 'dict' list of file names used for keyword completion
671'diff' use diff mode for the current window
672'diffexpr' 'dex' expression used to obtain a diff file
673'diffopt' 'dip' options for using diff mode
674'digraph' 'dg' enable the entering of digraphs in Insert mode
675'directory' 'dir' list of directory names for the swap file
676'display' 'dy' list of flags for how to display text
677'eadirection' 'ead' in which direction 'equalalways' works
678'edcompatible' 'ed' toggle flags of ":substitute" command
679'encoding' 'enc' encoding used internally
680'endofline' 'eol' write <EOL> for last line in file
681'equalalways' 'ea' windows are automatically made the same size
682'equalprg' 'ep' external program to use for "=" command
683'errorbells' 'eb' ring the bell for error messages
684'errorfile' 'ef' name of the errorfile for the QuickFix mode
685'errorformat' 'efm' description of the lines in the error file
686'esckeys' 'ek' recognize function keys in Insert mode
687'eventignore' 'ei' autocommand events that are ignored
688'expandtab' 'et' use spaces when <Tab> is inserted
689'exrc' 'ex' read .vimrc and .exrc in the current directory
690'fileencoding' 'fenc' file encoding for multi-byte text
Bram Moolenaar362e1a32006-03-06 23:29:24 +0000691'fileencodings' 'fencs' automatically detected character encodings
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000692'fileformat' 'ff' file format used for file I/O
693'fileformats' 'ffs' automatically detected values for 'fileformat'
694'filetype' 'ft' type of file, used for autocommands
695'fillchars' 'fcs' characters to use for displaying special items
696'fkmap' 'fk' Farsi keyboard mapping
697'foldclose' 'fcl' close a fold when the cursor leaves it
698'foldcolumn' 'fdc' width of the column used to indicate folds
699'foldenable' 'fen' set to display all folds open
700'foldexpr' 'fde' expression used when 'foldmethod' is "expr"
701'foldignore' 'fdi' ignore lines when 'foldmethod' is "indent"
702'foldlevel' 'fdl' close folds with a level higher than this
Bram Moolenaar362e1a32006-03-06 23:29:24 +0000703'foldlevelstart' 'fdls' 'foldlevel' when starting to edit a file
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000704'foldmarker' 'fmr' markers used when 'foldmethod' is "marker"
705'foldmethod' 'fdm' folding type
706'foldminlines' 'fml' minimum number of lines for a fold to be closed
707'foldnestmax' 'fdn' maximum fold depth
708'foldopen' 'fdo' for which commands a fold will be opened
709'foldtext' 'fdt' expression used to display for a closed fold
Bram Moolenaar362e1a32006-03-06 23:29:24 +0000710'formatlistpat' 'flp' pattern used to recognize a list header
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000711'formatoptions' 'fo' how automatic formatting is to be done
712'formatprg' 'fp' name of external program used with "gq" command
713'formatexpr' 'fex' expression used with "gq" command
714'fsync' 'fs' whether to invoke fsync() after file write
715'gdefault' 'gd' the ":substitute" flag 'g' is default on
716'grepformat' 'gfm' format of 'grepprg' output
717'grepprg' 'gp' program to use for ":grep"
718'guicursor' 'gcr' GUI: settings for cursor shape and blinking
719'guifont' 'gfn' GUI: Name(s) of font(s) to be used
720'guifontset' 'gfs' GUI: Names of multi-byte fonts to be used
721'guifontwide' 'gfw' list of font names for double-wide characters
722'guiheadroom' 'ghr' GUI: pixels room for window decorations
723'guioptions' 'go' GUI: Which components and options are used
724'guipty' GUI: try to use a pseudo-tty for ":!" commands
725'guitablabel' 'gtl' GUI: custom label for a tab page
Bram Moolenaar57657d82006-04-21 22:12:41 +0000726'guitabtooltip' 'gtt' GUI: custom tooltip for a tab page
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000727'helpfile' 'hf' full path name of the main help file
728'helpheight' 'hh' minimum height of a new help window
729'helplang' 'hlg' preferred help languages
730'hidden' 'hid' don't unload buffer when it is |abandon|ed
731'highlight' 'hl' sets highlighting mode for various occasions
732'hlsearch' 'hls' highlight matches with last search pattern
733'history' 'hi' number of command-lines that are remembered
734'hkmap' 'hk' Hebrew keyboard mapping
735'hkmapp' 'hkp' phonetic Hebrew keyboard mapping
736'icon' let Vim set the text of the window icon
737'iconstring' string to use for the Vim icon text
738'ignorecase' 'ic' ignore case in search patterns
Bram Moolenaar362e1a32006-03-06 23:29:24 +0000739'imactivatekey' 'imak' key that activates the X input method
