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4 VIM REFERENCE MANUAL by Bram Moolenaar
5
6 *index*
7This file contains a list of all commands for each mode, with a tag and a
8short description. The lists are sorted on ASCII value.
9
10Tip: When looking for certain functionality, use a search command. E.g.,
11to look for deleting something, use: "/delete".
12
131. Insert mode |insert-index|
142. Normal mode |normal-index|
15 2.1. Text objects |objects|
16 2.2. Window commands |CTRL-W|
17 2.3. Square bracket commands |[|
18 2.4. Commands starting with 'g' |g|
19 2.5. Commands starting with 'z' |z|
Bram Moolenaarf6b40102019-02-22 15:24:03 +010020 2.6. Operator-pending mode |operator-pending-index|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000213. Visual mode |visual-index|
224. Command-line editing |ex-edit-index|
Bram Moolenaarf6b40102019-02-22 15:24:03 +0100235. Terminal-Job mode |terminal-job-index|
246. EX commands |ex-cmd-index|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000025
Bram Moolenaar30e9b3c2019-09-07 16:24:12 +020026For an overview of options see |option-list|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000027For an overview of built-in functions see |functions|.
28For a list of Vim variables see |vim-variable|.
29For a complete listing of all help items see |help-tags|.
30
31==============================================================================
321. Insert mode *insert-index*
33
Bram Moolenaar2a8a3ec2011-01-08 16:06:37 +010034tag char action in Insert mode ~
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000035-----------------------------------------------------------------------
36|i_CTRL-@| CTRL-@ insert previously inserted text and stop
37 insert
38|i_CTRL-A| CTRL-A insert previously inserted text
39 CTRL-B not used |i_CTRL-B-gone|
40|i_CTRL-C| CTRL-C quit insert mode, without checking for
41 abbreviation, unless 'insertmode' set.
42|i_CTRL-D| CTRL-D delete one shiftwidth of indent in the current
43 line
44|i_CTRL-E| CTRL-E insert the character which is below the cursor
45 CTRL-F not used (but by default it's in 'cinkeys' to
46 re-indent the current line)
47|i_CTRL-G_j| CTRL-G CTRL-J line down, to column where inserting started
48|i_CTRL-G_j| CTRL-G j line down, to column where inserting started
49|i_CTRL-G_j| CTRL-G <Down> line down, to column where inserting started
50|i_CTRL-G_k| CTRL-G CTRL-K line up, to column where inserting started
51|i_CTRL-G_k| CTRL-G k line up, to column where inserting started
52|i_CTRL-G_k| CTRL-G <Up> line up, to column where inserting started
53|i_CTRL-G_u| CTRL-G u start new undoable edit
Bram Moolenaaraa3b15d2016-04-21 08:53:19 +020054|i_CTRL-G_U| CTRL-G U don't break undo with next cursor movement
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000055|i_<BS>| <BS> delete character before the cursor
56|i_digraph| {char1}<BS>{char2}
57 enter digraph (only when 'digraph' option set)
58|i_CTRL-H| CTRL-H same as <BS>
59|i_<Tab>| <Tab> insert a <Tab> character
60|i_CTRL-I| CTRL-I same as <Tab>
61|i_<NL>| <NL> same as <CR>
62|i_CTRL-J| CTRL-J same as <CR>
63|i_CTRL-K| CTRL-K {char1} {char2}
64 enter digraph
65|i_CTRL-L| CTRL-L when 'insertmode' set: Leave Insert mode
66|i_<CR>| <CR> begin new line
67|i_CTRL-M| CTRL-M same as <CR>
68|i_CTRL-N| CTRL-N find next match for keyword in front of the
69 cursor
70|i_CTRL-O| CTRL-O execute a single command and return to insert
71 mode
72|i_CTRL-P| CTRL-P find previous match for keyword in front of
73 the cursor
74|i_CTRL-Q| CTRL-Q same as CTRL-V, unless used for terminal
75 control flow
Bram Moolenaar8024f932020-01-14 19:29:13 +010076|i_CTRL-SHIFT-Q| CTRL-SHIFT-Q {char}
77 like CTRL-Q unless |modifyOtherKeys| is active
Bram Moolenaar5be4cee2019-09-27 19:34:08 +020078|i_CTRL-R| CTRL-R {register}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000079 insert the contents of a register
Bram Moolenaar5be4cee2019-09-27 19:34:08 +020080|i_CTRL-R_CTRL-R| CTRL-R CTRL-R {register}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000081 insert the contents of a register literally
Bram Moolenaar5be4cee2019-09-27 19:34:08 +020082|i_CTRL-R_CTRL-O| CTRL-R CTRL-O {register}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000083 insert the contents of a register literally
84 and don't auto-indent
Bram Moolenaar5be4cee2019-09-27 19:34:08 +020085|i_CTRL-R_CTRL-P| CTRL-R CTRL-P {register}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000086 insert the contents of a register literally
87 and fix indent.
Bram Moolenaaracc22402020-06-07 21:07:18 +020088 CTRL-S not used or used for terminal control flow
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000089|i_CTRL-T| CTRL-T insert one shiftwidth of indent in current
90 line
91|i_CTRL-U| CTRL-U delete all entered characters in the current
92 line
93|i_CTRL-V| CTRL-V {char} insert next non-digit literally
Bram Moolenaar8024f932020-01-14 19:29:13 +010094|i_CTRL-SHIFT-V| CTRL-SHIFT-V {char}
95 like CTRL-V unless |modifyOtherKeys| is active
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000096|i_CTRL-V_digit| CTRL-V {number} insert three digit decimal number as a single
97 byte.
98|i_CTRL-W| CTRL-W delete word before the cursor
Bram Moolenaarcfbc5ee2004-07-02 15:38:35 +000099|i_CTRL-X| CTRL-X {mode} enter CTRL-X sub mode, see |i_CTRL-X_index|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000100|i_CTRL-Y| CTRL-Y insert the character which is above the cursor
101|i_CTRL-Z| CTRL-Z when 'insertmode' set: suspend Vim
102|i_<Esc>| <Esc> end insert mode (unless 'insertmode' set)
103|i_CTRL-[| CTRL-[ same as <Esc>
Bram Moolenaarfa13eef2013-02-06 17:34:04 +0100104|i_CTRL-\_CTRL-N| CTRL-\ CTRL-N go to Normal mode
105|i_CTRL-\_CTRL-G| CTRL-\ CTRL-G go to mode specified with 'insertmode'
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000106 CTRL-\ a - z reserved for extensions
107 CTRL-\ others not used
108|i_CTRL-]| CTRL-] trigger abbreviation
109|i_CTRL-^| CTRL-^ toggle use of |:lmap| mappings
110|i_CTRL-_| CTRL-_ When 'allowrevins' set: change language
111 (Hebrew, Farsi) {only when compiled with
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +0200112 the |+rightleft| feature}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000113
114 <Space> to '~' not used, except '0' and '^' followed by
115 CTRL-D
116
117|i_0_CTRL-D| 0 CTRL-D delete all indent in the current line
118|i_^_CTRL-D| ^ CTRL-D delete all indent in the current line, restore
119 it in the next line
120
121|i_<Del>| <Del> delete character under the cursor
122
123 Meta characters (0x80 to 0xff, 128 to 255)
124 not used
125
126|i_<Left>| <Left> cursor one character left
127|i_<S-Left>| <S-Left> cursor one word left
128|i_<C-Left>| <C-Left> cursor one word left
129|i_<Right>| <Right> cursor one character right
130|i_<S-Right>| <S-Right> cursor one word right
131|i_<C-Right>| <C-Right> cursor one word right
132|i_<Up>| <Up> cursor one line up
133|i_<S-Up>| <S-Up> same as <PageUp>
134|i_<Down>| <Down> cursor one line down
135|i_<S-Down>| <S-Down> same as <PageDown>
136|i_<Home>| <Home> cursor to start of line
137|i_<C-Home>| <C-Home> cursor to start of file
138|i_<End>| <End> cursor past end of line
139|i_<C-End>| <C-End> cursor past end of file
Bram Moolenaar69a7cb42004-06-20 12:51:53 +0000140|i_<PageUp>| <PageUp> one screenful backward
141|i_<PageDown>| <PageDown> one screenful forward
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000142|i_<F1>| <F1> same as <Help>
143|i_<Help>| <Help> stop insert mode and display help window
144|i_<Insert>| <Insert> toggle Insert/Replace mode
145|i_<LeftMouse>| <LeftMouse> cursor at mouse click
Bram Moolenaar8d9b40e2010-07-25 15:49:07 +0200146|i_<ScrollWheelDown>| <ScrollWheelDown> move window three lines down
147|i_<S-ScrollWheelDown>| <S-ScrollWheelDown> move window one page down
148|i_<ScrollWheelUp>| <ScrollWheelUp> move window three lines up
149|i_<S-ScrollWheelUp>| <S-ScrollWheelUp> move window one page up
150|i_<ScrollWheelLeft>| <ScrollWheelLeft> move window six columns left
Bram Moolenaarfa13eef2013-02-06 17:34:04 +0100151|i_<S-ScrollWheelLeft>| <S-ScrollWheelLeft> move window one page left
Bram Moolenaar8d9b40e2010-07-25 15:49:07 +0200152|i_<ScrollWheelRight>| <ScrollWheelRight> move window six columns right
153|i_<S-ScrollWheelRight>| <S-ScrollWheelRight> move window one page right
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000154
Bram Moolenaarcfbc5ee2004-07-02 15:38:35 +0000155commands in CTRL-X submode *i_CTRL-X_index*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000156
157|i_CTRL-X_CTRL-D| CTRL-X CTRL-D complete defined identifiers
158|i_CTRL-X_CTRL-E| CTRL-X CTRL-E scroll up
159|i_CTRL-X_CTRL-F| CTRL-X CTRL-F complete file names
160|i_CTRL-X_CTRL-I| CTRL-X CTRL-I complete identifiers
161|i_CTRL-X_CTRL-K| CTRL-X CTRL-K complete identifiers from dictionary
162|i_CTRL-X_CTRL-L| CTRL-X CTRL-L complete whole lines
163|i_CTRL-X_CTRL-N| CTRL-X CTRL-N next completion
Bram Moolenaar5e0d6672005-09-13 21:09:24 +0000164|i_CTRL-X_CTRL-O| CTRL-X CTRL-O omni completion
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000165|i_CTRL-X_CTRL-P| CTRL-X CTRL-P previous completion
Bram Moolenaar8b59de92005-08-11 19:59:29 +0000166|i_CTRL-X_CTRL-S| CTRL-X CTRL-S spelling suggestions
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000167|i_CTRL-X_CTRL-T| CTRL-X CTRL-T complete identifiers from thesaurus
168|i_CTRL-X_CTRL-Y| CTRL-X CTRL-Y scroll down
Bram Moolenaarcfbc5ee2004-07-02 15:38:35 +0000169|i_CTRL-X_CTRL-U| CTRL-X CTRL-U complete with 'completefunc'
170|i_CTRL-X_CTRL-V| CTRL-X CTRL-V complete like in : command line
zeertzjqdca29d92021-08-31 19:12:51 +0200171|i_CTRL-X_CTRL-Z| CTRL-X CTRL-Z stop completion, keeping the text as-is
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000172|i_CTRL-X_CTRL-]| CTRL-X CTRL-] complete tags
Bram Moolenaar8b59de92005-08-11 19:59:29 +0000173|i_CTRL-X_s| CTRL-X s spelling suggestions
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000174
Bram Moolenaarf6b40102019-02-22 15:24:03 +0100175commands in completion mode (see |popupmenu-keys|)
176
177|complete_CTRL-E| CTRL-E stop completion and go back to original text
178|complete_CTRL-Y| CTRL-Y accept selected match and stop completion
179 CTRL-L insert one character from the current match
180 <CR> insert currently selected match
181 <BS> delete one character and redo search
182 CTRL-H same as <BS>
183 <Up> select the previous match
184 <Down> select the next match
185 <PageUp> select a match several entries back
186 <PageDown> select a match several entries forward
187 other stop completion and insert the typed character
188
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000189==============================================================================
1902. Normal mode *normal-index*
191
192CHAR any non-blank character
193WORD a sequence of non-blank characters
194N a number entered before the command
195{motion} a cursor movement command
196Nmove the text that is moved over with a {motion}
197SECTION a section that possibly starts with '}' instead of '{'
198
199note: 1 = cursor movement command; 2 = can be undone/redone
200
201tag char note action in Normal mode ~
202------------------------------------------------------------------------------
203 CTRL-@ not used
204|CTRL-A| CTRL-A 2 add N to number at/after cursor
205|CTRL-B| CTRL-B 1 scroll N screens Backwards
206|CTRL-C| CTRL-C interrupt current (search) command
207|CTRL-D| CTRL-D scroll Down N lines (default: half a screen)
208|CTRL-E| CTRL-E scroll N lines upwards (N lines Extra)
209|CTRL-F| CTRL-F 1 scroll N screens Forward
210|CTRL-G| CTRL-G display current file name and position
211|<BS>| <BS> 1 same as "h"
212|CTRL-H| CTRL-H 1 same as "h"
213|<Tab>| <Tab> 1 go to N newer entry in jump list
214|CTRL-I| CTRL-I 1 same as <Tab>
215|<NL>| <NL> 1 same as "j"
216|CTRL-J| CTRL-J 1 same as "j"
217 CTRL-K not used
218|CTRL-L| CTRL-L redraw screen
219|<CR>| <CR> 1 cursor to the first CHAR N lines lower
220|CTRL-M| CTRL-M 1 same as <CR>
221|CTRL-N| CTRL-N 1 same as "j"
222|CTRL-O| CTRL-O 1 go to N older entry in jump list
223|CTRL-P| CTRL-P 1 same as "k"
Bram Moolenaaracc22402020-06-07 21:07:18 +0200224 CTRL-Q not used, or used for terminal control flow
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000225|CTRL-R| CTRL-R 2 redo changes which were undone with 'u'
Bram Moolenaaracc22402020-06-07 21:07:18 +0200226 CTRL-S not used, or used for terminal control flow
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000227|CTRL-T| CTRL-T jump to N older Tag in tag list
228|CTRL-U| CTRL-U scroll N lines Upwards (default: half a
229 screen)
230|CTRL-V| CTRL-V start blockwise Visual mode
231|CTRL-W| CTRL-W {char} window commands, see |CTRL-W|
232|CTRL-X| CTRL-X 2 subtract N from number at/after cursor
233|CTRL-Y| CTRL-Y scroll N lines downwards
234|CTRL-Z| CTRL-Z suspend program (or start new shell)
235 CTRL-[ <Esc> not used
Bram Moolenaarfa13eef2013-02-06 17:34:04 +0100236|CTRL-\_CTRL-N| CTRL-\ CTRL-N go to Normal mode (no-op)
237|CTRL-\_CTRL-G| CTRL-\ CTRL-G go to mode specified with 'insertmode'
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000238 CTRL-\ a - z reserved for extensions
239 CTRL-\ others not used
240|CTRL-]| CTRL-] :ta to ident under cursor
241|CTRL-^| CTRL-^ edit Nth alternate file (equivalent to
242 ":e #N")
243 CTRL-_ not used
244
245|<Space>| <Space> 1 same as "l"
246|!| !{motion}{filter}
247 2 filter Nmove text through the {filter}
248 command
249|!!| !!{filter} 2 filter N lines through the {filter} command
Bram Moolenaar7ceefb32020-05-01 16:07:38 +0200250|quote| "{register} use {register} for next delete, yank or put
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000251 ({.%#:} only work with put)
252|#| # 1 search backward for the Nth occurrence of
253 the ident under the cursor
254|$| $ 1 cursor to the end of Nth next line
255|%| % 1 find the next (curly/square) bracket on
256 this line and go to its match, or go to
257 matching comment bracket, or go to matching
258 preprocessor directive.
259|N%| {count}% 1 go to N percentage in the file
260|&| & 2 repeat last :s
261|'| '{a-zA-Z0-9} 1 cursor to the first CHAR on the line with
262 mark {a-zA-Z0-9}
263|''| '' 1 cursor to the first CHAR of the line where
264 the cursor was before the latest jump.
265|'(| '( 1 cursor to the first CHAR on the line of the
266 start of the current sentence
267|')| ') 1 cursor to the first CHAR on the line of the
268 end of the current sentence
269|'<| '< 1 cursor to the first CHAR of the line where
270 highlighted area starts/started in the
271 current buffer.
272|'>| '> 1 cursor to the first CHAR of the line where
273 highlighted area ends/ended in the current
274 buffer.
275|'[| '[ 1 cursor to the first CHAR on the line of the
276 start of last operated text or start of put
277 text
278|']| '] 1 cursor to the first CHAR on the line of the
279 end of last operated text or end of put
280 text
281|'{| '{ 1 cursor to the first CHAR on the line of the
282 start of the current paragraph
283|'}| '} 1 cursor to the first CHAR on the line of the
284 end of the current paragraph
285|(| ( 1 cursor N sentences backward
286|)| ) 1 cursor N sentences forward
287|star| * 1 search forward for the Nth occurrence of
288 the ident under the cursor
289|+| + 1 same as <CR>
290|,| , 1 repeat latest f, t, F or T in opposite
291 direction N times
292|-| - 1 cursor to the first CHAR N lines higher
293|.| . 2 repeat last change with count replaced with
294 N
295|/| /{pattern}<CR> 1 search forward for the Nth occurrence of
296 {pattern}
297|/<CR>| /<CR> 1 search forward for {pattern} of last search
298|count| 0 1 cursor to the first char of the line
299|count| 1 prepend to command to give a count
300|count| 2 "
301|count| 3 "
302|count| 4 "
303|count| 5 "
304|count| 6 "
305|count| 7 "
306|count| 8 "
307|count| 9 "
308|:| : 1 start entering an Ex command
309|N:| {count}: start entering an Ex command with range
310 from current line to N-1 lines down
311|;| ; 1 repeat latest f, t, F or T N times
312|<| <{motion} 2 shift Nmove lines one 'shiftwidth'
313 leftwards
314|<<| << 2 shift N lines one 'shiftwidth' leftwards
315|=| ={motion} 2 filter Nmove lines through "indent"
316|==| == 2 filter N lines through "indent"
317|>| >{motion} 2 shift Nmove lines one 'shiftwidth'
318 rightwards
319|>>| >> 2 shift N lines one 'shiftwidth' rightwards
320|?| ?{pattern}<CR> 1 search backward for the Nth previous
321 occurrence of {pattern}
322|?<CR>| ?<CR> 1 search backward for {pattern} of last search
323|@| @{a-z} 2 execute the contents of register {a-z}
324 N times
325|@:| @: repeat the previous ":" command N times
326|@@| @@ 2 repeat the previous @{a-z} N times
327|A| A 2 append text after the end of the line N times
328|B| B 1 cursor N WORDS backward
329|C| ["x]C 2 change from the cursor position to the end
330 of the line, and N-1 more lines [into
Bram Moolenaar94237492017-04-23 18:40:21 +0200331 register x]; synonym for "c$"
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000332|D| ["x]D 2 delete the characters under the cursor
333 until the end of the line and N-1 more
Bram Moolenaar94237492017-04-23 18:40:21 +0200334 lines [into register x]; synonym for "d$"
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000335|E| E 1 cursor forward to the end of WORD N
336|F| F{char} 1 cursor to the Nth occurrence of {char} to
337 the left
338|G| G 1 cursor to line N, default last line
339|H| H 1 cursor to line N from top of screen
340|I| I 2 insert text before the first CHAR on the
341 line N times
342|J| J 2 Join N lines; default is 2
343|K| K lookup Keyword under the cursor with
344 'keywordprg'
345|L| L 1 cursor to line N from bottom of screen
346|M| M 1 cursor to middle line of screen
347|N| N 1 repeat the latest '/' or '?' N times in
348 opposite direction
349|O| O 2 begin a new line above the cursor and
350 insert text, repeat N times
Bram Moolenaar94237492017-04-23 18:40:21 +0200351|P| ["x]P 2 put the text [from register x] before the
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000352 cursor N times
353|Q| Q switch to "Ex" mode
354|R| R 2 enter replace mode: overtype existing
355 characters, repeat the entered text N-1
356 times
Bram Moolenaar94237492017-04-23 18:40:21 +0200357|S| ["x]S 2 delete N lines [into register x] and start
Bram Moolenaar293ee4d2004-12-09 21:34:53 +0000358 insert; synonym for "cc".
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000359|T| T{char} 1 cursor till after Nth occurrence of {char}
360 to the left
361|U| U 2 undo all latest changes on one line
362|V| V start linewise Visual mode
363|W| W 1 cursor N WORDS forward
364|X| ["x]X 2 delete N characters before the cursor [into
Bram Moolenaar94237492017-04-23 18:40:21 +0200365 register x]
366|Y| ["x]Y yank N lines [into register x]; synonym for
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000367 "yy"
Bram Moolenaar47e13952020-05-12 22:49:12 +0200368|ZZ| ZZ write if buffer changed and close window
369|ZQ| ZQ close window without writing
Bram Moolenaarc6039d82005-12-02 00:44:04 +0000370|[| [{char} square bracket command (see |[| below)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000371 \ not used
Bram Moolenaarc6039d82005-12-02 00:44:04 +0000372|]| ]{char} square bracket command (see |]| below)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000373|^| ^ 1 cursor to the first CHAR of the line
374|_| _ 1 cursor to the first CHAR N - 1 lines lower
375|`| `{a-zA-Z0-9} 1 cursor to the mark {a-zA-Z0-9}
376|`(| `( 1 cursor to the start of the current sentence
377|`)| `) 1 cursor to the end of the current sentence
378|`<| `< 1 cursor to the start of the highlighted area
379|`>| `> 1 cursor to the end of the highlighted area
380|`[| `[ 1 cursor to the start of last operated text
381 or start of putted text
382|`]| `] 1 cursor to the end of last operated text or
383 end of putted text
384|``| `` 1 cursor to the position before latest jump
385|`{| `{ 1 cursor to the start of the current paragraph
386|`}| `} 1 cursor to the end of the current paragraph
387|a| a 2 append text after the cursor N times
388|b| b 1 cursor N words backward
Bram Moolenaar94237492017-04-23 18:40:21 +0200389|c| ["x]c{motion} 2 delete Nmove text [into register x] and
390 start insert
391|cc| ["x]cc 2 delete N lines [into register x] and start
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000392 insert
Bram Moolenaar94237492017-04-23 18:40:21 +0200393|d| ["x]d{motion} 2 delete Nmove text [into register x]
394|dd| ["x]dd 2 delete N lines [into register x]
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000395|do| do 2 same as ":diffget"
396|dp| dp 2 same as ":diffput"
397|e| e 1 cursor forward to the end of word N
398|f| f{char} 1 cursor to Nth occurrence of {char} to the
399 right
Bram Moolenaarc6039d82005-12-02 00:44:04 +0000400|g| g{char} extended commands, see |g| below
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000401|h| h 1 cursor N chars to the left
402|i| i 2 insert text before the cursor N times
403|j| j 1 cursor N lines downward
404|k| k 1 cursor N lines upward
405|l| l 1 cursor N chars to the right
406|m| m{A-Za-z} set mark {A-Za-z} at cursor position
407|n| n 1 repeat the latest '/' or '?' N times
408|o| o 2 begin a new line below the cursor and
409 insert text, repeat N times
410|p| ["x]p 2 put the text [from register x] after the
411 cursor N times
412|q| q{0-9a-zA-Z"} record typed characters into named register
413 {0-9a-zA-Z"} (uppercase to append)
414|q| q (while recording) stops recording
415|q:| q: edit : command-line in command-line window
416|q/| q/ edit / command-line in command-line window
417|q?| q? edit ? command-line in command-line window
418|r| r{char} 2 replace N chars with {char}
419|s| ["x]s 2 (substitute) delete N characters [into
Bram Moolenaar94237492017-04-23 18:40:21 +0200420 register x] and start insert
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000421|t| t{char} 1 cursor till before Nth occurrence of {char}
422 to the right
423|u| u 2 undo changes
424|v| v start characterwise Visual mode
425|w| w 1 cursor N words forward
426|x| ["x]x 2 delete N characters under and after the
Bram Moolenaar94237492017-04-23 18:40:21 +0200427 cursor [into register x]
428|y| ["x]y{motion} yank Nmove text [into register x]
429|yy| ["x]yy yank N lines [into register x]
Bram Moolenaarc6039d82005-12-02 00:44:04 +0000430|z| z{char} commands starting with 'z', see |z| below
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000431|{| { 1 cursor N paragraphs backward
432|bar| | 1 cursor to column N
433|}| } 1 cursor N paragraphs forward
434|~| ~ 2 'tildeop' off: switch case of N characters
435 under cursor and move the cursor N
436 characters to the right
437|~| ~{motion} 'tildeop' on: switch case of Nmove text
438|<C-End>| <C-End> 1 same as "G"
439|<C-Home>| <C-Home> 1 same as "gg"
440|<C-Left>| <C-Left> 1 same as "b"
441|<C-LeftMouse>| <C-LeftMouse> ":ta" to the keyword at the mouse click
442|<C-Right>| <C-Right> 1 same as "w"
443|<C-RightMouse>| <C-RightMouse> same as "CTRL-T"
Bram Moolenaar62a23252020-08-09 14:04:42 +0200444|<C-Tab>| <C-Tab> same as "g<Tab>"
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000445|<Del>| ["x]<Del> 2 same as "x"
446|N<Del>| {count}<Del> remove the last digit from {count}
447|<Down>| <Down> 1 same as "j"
448|<End>| <End> 1 same as "$"
449|<F1>| <F1> same as <Help>
450|<Help>| <Help> open a help window
451|<Home>| <Home> 1 same as "0"
452|<Insert>| <Insert> 2 same as "i"
453|<Left>| <Left> 1 same as "h"
454|<LeftMouse>| <LeftMouse> 1 move cursor to the mouse click position
Bram Moolenaarfa13eef2013-02-06 17:34:04 +0100455|<MiddleMouse>| <MiddleMouse> 2 same as "gP" at the mouse click position
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000456|<PageDown>| <PageDown> same as CTRL-F
457|<PageUp>| <PageUp> same as CTRL-B
458|<Right>| <Right> 1 same as "l"
459|<RightMouse>| <RightMouse> start Visual mode, move cursor to the mouse
460 click position
461|<S-Down>| <S-Down> 1 same as CTRL-F
462|<S-Left>| <S-Left> 1 same as "b"
463|<S-LeftMouse>| <S-LeftMouse> same as "*" at the mouse click position
464|<S-Right>| <S-Right> 1 same as "w"
465|<S-RightMouse>| <S-RightMouse> same as "#" at the mouse click position
466|<S-Up>| <S-Up> 1 same as CTRL-B
467|<Undo>| <Undo> 2 same as "u"
468|<Up>| <Up> 1 same as "k"
Bram Moolenaar8d9b40e2010-07-25 15:49:07 +0200469|<ScrollWheelDown>| <ScrollWheelDown> move window three lines down
470|<S-ScrollWheelDown>| <S-ScrollWheelDown> move window one page down
471|<ScrollWheelUp>| <ScrollWheelUp> move window three lines up
472|<S-ScrollWheelUp>| <S-ScrollWheelUp> move window one page up
473|<ScrollWheelLeft>| <ScrollWheelLeft> move window six columns left
474|<S-ScrollWheelLeft>| <S-ScrollWheelLeft> move window one page left
475|<ScrollWheelRight>| <ScrollWheelRight> move window six columns right
476|<S-ScrollWheelRight>| <S-ScrollWheelRight> move window one page right
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000477
478==============================================================================
4792.1 Text objects *objects*
480
481These can be used after an operator or in Visual mode to select an object.