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000740'imcmdline' 'imc' use IM when starting to edit a command line
741'imdisable' 'imd' do not use the IM in any mode
742'iminsert' 'imi' use :lmap or IM in Insert mode
743'imsearch' 'ims' use :lmap or IM when typing a search pattern
744'include' 'inc' pattern to be used to find an include file
745'includeexpr' 'inex' expression used to process an include line
746'incsearch' 'is' highlight match while typing search pattern
747'indentexpr' 'inde' expression used to obtain the indent of a line
748'indentkeys' 'indk' keys that trigger indenting with 'indentexpr'
749'infercase' 'inf' adjust case of match for keyword completion
750'insertmode' 'im' start the edit of a file in Insert mode
751'isfname' 'isf' characters included in file names and pathnames
752'isident' 'isi' characters included in identifiers
753'iskeyword' 'isk' characters included in keywords
754'isprint' 'isp' printable characters
755'joinspaces' 'js' two spaces after a period with a join command
756'key' encryption key
757'keymap' 'kmp' name of a keyboard mapping
758'keymodel' 'km' enable starting/stopping selection with keys
759'keywordprg' 'kp' program to use for the "K" command
760'langmap' 'lmap' alphabetic characters for other language mode
761'langmenu' 'lm' language to be used for the menus
762'laststatus' 'ls' tells when last window has status lines
763'lazyredraw' 'lz' don't redraw while executing macros
764'linebreak' 'lbr' wrap long lines at a blank
765'lines' number of lines in the display
766'linespace' 'lsp' number of pixel lines to use between characters
767'lisp' automatic indenting for Lisp
768'lispwords' 'lw' words that change how lisp indenting works
769'list' show <Tab> and <EOL>
770'listchars' 'lcs' characters for displaying in list mode
771'loadplugins' 'lpl' load plugin scripts when starting up
Bram Moolenaarf9393ef2006-04-24 19:47:27 +0000772'macatsui' Mac GUI: use ATSUI text drawing
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000773'magic' changes special characters in search patterns
774'makeef' 'mef' name of the errorfile for ":make"
775'makeprg' 'mp' program to use for the ":make" command
776'matchpairs' 'mps' pairs of characters that "%" can match
777'matchtime' 'mat' tenths of a second to show matching paren
778'maxcombine' 'mco' maximum nr of combining characters displayed
779'maxfuncdepth' 'mfd' maximum recursive depth for user functions
780'maxmapdepth' 'mmd' maximum recursive depth for mapping
781'maxmem' 'mm' maximum memory (in Kbyte) used for one buffer
Bram Moolenaar362e1a32006-03-06 23:29:24 +0000782'maxmempattern' 'mmp' maximum memory (in Kbyte) used for pattern search
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000783'maxmemtot' 'mmt' maximum memory (in Kbyte) used for all buffers
784'menuitems' 'mis' maximum number of items in a menu
785'mkspellmem' 'msm' memory used before |:mkspell| compresses the tree
786'modeline' 'ml' recognize modelines at start or end of file
787'modelines' 'mls' number of lines checked for modelines
788'modifiable' 'ma' changes to the text are not possible
789'modified' 'mod' buffer has been modified
790'more' pause listings when the whole screen is filled
791'mouse' enable the use of mouse clicks
792'mousefocus' 'mousef' keyboard focus follows the mouse
793'mousehide' 'mh' hide mouse pointer while typing
794'mousemodel' 'mousem' changes meaning of mouse buttons
795'mouseshape' 'mouses' shape of the mouse pointer in different modes
796'mousetime' 'mouset' max time between mouse double-click
797'mzquantum' 'mzq' the interval between polls for MzScheme threads
798'nrformats' 'nf' number formats recognized for CTRL-A command
799'number' 'nu' print the line number in front of each line
800'numberwidth' 'nuw' number of columns used for the line number
801'omnifunc' 'ofu' function for filetype-specific completion
Bram Moolenaar9964e462007-05-05 17:54:07 +0000802'opendevice' 'odev' allow reading/writing devices on MS-Windows
803'operatorfunc' 'opfunc' function to be called for |g@| operator
Bram Moolenaar251e1912011-06-19 05:09:16 +0200804'osfiletype' 'oft' no longer supported
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000805'paragraphs' 'para' nroff macros that separate paragraphs
806'paste' allow pasting text
807'pastetoggle' 'pt' key code that causes 'paste' to toggle
808'patchexpr' 'pex' expression used to patch a file
809'patchmode' 'pm' keep the oldest version of a file
810'path' 'pa' list of directories searched with "gf" et.al.
811'preserveindent' 'pi' preserve the indent structure when reindenting
Bram Moolenaar362e1a32006-03-06 23:29:24 +0000812'previewheight' 'pvh' height of the preview window
813'previewwindow' 'pvw' identifies the preview window
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000814'printdevice' 'pdev' name of the printer to be used for :hardcopy
Bram Moolenaar362e1a32006-03-06 23:29:24 +0000815'printencoding' 'penc' encoding to be used for printing
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000816'printexpr' 'pexpr' expression used to print PostScript for :hardcopy
817'printfont' 'pfn' name of the font to be used for :hardcopy
818'printheader' 'pheader' format of the header used for :hardcopy
Bram Moolenaar362e1a32006-03-06 23:29:24 +0000819'printmbcharset' 'pmbcs' CJK character set to be used for :hardcopy
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000820'printmbfont' 'pmbfn' font names to be used for CJK output of :hardcopy
821'printoptions' 'popt' controls the format of :hardcopy output
Bram Moolenaar833dc522007-05-12 13:26:40 +0000822'pumheight' 'ph' maximum height of the popup menu
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000823'quoteescape' 'qe' escape characters used in a string
824'readonly' 'ro' disallow writing the buffer
Bram Moolenaar3577c6f2008-06-24 21:16:56 +0000825'redrawtime' 'rdt' timeout for 'hlsearch' and |:match| highlighting
Bram Moolenaar64486672010-05-16 15:46:46 +0200826'relativenumber' 'rnu' show relative line number in front of each line
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000827'remap' allow mappings to work recursively
828'report' threshold for reporting nr. of lines changed
829'restorescreen' 'rs' Win32: restore screen when exiting
830'revins' 'ri' inserting characters will work backwards
831'rightleft' 'rl' window is right-to-left oriented
832'rightleftcmd' 'rlc' commands for which editing works right-to-left
833'ruler' 'ru' show cursor line and column in the status line
834'rulerformat' 'ruf' custom format for the ruler
835'runtimepath' 'rtp' list of directories used for runtime files
836'scroll' 'scr' lines to scroll with CTRL-U and CTRL-D
837'scrollbind' 'scb' scroll in window as other windows scroll
838'scrolljump' 'sj' minimum number of lines to scroll
839'scrolloff' 'so' minimum nr. of lines above and below cursor
840'scrollopt' 'sbo' how 'scrollbind' should behave
841'sections' 'sect' nroff macros that separate sections
842'secure' secure mode for reading .vimrc in current dir
843'selection' 'sel' what type of selection to use
844'selectmode' 'slm' when to use Select mode instead of Visual mode
Bram Moolenaar362e1a32006-03-06 23:29:24 +0000845'sessionoptions' 'ssop' options for |:mksession|
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000846'shell' 'sh' name of shell to use for external commands
847'shellcmdflag' 'shcf' flag to shell to execute one command
848'shellpipe' 'sp' string to put output of ":make" in error file
849'shellquote' 'shq' quote character(s) for around shell command
850'shellredir' 'srr' string to put output of filter in a temp file
851'shellslash' 'ssl' use forward slash for shell file names
852'shelltemp' 'stmp' whether to use a temp file for shell commands
853'shelltype' 'st' Amiga: influences how to use a shell
Bram Moolenaardb7207e2012-02-22 17:30:19 +0100854'shellxescape' 'sxe' characters to escape when 'shellxquote' is (
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000855'shellxquote' 'sxq' like 'shellquote', but include redirection
856'shiftround' 'sr' round indent to multiple of shiftwidth
857'shiftwidth' 'sw' number of spaces to use for (auto)indent step
858'shortmess' 'shm' list of flags, reduce length of messages
859'shortname' 'sn' non-MS-DOS: Filenames assumed to be 8.3 chars
860'showbreak' 'sbr' string to use at the start of wrapped lines
861'showcmd' 'sc' show (partial) command in status line
862'showfulltag' 'sft' show full tag pattern when completing tag
863'showmatch' 'sm' briefly jump to matching bracket if insert one
864'showmode' 'smd' message on status line to show current mode
865'showtabline' 'stal' tells when the tab pages line is displayed
866'sidescroll' 'ss' minimum number of columns to scroll horizontal
Bram Moolenaar362e1a32006-03-06 23:29:24 +0000867'sidescrolloff' 'siso' min. nr. of columns to left and right of cursor
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000868'smartcase' 'scs' no ignore case when pattern has uppercase
869'smartindent' 'si' smart autoindenting for C programs
870'smarttab' 'sta' use 'shiftwidth' when inserting <Tab>
871'softtabstop' 'sts' number of spaces that <Tab> uses while editing
872'spell' enable spell checking
Bram Moolenaar362e1a32006-03-06 23:29:24 +0000873'spellcapcheck' 'spc' pattern to locate end of a sentence
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000874'spellfile' 'spf' files where |zg| and |zw| store words
875'spelllang' 'spl' language(s) to do spell checking for
876'spellsuggest' 'sps' method(s) used to suggest spelling corrections
877'splitbelow' 'sb' new window from split is below the current one
878'splitright' 'spr' new window is put right of the current one
Bram Moolenaar3577c6f2008-06-24 21:16:56 +0000879'startofline' 'sol' commands move cursor to first non-blank in line
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000880'statusline' 'stl' custom format for the status line
881'suffixes' 'su' suffixes that are ignored with multiple match
882'suffixesadd' 'sua' suffixes added when searching for a file
883'swapfile' 'swf' whether to use a swapfile for a buffer
884'swapsync' 'sws' how to sync the swap file
885'switchbuf' 'swb' sets behavior when switching to another buffer
886'synmaxcol' 'smc' maximum column to find syntax items
887'syntax' 'syn' syntax to be loaded for current buffer
888'tabstop' 'ts' number of spaces that <Tab> in file uses
889'tabline' 'tal' custom format for the console tab pages line
890'tabpagemax' 'tpm' maximum number of tab pages for |-p| and "tab all"
891'tagbsearch' 'tbs' use binary searching in tags files
892'taglength' 'tl' number of significant characters for a tag
893'tagrelative' 'tr' file names in tag file are relative
894'tags' 'tag' list of file names used by the tag command
895'tagstack' 'tgst' push tags onto the tag stack
896'term' name of the terminal
897'termbidi' 'tbidi' terminal takes care of bi-directionality
898'termencoding' 'tenc' character encoding used by the terminal
899'terse' shorten some messages
900'textauto' 'ta' obsolete, use 'fileformats'
901'textmode' 'tx' obsolete, use 'fileformat'
902'textwidth' 'tw' maximum width of text that is being inserted
903'thesaurus' 'tsr' list of thesaurus files for keyword completion