482
Bram Moolenaar2a8a3ec2011-01-08 16:06:37 +0100483tag command action in op-pending and Visual mode ~
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000484------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bram Moolenaarcfbc5ee2004-07-02 15:38:35 +0000485|v_aquote| a" double quoted string
486|v_a'| a' single quoted string
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000487|v_a(| a( same as ab
488|v_a)| a) same as ab
489|v_a<| a< "a <>" from '<' to the matching '>'
490|v_a>| a> same as a<
491|v_aB| aB "a Block" from "[{" to "]}" (with brackets)
492|v_aW| aW "a WORD" (with white space)
493|v_a[| a[ "a []" from '[' to the matching ']'
494|v_a]| a] same as a[
Bram Moolenaarcfbc5ee2004-07-02 15:38:35 +0000495|v_a`| a` string in backticks
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000496|v_ab| ab "a block" from "[(" to "])" (with braces)
497|v_ap| ap "a paragraph" (with white space)
498|v_as| as "a sentence" (with white space)
Bram Moolenaarf2330482008-06-24 20:19:36 +0000499|v_at| at "a tag block" (with white space)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000500|v_aw| aw "a word" (with white space)
501|v_a{| a{ same as aB
502|v_a}| a} same as aB
Bram Moolenaarcfbc5ee2004-07-02 15:38:35 +0000503|v_iquote| i" double quoted string without the quotes
504|v_i'| i' single quoted string without the quotes
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000505|v_i(| i( same as ib
506|v_i)| i) same as ib
507|v_i<| i< "inner <>" from '<' to the matching '>'
508|v_i>| i> same as i<
509|v_iB| iB "inner Block" from "[{" and "]}"
510|v_iW| iW "inner WORD"
511|v_i[| i[ "inner []" from '[' to the matching ']'
512|v_i]| i] same as i[
Bram Moolenaarcfbc5ee2004-07-02 15:38:35 +0000513|v_i`| i` string in backticks without the backticks
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000514|v_ib| ib "inner block" from "[(" to "])"
515|v_ip| ip "inner paragraph"
516|v_is| is "inner sentence"
Bram Moolenaarf2330482008-06-24 20:19:36 +0000517|v_it| it "inner tag block"
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000518|v_iw| iw "inner word"
519|v_i{| i{ same as iB
520|v_i}| i} same as iB
521
522==============================================================================
5232.2 Window commands *CTRL-W*
524
525tag command action in Normal mode ~
526------------------------------------------------------------------------------
527|CTRL-W_CTRL-B| CTRL-W CTRL-B same as "CTRL-W b"
528|CTRL-W_CTRL-C| CTRL-W CTRL-C same as "CTRL-W c"
529|CTRL-W_CTRL-D| CTRL-W CTRL-D same as "CTRL-W d"
530|CTRL-W_CTRL-F| CTRL-W CTRL-F same as "CTRL-W f"
531 CTRL-W CTRL-G same as "CTRL-W g .."
532|CTRL-W_CTRL-H| CTRL-W CTRL-H same as "CTRL-W h"
533|CTRL-W_CTRL-I| CTRL-W CTRL-I same as "CTRL-W i"
534|CTRL-W_CTRL-J| CTRL-W CTRL-J same as "CTRL-W j"
535|CTRL-W_CTRL-K| CTRL-W CTRL-K same as "CTRL-W k"
536|CTRL-W_CTRL-L| CTRL-W CTRL-L same as "CTRL-W l"
537|CTRL-W_CTRL-N| CTRL-W CTRL-N same as "CTRL-W n"
538|CTRL-W_CTRL-O| CTRL-W CTRL-O same as "CTRL-W o"
539|CTRL-W_CTRL-P| CTRL-W CTRL-P same as "CTRL-W p"
540|CTRL-W_CTRL-Q| CTRL-W CTRL-Q same as "CTRL-W q"
541|CTRL-W_CTRL-R| CTRL-W CTRL-R same as "CTRL-W r"
542|CTRL-W_CTRL-S| CTRL-W CTRL-S same as "CTRL-W s"
543|CTRL-W_CTRL-T| CTRL-W CTRL-T same as "CTRL-W t"
544|CTRL-W_CTRL-V| CTRL-W CTRL-V same as "CTRL-W v"
545|CTRL-W_CTRL-W| CTRL-W CTRL-W same as "CTRL-W w"
546|CTRL-W_CTRL-X| CTRL-W CTRL-X same as "CTRL-W x"
547|CTRL-W_CTRL-Z| CTRL-W CTRL-Z same as "CTRL-W z"
548|CTRL-W_CTRL-]| CTRL-W CTRL-] same as "CTRL-W ]"
549|CTRL-W_CTRL-^| CTRL-W CTRL-^ same as "CTRL-W ^"
550|CTRL-W_CTRL-_| CTRL-W CTRL-_ same as "CTRL-W _"
551|CTRL-W_+| CTRL-W + increase current window height N lines
552|CTRL-W_-| CTRL-W - decrease current window height N lines
Bram Moolenaarb6e0ec62017-07-23 22:12:20 +0200553|CTRL-W_:| CTRL-W : same as |:|, edit a command line
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000554|CTRL-W_<| CTRL-W < decrease current window width N columns
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +0100555|CTRL-W_=| CTRL-W = make all windows the same height & width
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000556|CTRL-W_>| CTRL-W > increase current window width N columns
557|CTRL-W_H| CTRL-W H move current window to the far left
558|CTRL-W_J| CTRL-W J move current window to the very bottom
559|CTRL-W_K| CTRL-W K move current window to the very top
560|CTRL-W_L| CTRL-W L move current window to the far right
561|CTRL-W_P| CTRL-W P go to preview window
562|CTRL-W_R| CTRL-W R rotate windows upwards N times
563|CTRL-W_S| CTRL-W S same as "CTRL-W s"
Bram Moolenaar4c3f5362006-04-11 21:38:50 +0000564|CTRL-W_T| CTRL-W T move current window to a new tab page
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000565|CTRL-W_W| CTRL-W W go to N previous window (wrap around)
566|CTRL-W_]| CTRL-W ] split window and jump to tag under cursor
567|CTRL-W_^| CTRL-W ^ split current window and edit alternate
568 file N
569|CTRL-W__| CTRL-W _ set current window height to N (default:
570 very high)
571|CTRL-W_b| CTRL-W b go to bottom window
572|CTRL-W_c| CTRL-W c close current window (like |:close|)
573|CTRL-W_d| CTRL-W d split window and jump to definition under
574 the cursor
575|CTRL-W_f| CTRL-W f split window and edit file name under the
576 cursor
Bram Moolenaard1f56e62006-02-22 21:25:37 +0000577|CTRL-W_F| CTRL-W F split window and edit file name under the
578 cursor and jump to the line number
579 following the file name.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000580|CTRL-W_g_CTRL-]| CTRL-W g CTRL-] split window and do |:tjump| to tag under
581 cursor
582|CTRL-W_g]| CTRL-W g ] split window and do |:tselect| for tag
583 under cursor
584|CTRL-W_g}| CTRL-W g } do a |:ptjump| to the tag under the cursor
Bram Moolenaar8dff8182006-04-06 20:18:50 +0000585|CTRL-W_gf| CTRL-W g f edit file name under the cursor in a new
586 tab page
Bram Moolenaar57657d82006-04-21 22:12:41 +0000587|CTRL-W_gF| CTRL-W g F edit file name under the cursor in a new
588 tab page and jump to the line number
589 following the file name.
Bram Moolenaar26967612019-03-17 17:13:16 +0100590|CTRL-W_gt| CTRL-W g t same as `gt`: go to next tab page
591|CTRL-W_gT| CTRL-W g T same as `gT`: go to previous tab page
Bram Moolenaar62a23252020-08-09 14:04:42 +0200592|CTRL-W_g<Tab>| CTRL-W g <Tab> same as |g<Tab>|: go to last accessed tab
593 page.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000594|CTRL-W_h| CTRL-W h go to Nth left window (stop at first window)
595|CTRL-W_i| CTRL-W i split window and jump to declaration of
596 identifier under the cursor
597|CTRL-W_j| CTRL-W j go N windows down (stop at last window)
598|CTRL-W_k| CTRL-W k go N windows up (stop at first window)
599|CTRL-W_l| CTRL-W l go to Nth right window (stop at last window)
600|CTRL-W_n| CTRL-W n open new window, N lines high
601|CTRL-W_o| CTRL-W o close all but current window (like |:only|)
602|CTRL-W_p| CTRL-W p go to previous (last accessed) window
603|CTRL-W_q| CTRL-W q quit current window (like |:quit|)
604|CTRL-W_r| CTRL-W r rotate windows downwards N times
605|CTRL-W_s| CTRL-W s split current window in two parts, new
606 window N lines high
607|CTRL-W_t| CTRL-W t go to top window
608|CTRL-W_v| CTRL-W v split current window vertically, new window
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +0100609 N columns wide
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000610|CTRL-W_w| CTRL-W w go to N next window (wrap around)
611|CTRL-W_x| CTRL-W x exchange current window with window N
612 (default: next window)
613|CTRL-W_z| CTRL-W z close preview window
614|CTRL-W_bar| CTRL-W | set window width to N columns
615|CTRL-W_}| CTRL-W } show tag under cursor in preview window
616|CTRL-W_<Down>| CTRL-W <Down> same as "CTRL-W j"
617|CTRL-W_<Up>| CTRL-W <Up> same as "CTRL-W k"
618|CTRL-W_<Left>| CTRL-W <Left> same as "CTRL-W h"
619|CTRL-W_<Right>| CTRL-W <Right> same as "CTRL-W l"
620
621==============================================================================
6222.3 Square bracket commands *[* *]*
623
624tag char note action in Normal mode ~
625------------------------------------------------------------------------------
626|[_CTRL-D| [ CTRL-D jump to first #define found in current and
627 included files matching the word under the
628 cursor, start searching at beginning of
629 current file
630|[_CTRL-I| [ CTRL-I jump to first line in current and included
631 files that contains the word under the
632 cursor, start searching at beginning of
633 current file
634|[#| [# 1 cursor to N previous unmatched #if, #else
635 or #ifdef
636|['| [' 1 cursor to previous lowercase mark, on first
637 non-blank
638|[(| [( 1 cursor N times back to unmatched '('
639|[star| [* 1 same as "[/"
640|[`| [` 1 cursor to previous lowercase mark
641|[/| [/ 1 cursor to N previous start of a C comment
642|[D| [D list all defines found in current and
643 included files matching the word under the
644 cursor, start searching at beginning of
645 current file
646|[I| [I list all lines found in current and
647 included files that contain the word under
648 the cursor, start searching at beginning of
649 current file
650|[P| [P 2 same as "[p"
651|[[| [[ 1 cursor N sections backward
652|[]| [] 1 cursor N SECTIONS backward
653|[c| [c 1 cursor N times backwards to start of change
654|[d| [d show first #define found in current and
655 included files matching the word under the
656 cursor, start searching at beginning of
657 current file
658|[f| [f same as "gf"
659|[i| [i show first line found in current and
660 included files that contains the word under
661 the cursor, start searching at beginning of
662 current file
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000663|[m| [m 1 cursor N times back to start of member
664 function
Bram Moolenaardd2a3cd2007-05-05 17:10:09 +0000665|[p| [p 2 like "P", but adjust indent to current line
666|[s| [s 1 move to the previous misspelled word
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000667|[z| [z 1 move to start of open fold
668|[{| [{ 1 cursor N times back to unmatched '{'
Bram Moolenaarfa13eef2013-02-06 17:34:04 +0100669|[<MiddleMouse>| [<MiddleMouse> 2 same as "[p"
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000670
671|]_CTRL-D| ] CTRL-D jump to first #define found in current and
672 included files matching the word under the
673 cursor, start searching at cursor position
674|]_CTRL-I| ] CTRL-I jump to first line in current and included
675 files that contains the word under the
676 cursor, start searching at cursor position
677|]#| ]# 1 cursor to N next unmatched #endif or #else
678|]'| ]' 1 cursor to next lowercase mark, on first
679 non-blank
680|])| ]) 1 cursor N times forward to unmatched ')'
681|]star| ]* 1 same as "]/"
682|]`| ]` 1 cursor to next lowercase mark
683|]/| ]/ 1 cursor to N next end of a C comment
684|]D| ]D list all #defines found in current and
685 included files matching the word under the
686 cursor, start searching at cursor position
687|]I| ]I list all lines found in current and
688 included files that contain the word under
689 the cursor, start searching at cursor
690 position
691|]P| ]P 2 same as "[p"
692|][| ][ 1 cursor N SECTIONS forward
693|]]| ]] 1 cursor N sections forward
694|]c| ]c 1 cursor N times forward to start of change
695|]d| ]d show first #define found in current and
696 included files matching the word under the
697 cursor, start searching at cursor position
698|]f| ]f same as "gf"
699|]i| ]i show first line found in current and
700 included files that contains the word under
701 the cursor, start searching at cursor
702 position
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000703|]m| ]m 1 cursor N times forward to end of member
704 function
Bram Moolenaardd2a3cd2007-05-05 17:10:09 +0000705|]p| ]p 2 like "p", but adjust indent to current line
706|]s| ]s 1 move to next misspelled word
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000707|]z| ]z 1 move to end of open fold
708|]}| ]} 1 cursor N times forward to unmatched '}'
Bram Moolenaarfa13eef2013-02-06 17:34:04 +0100709|]<MiddleMouse>| ]<MiddleMouse> 2 same as "]p"
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000710
711==============================================================================
7122.4 Commands starting with 'g' *g*
713
714tag char note action in Normal mode ~
715------------------------------------------------------------------------------
716|g_CTRL-A| g CTRL-A only when compiled with MEM_PROFILE
717 defined: dump a memory profile
718|g_CTRL-G| g CTRL-G show information about current cursor
719 position
720|g_CTRL-H| g CTRL-H start Select block mode
721|g_CTRL-]| g CTRL-] |:tjump| to the tag under the cursor
722|g#| g# 1 like "#", but without using "\<" and "\>"
723|g$| g$ 1 when 'wrap' off go to rightmost character of
724 the current line that is on the screen;
725 when 'wrap' on go to the rightmost character
726 of the current screen line
727|g&| g& 2 repeat last ":s" on all lines
728|g'| g'{mark} 1 like |'| but without changing the jumplist
729|g`| g`{mark} 1 like |`| but without changing the jumplist
730|gstar| g* 1 like "*", but without using "\<" and "\>"
Bram Moolenaar2b8388b2015-02-28 13:11:45 +0100731|g+| g+ go to newer text state N times
732|g,| g, 1 go to N newer position in change list
733|g-| g- go to older text state N times
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000734|g0| g0 1 when 'wrap' off go to leftmost character of
735 the current line that is on the screen;
736 when 'wrap' on go to the leftmost character
737 of the current screen line
738|g8| g8 print hex value of bytes used in UTF-8
739 character under the cursor
Bram Moolenaar2b8388b2015-02-28 13:11:45 +0100740|g;| g; 1 go to N older position in change list
Bram Moolenaarcfc7d632005-07-28 22:28:16 +0000741|g<| g< display previous command output
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000742|g?| g? 2 Rot13 encoding operator
743|g?g?| g?? 2 Rot13 encode current line
744|g?g?| g?g? 2 Rot13 encode current line
745|gD| gD 1 go to definition of word under the cursor
746 in current file
747|gE| gE 1 go backwards to the end of the previous
748 WORD
749|gH| gH start Select line mode
750|gI| gI 2 like "I", but always start in column 1
751|gJ| gJ 2 join lines without inserting space
Bram Moolenaar6c35bea2012-07-25 17:49:10 +0200752|gN| gN 1,2 find the previous match with the last used
753 search pattern and Visually select it