904'tildeop' 'top' tilde command "~" behaves like an operator
905'timeout' 'to' time out on mappings and key codes
906'timeoutlen' 'tm' time out time in milliseconds
907'title' let Vim set the title of the window
908'titlelen' percentage of 'columns' used for window title
909'titleold' old title, restored when exiting
910'titlestring' string to use for the Vim window title
911'toolbar' 'tb' GUI: which items to show in the toolbar
Bram Moolenaar362e1a32006-03-06 23:29:24 +0000912'toolbariconsize' 'tbis' size of the toolbar icons (for GTK 2 only)
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000913'ttimeout' time out on mappings
914'ttimeoutlen' 'ttm' time out time for key codes in milliseconds
915'ttybuiltin' 'tbi' use built-in termcap before external termcap
916'ttyfast' 'tf' indicates a fast terminal connection
917'ttymouse' 'ttym' type of mouse codes generated
918'ttyscroll' 'tsl' maximum number of lines for a scroll
919'ttytype' 'tty' alias for 'term'
Bram Moolenaar1d689522010-05-28 20:54:39 +0200920'undodir' 'udir' where to store undo files
921'undofile' 'udf' save undo information in a file
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000922'undolevels' 'ul' maximum number of changes that can be undone
Bram Moolenaar365bdf72010-07-24 20:57:44 +0200923'undoreload' 'ur' max nr of lines to save for undo on a buffer reload
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000924'updatecount' 'uc' after this many characters flush swap file
925'updatetime' 'ut' after this many milliseconds flush swap file
926'verbose' 'vbs' give informative messages
927'verbosefile' 'vfile' file to write messages in
928'viewdir' 'vdir' directory where to store files with :mkview
929'viewoptions' 'vop' specifies what to save for :mkview
930'viminfo' 'vi' use .viminfo file upon startup and exiting
931'virtualedit' 've' when to use virtual editing
932'visualbell' 'vb' use visual bell instead of beeping
933'warn' warn for shell command when buffer was changed
Bram Moolenaar996343d2010-07-04 22:20:21 +0200934'weirdinvert' 'wiv' for terminals that have weird inversion method
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000935'whichwrap' 'ww' allow specified keys to cross line boundaries
936'wildchar' 'wc' command-line character for wildcard expansion
937'wildcharm' 'wcm' like 'wildchar' but also works when mapped
938'wildignore' 'wig' files matching these patterns are not completed
Bram Moolenaar81af9252010-12-10 20:35:50 +0100939'wildignorecase' 'wic' ignore case when completing file names
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000940'wildmenu' 'wmnu' use menu for command line completion
941'wildmode' 'wim' mode for 'wildchar' command-line expansion
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +0200942'wildoptions' 'wop' specifies how command line completion is done
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000943'winaltkeys' 'wak' when the windows system handles ALT keys
Bram Moolenaar365bdf72010-07-24 20:57:44 +0200944'window' 'wi' nr of lines to scroll for CTRL-F and CTRL-B
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000945'winheight' 'wh' minimum number of lines for the current window
946'winfixheight' 'wfh' keep window height when opening/closing windows
947'winfixwidth' 'wfw' keep window width when opening/closing windows
948'winminheight' 'wmh' minimum number of lines for any window
949'winminwidth' 'wmw' minimal number of columns for any window
950'winwidth' 'wiw' minimal number of columns for current window
951'wrap' long lines wrap and continue on the next line
952'wrapmargin' 'wm' chars from the right where wrapping starts
953'wrapscan' 'ws' searches wrap around the end of the file
954'write' writing to a file is allowed
955'writeany' 'wa' write to file with no need for "!" override
956'writebackup' 'wb' make a backup before overwriting a file
957'writedelay' 'wd' delay this many msec for each char (for debug)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000958------------------------------------------------------------------------------
959*Q_ur* Undo/Redo commands
960
961|u| N u undo last N changes
962|CTRL-R| N CTRL-R redo last N undone changes
963|U| U restore last changed line
964------------------------------------------------------------------------------
965*Q_et* External commands
966
967|:shell| :sh[ell] start a shell
968|:!| :!{command} execute {command} with a shell
969|K| K lookup keyword under the cursor with
970 'keywordprg' program (default: "man")
971------------------------------------------------------------------------------
972*Q_qf* Quickfix commands
973
974|:cc| :cc [nr] display error [nr] (default is the same again)
975|:cnext| :cn display the next error
976|:cprevious| :cp display the previous error
977|:clist| :cl list all errors
978|:cfile| :cf read errors from the file 'errorfile'
Bram Moolenaar7b5f8322006-03-23 22:47:08 +0000979|:cgetbuffer| :cgetb like :cbuffer but don't jump to the first error
Bram Moolenaar87e25fd2005-07-27 21:13:01 +0000980|:cgetfile| :cg like :cfile but don't jump to the first error
Bram Moolenaar7b5f8322006-03-23 22:47:08 +0000981|:cgetexpr| :cgete like :cexpr but don't jump to the first error
Bram Moolenaar4770d092006-01-12 23:22:24 +0000982|:caddfile| :caddf add errors from the error file to the current
983 quickfix list
984|:caddexpr| :cad add errors from an expression to the current
Bram Moolenaar87e25fd2005-07-27 21:13:01 +0000985 quickfix list
986|:cbuffer| :cb read errors from text in a buffer
987|:cexpr| :cex read errors from an expression
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000988|:cquit| :cq quit without writing and return error code (to
989 the compiler)
990|:make| :make [args] start make, read errors, and jump to first
991 error
992|:grep| :gr[ep] [args] execute 'grepprg' to find matches and jump to
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +0200993 the first one
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000994------------------------------------------------------------------------------
995*Q_vc* Various commands
996
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +0200997|CTRL-L| CTRL-L clear and redraw the screen
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000998|CTRL-G| CTRL-G show current file name (with path) and cursor
999 position
1000|ga| ga show ascii value of character under cursor in
1001 decimal, hex, and octal
Bram Moolenaar269ec652004-07-29 08:43:53 +00001002|g8| g8 for utf-8 encoding: show byte sequence for
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +02001003 character under cursor in hex
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001004|g_CTRL-G| g CTRL-G show cursor column, line, and character
1005 position
1006|CTRL-C| CTRL-C during searches: Interrupt the search
1007|dos-CTRL-Break| CTRL-Break MS-DOS: during searches: Interrupt the search
1008|<Del>| <Del> while entering a count: delete last character
1009|:version| :ve[rsion] show version information
1010|:mode| :mode N MS-DOS: set screen mode to N (number, C80,
1011 C4350, etc.)
1012|:normal| :norm[al][!] {commands}
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +02001013 execute Normal mode commands
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001014|Q| Q switch to "Ex" mode
1015
1016|:redir| :redir >{file} redirect messages to {file}
1017|:silent| :silent[!] {command} execute {command} silently
1018|:confirm| :confirm {command} quit, write, etc., asking about
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +02001019 unsaved changes or read-only files
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001020|:browse| :browse {command} open/read/write file, using a
1021 file selection dialog
1022------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1023*Q_ce* Command-line editing
1024
1025|c_<Esc>| <Esc> abandon command-line (if 'wildchar' is
1026 <Esc>, type it twice)
1027
1028|c_CTRL-V| CTRL-V {char} insert {char} literally
1029|c_CTRL-V| CTRL-V {number} enter decimal value of character (up to
1030 three digits)
1031|c_CTRL-K| CTRL-K {char1} {char2}
1032 enter digraph (See |Q_di|)
1033|c_CTRL-R| CTRL-R {0-9a-z"%#:-=}
1034 insert the contents of a register
1035
1036|c_<Left>| <Left>/<Right> cursor left/right
1037|c_<S-Left>| <S-Left>/<S-Right> cursor one word left/right
1038|c_CTRL-B| CTRL-B/CTRL-E cursor to beginning/end of command-line
1039
1040|c_<BS>| <BS> delete the character in front of the cursor
1041|c_<Del>| <Del> delete the character under the cursor
1042|c_CTRL-W| CTRL-W delete the word in front of the cursor
1043|c_CTRL-U| CTRL-U remove all characters
1044
1045|c_<Up>| <Up>/<Down> recall older/newer command-line that starts
1046 with current command
1047|c_<S-Up>| <S-Up>/<S-Down> recall older/newer command-line from history
1048|:history| :his[tory] show older command-lines
1049
1050Context-sensitive completion on the command-line:
1051
1052|c_wildchar| 'wildchar' (default: <Tab>)
1053 do completion on the pattern in front of the
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +02001054 cursor; if there are multiple matches,
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001055 beep and show the first one; further
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +02001056 'wildchar' will show the next ones
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001057|c_CTRL-D| CTRL-D list all names that match the pattern in
1058 front of the cursor
1059|c_CTRL-A| CTRL-A insert all names that match pattern in front
1060 of cursor
1061|c_CTRL-L| CTRL-L insert longest common part of names that
1062 match pattern
1063|c_CTRL-N| CTRL-N after 'wildchar' with multiple matches: go
1064 to next match
1065|c_CTRL-P| CTRL-P after 'wildchar' with multiple matches: go
1066 to previous match
1067------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1068*Q_ra* Ex ranges
1069
1070|:range| , separates two line numbers
1071|:range| ; idem, set cursor to the first line number
1072 before interpreting the second one
1073
1074|:range| {number} an absolute line number
1075|:range| . the current line
1076|:range| $ the last line in the file
1077|:range| % equal to 1,$ (the entire file)
1078|:range| * equal to '<,'> (visual area)
1079|:range| 't position of mark t
1080|:range| /{pattern}[/] the next line where {pattern} matches
1081|:range| ?{pattern}[?] the previous line where {pattern} matches
1082
1083|:range| +[num] add [num] to the preceding line number
1084 (default: 1)
1085|:range| -[num] subtract [num] from the preceding line
1086 number (default: 1)
1087------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1088*Q_ex* Special Ex characters
1089
1090|:bar| | separates two commands (not for ":global" and ":!")
1091|:quote| " begins comment
1092
1093|:_%| % current file name (only where a file name is expected)
1094|:_#| #[num] alternate file name [num] (only where a file name is
1095 expected)
Bram Moolenaar9028b102010-07-11 16:58:51 +02001096 Note: The next seven are typed literally; these are not special keys!