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000754|gP| ["x]gP 2 put the text [from register x] before the
755 cursor N times, leave the cursor after it
Bram Moolenaar2a8a3ec2011-01-08 16:06:37 +0100756|gQ| gQ switch to "Ex" mode with Vim editing
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000757|gR| gR 2 enter Virtual Replace mode
Bram Moolenaar531da592013-05-06 05:58:55 +0200758|gT| gT go to the previous tab page
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000759|gU| gU{motion} 2 make Nmove text uppercase
760|gV| gV don't reselect the previous Visual area
761 when executing a mapping or menu in Select
762 mode
763|g]| g] :tselect on the tag under the cursor
764|g^| g^ 1 when 'wrap' off go to leftmost non-white
765 character of the current line that is on
766 the screen; when 'wrap' on go to the
767 leftmost non-white character of the current
768 screen line
Bram Moolenaar2b8388b2015-02-28 13:11:45 +0100769|g_| g_ 1 cursor to the last CHAR N - 1 lines lower
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000770|ga| ga print ascii value of character under the
771 cursor
772|gd| gd 1 go to definition of word under the cursor
773 in current function
774|ge| ge 1 go backwards to the end of the previous
775 word
776|gf| gf start editing the file whose name is under
777 the cursor
Bram Moolenaard1f56e62006-02-22 21:25:37 +0000778|gF| gF start editing the file whose name is under
779 the cursor and jump to the line number
780 following the filename.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000781|gg| gg 1 cursor to line N, default first line
782|gh| gh start Select mode
783|gi| gi 2 like "i", but first move to the |'^| mark
784|gj| gj 1 like "j", but when 'wrap' on go N screen
785 lines down
786|gk| gk 1 like "k", but when 'wrap' on go N screen
787 lines up
788|gm| gm 1 go to character at middle of the screenline
Bram Moolenaar8b530c12019-10-28 02:13:05 +0100789|gM| gM 1 go to character at middle of the text line
Bram Moolenaar4f4d51a2020-10-11 13:57:40 +0200790|gn| gn 1,2 find the next match with the last used
791 search pattern and Visually select it
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000792|go| go 1 cursor to byte N in the buffer
793|gp| ["x]gp 2 put the text [from register x] after the
794 cursor N times, leave the cursor after it
795|gq| gq{motion} 2 format Nmove text
796|gr| gr{char} 2 virtual replace N chars with {char}
797|gs| gs go to sleep for N seconds (default 1)
Bram Moolenaar531da592013-05-06 05:58:55 +0200798|gt| gt go to the next tab page
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000799|gu| gu{motion} 2 make Nmove text lowercase
800|gv| gv reselect the previous Visual area
801|gw| gw{motion} 2 format Nmove text and keep cursor
Bram Moolenaardd2a3cd2007-05-05 17:10:09 +0000802|netrw-gx| gx execute application for file name under the
803 cursor (only with |netrw| plugin)
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000804|g@| g@{motion} call 'operatorfunc'
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000805|g~| g~{motion} 2 swap case for Nmove text
806|g<Down>| g<Down> 1 same as "gj"
807|g<End>| g<End> 1 same as "g$"
808|g<Home>| g<Home> 1 same as "g0"
809|g<LeftMouse>| g<LeftMouse> same as <C-LeftMouse>
810 g<MiddleMouse> same as <C-MiddleMouse>
811|g<RightMouse>| g<RightMouse> same as <C-RightMouse>
Bram Moolenaar62a23252020-08-09 14:04:42 +0200812|g<Tab>| g<Tab> go to the last accessed tab page.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000813|g<Up>| g<Up> 1 same as "gk"
814
815==============================================================================
8162.5 Commands starting with 'z' *z*
817
818tag char note action in Normal mode ~
819------------------------------------------------------------------------------
820|z<CR>| z<CR> redraw, cursor line to top of window,
821 cursor on first non-blank
822|zN<CR>| z{height}<CR> redraw, make window {height} lines high
823|z+| z+ cursor on line N (default line below
824 window), otherwise like "z<CR>"
825|z-| z- redraw, cursor line at bottom of window,
826 cursor on first non-blank
827|z.| z. redraw, cursor line to center of window,
828 cursor on first non-blank
Bram Moolenaar5c2f0502005-12-23 22:11:04 +0000829|z=| z= give spelling suggestions
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000830|zA| zA open a closed fold or close an open fold
831 recursively
832|zC| zC close folds recursively
833|zD| zD delete folds recursively
834|zE| zE eliminate all folds
835|zF| zF create a fold for N lines
Bram Moolenaaracc22402020-06-07 21:07:18 +0200836|zG| zG temporarily mark word as correctly spelled
Bram Moolenaar56b45b92013-06-24 22:22:18 +0200837|zH| zH when 'wrap' off scroll half a screenwidth
838 to the right
839|zL| zL when 'wrap' off scroll half a screenwidth
840 to the left
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000841|zM| zM set 'foldlevel' to zero
842|zN| zN set 'foldenable'
843|zO| zO open folds recursively
844|zR| zR set 'foldlevel' to the deepest fold
Bram Moolenaaracc22402020-06-07 21:07:18 +0200845|zW| zW temporarily mark word as incorrectly spelled
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000846|zX| zX re-apply 'foldlevel'
847|z^| z^ cursor on line N (default line above
848 window), otherwise like "z-"
849|za| za open a closed fold, close an open fold
850|zb| zb redraw, cursor line at bottom of window
851|zc| zc close a fold
852|zd| zd delete a fold
853|ze| ze when 'wrap' off scroll horizontally to
854 position the cursor at the end (right side)
855 of the screen
856|zf| zf{motion} create a fold for Nmove text
Bram Moolenaaracc22402020-06-07 21:07:18 +0200857|zg| zg permanently mark word as correctly spelled
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000858|zh| zh when 'wrap' off scroll screen N characters
859 to the right
860|zi| zi toggle 'foldenable'
861|zj| zj 1 move to the start of the next fold
862|zk| zk 1 move to the end of the previous fold
863|zl| zl when 'wrap' off scroll screen N characters
864 to the left
865|zm| zm subtract one from 'foldlevel'
866|zn| zn reset 'foldenable'
867|zo| zo open fold
Christian Brabandt2fa93842021-05-30 22:17:25 +0200868|zp| zp paste in block-mode without trailing spaces
869|zP| zP paste in block-mode without trailing spaces
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000870|zr| zr add one to 'foldlevel'
871|zs| zs when 'wrap' off scroll horizontally to
872 position the cursor at the start (left
873 side) of the screen
874|zt| zt redraw, cursor line at top of window
Bram Moolenaar25c9c682019-05-05 18:13:34 +0200875|zuw| zuw undo |zw|
876|zug| zug undo |zg|
877|zuW| zuW undo |zW|
878|zuG| zuG undo |zG|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000879|zv| zv open enough folds to view the cursor line
Bram Moolenaaracc22402020-06-07 21:07:18 +0200880|zw| zw permanently mark word as incorrectly spelled
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000881|zx| zx re-apply 'foldlevel' and do "zv"
Christian Brabandt544a38e2021-06-10 19:39:11 +0200882|zy| zy yank without trailing spaces
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000883|zz| zz redraw, cursor line at center of window
884|z<Left>| z<Left> same as "zh"
885|z<Right>| z<Right> same as "zl"
886
887==============================================================================
Bram Moolenaarf6b40102019-02-22 15:24:03 +01008882.6 Operator-pending mode *operator-pending-index*
889
890These can be used after an operator, but before a {motion} has been entered.
891
Bram Moolenaar26967612019-03-17 17:13:16 +0100892tag char action in Operator-pending mode ~
Bram Moolenaarf6b40102019-02-22 15:24:03 +0100893-----------------------------------------------------------------------
894|o_v| v force operator to work characterwise
895|o_V| V force operator to work linewise
896|o_CTRL-V| CTRL-V force operator to work blockwise
897
898==============================================================================
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008993. Visual mode *visual-index*
900
Bram Moolenaar402d2fe2005-04-15 21:00:38 +0000901Most commands in Visual mode are the same as in Normal mode. The ones listed
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000902here are those that are different.
903
904tag command note action in Visual mode ~
905------------------------------------------------------------------------------
906|v_CTRL-\_CTRL-N| CTRL-\ CTRL-N stop Visual mode
907|v_CTRL-\_CTRL-G| CTRL-\ CTRL-G go to mode specified with 'insertmode'
Bram Moolenaaraa3b15d2016-04-21 08:53:19 +0200908|v_CTRL-A| CTRL-A 2 add N to number in highlighted text
Bram Moolenaar81695252004-12-29 20:58:21 +0000909|v_CTRL-C| CTRL-C stop Visual mode
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000910|v_CTRL-G| CTRL-G toggle between Visual mode and Select mode
911|v_<BS>| <BS> 2 Select mode: delete highlighted area
912|v_CTRL-H| CTRL-H 2 same as <BS>
913|v_CTRL-O| CTRL-O switch from Select to Visual mode for one
914 command
915|v_CTRL-V| CTRL-V make Visual mode blockwise or stop Visual
916 mode
Bram Moolenaaraa3b15d2016-04-21 08:53:19 +0200917|v_CTRL-X| CTRL-X 2 subtract N from number in highlighted text
Bram Moolenaar81695252004-12-29 20:58:21 +0000918|v_<Esc>| <Esc> stop Visual mode
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000919|v_CTRL-]| CTRL-] jump to highlighted tag
920|v_!| !{filter} 2 filter the highlighted lines through the
921 external command {filter}
922|v_:| : start a command-line with the highlighted
923 lines as a range
924|v_<| < 2 shift the highlighted lines one
925 'shiftwidth' left
926|v_=| = 2 filter the highlighted lines through the
927 external program given with the 'equalprg'
928 option
929|v_>| > 2 shift the highlighted lines one
930 'shiftwidth' right
931|v_b_A| A 2 block mode: append same text in all lines,
932 after the highlighted area
933|v_C| C 2 delete the highlighted lines and start
934 insert
935|v_D| D 2 delete the highlighted lines
936|v_b_I| I 2 block mode: insert same text in all lines,
937 before the highlighted area
938|v_J| J 2 join the highlighted lines
939|v_K| K run 'keywordprg' on the highlighted area
Bram Moolenaarf10911e2022-01-29 22:20:48 +0000940|v_O| O move horizontally to other corner of area
941|v_P| P replace highlighted area with register
942 contents; unnamed register is unchanged
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000943 Q does not start Ex mode
944|v_R| R 2 delete the highlighted lines and start
945 insert
946|v_S| S 2 delete the highlighted lines and start
947 insert
948|v_U| U 2 make highlighted area uppercase
949|v_V| V make Visual mode linewise or stop Visual
950 mode
951|v_X| X 2 delete the highlighted lines
952|v_Y| Y yank the highlighted lines
Bram Moolenaarf2330482008-06-24 20:19:36 +0000953|v_aquote| a" extend highlighted area with a double
954 quoted string
955|v_a'| a' extend highlighted area with a single
956 quoted string
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000957|v_a(| a( same as ab
958|v_a)| a) same as ab
959|v_a<| a< extend highlighted area with a <> block
960|v_a>| a> same as a<
961|v_aB| aB extend highlighted area with a {} block
962|v_aW| aW extend highlighted area with "a WORD"
963|v_a[| a[ extend highlighted area with a [] block
964|v_a]| a] same as a[
Bram Moolenaarf2330482008-06-24 20:19:36 +0000965|v_a`| a` extend highlighted area with a backtick
966 quoted string
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000967|v_ab| ab extend highlighted area with a () block
968|v_ap| ap extend highlighted area with a paragraph
969|v_as| as extend highlighted area with a sentence
Bram Moolenaarf2330482008-06-24 20:19:36 +0000970|v_at| at extend highlighted area with a tag block
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000971|v_aw| aw extend highlighted area with "a word"
972|v_a{| a{ same as aB
973|v_a}| a} same as aB
974|v_c| c 2 delete highlighted area and start insert
975|v_d| d 2 delete highlighted area
Bram Moolenaaraa3b15d2016-04-21 08:53:19 +0200976|v_g_CTRL-A| g CTRL-A 2 add N to number in highlighted text
977|v_g_CTRL-X| g CTRL-X 2 subtract N from number in highlighted text
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000978|v_gJ| gJ 2 join the highlighted lines without
979 inserting spaces
980|v_gq| gq 2 format the highlighted lines
981|v_gv| gv exchange current and previous highlighted
982 area
Bram Moolenaarf2330482008-06-24 20:19:36 +0000983|v_iquote| i" extend highlighted area with a double
984 quoted string (without quotes)
985|v_i'| i' extend highlighted area with a single
986 quoted string (without quotes)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000987|v_i(| i( same as ib
988|v_i)| i) same as ib
989|v_i<| i< extend highlighted area with inner <> block
990|v_i>| i> same as i<
991|v_iB| iB extend highlighted area with inner {} block
992|v_iW| iW extend highlighted area with "inner WORD"
993|v_i[| i[ extend highlighted area with inner [] block
994|v_i]| i] same as i[
Bram Moolenaarf2330482008-06-24 20:19:36 +0000995|v_i`| i` extend highlighted area with a backtick
996 quoted string (without the backticks)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000997|v_ib| ib extend highlighted area with inner () block
998|v_ip| ip extend highlighted area with inner paragraph
999|v_is| is extend highlighted area with inner sentence
Bram Moolenaarf2330482008-06-24 20:19:36 +00001000|v_it| it extend highlighted area with inner tag block
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001001|v_iw| iw extend highlighted area with "inner word"
1002|v_i{| i{ same as iB
1003|v_i}| i} same as iB
1004|v_o| o move cursor to other corner of area
Bram Moolenaarf10911e2022-01-29 22:20:48 +00001005|v_p| p replace highlighted area with register
1006 contents; deleted text in unnamed register
Bram Moolenaar7dda86f2018-04-20 22:36:41 +02001007|v_r| r 2 replace highlighted area with a character
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001008|v_s| s 2 delete highlighted area and start insert
1009|v_u| u 2 make highlighted area lowercase
1010|v_v| v make Visual mode characterwise or stop
1011 Visual mode
1012|v_x| x 2 delete the highlighted area
1013|v_y| y yank the highlighted area
1014|v_~| ~ 2 swap case for the highlighted area
1015
1016==============================================================================
10174. Command-line editing *ex-edit-index*
1018
1019Get to the command-line with the ':', '!', '/' or '?' commands.
1020Normal characters are inserted at the current cursor position.
1021"Completion" below refers to context-sensitive completion. It will complete
1022file names, tags, commands etc. as appropriate.
1023
Bram Moolenaar26967612019-03-17 17:13:16 +01001024tag command action in Command-line editing mode ~
Bram Moolenaar2a8a3ec2011-01-08 16:06:37 +01001025------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001026 CTRL-@ not used
1027|c_CTRL-A| CTRL-A do completion on the pattern in front of the
1028 cursor and insert all matches
1029|c_CTRL-B| CTRL-B cursor to begin of command-line
Bram Moolenaar2a8a3ec2011-01-08 16:06:37 +01001030|c_CTRL-C| CTRL-C same as <Esc>
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001031|c_CTRL-D| CTRL-D list completions that match the pattern in
1032 front of the cursor
1033|c_CTRL-E| CTRL-E cursor to end of command-line
1034|'cedit'| CTRL-F default value for 'cedit': opens the
1035 command-line window; otherwise not used
Bram Moolenaar818078d2016-08-27 21:58:42 +02001036|c_CTRL-G| CTRL-G next match when 'incsearch' is active
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001037|c_<BS>| <BS> delete the character in front of the cursor
1038|c_digraph| {char1} <BS> {char2}
1039 enter digraph when 'digraph' is on
1040|c_CTRL-H| CTRL-H same as <BS>
1041|c_<Tab>| <Tab> if 'wildchar' is <Tab>: Do completion on
1042 the pattern in front of the cursor
1043|c_<S-Tab>| <S-Tab> same as CTRL-P
1044|c_wildchar| 'wildchar' Do completion on the pattern in front of the
1045 cursor (default: <Tab>)
1046|c_CTRL-I| CTRL-I same as <Tab>
1047|c_<NL>| <NL> same as <CR>
1048|c_CTRL-J| CTRL-J same as <CR>
1049|c_CTRL-K| CTRL-K {char1} {char2}
1050 enter digraph
1051|c_CTRL-L| CTRL-L do completion on the pattern in front of the
1052 cursor and insert the longest common part
1053|c_<CR>| <CR> execute entered command
Bram Moolenaar2ec618c2016-10-01 14:47:05 +02001054|c_CTRL-M| CTRL-M same as <CR>
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001055|c_CTRL-N| CTRL-N after using 'wildchar' with multiple matches:
Bram Moolenaar214641f2017-03-05 17:04:09 +01001056 go to next match, otherwise: recall older
1057 command-line from history.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001058 CTRL-O not used
1059|c_CTRL-P| CTRL-P after using 'wildchar' with multiple matches:
Bram Moolenaar214641f2017-03-05 17:04:09 +01001060 go to previous match, otherwise: recall older
1061 command-line from history.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001062|c_CTRL-Q| CTRL-Q same as CTRL-V, unless it's used for terminal
1063 control flow
Bram Moolenaar63b74a82019-03-24 15:09:13 +01001064|c_CTRL-R| CTRL-R {regname}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001065 insert the contents of a register or object
1066 under the cursor as if typed
Bram Moolenaar63b74a82019-03-24 15:09:13 +01001067|c_CTRL-R_CTRL-R| CTRL-R CTRL-R {regname}
1068|c_CTRL-R_CTRL-O| CTRL-R CTRL-O {regname}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001069 insert the contents of a register or object
1070 under the cursor literally
Bram Moolenaaracc22402020-06-07 21:07:18 +02001071 CTRL-S not used, or used for terminal control flow
Bram Moolenaar818078d2016-08-27 21:58:42 +02001072|c_CTRL-T| CTRL-T previous match when 'incsearch' is active
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001073|c_CTRL-U| CTRL-U remove all characters
1074|c_CTRL-V| CTRL-V insert next non-digit literally, insert three
1075 digit decimal number as a single byte.
1076|c_CTRL-W| CTRL-W delete the word in front of the cursor
1077 CTRL-X not used (reserved for completion)
1078 CTRL-Y copy (yank) modeless selection
1079 CTRL-Z not used (reserved for suspend)
1080|c_<Esc>| <Esc> abandon command-line without executing it
Bram Moolenaar2ec618c2016-10-01 14:47:05 +02001081|c_CTRL-[| CTRL-[ same as <Esc>
Bram Moolenaarfa13eef2013-02-06 17:34:04 +01001082|c_CTRL-\_CTRL-N| CTRL-\ CTRL-N go to Normal mode, abandon command-line
1083|c_CTRL-\_CTRL-G| CTRL-\ CTRL-G go to mode specified with 'insertmode',
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001084 abandon command-line
1085 CTRL-\ a - d reserved for extensions
1086|c_CTRL-\_e| CTRL-\ e {expr} replace the command line with the result of
1087 {expr}
1088 CTRL-\ f - z reserved for extensions
1089 CTRL-\ others not used
Bram Moolenaardd2a3cd2007-05-05 17:10:09 +00001090|c_CTRL-]| CTRL-] trigger abbreviation
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001091|c_CTRL-^| CTRL-^ toggle use of |:lmap| mappings
1092|c_CTRL-_| CTRL-_ when 'allowrevins' set: change language
1093 (Hebrew, Farsi)
1094|c_<Del>| <Del> delete the character under the cursor
1095
1096|c_<Left>| <Left> cursor left
1097|c_<S-Left>| <S-Left> cursor one word left
1098|c_<C-Left>| <C-Left> cursor one word left
1099|c_<Right>| <Right> cursor right
1100|c_<S-Right>| <S-Right> cursor one word right
1101|c_<C-Right>| <C-Right> cursor one word right
1102|c_<Up>| <Up> recall previous command-line from history that
1103 matches pattern in front of the cursor
1104|c_<S-Up>| <S-Up> recall previous command-line from history
1105|c_<Down>| <Down> recall next command-line from history that
1106 matches pattern in front of the cursor
1107|c_<S-Down>| <S-Down> recall next command-line from history
1108|c_<Home>| <Home> cursor to start of command-line
1109|c_<End>| <End> cursor to end of command-line
1110|c_<PageDown>| <PageDown> same as <S-Down>
1111|c_<PageUp>| <PageUp> same as <S-Up>
1112|c_<Insert>| <Insert> toggle insert/overstrike mode
1113|c_<LeftMouse>| <LeftMouse> cursor at mouse click
1114
Bram Moolenaarf6b40102019-02-22 15:24:03 +01001115==============================================================================
11165. Terminal-Job mode *terminal-job-index*
1117
1118Most Normal mode commands except for window commands (|CTRL-W|) do not work in
1119a terminal window. Switch to Terminal-Normal mode to use them.
1120This assumes 'termwinkey' is not set.
1121
Bram Moolenaar26967612019-03-17 17:13:16 +01001122tag char action in Terminal-Job mode ~
Bram Moolenaarf6b40102019-02-22 15:24:03 +01001123-----------------------------------------------------------------------
1124|t_CTRL-\_CTRL-N| CTRL-\ CTRL-N switch to Terminal-Normal mode
Bram Moolenaar26967612019-03-17 17:13:16 +01001125|t_CTRL-W_N| CTRL-W N switch to Terminal-Normal mode
1126|t_CTRL-W_:| CTRL-W : enter an Ex command
1127|t_CTRL-W_.| CTRL-W . type CTRL-W in the terminal
Bram Moolenaarf6b40102019-02-22 15:24:03 +01001128 CTRL-W CTRL-\ send a CTRL-\ to the job in the terminal
Bram Moolenaar7ceefb32020-05-01 16:07:38 +02001129|t_CTRL-W_quote| CTRL-W " {register}
Bram Moolenaarf6b40102019-02-22 15:24:03 +01001130 paste register in the terminal
1131|t_CTRL-W_CTRL-C| CTRL-W CTRL-C forcefully ends the job
Bram Moolenaar911ead12019-04-21 00:03:35 +02001132|t_CTRL-W_CTRL-W| CTRL-W CTRL-W move focus to the next window
Bram Moolenaar26967612019-03-17 17:13:16 +01001133|t_CTRL-W_gt| CTRL-W gt go to next tabpage, same as `gt`
1134|t_CTRL-W_gT| CTRL-W gT go to previous tabpage, same as `gT`
Bram Moolenaarf6b40102019-02-22 15:24:03 +01001135
Bram Moolenaaracb4f222016-01-10 15:59:26 +01001136You found it, Arthur! *holy-grail* *:smile*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001137
1138==============================================================================
Bram Moolenaarf6b40102019-02-22 15:24:03 +010011396. EX commands *ex-cmd-index* *:index*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001140
1141This is a brief but complete listing of all the ":" commands, without
1142mentioning any arguments. The optional part of the command name is inside [].
1143The commands are sorted on the non-optional part of their name.
1144
Bram Moolenaar26967612019-03-17 17:13:16 +01001145tag command action ~
Bram Moolenaar2a8a3ec2011-01-08 16:06:37 +01001146------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bram Moolenaar30e9b3c2019-09-07 16:24:12 +02001147|:| : nothing
1148|:range| :{range} go to last line in {range}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001149|:!| :! filter lines or execute an external command
1150|:!!| :!! repeat last ":!" command
1151|:#| :# same as ":number"
1152|:&| :& repeat last ":substitute"
1153|:star| :* execute contents of a register
1154|:<| :< shift lines one 'shiftwidth' left
Bram Moolenaar9da17d72022-02-09 21:50:44 +00001155|:=| := print the last line number
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001156|:>| :> shift lines one 'shiftwidth' right
1157|:@| :@ execute contents of a register
1158|:@@| :@@ repeat the previous ":@"
1159|:Next| :N[ext] go to previous file in the argument list
1160|:Print| :P[rint] print lines
1161|:X| :X ask for encryption key
1162|:append| :a[ppend] append text
1163|:abbreviate| :ab[breviate] enter abbreviation
1164|:abclear| :abc[lear] remove all abbreviations
1165|:aboveleft| :abo[veleft] make split window appear left or above
1166|:all| :al[l] open a window for each file in the argument
1167 list
1168|:amenu| :am[enu] enter new menu item for all modes
1169|:anoremenu| :an[oremenu] enter a new menu for all modes that will not
1170 be remapped
1171|:args| :ar[gs] print the argument list
1172|:argadd| :arga[dd] add items to the argument list
Nir Lichtman73a02422021-12-24 20:28:03 +00001173:argdedupe :argdedupe remove duplicates from the argument list
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001174|:argdelete| :argd[elete] delete items from the argument list
1175|:argedit| :arge[dit] add item to the argument list and edit it
1176|:argdo| :argdo do a command on all items in the argument list
1177|:argglobal| :argg[lobal] define the global argument list
1178|:arglocal| :argl[ocal] define a local argument list
1179|:argument| :argu[ment] go to specific file in the argument list
1180|:ascii| :as[cii] print ascii value of character under the cursor
1181|:autocmd| :au[tocmd] enter or show autocommands
1182|:augroup| :aug[roup] select the autocommand group to use
1183|:aunmenu| :aun[menu] remove menu for all modes
1184|:buffer| :b[uffer] go to specific buffer in the buffer list
1185|:bNext| :bN[ext] go to previous buffer in the buffer list
1186|:ball| :ba[ll] open a window for each buffer in the buffer list
1187|:badd| :bad[d] add buffer to the buffer list
Bram Moolenaar942db232021-02-13 18:14:48 +01001188|:balt| :balt like ":badd" but also set the alternate file
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001189|:bdelete| :bd[elete] remove a buffer from the buffer list
1190|:behave| :be[have] set mouse and selection behavior
1191|:belowright| :bel[owright] make split window appear right or below
1192|:bfirst| :bf[irst] go to first buffer in the buffer list
1193|:blast| :bl[ast] go to last buffer in the buffer list
1194|:bmodified| :bm[odified] go to next buffer in the buffer list that has
1195 been modified
1196|:bnext| :bn[ext] go to next buffer in the buffer list
1197|:botright| :bo[tright] make split window appear at bottom or far right
1198|:bprevious| :bp[revious] go to previous buffer in the buffer list
1199|:brewind| :br[ewind] go to first buffer in the buffer list
1200|:break| :brea[k] break out of while loop
1201|:breakadd| :breaka[dd] add a debugger breakpoint
1202|:breakdel| :breakd[el] delete a debugger breakpoint
1203|:breaklist| :breakl[ist] list debugger breakpoints
1204|:browse| :bro[wse] use file selection dialog
1205|:bufdo| :bufdo execute command in each listed buffer
1206|:buffers| :buffers list all files in the buffer list
1207|:bunload| :bun[load] unload a specific buffer
1208|:bwipeout| :bw[ipeout] really delete a buffer
1209|:change| :c[hange] replace a line or series of lines
1210|:cNext| :cN[ext] go to previous error
1211|:cNfile| :cNf[ile] go to last error in previous file
1212|:cabbrev| :ca[bbrev] like ":abbreviate" but for Command-line mode
1213|:cabclear| :cabc[lear] clear all abbreviations for Command-line mode
Bram Moolenaar3ff33112019-05-03 21:56:35 +02001214|:cabove| :cabo[ve] go to error above current line
Bram Moolenaara6878372014-03-22 21:02:50 +01001215|:caddbuffer| :cad[dbuffer] add errors from buffer
1216|:caddexpr| :cadde[xpr] add errors from expr
Bram Moolenaar4770d092006-01-12 23:22:24 +00001217|:caddfile| :caddf[ile] add error message to current quickfix list
Bram Moolenaarcf6a55c2019-05-05 15:02:30 +02001218|:cafter| :caf[ter] go to error after current cursor
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001219|:call| :cal[l] call a function
1220|:catch| :cat[ch] part of a :try command
Bram Moolenaarcf6a55c2019-05-05 15:02:30 +02001221|:cbefore| :cbef[ore] go to error before current cursor
1222|:cbelow| :cbel[ow] go to error below current line
Bram Moolenaar537ef082016-07-09 17:56:19 +02001223|:cbottom| :cbo[ttom] scroll to the bottom of the quickfix window
Bram Moolenaar86b68352004-12-27 21:59:20 +00001224|:cbuffer| :cb[uffer] parse error messages and jump to first error
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001225|:cc| :cc go to specific error
1226|:cclose| :ccl[ose] close quickfix window
1227|:cd| :cd change directory