Bram Moolenaar24ea3ba2010-09-19 19:01:21 +02001097|:<abuf>| <abuf> buffer number, for use in an autocommand (only where a
Bram Moolenaare667c952010-07-05 22:57:59 +02001098 file name is expected)
Bram Moolenaar24ea3ba2010-09-19 19:01:21 +02001099|:<afile>| <afile> file name, for use in an autocommand (only where a
Bram Moolenaare667c952010-07-05 22:57:59 +02001100 file name is expected)
Bram Moolenaar24ea3ba2010-09-19 19:01:21 +02001101|:<amatch>| <amatch> what matched with the pattern, for use in an
Bram Moolenaare667c952010-07-05 22:57:59 +02001102 autocommand (only where a file name is expected)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001103|:<cword>| <cword> word under the cursor (only where a file name is
1104 expected)
1105|:<cWORD>| <cWORD> WORD under the cursor (only where a file name is
1106 expected) (see |WORD|)
1107|:<cfile>| <cfile> file name under the cursor (only where a file name is
1108 expected)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001109|:<sfile>| <sfile> file name of a ":source"d file, within that file (only
1110 where a file name is expected)
1111
1112 After "%", "#", "<cfile>", "<sfile>" or "<afile>"
1113 |::p| :p full path
1114 |::h| :h head (file name removed)
1115 |::t| :t tail (file name only)
1116 |::r| :r root (extension removed)
1117 |::e| :e extension
1118 |::s| :s/{pat}/{repl}/ substitute {pat} with {repl}
1119------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bram Moolenaar9028b102010-07-11 16:58:51 +02001120*Q_st* Starting Vim
Bram Moolenaar2df6dcc2004-07-12 15:53:54 +00001121
1122|-vim| vim [options] start editing with an empty buffer
1123|-file| vim [options] {file} .. start editing one or more files
1124|--| vim [options] - read file from stdin
1125|-tag| vim [options] -t {tag} edit the file associated with {tag}
1126|-qf| vim [options] -q [fname] start editing in QuickFix mode,
1127 display the first error
1128
1129 Most useful Vim arguments (for full list see |startup-options|)
1130
1131|-gui| -g start GUI (also allows other options)
1132
1133|-+| +[num] put the cursor at line [num] (default: last line)
1134|-+c| +{command} execute {command} after loading the file
1135|-+/| +/{pat} {file} .. put the cursor at the first occurrence of {pat}
1136|-v| -v Vi mode, start ex in Normal mode
1137|-e| -e Ex mode, start vim in Ex mode
1138|-R| -R Read-only mode, implies -n
1139|-m| -m modifications not allowed (resets 'write' option)
1140|-d| -d diff mode |diff|
1141|-b| -b binary mode
1142|-l| -l lisp mode
1143|-A| -A Arabic mode ('arabic' is set)
1144|-F| -F Farsi mode ('fkmap' and 'rightleft' are set)
1145|-H| -H Hebrew mode ('hkmap' and 'rightleft' are set)
1146|-V| -V Verbose, give informative messages
1147|-C| -C Compatible, set the 'compatible' option
1148|-N| -N Nocompatible, reset the 'compatible' option
1149|-r| -r give list of swap files
1150|-r| -r {file} .. recover aborted edit session
1151|-n| -n do not create a swap file
1152|-o| -o [num] open [num] windows (default: one for each file)
1153|-f| -f GUI: foreground process, don't fork
Bram Moolenaar9028b102010-07-11 16:58:51 +02001154 Amiga: do not restart Vim to open a window (for
Bram Moolenaar2df6dcc2004-07-12 15:53:54 +00001155 e.g., mail)
1156|-s| -s {scriptin} first read commands from the file {scriptin}
1157|-w| -w {scriptout} write typed chars to file {scriptout} (append)
1158|-W| -W {scriptout} write typed chars to file {scriptout} (overwrite)
1159|-T| -T {terminal} set terminal name
1160|-d| -d {device} Amiga: open {device} to be used as a console
1161|-u| -u {vimrc} read inits from {vimrc} instead of other inits
1162|-U| -U {gvimrc} idem, for when starting the GUI
1163|-i| -i {viminfo} read info from {viminfo} instead of other files
1164|---| -- end of options, other arguments are file names
1165|--help| --help show list of arguments and exit
1166|--version| --version show version info and exit
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +02001167|--| - read file from stdin
Bram Moolenaar2df6dcc2004-07-12 15:53:54 +00001168------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001169*Q_ed* Editing a file
1170
Bram Moolenaar9028b102010-07-11 16:58:51 +02001171 Without !: Fail if changes have been made to the current buffer.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001172 With !: Discard any changes to the current buffer.