Bram Moolenaaraa23b372015-09-08 18:46:31 +02001228|:cdo| :cdo execute command in each valid error list entry
1229|:cfdo| :cfd[o] execute command in each file in error list
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001230|:center| :ce[nter] format lines at the center
Bram Moolenaar87e25fd2005-07-27 21:13:01 +00001231|:cexpr| :cex[pr] read errors from expr and jump to first
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001232|:cfile| :cf[ile] read file with error messages and jump to first
1233|:cfirst| :cfir[st] go to the specified error, default first one
Bram Moolenaarc01140a2006-03-24 22:21:52 +00001234|:cgetbuffer| :cgetb[uffer] get errors from buffer
Bram Moolenaar8ab561d2006-03-23 22:44:10 +00001235|:cgetexpr| :cgete[xpr] get errors from expr
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001236|:cgetfile| :cg[etfile] read file with error messages
Bram Moolenaar34700a62013-03-07 13:20:54 +01001237|:changes| :changes print the change list
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001238|:chdir| :chd[ir] change directory
1239|:checkpath| :che[ckpath] list included files
1240|:checktime| :checkt[ime] check timestamp of loaded buffers
Bram Moolenaar42ebd062016-07-17 13:35:14 +02001241|:chistory| :chi[story] list the error lists
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001242|:clast| :cla[st] go to the specified error, default last one
Bram Moolenaarc95a3022016-06-12 23:01:46 +02001243|:clearjumps| :cle[arjumps] clear the jump list
1244|:clist| :cl[ist] list all errors
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001245|:close| :clo[se] close current window
1246|:cmap| :cm[ap] like ":map" but for Command-line mode
1247|:cmapclear| :cmapc[lear] clear all mappings for Command-line mode
1248|:cmenu| :cme[nu] add menu for Command-line mode
1249|:cnext| :cn[ext] go to next error
1250|:cnewer| :cnew[er] go to newer error list
1251|:cnfile| :cnf[ile] go to first error in next file
1252|:cnoremap| :cno[remap] like ":noremap" but for Command-line mode
1253|:cnoreabbrev| :cnorea[bbrev] like ":noreabbrev" but for Command-line mode
1254|:cnoremenu| :cnoreme[nu] like ":noremenu" but for Command-line mode
1255|:copy| :co[py] copy lines
1256|:colder| :col[der] go to older error list
1257|:colorscheme| :colo[rscheme] load a specific color scheme
1258|:command| :com[mand] create user-defined command
1259|:comclear| :comc[lear] clear all user-defined commands
1260|:compiler| :comp[iler] do settings for a specific compiler
1261|:continue| :con[tinue] go back to :while
1262|:confirm| :conf[irm] prompt user when confirmation required
Bram Moolenaar6c1e1572019-06-22 02:13:00 +02001263|:const| :cons[t] create a variable as a constant
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001264|:copen| :cope[n] open quickfix window
1265|:cprevious| :cp[revious] go to previous error
1266|:cpfile| :cpf[ile] go to last error in previous file
1267|:cquit| :cq[uit] quit Vim with an error code
1268|:crewind| :cr[ewind] go to the specified error, default first one
Bram Moolenaaracb4f222016-01-10 15:59:26 +01001269|:cscope| :cs[cope] execute cscope command
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001270|:cstag| :cst[ag] use cscope to jump to a tag
1271|:cunmap| :cu[nmap] like ":unmap" but for Command-line mode
1272|:cunabbrev| :cuna[bbrev] like ":unabbrev" but for Command-line mode
1273|:cunmenu| :cunme[nu] remove menu for Command-line mode
1274|:cwindow| :cw[indow] open or close quickfix window
1275|:delete| :d[elete] delete lines
1276|:debug| :deb[ug] run a command in debugging mode
1277|:debuggreedy| :debugg[reedy] read debug mode commands from normal input
Bram Moolenaar191acfd2020-03-27 20:42:43 +01001278|:def| :def define a Vim9 user function
Bram Moolenaar388a5d42020-05-26 21:20:45 +02001279|:defcompile| :defc[ompile] compile Vim9 user functions in current script
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001280|:delcommand| :delc[ommand] delete user-defined command
1281|:delfunction| :delf[unction] delete a user function
Bram Moolenaar191acfd2020-03-27 20:42:43 +01001282|:delmarks| :delm[arks] delete marks
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001283|:diffupdate| :dif[fupdate] update 'diff' buffers
1284|:diffget| :diffg[et] remove differences in current buffer
Bram Moolenaar2df6dcc2004-07-12 15:53:54 +00001285|:diffoff| :diffo[ff] switch off diff mode
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001286|:diffpatch| :diffp[atch] apply a patch and show differences
1287|:diffput| :diffpu[t] remove differences in other buffer
1288|:diffsplit| :diffs[plit] show differences with another file
1289|:diffthis| :diffthis make current window a diff window
1290|:digraphs| :dig[raphs] show or enter digraphs
1291|:display| :di[splay] display registers
Bram Moolenaar191acfd2020-03-27 20:42:43 +01001292|:disassemble| :disa[ssemble] disassemble Vim9 user function
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001293|:djump| :dj[ump] jump to #define
Bram Moolenaarb1332082013-10-06 14:22:40 +02001294|:dl| :dl short for |:delete| with the 'l' flag
Bram Moolenaar9ba7e172013-07-17 22:37:26 +02001295|:dlist| :dli[st] list #defines
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001296|:doautocmd| :do[autocmd] apply autocommands to current buffer
1297|:doautoall| :doautoa[ll] apply autocommands for all loaded buffers
Bram Moolenaarb1332082013-10-06 14:22:40 +02001298|:dp| :d[elete]p short for |:delete| with the 'p' flag
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001299|:drop| :dr[op] jump to window editing file or edit file in
1300 current window
1301|:dsearch| :ds[earch] list one #define
1302|:dsplit| :dsp[lit] split window and jump to #define
1303|:edit| :e[dit] edit a file
Bram Moolenaard3667a22006-03-16 21:35:52 +00001304|:earlier| :ea[rlier] go to older change, undo
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001305|:echo| :ec[ho] echoes the result of expressions
Bram Moolenaardad44732021-03-31 20:07:33 +02001306|:echoconsole| :echoc[onsole] like :echomsg but write to stdout
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001307|:echoerr| :echoe[rr] like :echo, show like an error and use history
1308|:echohl| :echoh[l] set highlighting for echo commands
1309|:echomsg| :echom[sg] same as :echo, put message in history
1310|:echon| :echon same as :echo, but without <EOL>
1311|:else| :el[se] part of an :if command
1312|:elseif| :elsei[f] part of an :if command
1313|:emenu| :em[enu] execute a menu by name
Bram Moolenaar191acfd2020-03-27 20:42:43 +01001314|:enddef| :enddef end of a user function started with :def
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001315|:endif| :en[dif] end previous :if
Bram Moolenaar17568792005-07-06 22:28:03 +00001316|:endfor| :endfo[r] end previous :for
Bram Moolenaar191acfd2020-03-27 20:42:43 +01001317|:endfunction| :endf[unction] end of a user function started with :function
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001318|:endtry| :endt[ry] end previous :try
1319|:endwhile| :endw[hile] end previous :while
1320|:enew| :ene[w] edit a new, unnamed buffer
Bram Moolenaar4d8f4762021-06-27 15:18:56 +02001321|:eval| :ev[al] evaluate an expression and discard the result
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001322|:ex| :ex same as ":edit"
1323|:execute| :exe[cute] execute result of expressions
1324|:exit| :exi[t] same as ":xit"
Bram Moolenaar191acfd2020-03-27 20:42:43 +01001325|:export| :exp[ort] Vim9: export an item from a script
Bram Moolenaarb5bf5b82004-12-24 14:35:23 +00001326|:exusage| :exu[sage] overview of Ex commands
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001327|:file| :f[ile] show or set the current file name
1328|:files| :files list all files in the buffer list
1329|:filetype| :filet[ype] switch file type detection on/off
Bram Moolenaare4a3bcf2016-08-26 19:52:37 +02001330|:filter| :filt[er] filter output of following command
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001331|:find| :fin[d] find file in 'path' and edit it
Bram Moolenaar4f4d51a2020-10-11 13:57:40 +02001332|:final| :final declare an immutable variable in Vim9
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001333|:finally| :fina[lly] part of a :try command
1334|:finish| :fini[sh] quit sourcing a Vim script
1335|:first| :fir[st] go to the first file in the argument list
1336|:fixdel| :fix[del] set key code of <Del>
1337|:fold| :fo[ld] create a fold
1338|:foldclose| :foldc[lose] close folds
1339|:folddoopen| :foldd[oopen] execute command on lines not in a closed fold
1340|:folddoclosed| :folddoc[losed] execute command on lines in a closed fold
1341|:foldopen| :foldo[pen] open folds
Bram Moolenaar17568792005-07-06 22:28:03 +00001342|:for| :for for loop
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001343|:function| :fu[nction] define a user function
1344|:global| :g[lobal] execute commands for matching lines
1345|:goto| :go[to] go to byte in the buffer
1346|:grep| :gr[ep] run 'grepprg' and jump to first match
Bram Moolenaar17568792005-07-06 22:28:03 +00001347|:grepadd| :grepa[dd] like :grep, but append to current list
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001348|:gui| :gu[i] start the GUI
1349|:gvim| :gv[im] start the GUI
1350|:hardcopy| :ha[rdcopy] send text to the printer
1351|:help| :h[elp] open a help window
Bram Moolenaar5bfa2ed2014-09-19 19:39:34 +02001352|:helpclose| :helpc[lose] close one help window
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001353|:helpfind| :helpf[ind] dialog to open a help window
1354|:helpgrep| :helpg[rep] like ":grep" but searches help files
1355|:helptags| :helpt[ags] generate help tags for a directory
1356|:highlight| :hi[ghlight] specify highlighting methods
1357|:hide| :hid[e] hide current buffer for a command
1358|:history| :his[tory] print a history list
1359|:insert| :i[nsert] insert text
1360|:iabbrev| :ia[bbrev] like ":abbrev" but for Insert mode
1361|:iabclear| :iabc[lear] like ":abclear" but for Insert mode
1362|:if| :if execute commands when condition met
1363|:ijump| :ij[ump] jump to definition of identifier
1364|:ilist| :il[ist] list lines where identifier matches
1365|:imap| :im[ap] like ":map" but for Insert mode
1366|:imapclear| :imapc[lear] like ":mapclear" but for Insert mode
1367|:imenu| :ime[nu] add menu for Insert mode
Bram Moolenaar191acfd2020-03-27 20:42:43 +01001368|:import| :imp[ort] Vim9: import an item from another script
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001369|:inoremap| :ino[remap] like ":noremap" but for Insert mode
1370|:inoreabbrev| :inorea[bbrev] like ":noreabbrev" but for Insert mode
1371|:inoremenu| :inoreme[nu] like ":noremenu" but for Insert mode
1372|:intro| :int[ro] print the introductory message
1373|:isearch| :is[earch] list one line where identifier matches
1374|:isplit| :isp[lit] split window and jump to definition of
1375 identifier
1376|:iunmap| :iu[nmap] like ":unmap" but for Insert mode
1377|:iunabbrev| :iuna[bbrev] like ":unabbrev" but for Insert mode
1378|:iunmenu| :iunme[nu] remove menu for Insert mode
1379|:join| :j[oin] join lines
1380|:jumps| :ju[mps] print the jump list
1381|:k| :k set a mark
Bram Moolenaar17568792005-07-06 22:28:03 +00001382|:keepalt| :keepa[lt] following command keeps the alternate file
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001383|:keepmarks| :kee[pmarks] following command keeps marks where they are
Bram Moolenaar5302d9e2011-09-14 17:55:08 +02001384|:keepjumps| :keepj[umps] following command keeps jumplist and marks
Bram Moolenaar4b60a6c2013-11-14 05:48:46 +01001385|:keeppatterns| :keepp[atterns] following command keeps search pattern history
Bram Moolenaar28c258f2006-01-25 22:02:51 +00001386|:lNext| :lN[ext] go to previous entry in location list
1387|:lNfile| :lNf[ile] go to last entry in previous file
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001388|:list| :l[ist] print lines
Bram Moolenaar3ff33112019-05-03 21:56:35 +02001389|:labove| :lab[ove] go to location above current line
Bram Moolenaar28c258f2006-01-25 22:02:51 +00001390|:laddexpr| :lad[dexpr] add locations from expr
Bram Moolenaara37420f2006-02-04 22:37:47 +00001391|:laddbuffer| :laddb[uffer] add locations from buffer
Bram Moolenaar28c258f2006-01-25 22:02:51 +00001392|:laddfile| :laddf[ile] add locations to current location list
Bram Moolenaarcf6a55c2019-05-05 15:02:30 +02001393|:lafter| :laf[ter] go to location after current cursor
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001394|:last| :la[st] go to the last file in the argument list
1395|:language| :lan[guage] set the language (locale)
Bram Moolenaard3667a22006-03-16 21:35:52 +00001396|:later| :lat[er] go to newer change, redo
Bram Moolenaarcf6a55c2019-05-05 15:02:30 +02001397|:lbefore| :lbef[ore] go to location before current cursor
1398|:lbelow| :lbel[ow] go to location below current line
Bram Moolenaar537ef082016-07-09 17:56:19 +02001399|:lbottom| :lbo[ttom] scroll to the bottom of the location window
Bram Moolenaar28c258f2006-01-25 22:02:51 +00001400|:lbuffer| :lb[uffer] parse locations and jump to first location