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +02001173|:edit_f| :e[dit][!] {file} edit {file}
1174|:edit| :e[dit][!] reload the current file
1175|:enew| :ene[w][!] edit a new, unnamed buffer
1176|:find| :fin[d][!] {file} find {file} in 'path' and edit it
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001177
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +02001178|CTRL-^| N CTRL-^ edit alternate file N (equivalent to ":e #N")
1179|gf| gf or ]f edit the file whose name is under the cursor
1180|:pwd| :pwd print the current directory name
1181|:cd| :cd [path] change the current directory to [path]
1182|:cd-| :cd - back to previous current directory
1183|:file| :f[ile] print the current file name and the cursor
1184 position
1185|:file| :f[ile] {name} set the current file name to {name}
1186|:files| :files show alternate file names
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001187------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1188*Q_fl* Using the argument list |argument-list|
1189
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +02001190|:args| :ar[gs] print the argument list, with the current file
1191 in "[]"
1192|:all| :all or :sall open a window for every file in the arg list
1193|:wn| :wn[ext][!] write file and edit next file
1194|:wn| :wn[ext][!] {file} write to {file} and edit next file, unless
1195 {file} exists; With !, overwrite existing
1196 file
1197|:wN| :wN[ext][!] [file] write file and edit previous file
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001198
1199 in current window in new window ~
Bram Moolenaar9028b102010-07-11 16:58:51 +02001200|:argument| :argu[ment] N :sar[gument] N edit file N
1201|:next| :n[ext] :sn[ext] edit next file
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001202|:next_f| :n[ext] {arglist} :sn[ext] {arglist} define new arg list
1203 and edit first file
Bram Moolenaar9028b102010-07-11 16:58:51 +02001204|:Next| :N[ext] :sN[ext] edit previous file
1205|:first| :fir[st] :sfir[st] edit first file
1206|:last| :la[st] :sla[st] edit last file
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001207------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1208*Q_wq* Writing and quitting
1209
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +02001210|:w| :[range]w[rite][!] write to the current file
1211|:w_f| :[range]w[rite] {file} write to {file}, unless it already
1212 exists
1213|:w_f| :[range]w[rite]! {file} write to {file}. Overwrite an existing
1214 file
1215|:w_a| :[range]w[rite][!] >> append to the current file
1216|:w_a| :[range]w[rite][!] >> {file} append to {file}
1217|:w_c| :[range]w[rite] !{cmd} execute {cmd} with [range] lines as
1218 standard input
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001219|:up| :[range]up[date][!] write to current file if modified
1220|:wall| :wa[ll][!] write all changed buffers
1221
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +02001222|:q| :q[uit] quit current buffer, unless changes have been
1223 made; Exit Vim when there are no other
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001224 non-help buffers
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +02001225|:q| :q[uit]! quit current buffer always, discard any
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001226 changes. Exit Vim when there are no other
1227 non-help buffers
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +02001228|:qa| :qa[ll] exit Vim, unless changes have been made
1229|:qa| :qa[ll]! exit Vim always, discard any changes
1230|:cq| :cq quit without writing and return error code
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001231
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +02001232|:wq| :wq[!] write the current file and exit
1233|:wq| :wq[!] {file} write to {file} and exit
1234|:xit| :x[it][!] [file] like ":wq" but write only when changes have
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001235 been made
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +02001236|ZZ| ZZ same as ":x"
1237|ZQ| ZQ same as ":q!"
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001238|:xall| :xa[ll][!] or :wqall[!]
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +02001239 write all changed buffers and exit
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001240
Bram Moolenaar9028b102010-07-11 16:58:51 +02001241|:stop| :st[op][!] suspend Vim or start new shell; if 'aw' option
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +02001242 is set and [!] not given write the buffer
1243|CTRL-Z| CTRL-Z same as ":stop"
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001244------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001245*Q_ac* Automatic Commands
1246
Bram Moolenaar9028b102010-07-11 16:58:51 +02001247|viminfo-file| read registers, marks, history at startup, save when exiting.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001248
Bram Moolenaar9028b102010-07-11 16:58:51 +02001249|:rviminfo| :rv[iminfo] [file] read info from viminfo file [file]
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001250|:rviminfo| :rv[iminfo]! [file] idem, overwrite existing info
Bram Moolenaar9028b102010-07-11 16:58:51 +02001251|:wviminfo| :wv[iminfo] [file] add info to viminfo file [file]
1252|:wviminfo| :wv[iminfo]! [file] write info to viminfo file [file]
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001253
1254|modeline| Automatic option setting when editing a file
1255
1256|modeline| vim:{set-arg}: .. In the first and last lines of the
1257 file (see 'ml' option), {set-arg} is
1258 given as an argument to ":set"
1259
1260|autocommand| Automatic execution of commands on certain events.
1261
Bram Moolenaar9028b102010-07-11 16:58:51 +02001262|:autocmd| :au list all autocommands
1263|:autocmd| :au {event} list all autocommands for {event}
1264|:autocmd| :au {event} {pat} list all autocommands for {event}
1265 with {pat}
1266|:autocmd| :au {event} {pat} {cmd} enter new autocommands for {event}
1267 with {pat}
1268|:autocmd| :au! remove all autocommands
1269|:autocmd| :au! {event} remove all autocommands for {event}
1270|:autocmd| :au! * {pat} remove all autocommands for {pat}
1271|:autocmd| :au! {event} {pat} remove all autocommands for {event}
1272 with {pat}
1273|:autocmd| :au! {event} {pat} {cmd} remove all autocommands for {event}
1274 with {pat} and enter new one
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001275------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1276*Q_wi* Multi-window commands
1277