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001401|:lcd| :lc[d] change directory locally
1402|:lchdir| :lch[dir] change directory locally
Bram Moolenaar28c258f2006-01-25 22:02:51 +00001403|:lclose| :lcl[ose] close location window
Bram Moolenaaracb4f222016-01-10 15:59:26 +01001404|:lcscope| :lcs[cope] like ":cscope" but uses location list
Bram Moolenaaraa23b372015-09-08 18:46:31 +02001405|:ldo| :ld[o] execute command in valid location list entries
1406|:lfdo| :lfd[o] execute command in each file in location list
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001407|:left| :le[ft] left align lines
1408|:leftabove| :lefta[bove] make split window appear left or above
Bram Moolenaar96cf4ba2021-04-24 14:15:41 +02001409|:legacy| :leg[acy] make following command use legacy script syntax
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001410|:let| :let assign a value to a variable or option
Bram Moolenaar28c258f2006-01-25 22:02:51 +00001411|:lexpr| :lex[pr] read locations from expr and jump to first
1412|:lfile| :lf[ile] read file with locations and jump to first
1413|:lfirst| :lfir[st] go to the specified location, default first one
Bram Moolenaarc01140a2006-03-24 22:21:52 +00001414|:lgetbuffer| :lgetb[uffer] get locations from buffer
Bram Moolenaar8ab561d2006-03-23 22:44:10 +00001415|:lgetexpr| :lgete[xpr] get locations from expr
Bram Moolenaar28c258f2006-01-25 22:02:51 +00001416|:lgetfile| :lg[etfile] read file with locations
Bram Moolenaara37420f2006-02-04 22:37:47 +00001417|:lgrep| :lgr[ep] run 'grepprg' and jump to first match
1418|:lgrepadd| :lgrepa[dd] like :grep, but append to current list
Bram Moolenaar8b6144b2006-02-08 09:20:24 +00001419|:lhelpgrep| :lh[elpgrep] like ":helpgrep" but uses location list
Bram Moolenaar42ebd062016-07-17 13:35:14 +02001420|:lhistory| :lhi[story] list the location lists
Bram Moolenaar28c258f2006-01-25 22:02:51 +00001421|:ll| :ll go to specific location
1422|:llast| :lla[st] go to the specified location, default last one
1423|:llist| :lli[st] list all locations
Bram Moolenaara37420f2006-02-04 22:37:47 +00001424|:lmake| :lmak[e] execute external command 'makeprg' and parse
1425 error messages
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001426|:lmap| :lm[ap] like ":map!" but includes Lang-Arg mode
1427|:lmapclear| :lmapc[lear] like ":mapclear!" but includes Lang-Arg mode
Bram Moolenaar6ab5b842006-01-26 22:16:34 +00001428|:lnext| :lne[xt] go to next location
Bram Moolenaar28c258f2006-01-25 22:02:51 +00001429|:lnewer| :lnew[er] go to newer location list
1430|:lnfile| :lnf[ile] go to first location in next file
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001431|:lnoremap| :ln[oremap] like ":noremap!" but includes Lang-Arg mode
1432|:loadkeymap| :loadk[eymap] load the following keymaps until EOF
1433|:loadview| :lo[adview] load view for current window from a file
1434|:lockmarks| :loc[kmarks] following command keeps marks where they are
Bram Moolenaar24c088a2005-02-02 22:55:47 +00001435|:lockvar| :lockv[ar] lock variables
Bram Moolenaar28c258f2006-01-25 22:02:51 +00001436|:lolder| :lol[der] go to older location list
1437|:lopen| :lope[n] open location window
1438|:lprevious| :lp[revious] go to previous location
1439|:lpfile| :lpf[ile] go to last location in previous file
1440|:lrewind| :lr[ewind] go to the specified location, default first one
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001441|:ls| :ls list all buffers
Bram Moolenaarb8a7b562006-02-01 21:47:16 +00001442|:ltag| :lt[ag] jump to tag and add matching tags to the
1443 location list
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001444|:lunmap| :lu[nmap] like ":unmap!" but includes Lang-Arg mode
Bram Moolenaar0ba04292010-07-14 23:23:17 +02001445|:lua| :lua execute |Lua| command
1446|:luado| :luad[o] execute Lua command for each line
1447|:luafile| :luaf[ile] execute |Lua| script file
Bram Moolenaara37420f2006-02-04 22:37:47 +00001448|:lvimgrep| :lv[imgrep] search for pattern in files
1449|:lvimgrepadd| :lvimgrepa[dd] like :vimgrep, but append to current list
Bram Moolenaar28c258f2006-01-25 22:02:51 +00001450|:lwindow| :lw[indow] open or close location window
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001451|:move| :m[ove] move lines
1452|:mark| :ma[rk] set a mark
1453|:make| :mak[e] execute external command 'makeprg' and parse
1454 error messages
1455|:map| :map show or enter a mapping
1456|:mapclear| :mapc[lear] clear all mappings for Normal and Visual mode
1457|:marks| :marks list all marks
1458|:match| :mat[ch] define a match to highlight
1459|:menu| :me[nu] enter a new menu item
Bram Moolenaaracb4f222016-01-10 15:59:26 +01001460|:menutranslate| :menut[ranslate] add a menu translation item
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001461|:messages| :mes[sages] view previously displayed messages
1462|:mkexrc| :mk[exrc] write current mappings and settings to a file
1463|:mksession| :mks[ession] write session info to a file
Bram Moolenaar78599ad2005-06-16 21:47:53 +00001464|:mkspell| :mksp[ell] produce .spl spell file
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001465|:mkvimrc| :mkv[imrc] write current mappings and settings to a file
1466|:mkview| :mkvie[w] write view of current window to a file
1467|:mode| :mod[e] show or change the screen mode
Bram Moolenaar8299df92004-07-10 09:47:34 +00001468|:mzscheme| :mz[scheme] execute MzScheme command
1469|:mzfile| :mzf[ile] execute MzScheme script file
Bram Moolenaarb26e6322010-05-22 21:34:09 +02001470|:nbclose| :nbc[lose] close the current Netbeans session
Bram Moolenaar17568792005-07-06 22:28:03 +00001471|:nbkey| :nb[key] pass a key to Netbeans
Bram Moolenaarb26e6322010-05-22 21:34:09 +02001472|:nbstart| :nbs[art] start a new Netbeans session
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001473|:next| :n[ext] go to next file in the argument list
1474|:new| :new create a new empty window
1475|:nmap| :nm[ap] like ":map" but for Normal mode
1476|:nmapclear| :nmapc[lear] clear all mappings for Normal mode
1477|:nmenu| :nme[nu] add menu for Normal mode
1478|:nnoremap| :nn[oremap] like ":noremap" but for Normal mode
1479|:nnoremenu| :nnoreme[nu] like ":noremenu" but for Normal mode
Bram Moolenaar76f3b1a2014-03-27 22:30:07 +01001480|:noautocmd| :noa[utocmd] following commands don't trigger autocommands
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001481|:noremap| :no[remap] enter a mapping that will not be remapped
1482|:nohlsearch| :noh[lsearch] suspend 'hlsearch' highlighting
1483|:noreabbrev| :norea[bbrev] enter an abbreviation that will not be
1484 remapped
1485|:noremenu| :noreme[nu] enter a menu that will not be remapped
1486|:normal| :norm[al] execute Normal mode commands
Bram Moolenaar76f3b1a2014-03-27 22:30:07 +01001487|:noswapfile| :nos[wapfile] following commands don't create a swap file
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001488|:number| :nu[mber] print lines with line number
1489|:nunmap| :nun[map] like ":unmap" but for Normal mode
1490|:nunmenu| :nunme[nu] remove menu for Normal mode
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01001491|:oldfiles| :ol[dfiles] list files that have marks in the viminfo file
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001492|:open| :o[pen] start open mode (not implemented)
1493|:omap| :om[ap] like ":map" but for Operator-pending mode
1494|:omapclear| :omapc[lear] remove all mappings for Operator-pending mode
1495|:omenu| :ome[nu] add menu for Operator-pending mode
Bram Moolenaar7e8fd632006-02-18 22:14:51 +00001496|:only| :on[ly] close all windows except the current one
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001497|:onoremap| :ono[remap] like ":noremap" but for Operator-pending mode
1498|:onoremenu| :onoreme[nu] like ":noremenu" but for Operator-pending mode
1499|:options| :opt[ions] open the options-window
1500|:ounmap| :ou[nmap] like ":unmap" but for Operator-pending mode
1501|:ounmenu| :ounme[nu] remove menu for Operator-pending mode
Bram Moolenaarb2c03502010-07-02 20:20:09 +02001502|:ownsyntax| :ow[nsyntax] set new local syntax highlight for this window
Bram Moolenaar328da0d2016-03-04 22:22:32 +01001503|:packadd| :pa[ckadd] add a plugin from 'packpath'
Bram Moolenaare18c0b32016-03-20 21:08:34 +01001504|:packloadall| :packl[oadall] load all packages under 'packpath'
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001505|:pclose| :pc[lose] close preview window
1506|:pedit| :ped[it] edit file in the preview window
1507|:perl| :pe[rl] execute Perl command
Bram Moolenaar05159a02005-02-26 23:04:13 +00001508|:print| :p[rint] print lines
Bram Moolenaar17568792005-07-06 22:28:03 +00001509|:profdel| :profd[el] stop profiling a function or script
Bram Moolenaar05159a02005-02-26 23:04:13 +00001510|:profile| :prof[ile] profiling functions and scripts
Bram Moolenaarf2330482008-06-24 20:19:36 +00001511|:promptfind| :pro[mptfind] open GUI dialog for searching
1512|:promptrepl| :promptr[epl] open GUI dialog for search/replace
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001513|:perldo| :perld[o] execute Perl command for each line
1514|:pop| :po[p] jump to older entry in tag stack
Bram Moolenaar34700a62013-03-07 13:20:54 +01001515|:popup| :popu[p] popup a menu by name
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001516|:ppop| :pp[op] ":pop" in preview window
1517|:preserve| :pre[serve] write all text to swap file
1518|:previous| :prev[ious] go to previous file in argument list
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001519|:psearch| :ps[earch] like ":ijump" but shows match in preview window
1520|:ptag| :pt[ag] show tag in preview window
1521|:ptNext| :ptN[ext] |:tNext| in preview window
1522|:ptfirst| :ptf[irst] |:trewind| in preview window
1523|:ptjump| :ptj[ump] |:tjump| and show tag in preview window
1524|:ptlast| :ptl[ast] |:tlast| in preview window
1525|:ptnext| :ptn[ext] |:tnext| in preview window
1526|:ptprevious| :ptp[revious] |:tprevious| in preview window
1527|:ptrewind| :ptr[ewind] |:trewind| in preview window
1528|:ptselect| :pts[elect] |:tselect| and show tag in preview window
1529|:put| :pu[t] insert contents of register in the text
1530|:pwd| :pw[d] print current directory
Bram Moolenaar368373e2010-07-19 20:46:22 +02001531|:py3| :py3 execute Python 3 command
Bram Moolenaarb6590522010-07-21 16:00:43 +02001532|:python3| :python3 same as :py3
Bram Moolenaarad3b3662013-05-17 18:14:19 +02001533|:py3do| :py3d[o] execute Python 3 command for each line
Bram Moolenaar60aad972010-07-21 20:36:22 +02001534|:py3file| :py3f[ile] execute Python 3 script file
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001535|:python| :py[thon] execute Python command
Bram Moolenaarad3b3662013-05-17 18:14:19 +02001536|:pydo| :pyd[o] execute Python command for each line
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001537|:pyfile| :pyf[ile] execute Python script file
Bram Moolenaarf42dd3c2017-01-28 16:06:38 +01001538|:pyx| :pyx execute |python_x| command
1539|:pythonx| :pythonx same as :pyx
1540|:pyxdo| :pyxd[o] execute |python_x| command for each line
1541|:pyxfile| :pyxf[ile] execute |python_x| script file
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001542|:quit| :q[uit] quit current window (when one window quit Vim)
1543|:quitall| :quita[ll] quit Vim
1544|:qall| :qa[ll] quit Vim
1545|:read| :r[ead] read file into the text
1546|:recover| :rec[over] recover a file from a swap file
1547|:redo| :red[o] redo one undone change
1548|:redir| :redi[r] redirect messages to a file or register
Bram Moolenaard09091d2019-01-17 16:07:22 +01001549|:redraw| :redr[aw] force a redraw of the display
1550|:redrawstatus| :redraws[tatus] force a redraw of the status line(s)
1551|:redrawtabline| :redrawt[abline] force a redraw of the tabline
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001552|:registers| :reg[isters] display the contents of registers
1553|:resize| :res[ize] change current window height
1554|:retab| :ret[ab] change tab size
1555|:return| :retu[rn] return from a user function
1556|:rewind| :rew[ind] go to the first file in the argument list
1557|:right| :ri[ght] right align text
1558|:rightbelow| :rightb[elow] make split window appear right or below
1559|:ruby| :rub[y] execute Ruby command
1560|:rubydo| :rubyd[o] execute Ruby command for each line
1561|:rubyfile| :rubyf[ile] execute Ruby script file
Bram Moolenaar1d689522010-05-28 20:54:39 +02001562|:rundo| :rund[o] read undo information from a file
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001563|:runtime| :ru[ntime] source vim scripts in 'runtimepath'
1564|:rviminfo| :rv[iminfo] read from viminfo file
1565|:substitute| :s[ubstitute] find and replace text
1566|:sNext| :sN[ext] split window and go to previous file in
1567 argument list
Bram Moolenaar17568792005-07-06 22:28:03 +00001568|:sandbox| :san[dbox] execute a command in the sandbox
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001569|:sargument| :sa[rgument] split window and go to specific file in
1570 argument list
1571|:sall| :sal[l] open a window for each file in argument list
1572|:saveas| :sav[eas] save file under another name.
1573|:sbuffer| :sb[uffer] split window and go to specific file in the
1574 buffer list
1575|:sbNext| :sbN[ext] split window and go to previous file in the
1576 buffer list
1577|:sball| :sba[ll] open a window for each file in the buffer list
1578|:sbfirst| :sbf[irst] split window and go to first file in the
1579 buffer list
1580|:sblast| :sbl[ast] split window and go to last file in buffer
1581 list
1582|:sbmodified| :sbm[odified] split window and go to modified file in the
1583 buffer list
1584|:sbnext| :sbn[ext] split window and go to next file in the buffer
1585 list
1586|:sbprevious| :sbp[revious] split window and go to previous file in the
1587 buffer list
1588|:sbrewind| :sbr[ewind] split window and go to first file in the
1589 buffer list
Bram Moolenaar8feef4f2015-01-07 16:57:10 +01001590|:scriptnames| :scr[iptnames] list names of all sourced Vim scripts
Bram Moolenaar62e1bb42019-04-08 16:25:07 +02001591|:scriptencoding| :scripte[ncoding] encoding used in sourced Vim script
1592|:scriptversion| :scriptv[ersion] version of Vim script used
Bram Moolenaar64969662005-12-14 21:59:55 +00001593|:scscope| :scs[cope] split window and execute cscope command
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001594|:set| :se[t] show or set options
1595|:setfiletype| :setf[iletype] set 'filetype', unless it was set already
1596|:setglobal| :setg[lobal] show global values of options
1597|:setlocal| :setl[ocal] show or set options locally
1598|:sfind| :sf[ind] split current window and edit file in 'path'
1599|:sfirst| :sfir[st] split window and go to first file in the
1600 argument list
1601|:shell| :sh[ell] escape to a shell
1602|:simalt| :sim[alt] Win32 GUI: simulate Windows ALT key
1603|:sign| :sig[n] manipulate signs
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01001604|:silent| :sil[ent] run a command silently
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001605|:sleep| :sl[eep] do nothing for a few seconds
Bram Moolenaare2edc2e2021-01-16 20:21:23 +01001606|:sleep!| :sl[eep]! do nothing for a few seconds, without the
1607 cursor visible
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001608|:slast| :sla[st] split window and go to last file in the
1609 argument list
1610|:smagic| :sm[agic] :substitute with 'magic'
Bram Moolenaar34700a62013-03-07 13:20:54 +01001611|:smap| :smap like ":map" but for Select mode
Bram Moolenaar371d5402006-03-20 21:47:49 +00001612|:smapclear| :smapc[lear] remove all mappings for Select mode
1613|:smenu| :sme[nu] add menu for Select mode
Bram Moolenaaracb4f222016-01-10 15:59:26 +01001614|:smile| :smi[le] make the user happy
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001615|:snext| :sn[ext] split window and go to next file in the
1616 argument list
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001617|:snomagic| :sno[magic] :substitute with 'nomagic'
Bram Moolenaar371d5402006-03-20 21:47:49 +00001618|:snoremap| :snor[emap] like ":noremap" but for Select mode
1619|:snoremenu| :snoreme[nu] like ":noremenu" but for Select mode
Bram Moolenaarf95dc3b2005-05-22 22:02:25 +00001620|:sort| :sor[t] sort lines
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001621|:source| :so[urce] read Vim or Ex commands from a file
Bram Moolenaarf81b0fe2005-06-23 22:27:26 +00001622|:spelldump| :spelld[ump] split window and fill with all correct words
Bram Moolenaar78599ad2005-06-16 21:47:53 +00001623|:spellgood| :spe[llgood] add good word for spelling
Bram Moolenaar362e1a32006-03-06 23:29:24 +00001624|:spellinfo| :spelli[nfo] show info about loaded spell files
Bram Moolenaar56c860c2019-08-17 20:09:31 +02001625|:spellrare| :spellra[re] add rare word for spelling
Bram Moolenaar43abc522005-12-10 20:15:02 +00001626|:spellrepall| :spellr[epall] replace all bad words like last |z=|
Bram Moolenaard0131a82006-03-04 21:46:13 +00001627|:spellundo| :spellu[ndo] remove good or bad word
Bram Moolenaar78599ad2005-06-16 21:47:53 +00001628|:spellwrong| :spellw[rong] add spelling mistake
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001629|:split| :sp[lit] split current window
1630|:sprevious| :spr[evious] split window and go to previous file in the
1631 argument list
1632|:srewind| :sre[wind] split window and go to first file in the
1633 argument list
1634|:stop| :st[op] suspend the editor or escape to a shell
1635|:stag| :sta[g] split window and jump to a tag
1636|:startinsert| :star[tinsert] start Insert mode
Bram Moolenaaracb4f222016-01-10 15:59:26 +01001637|:startgreplace| :startg[replace] start Virtual Replace mode
Bram Moolenaar325b7a22004-07-05 15:58:32 +00001638|:startreplace| :startr[eplace] start Replace mode
Bram Moolenaarf2330482008-06-24 20:19:36 +00001639|:stopinsert| :stopi[nsert] stop Insert mode
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001640|:stjump| :stj[ump] do ":tjump" and split window
1641|:stselect| :sts[elect] do ":tselect" and split window
1642|:sunhide| :sun[hide] same as ":unhide"
Bram Moolenaar371d5402006-03-20 21:47:49 +00001643|:sunmap| :sunm[ap] like ":unmap" but for Select mode
1644|:sunmenu| :sunme[nu] remove menu for Select mode
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001645|:suspend| :sus[pend] same as ":stop"
1646|:sview| :sv[iew] split window and edit file read-only
1647|:swapname| :sw[apname] show the name of the current swap file
1648|:syntax| :sy[ntax] syntax highlighting
Bram Moolenaar203d04d2013-06-06 21:36:40 +02001649|:syntime| :synti[me] measure syntax highlighting speed
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001650|:syncbind| :sync[bind] sync scroll binding
1651|:t| :t same as ":copy"
1652|:tNext| :tN[ext] jump to previous matching tag
Bram Moolenaar80a94a52006-02-23 21:26:58 +00001653|:tabNext| :tabN[ext] go to previous tab page
Bram Moolenaar7e8fd632006-02-18 22:14:51 +00001654|:tabclose| :tabc[lose] close current tab page
Bram Moolenaard0131a82006-03-04 21:46:13 +00001655|:tabdo| :tabdo execute command in each tab page
Bram Moolenaar7e8fd632006-02-18 22:14:51 +00001656|:tabedit| :tabe[dit] edit a file in a new tab page
1657|:tabfind| :tabf[ind] find file in 'path', edit it in a new tab page
Bram Moolenaar13d5aee2016-01-21 23:36:05 +01001658|:tabfirst| :tabfir[st] go to first tab page
1659|:tablast| :tabl[ast] go to last tab page
Bram Moolenaar80a94a52006-02-23 21:26:58 +00001660|:tabmove| :tabm[ove] move tab page to other position
1661|:tabnew| :tabnew edit a file in a new tab page
1662|:tabnext| :tabn[ext] go to next tab page
Bram Moolenaar7e8fd632006-02-18 22:14:51 +00001663|:tabonly| :tabo[nly] close all tab pages except the current one
Bram Moolenaar80a94a52006-02-23 21:26:58 +00001664|:tabprevious| :tabp[revious] go to previous tab page
Bram Moolenaar13d5aee2016-01-21 23:36:05 +01001665|:tabrewind| :tabr[ewind] go to first tab page
Bram Moolenaar7e8fd632006-02-18 22:14:51 +00001666|:tabs| :tabs list the tab pages and what they contain
Bram Moolenaar80a94a52006-02-23 21:26:58 +00001667|:tab| :tab create new tab when opening new window
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001668|:tag| :ta[g] jump to tag
1669|:tags| :tags show the contents of the tag stack
Bram Moolenaard2ea7cf2021-05-30 20:54:13 +02001670|:tcd| :tc[d] change directory for tab page
Bram Moolenaar00aa0692019-04-27 20:37:57 +02001671|:tchdir| :tch[dir] change directory for tab page
Bram Moolenaard2ea7cf2021-05-30 20:54:13 +02001672|:tcl| :tcl execute Tcl command
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001673|:tcldo| :tcld[o] execute Tcl command for each line
1674|:tclfile| :tclf[ile] execute Tcl script file
1675|:tearoff| :te[aroff] tear-off a menu
Bram Moolenaar74675a62017-07-15 13:53:23 +02001676|:terminal| :ter[minal] open a terminal window
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001677|:tfirst| :tf[irst] jump to first matching tag
1678|:throw| :th[row] throw an exception
1679|:tjump| :tj[ump] like ":tselect", but jump directly when there
1680 is only one match
1681|:tlast| :tl[ast] jump to last matching tag
Bram Moolenaar4c5d8152018-10-19 22:36:53 +02001682|:tlmenu| :tlm[enu] add menu for Terminal-Job mode
1683|:tlnoremenu| :tln[oremenu] like ":noremenu" but for Terminal-Job mode
1684|:tlunmenu| :tlu[nmenu] remove menu for Terminal-Job mode
Bram Moolenaar37c64c72017-09-19 22:06:03 +02001685|:tmapclear| :tmapc[lear] remove all mappings for Terminal-Job mode
1686|:tmap| :tma[p] like ":map" but for Terminal-Job mode
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001687|:tmenu| :tm[enu] define menu tooltip
1688|:tnext| :tn[ext] jump to next matching tag
Bram Moolenaar37c64c72017-09-19 22:06:03 +02001689|:tnoremap| :tno[remap] like ":noremap" but for Terminal-Job mode
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001690|:topleft| :to[pleft] make split window appear at top or far left
1691|:tprevious| :tp[revious] jump to previous matching tag
1692|:trewind| :tr[ewind] jump to first matching tag
1693|:try| :try execute commands, abort on error or exception
1694|:tselect| :ts[elect] list matching tags and select one
Bram Moolenaar37c64c72017-09-19 22:06:03 +02001695|:tunmap| :tunma[p] like ":unmap" but for Terminal-Job mode
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001696|:tunmenu| :tu[nmenu] remove menu tooltip
1697|:undo| :u[ndo] undo last change(s)
Bram Moolenaarb388adb2006-02-28 23:50:17 +00001698|:undojoin| :undoj[oin] join next change with previous undo block
Bram Moolenaard3667a22006-03-16 21:35:52 +00001699|:undolist| :undol[ist] list leafs of the undo tree
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001700|:unabbreviate| :una[bbreviate] remove abbreviation
1701|:unhide| :unh[ide] open a window for each loaded file in the
1702 buffer list
1703|:unlet| :unl[et] delete variable
Bram Moolenaar24c088a2005-02-02 22:55:47 +00001704|:unlockvar| :unlo[ckvar] unlock variables
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001705|:unmap| :unm[ap] remove mapping
1706|:unmenu| :unme[nu] remove menu
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01001707|:unsilent| :uns[ilent] run a command not silently
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001708|:update| :up[date] write buffer if modified
1709|:vglobal| :v[global] execute commands for not matching lines
Bram Moolenaar4f4d51a2020-10-11 13:57:40 +02001710|:var| :var variable declaration in Vim9
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001711|:version| :ve[rsion] print version number and other info
1712|:verbose| :verb[ose] execute command with 'verbose' set
1713|:vertical| :vert[ical] make following command split vertically
Bram Moolenaar9faec4e2021-02-27 16:38:07 +01001714|:vim9cmd| :vim9[cmd] make following command use Vim9 script syntax
1715|:vim9script| :vim9s[cript] indicates Vim9 script file
Bram Moolenaar17568792005-07-06 22:28:03 +00001716|:vimgrep| :vim[grep] search for pattern in files
1717|:vimgrepadd| :vimgrepa[dd] like :vimgrep, but append to current list
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001718|:visual| :vi[sual] same as ":edit", but turns off "Ex" mode
Bram Moolenaarb5bf5b82004-12-24 14:35:23 +00001719|:viusage| :viu[sage] overview of Normal mode commands
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001720|:view| :vie[w] edit a file read-only
Bram Moolenaar371d5402006-03-20 21:47:49 +00001721|:vmap| :vm[ap] like ":map" but for Visual+Select mode
1722|:vmapclear| :vmapc[lear] remove all mappings for Visual+Select mode
1723|:vmenu| :vme[nu] add menu for Visual+Select mode
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001724|:vnew| :vne[w] create a new empty window, vertically split
Bram Moolenaar371d5402006-03-20 21:47:49 +00001725|:vnoremap| :vn[oremap] like ":noremap" but for Visual+Select mode
1726|:vnoremenu| :vnoreme[nu] like ":noremenu" but for Visual+Select mode
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001727|:vsplit| :vs[plit] split current window vertically
Bram Moolenaar371d5402006-03-20 21:47:49 +00001728|:vunmap| :vu[nmap] like ":unmap" but for Visual+Select mode
1729|:vunmenu| :vunme[nu] remove menu for Visual+Select mode
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001730|:windo| :windo execute command in each window
1731|:write| :w[rite] write to a file
1732|:wNext| :wN[ext] write to a file and go to previous file in
1733 argument list
1734|:wall| :wa[ll] write all (changed) buffers
1735|:while| :wh[ile] execute loop for as long as condition met
1736|:winsize| :wi[nsize] get or set window size (obsolete)
1737|:wincmd| :winc[md] execute a Window (CTRL-W) command
1738|:winpos| :winp[os] get or set window position
1739|:wnext| :wn[ext] write to a file and go to next file in
1740 argument list
1741|:wprevious| :wp[revious] write to a file and go to previous file in
1742 argument list
1743|:wq| :wq write to a file and quit window or Vim
1744|:wqall| :wqa[ll] write all changed buffers and quit Vim
Bram Moolenaar1d689522010-05-28 20:54:39 +02001745|:wundo| :wu[ndo] write undo information to a file
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001746|:wviminfo| :wv[iminfo] write to viminfo file
Bram Moolenaar47e13952020-05-12 22:49:12 +02001747|:xit| :x[it] write if buffer changed and close window
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001748|:xall| :xa[ll] same as ":wqall"
Bram Moolenaar371d5402006-03-20 21:47:49 +00001749|:xmapclear| :xmapc[lear] remove all mappings for Visual mode
1750|:xmap| :xm[ap] like ":map" but for Visual mode
1751|:xmenu| :xme[nu] add menu for Visual mode
Bram Moolenaard4aa83a2019-05-09 18:59:31 +02001752|:xrestore| :xr[estore] restores the X server connection
Bram Moolenaar371d5402006-03-20 21:47:49 +00001753|:xnoremap| :xn[oremap] like ":noremap" but for Visual mode
1754|:xnoremenu| :xnoreme[nu] like ":noremenu" but for Visual mode
1755|:xunmap| :xu[nmap] like ":unmap" but for Visual mode
1756|:xunmenu| :xunme[nu] remove menu for Visual mode
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001757|:yank| :y[ank] yank lines into a register
1758|:z| :z print some lines
1759|:~| :~ repeat last ":substitute"
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