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +02001278|CTRL-W_s| CTRL-W s or :split split window into two parts
1279|:split_f| :split {file} split window and edit {file} in one of
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001280 them
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +02001281|:vsplit| :vsplit {file} same, but split vertically
1282|:vertical| :vertical {cmd} make {cmd} split vertically
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001283
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +02001284|:sfind| :sf[ind] {file} split window, find {file} in 'path'
1285 and edit it
1286|CTRL-W_]| CTRL-W ] split window and jump to tag under
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001287 cursor
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +02001288|CTRL-W_f| CTRL-W f split window and edit file name under
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001289 the cursor
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +02001290|CTRL-W_^| CTRL-W ^ split window and edit alternate file
1291|CTRL-W_n| CTRL-W n or :new create new empty window
1292|CTRL-W_q| CTRL-W q or :q[uit] quit editing and close window
1293|CTRL-W_c| CTRL-W c or :cl[ose] make buffer hidden and close window
1294|CTRL-W_o| CTRL-W o or :on[ly] make current window only one on the
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001295 screen
1296
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +02001297|CTRL-W_j| CTRL-W j move cursor to window below
1298|CTRL-W_k| CTRL-W k move cursor to window above
1299|CTRL-W_CTRL-W| CTRL-W CTRL-W move cursor to window below (wrap)
1300|CTRL-W_W| CTRL-W W move cursor to window above (wrap)
1301|CTRL-W_t| CTRL-W t move cursor to top window
1302|CTRL-W_b| CTRL-W b move cursor to bottom window
1303|CTRL-W_p| CTRL-W p move cursor to previous active window
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001304
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +02001305|CTRL-W_r| CTRL-W r rotate windows downwards
1306|CTRL-W_R| CTRL-W R rotate windows upwards
1307|CTRL-W_x| CTRL-W x exchange current window with next one
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001308
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +02001309|CTRL-W_=| CTRL-W = make all windows equal height
1310|CTRL-W_-| CTRL-W - decrease current window height
1311|CTRL-W_+| CTRL-W + increase current window height
1312|CTRL-W__| CTRL-W _ set current window height (default:
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001313 very high)
1314------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1315*Q_bu* Buffer list commands
1316
1317|:buffers| :buffers or :files list all known buffer and file names
1318
1319|:ball| :ball or :sball edit all args/buffers
1320|:unhide| :unhide or :sunhide edit all loaded buffers
1321
1322|:badd| :badd {fname} add file name {fname} to the list
1323|:bunload| :bunload[!] [N] unload buffer [N] from memory
1324|:bdelete| :bdelete[!] [N] unload buffer [N] and delete it from
1325 the buffer list
1326
1327 in current window in new window ~
1328|:buffer| :[N]buffer [N] :[N]sbuffer [N] to arg/buf N
1329|:bnext| :[N]bnext [N] :[N]sbnext [N] to Nth next arg/buf
1330|:bNext| :[N]bNext [N] :[N]sbNext [N] to Nth previous arg/buf
1331|:bprevious| :[N]bprevious [N] :[N]sbprevious [N] to Nth previous arg/buf
1332|:bfirst| :bfirst :sbfirst to first arg/buf
1333|:blast| :blast :sblast to last arg/buf
1334|:bmodified| :[N]bmod [N] :[N]sbmod [N] to Nth modified buf
1335------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1336*Q_sy* Syntax Highlighting
1337
1338|:syn-on| :syntax on start using syntax highlighting
1339|:syn-off| :syntax off stop using syntax highlighting
1340
1341|:syn-keyword| :syntax keyword {group-name} {keyword} ..
1342 add a syntax keyword item
1343|:syn-match| :syntax match {group-name} {pattern} ...
1344 add syntax match item
1345|:syn-region| :syntax region {group-name} {pattern} ...
1346 add syntax region item
1347|:syn-sync| :syntax sync [ccomment | lines {N} | ...]
1348 tell syntax how to sync
1349|:syntax| :syntax [list] list current syntax items
1350|:syn-clear| :syntax clear clear all syntax info
1351
1352|:highlight| :highlight clear clear all highlight info
1353|:highlight| :highlight {group-name} {key}={arg} ..
1354 set highlighting for {group-name}
1355
1356|:filetype| :filetype on switch on file type detection, without
1357 syntax highlighting
1358|:filetype| :filetype plugin indent on
1359 switch on file type detection, with
1360 automatic indenting and settings
1361------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1362*Q_gu* GUI commands
1363
1364|:gui| :gui UNIX: start the GUI
1365|:gui| :gui {fname} .. idem, and edit {fname} ..
1366
1367|:menu| :menu list all menus
1368|:menu| :menu {mpath} list menus starting with {mpath}
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +02001369|:menu| :menu {mpath} {rhs} add menu {mpath}, giving {rhs}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001370|:menu| :menu {pri} {mpath} {rhs}
1371 idem, with priorities {pri}
1372|:menu| :menu ToolBar.{name} {rhs}
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +02001373 add toolbar item, giving {rhs}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001374|:tmenu| :tmenu {mpath} {text} add tooltip to menu {mpath}
1375|:unmenu| :unmenu {mpath} remove menu {mpath}
1376------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1377*Q_fo* Folding
1378
1379|'foldmethod'| set foldmethod=manual manual folding
1380 set foldmethod=indent folding by indent
1381 set foldmethod=expr folding by 'foldexpr'
1382 set foldmethod=syntax folding by syntax regions
Bram Moolenaar24ea3ba2010-09-19 19:01:21 +02001383 set foldmethod=marker folding by 'foldmarker'
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001384
1385|zf| zf{motion} operator: Define a fold manually
1386|:fold| :{range}fold define a fold for {range} lines
1387|zd| zd delete one fold under the cursor
1388|zD| zD delete all folds under the cursor
1389
1390|zo| zo open one fold under the cursor
1391|zO| zO open all folds under the cursor
1392|zc| zc close one fold under the cursor
1393|zC| zC close all folds under the cursor
1394
1395|zm| zm fold more: decrease 'foldlevel'
1396|zM| zM close all folds: make 'foldlevel' zero
1397|zr| zr reduce folding: increase 'foldlevel'
1398|zR| zR open all folds: make 'foldlevel' max.
1399
1400|zn| zn fold none: reset 'foldenable'
1401|zN| zN fold normal set 'foldenable'
1402|zi| zi invert 'foldenable'
1403
1404 vim:tw=78:ts=8:ft=help:norl: