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3
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|
203. Visual mode |visual-index|
214. Command-line editing |ex-edit-index|
225. EX commands |ex-cmd-index|
23
24For an overview of options see help.txt |option-list|.
25For an overview of built-in functions see |functions|.
26For a list of Vim variables see |vim-variable|.
27For a complete listing of all help items see |help-tags|.
28
29==============================================================================
301. Insert mode *insert-index*
31
32tag char action ~
33-----------------------------------------------------------------------
34|i_CTRL-@| CTRL-@ insert previously inserted text and stop
35 insert
36|i_CTRL-A| CTRL-A insert previously inserted text
37 CTRL-B not used |i_CTRL-B-gone|
38|i_CTRL-C| CTRL-C quit insert mode, without checking for
39 abbreviation, unless 'insertmode' set.
40|i_CTRL-D| CTRL-D delete one shiftwidth of indent in the current
41 line
42|i_CTRL-E| CTRL-E insert the character which is below the cursor
43 CTRL-F not used (but by default it's in 'cinkeys' to
44 re-indent the current line)
45|i_CTRL-G_j| CTRL-G CTRL-J line down, to column where inserting started
46|i_CTRL-G_j| CTRL-G j line down, to column where inserting started
47|i_CTRL-G_j| CTRL-G <Down> line down, to column where inserting started
48|i_CTRL-G_k| CTRL-G CTRL-K line up, to column where inserting started
49|i_CTRL-G_k| CTRL-G k line up, to column where inserting started
50|i_CTRL-G_k| CTRL-G <Up> line up, to column where inserting started
51|i_CTRL-G_u| CTRL-G u start new undoable edit
52|i_<BS>| <BS> delete character before the cursor
53|i_digraph| {char1}<BS>{char2}
54 enter digraph (only when 'digraph' option set)
55|i_CTRL-H| CTRL-H same as <BS>
56|i_<Tab>| <Tab> insert a <Tab> character
57|i_CTRL-I| CTRL-I same as <Tab>
58|i_<NL>| <NL> same as <CR>
59|i_CTRL-J| CTRL-J same as <CR>
60|i_CTRL-K| CTRL-K {char1} {char2}
61 enter digraph
62|i_CTRL-L| CTRL-L when 'insertmode' set: Leave Insert mode
63|i_<CR>| <CR> begin new line
64|i_CTRL-M| CTRL-M same as <CR>
65|i_CTRL-N| CTRL-N find next match for keyword in front of the
66 cursor
67|i_CTRL-O| CTRL-O execute a single command and return to insert
68 mode
69|i_CTRL-P| CTRL-P find previous match for keyword in front of
70 the cursor
71|i_CTRL-Q| CTRL-Q same as CTRL-V, unless used for terminal
72 control flow
73|i_CTRL-R| CTRL-R {0-9a-z"%#*:=}
74 insert the contents of a register
75|i_CTRL-R_CTRL-R| CTRL-R CTRL-R {0-9a-z"%#*:=}
76 insert the contents of a register literally
77|i_CTRL-R_CTRL-O| CTRL-R CTRL-O {0-9a-z"%#*:=}
78 insert the contents of a register literally
79 and don't auto-indent
80|i_CTRL-R_CTRL-P| CTRL-R CTRL-P {0-9a-z"%#*:=}
81 insert the contents of a register literally
82 and fix indent.
83 CTRL-S (used for terminal control flow)
84|i_CTRL-T| CTRL-T insert one shiftwidth of indent in current
85 line
86|i_CTRL-U| CTRL-U delete all entered characters in the current
87 line
88|i_CTRL-V| CTRL-V {char} insert next non-digit literally
89|i_CTRL-V_digit| CTRL-V {number} insert three digit decimal number as a single
90 byte.
91|i_CTRL-W| CTRL-W delete word before the cursor
Bram Moolenaarcfbc5ee2004-07-02 15:38:35 +000092|i_CTRL-X| CTRL-X {mode} enter CTRL-X sub mode, see |i_CTRL-X_index|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000093|i_CTRL-Y| CTRL-Y insert the character which is above the cursor
94|i_CTRL-Z| CTRL-Z when 'insertmode' set: suspend Vim
95|i_<Esc>| <Esc> end insert mode (unless 'insertmode' set)
96|i_CTRL-[| CTRL-[ same as <Esc>
97|i_CTRL-\_CTRL-N| CTRL-\ CTRL-N go to Normal mode
98|i_CTRL-\_CTRL-G| CTRL-\ CTRL-G go to mode specified with 'insertmode'
99 CTRL-\ a - z reserved for extensions
100 CTRL-\ others not used
101|i_CTRL-]| CTRL-] trigger abbreviation
102|i_CTRL-^| CTRL-^ toggle use of |:lmap| mappings
103|i_CTRL-_| CTRL-_ When 'allowrevins' set: change language
104 (Hebrew, Farsi) {only when compiled with
105 +rightleft feature}
106
107 <Space> to '~' not used, except '0' and '^' followed by
108 CTRL-D
109
110|i_0_CTRL-D| 0 CTRL-D delete all indent in the current line
111|i_^_CTRL-D| ^ CTRL-D delete all indent in the current line, restore
112 it in the next line
113
114|i_<Del>| <Del> delete character under the cursor
115
116 Meta characters (0x80 to 0xff, 128 to 255)
117 not used
118
119|i_<Left>| <Left> cursor one character left
120|i_<S-Left>| <S-Left> cursor one word left
121|i_<C-Left>| <C-Left> cursor one word left
122|i_<Right>| <Right> cursor one character right
123|i_<S-Right>| <S-Right> cursor one word right
124|i_<C-Right>| <C-Right> cursor one word right
125|i_<Up>| <Up> cursor one line up
126|i_<S-Up>| <S-Up> same as <PageUp>
127|i_<Down>| <Down> cursor one line down
128|i_<S-Down>| <S-Down> same as <PageDown>
129|i_<Home>| <Home> cursor to start of line
130|i_<C-Home>| <C-Home> cursor to start of file
131|i_<End>| <End> cursor past end of line
132|i_<C-End>| <C-End> cursor past end of file
Bram Moolenaar69a7cb42004-06-20 12:51:53 +0000133|i_<PageUp>| <PageUp> one screenful backward
134|i_<PageDown>| <PageDown> one screenful forward
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000135|i_<F1>| <F1> same as <Help>
136|i_<Help>| <Help> stop insert mode and display help window
137|i_<Insert>| <Insert> toggle Insert/Replace mode
138|i_<LeftMouse>| <LeftMouse> cursor at mouse click
139|i_<MouseDown>| <MouseDown> scroll three lines downwards
140|i_<S-MouseDown>| <S-MouseDown> scroll a full page downwards
141|i_<MouseUp>| <MouseUp> scroll three lines upwards
142|i_<S-MouseUp>| <S-MouseUp> scroll a full page upwards
143
Bram Moolenaarcfbc5ee2004-07-02 15:38:35 +0000144commands in CTRL-X submode *i_CTRL-X_index*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000145
146|i_CTRL-X_CTRL-D| CTRL-X CTRL-D complete defined identifiers
147|i_CTRL-X_CTRL-E| CTRL-X CTRL-E scroll up
148|i_CTRL-X_CTRL-F| CTRL-X CTRL-F complete file names
149|i_CTRL-X_CTRL-I| CTRL-X CTRL-I complete identifiers
150|i_CTRL-X_CTRL-K| CTRL-X CTRL-K complete identifiers from dictionary
151|i_CTRL-X_CTRL-L| CTRL-X CTRL-L complete whole lines
152|i_CTRL-X_CTRL-N| CTRL-X CTRL-N next completion
Bram Moolenaar5e0d6672005-09-13 21:09:24 +0000153|i_CTRL-X_CTRL-O| CTRL-X CTRL-O omni completion
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000154|i_CTRL-X_CTRL-P| CTRL-X CTRL-P previous completion
Bram Moolenaar8b59de92005-08-11 19:59:29 +0000155|i_CTRL-X_CTRL-S| CTRL-X CTRL-S spelling suggestions
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000156|i_CTRL-X_CTRL-T| CTRL-X CTRL-T complete identifiers from thesaurus
157|i_CTRL-X_CTRL-Y| CTRL-X CTRL-Y scroll down
Bram Moolenaarcfbc5ee2004-07-02 15:38:35 +0000158|i_CTRL-X_CTRL-U| CTRL-X CTRL-U complete with 'completefunc'
159|i_CTRL-X_CTRL-V| CTRL-X CTRL-V complete like in : command line
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000160|i_CTRL-X_CTRL-]| CTRL-X CTRL-] complete tags
Bram Moolenaar8b59de92005-08-11 19:59:29 +0000161|i_CTRL-X_s| CTRL-X s spelling suggestions
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000162{not available when compiled without the +insert_expand feature}
163
164==============================================================================
1652. Normal mode *normal-index*
166
167CHAR any non-blank character
168WORD a sequence of non-blank characters
169N a number entered before the command
170{motion} a cursor movement command
171Nmove the text that is moved over with a {motion}
172SECTION a section that possibly starts with '}' instead of '{'
173
174note: 1 = cursor movement command; 2 = can be undone/redone
175
176tag char note action in Normal mode ~
177------------------------------------------------------------------------------
178 CTRL-@ not used
179|CTRL-A| CTRL-A 2 add N to number at/after cursor
180|CTRL-B| CTRL-B 1 scroll N screens Backwards
181|CTRL-C| CTRL-C interrupt current (search) command
182|CTRL-D| CTRL-D scroll Down N lines (default: half a screen)
183|CTRL-E| CTRL-E scroll N lines upwards (N lines Extra)
184|CTRL-F| CTRL-F 1 scroll N screens Forward
185|CTRL-G| CTRL-G display current file name and position
186|<BS>| <BS> 1 same as "h"
187|CTRL-H| CTRL-H 1 same as "h"
188|<Tab>| <Tab> 1 go to N newer entry in jump list
189|CTRL-I| CTRL-I 1 same as <Tab>
190|<NL>| <NL> 1 same as "j"
191|CTRL-J| CTRL-J 1 same as "j"
192 CTRL-K not used
193|CTRL-L| CTRL-L redraw screen
194|<CR>| <CR> 1 cursor to the first CHAR N lines lower
195|CTRL-M| CTRL-M 1 same as <CR>
196|CTRL-N| CTRL-N 1 same as "j"
197|CTRL-O| CTRL-O 1 go to N older entry in jump list
198|CTRL-P| CTRL-P 1 same as "k"
199 CTRL-Q (used for terminal control flow)
200|CTRL-R| CTRL-R 2 redo changes which were undone with 'u'
201 CTRL-S (used for terminal control flow)
202|CTRL-T| CTRL-T jump to N older Tag in tag list
203|CTRL-U| CTRL-U scroll N lines Upwards (default: half a
204 screen)
205|CTRL-V| CTRL-V start blockwise Visual mode
206|CTRL-W| CTRL-W {char} window commands, see |CTRL-W|
207|CTRL-X| CTRL-X 2 subtract N from number at/after cursor
208|CTRL-Y| CTRL-Y scroll N lines downwards
209|CTRL-Z| CTRL-Z suspend program (or start new shell)
210 CTRL-[ <Esc> not used
211|CTRL-\_CTRL-N| CTRL-\ CTRL-N go to Normal mode (no-op)
212|CTRL-\_CTRL-G| CTRL-\ CTRL-G go to mode specified with 'insertmode'
213 CTRL-\ a - z reserved for extensions
214 CTRL-\ others not used
215|CTRL-]| CTRL-] :ta to ident under cursor
216|CTRL-^| CTRL-^ edit Nth alternate file (equivalent to
217 ":e #N")
218 CTRL-_ not used
219
220|<Space>| <Space> 1 same as "l"
221|!| !{motion}{filter}
222 2 filter Nmove text through the {filter}
223 command
224|!!| !!{filter} 2 filter N lines through the {filter} command
225|quote| "{a-zA-Z0-9.%#:-"} use register {a-zA-Z0-9.%#:-"} for next
226 delete, yank or put (uppercase to append)
227 ({.%#:} only work with put)
228|#| # 1 search backward for the Nth occurrence of
229 the ident under the cursor
230|$| $ 1 cursor to the end of Nth next line
231|%| % 1 find the next (curly/square) bracket on
232 this line and go to its match, or go to
233 matching comment bracket, or go to matching
234 preprocessor directive.
235|N%| {count}% 1 go to N percentage in the file
236|&| & 2 repeat last :s
237|'| '{a-zA-Z0-9} 1 cursor to the first CHAR on the line with
238 mark {a-zA-Z0-9}
239|''| '' 1 cursor to the first CHAR of the line where
240 the cursor was before the latest jump.
241|'(| '( 1 cursor to the first CHAR on the line of the
242 start of the current sentence
243|')| ') 1 cursor to the first CHAR on the line of the
244 end of the current sentence
245|'<| '< 1 cursor to the first CHAR of the line where
246 highlighted area starts/started in the
247 current buffer.
248|'>| '> 1 cursor to the first CHAR of the line where
249 highlighted area ends/ended in the current
250 buffer.
251|'[| '[ 1 cursor to the first CHAR on the line of the
252 start of last operated text or start of put
253 text
254|']| '] 1 cursor to the first CHAR on the line of the
255 end of last operated text or end of put
256 text
257|'{| '{ 1 cursor to the first CHAR on the line of the
258 start of the current paragraph
259|'}| '} 1 cursor to the first CHAR on the line of the
260 end of the current paragraph
261|(| ( 1 cursor N sentences backward
262|)| ) 1 cursor N sentences forward
263|star| * 1 search forward for the Nth occurrence of
264 the ident under the cursor
265|+| + 1 same as <CR>
266|,| , 1 repeat latest f, t, F or T in opposite
267 direction N times
268|-| - 1 cursor to the first CHAR N lines higher
269|.| . 2 repeat last change with count replaced with
270 N
271|/| /{pattern}<CR> 1 search forward for the Nth occurrence of
272 {pattern}
273|/<CR>| /<CR> 1 search forward for {pattern} of last search
274|count| 0 1 cursor to the first char of the line
275|count| 1 prepend to command to give a count
276|count| 2 "
277|count| 3 "
278|count| 4 "
279|count| 5 "
280|count| 6 "
281|count| 7 "
282|count| 8 "
283|count| 9 "
284|:| : 1 start entering an Ex command
285|N:| {count}: start entering an Ex command with range
286 from current line to N-1 lines down
287|;| ; 1 repeat latest f, t, F or T N times
288|<| <{motion} 2 shift Nmove lines one 'shiftwidth'
289 leftwards
290|<<| << 2 shift N lines one 'shiftwidth' leftwards
291|=| ={motion} 2 filter Nmove lines through "indent"
292|==| == 2 filter N lines through "indent"
293|>| >{motion} 2 shift Nmove lines one 'shiftwidth'
294 rightwards
295|>>| >> 2 shift N lines one 'shiftwidth' rightwards
296|?| ?{pattern}<CR> 1 search backward for the Nth previous
297 occurrence of {pattern}
298|?<CR>| ?<CR> 1 search backward for {pattern} of last search
299|@| @{a-z} 2 execute the contents of register {a-z}
300 N times
301|@:| @: repeat the previous ":" command N times
302|@@| @@ 2 repeat the previous @{a-z} N times
303|A| A 2 append text after the end of the line N times
304|B| B 1 cursor N WORDS backward
305|C| ["x]C 2 change from the cursor position to the end
306 of the line, and N-1 more lines [into
307 buffer x]; synonym for "c$"
308|D| ["x]D 2 delete the characters under the cursor
309 until the end of the line and N-1 more
310 lines [into buffer x]; synonym for "d$"
311|E| E 1 cursor forward to the end of WORD N
312|F| F{char} 1 cursor to the Nth occurrence of {char} to
313 the left
314|G| G 1 cursor to line N, default last line
315|H| H 1 cursor to line N from top of screen
316|I| I 2 insert text before the first CHAR on the
317 line N times
318|J| J 2 Join N lines; default is 2
319|K| K lookup Keyword under the cursor with
320 'keywordprg'
321|L| L 1 cursor to line N from bottom of screen
322|M| M 1 cursor to middle line of screen
323|N| N 1 repeat the latest '/' or '?' N times in
324 opposite direction
325|O| O 2 begin a new line above the cursor and
326 insert text, repeat N times
327|P| ["x]P 2 put the text [from buffer x] before the
328 cursor N times
329|Q| Q switch to "Ex" mode
330|R| R 2 enter replace mode: overtype existing
331 characters, repeat the entered text N-1
332 times
333|S| ["x]S 2 delete N lines [into buffer x] and start
Bram Moolenaar293ee4d2004-12-09 21:34:53 +0000334 insert; synonym for "cc".
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000335|T| T{char} 1 cursor till after Nth occurrence of {char}
336 to the left
337|U| U 2 undo all latest changes on one line
338|V| V start linewise Visual mode
339|W| W 1 cursor N WORDS forward
340|X| ["x]X 2 delete N characters before the cursor [into
341 buffer x]
342|Y| ["x]Y yank N lines [into buffer x]; synonym for
343 "yy"
344|ZZ| ZZ store current file if modified, and exit
345|ZQ| ZQ exit current file always
Bram Moolenaarc6039d82005-12-02 00:44:04 +0000346|[| [{char} square bracket command (see |[| below)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000347 \ not used
Bram Moolenaarc6039d82005-12-02 00:44:04 +0000348|]| ]{char} square bracket command (see |]| below)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000349|^| ^ 1 cursor to the first CHAR of the line
350|_| _ 1 cursor to the first CHAR N - 1 lines lower
351|`| `{a-zA-Z0-9} 1 cursor to the mark {a-zA-Z0-9}
352|`(| `( 1 cursor to the start of the current sentence
353|`)| `) 1 cursor to the end of the current sentence
354|`<| `< 1 cursor to the start of the highlighted area
355|`>| `> 1 cursor to the end of the highlighted area
356|`[| `[ 1 cursor to the start of last operated text
357 or start of putted text
358|`]| `] 1 cursor to the end of last operated text or
359 end of putted text
360|``| `` 1 cursor to the position before latest jump
361|`{| `{ 1 cursor to the start of the current paragraph
362|`}| `} 1 cursor to the end of the current paragraph
363|a| a 2 append text after the cursor N times
364|b| b 1 cursor N words backward
365|c| ["x]c{motion} 2 delete Nmove text [into buffer x] and start
366 insert
367|cc| ["x]cc 2 delete N lines [into buffer x] and start
368 insert
369|d| ["x]d{motion} 2 delete Nmove text [into buffer x]
370|dd| ["x]dd 2 delete N lines [into buffer x]
371|do| do 2 same as ":diffget"
372|dp| dp 2 same as ":diffput"
373|e| e 1 cursor forward to the end of word N
374|f| f{char} 1 cursor to Nth occurrence of {char} to the
375 right
Bram Moolenaarc6039d82005-12-02 00:44:04 +0000376|g| g{char} extended commands, see |g| below
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000377|h| h 1 cursor N chars to the left
378|i| i 2 insert text before the cursor N times
379|j| j 1 cursor N lines downward
380|k| k 1 cursor N lines upward
381|l| l 1 cursor N chars to the right
382|m| m{A-Za-z} set mark {A-Za-z} at cursor position
383|n| n 1 repeat the latest '/' or '?' N times
384|o| o 2 begin a new line below the cursor and
385 insert text, repeat N times
386|p| ["x]p 2 put the text [from register x] after the
387 cursor N times
388|q| q{0-9a-zA-Z"} record typed characters into named register
389 {0-9a-zA-Z"} (uppercase to append)
390|q| q (while recording) stops recording
391|q:| q: edit : command-line in command-line window
392|q/| q/ edit / command-line in command-line window
393|q?| q? edit ? command-line in command-line window
394|r| r{char} 2 replace N chars with {char}
395|s| ["x]s 2 (substitute) delete N characters [into
396 buffer x] and start insert
397|t| t{char} 1 cursor till before Nth occurrence of {char}
398 to the right
399|u| u 2 undo changes
400|v| v start characterwise Visual mode
401|w| w 1 cursor N words forward
402|x| ["x]x 2 delete N characters under and after the
403 cursor [into buffer x]
404|y| ["x]y{motion} yank Nmove text [into buffer x]
405|yy| ["x]yy yank N lines [into buffer x]
Bram Moolenaarc6039d82005-12-02 00:44:04 +0000406|z| z{char} commands starting with 'z', see |z| below
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000407|{| { 1 cursor N paragraphs backward
408|bar| | 1 cursor to column N
409|}| } 1 cursor N paragraphs forward
410|~| ~ 2 'tildeop' off: switch case of N characters
411 under cursor and move the cursor N
412 characters to the right
413|~| ~{motion} 'tildeop' on: switch case of Nmove text
414|<C-End>| <C-End> 1 same as "G"
415|<C-Home>| <C-Home> 1 same as "gg"
416|<C-Left>| <C-Left> 1 same as "b"
417|<C-LeftMouse>| <C-LeftMouse> ":ta" to the keyword at the mouse click
418|<C-Right>| <C-Right> 1 same as "w"
419|<C-RightMouse>| <C-RightMouse> same as "CTRL-T"
420|<Del>| ["x]<Del> 2 same as "x"
421|N<Del>| {count}<Del> remove the last digit from {count}
422|<Down>| <Down> 1 same as "j"
423|<End>| <End> 1 same as "$"
424|<F1>| <F1> same as <Help>
425|<Help>| <Help> open a help window
426|<Home>| <Home> 1 same as "0"
427|<Insert>| <Insert> 2 same as "i"
428|<Left>| <Left> 1 same as "h"
429|<LeftMouse>| <LeftMouse> 1 move cursor to the mouse click position
Bram Moolenaar293ee4d2004-12-09 21:34:53 +0000430|<MiddleMouse>| <MiddleMouse> 2 same as "gP" at the mouse click position
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000431|<PageDown>| <PageDown> same as CTRL-F
432|<PageUp>| <PageUp> same as CTRL-B
433|<Right>| <Right> 1 same as "l"
434|<RightMouse>| <RightMouse> start Visual mode, move cursor to the mouse
435 click position
436|<S-Down>| <S-Down> 1 same as CTRL-F
437|<S-Left>| <S-Left> 1 same as "b"
438|<S-LeftMouse>| <S-LeftMouse> same as "*" at the mouse click position
439|<S-Right>| <S-Right> 1 same as "w"
440|<S-RightMouse>| <S-RightMouse> same as "#" at the mouse click position
441|<S-Up>| <S-Up> 1 same as CTRL-B
442|<Undo>| <Undo> 2 same as "u"
443|<Up>| <Up> 1 same as "k"
444|<MouseDown>| <MouseDown> scroll three lines downwards
445|<S-MouseDown>| <S-MouseDown> scroll a full page downwards
446|<MouseUp>| <MouseUp> scroll three lines upwards
447|<S-MouseUp>| <S-MouseUp> scroll a full page upwards
448
449==============================================================================
4502.1 Text objects *objects*
451
452These can be used after an operator or in Visual mode to select an object.
453
454tag command action in Normal mode ~
455------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bram Moolenaarcfbc5ee2004-07-02 15:38:35 +0000456|v_aquote| a" double quoted string
457|v_a'| a' single quoted string
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000458|v_a(| a( same as ab
459|v_a)| a) same as ab
460|v_a<| a< "a <>" from '<' to the matching '>'
461|v_a>| a> same as a<
462|v_aB| aB "a Block" from "[{" to "]}" (with brackets)
463|v_aW| aW "a WORD" (with white space)
464|v_a[| a[ "a []" from '[' to the matching ']'
465|v_a]| a] same as a[
Bram Moolenaarcfbc5ee2004-07-02 15:38:35 +0000466|v_a`| a` string in backticks
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000467|v_ab| ab "a block" from "[(" to "])" (with braces)
468|v_ap| ap "a paragraph" (with white space)
469|v_as| as "a sentence" (with white space)
470|v_aw| aw "a word" (with white space)
471|v_a{| a{ same as aB
472|v_a}| a} same as aB
Bram Moolenaarcfbc5ee2004-07-02 15:38:35 +0000473|v_iquote| i" double quoted string without the quotes
474|v_i'| i' single quoted string without the quotes
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000475|v_i(| i( same as ib
476|v_i)| i) same as ib
477|v_i<| i< "inner <>" from '<' to the matching '>'
478|v_i>| i> same as i<
479|v_iB| iB "inner Block" from "[{" and "]}"
480|v_iW| iW "inner WORD"
481|v_i[| i[ "inner []" from '[' to the matching ']'
482|v_i]| i] same as i[
Bram Moolenaarcfbc5ee2004-07-02 15:38:35 +0000483|v_i`| i` string in backticks without the backticks
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000484|v_ib| ib "inner block" from "[(" to "])"
485|v_ip| ip "inner paragraph"
486|v_is| is "inner sentence"
487|v_iw| iw "inner word"
488|v_i{| i{ same as iB
489|v_i}| i} same as iB
490
491==============================================================================
4922.2 Window commands *CTRL-W*
493
494tag command action in Normal mode ~
495------------------------------------------------------------------------------
496|CTRL-W_CTRL-B| CTRL-W CTRL-B same as "CTRL-W b"
497|CTRL-W_CTRL-C| CTRL-W CTRL-C same as "CTRL-W c"
498|CTRL-W_CTRL-D| CTRL-W CTRL-D same as "CTRL-W d"
499|CTRL-W_CTRL-F| CTRL-W CTRL-F same as "CTRL-W f"
500 CTRL-W CTRL-G same as "CTRL-W g .."
501|CTRL-W_CTRL-H| CTRL-W CTRL-H same as "CTRL-W h"
502|CTRL-W_CTRL-I| CTRL-W CTRL-I same as "CTRL-W i"
503|CTRL-W_CTRL-J| CTRL-W CTRL-J same as "CTRL-W j"
504|CTRL-W_CTRL-K| CTRL-W CTRL-K same as "CTRL-W k"
505|CTRL-W_CTRL-L| CTRL-W CTRL-L same as "CTRL-W l"
506|CTRL-W_CTRL-N| CTRL-W CTRL-N same as "CTRL-W n"
507|CTRL-W_CTRL-O| CTRL-W CTRL-O same as "CTRL-W o"
508|CTRL-W_CTRL-P| CTRL-W CTRL-P same as "CTRL-W p"
509|CTRL-W_CTRL-Q| CTRL-W CTRL-Q same as "CTRL-W q"
510|CTRL-W_CTRL-R| CTRL-W CTRL-R same as "CTRL-W r"
511|CTRL-W_CTRL-S| CTRL-W CTRL-S same as "CTRL-W s"
512|CTRL-W_CTRL-T| CTRL-W CTRL-T same as "CTRL-W t"
513|CTRL-W_CTRL-V| CTRL-W CTRL-V same as "CTRL-W v"
514|CTRL-W_CTRL-W| CTRL-W CTRL-W same as "CTRL-W w"
515|CTRL-W_CTRL-X| CTRL-W CTRL-X same as "CTRL-W x"
516|CTRL-W_CTRL-Z| CTRL-W CTRL-Z same as "CTRL-W z"
517|CTRL-W_CTRL-]| CTRL-W CTRL-] same as "CTRL-W ]"
518|CTRL-W_CTRL-^| CTRL-W CTRL-^ same as "CTRL-W ^"
519|CTRL-W_CTRL-_| CTRL-W CTRL-_ same as "CTRL-W _"
520|CTRL-W_+| CTRL-W + increase current window height N lines
521|CTRL-W_-| CTRL-W - decrease current window height N lines
522|CTRL-W_<| CTRL-W < decrease current window width N columns
523|CTRL-W_=| CTRL-W = make all windows the same height
524|CTRL-W_>| CTRL-W > increase current window width N columns
525|CTRL-W_H| CTRL-W H move current window to the far left
526|CTRL-W_J| CTRL-W J move current window to the very bottom
527|CTRL-W_K| CTRL-W K move current window to the very top
528|CTRL-W_L| CTRL-W L move current window to the far right
529|CTRL-W_P| CTRL-W P go to preview window
530|CTRL-W_R| CTRL-W R rotate windows upwards N times
531|CTRL-W_S| CTRL-W S same as "CTRL-W s"
532|CTRL-W_W| CTRL-W W go to N previous window (wrap around)
533|CTRL-W_]| CTRL-W ] split window and jump to tag under cursor
534|CTRL-W_^| CTRL-W ^ split current window and edit alternate
535 file N
536|CTRL-W__| CTRL-W _ set current window height to N (default:
537 very high)
538|CTRL-W_b| CTRL-W b go to bottom window
539|CTRL-W_c| CTRL-W c close current window (like |:close|)
540|CTRL-W_d| CTRL-W d split window and jump to definition under
541 the cursor
542|CTRL-W_f| CTRL-W f split window and edit file name under the
543 cursor
Bram Moolenaard1f56e62006-02-22 21:25:37 +0000544|CTRL-W_F| CTRL-W F split window and edit file name under the
545 cursor and jump to the line number
546 following the file name.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000547|CTRL-W_g_CTRL-]| CTRL-W g CTRL-] split window and do |:tjump| to tag under
548 cursor
549|CTRL-W_g]| CTRL-W g ] split window and do |:tselect| for tag
550 under cursor
551|CTRL-W_g}| CTRL-W g } do a |:ptjump| to the tag under the cursor
Bram Moolenaar8dff8182006-04-06 20:18:50 +0000552|CTRL-W_gf| CTRL-W g f edit file name under the cursor in a new
553 tab page
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000554|CTRL-W_h| CTRL-W h go to Nth left window (stop at first window)
555|CTRL-W_i| CTRL-W i split window and jump to declaration of
556 identifier under the cursor
557|CTRL-W_j| CTRL-W j go N windows down (stop at last window)
558|CTRL-W_k| CTRL-W k go N windows up (stop at first window)
559|CTRL-W_l| CTRL-W l go to Nth right window (stop at last window)
560|CTRL-W_n| CTRL-W n open new window, N lines high
561|CTRL-W_o| CTRL-W o close all but current window (like |:only|)
562|CTRL-W_p| CTRL-W p go to previous (last accessed) window
563|CTRL-W_q| CTRL-W q quit current window (like |:quit|)
564|CTRL-W_r| CTRL-W r rotate windows downwards N times
565|CTRL-W_s| CTRL-W s split current window in two parts, new
566 window N lines high
567|CTRL-W_t| CTRL-W t go to top window
568|CTRL-W_v| CTRL-W v split current window vertically, new window
569 N lines wide
570|CTRL-W_w| CTRL-W w go to N next window (wrap around)
571|CTRL-W_x| CTRL-W x exchange current window with window N
572 (default: next window)
573|CTRL-W_z| CTRL-W z close preview window
574|CTRL-W_bar| CTRL-W | set window width to N columns
575|CTRL-W_}| CTRL-W } show tag under cursor in preview window
576|CTRL-W_<Down>| CTRL-W <Down> same as "CTRL-W j"
577|CTRL-W_<Up>| CTRL-W <Up> same as "CTRL-W k"
578|CTRL-W_<Left>| CTRL-W <Left> same as "CTRL-W h"
579|CTRL-W_<Right>| CTRL-W <Right> same as "CTRL-W l"
580
581==============================================================================
5822.3 Square bracket commands *[* *]*
583
584tag char note action in Normal mode ~
585------------------------------------------------------------------------------
586|[_CTRL-D| [ CTRL-D jump to first #define found in current and
587 included files matching the word under the
588 cursor, start searching at beginning of
589 current file
590|[_CTRL-I| [ CTRL-I jump to first line in current and included
591 files that contains the word under the
592 cursor, start searching at beginning of
593 current file
594|[#| [# 1 cursor to N previous unmatched #if, #else
595 or #ifdef
596|['| [' 1 cursor to previous lowercase mark, on first
597 non-blank
598|[(| [( 1 cursor N times back to unmatched '('
599|[star| [* 1 same as "[/"
600|[`| [` 1 cursor to previous lowercase mark
601|[/| [/ 1 cursor to N previous start of a C comment
602|[D| [D list all defines found in current and
603 included files matching the word under the
604 cursor, start searching at beginning of
605 current file
606|[I| [I list all lines found in current and
607 included files that contain the word under
608 the cursor, start searching at beginning of
609 current file
610|[P| [P 2 same as "[p"
611|[[| [[ 1 cursor N sections backward
612|[]| [] 1 cursor N SECTIONS backward
613|[c| [c 1 cursor N times backwards to start of change
614|[d| [d show first #define found in current and
615 included files matching the word under the
616 cursor, start searching at beginning of
617 current file
618|[f| [f same as "gf"
619|[i| [i show first line found in current and
620 included files that contains the word under
621 the cursor, start searching at beginning of
622 current file
623|[p| [p 2 like "P", but adjust indent to current line
624|[m| [m 1 cursor N times back to start of member
625 function
626|[z| [z 1 move to start of open fold
627|[{| [{ 1 cursor N times back to unmatched '{'
628|[<MiddleMouse> [<MiddleMouse> 2 same as "[p"
629
630|]_CTRL-D| ] CTRL-D jump to first #define found in current and
631 included files matching the word under the
632 cursor, start searching at cursor position
633|]_CTRL-I| ] CTRL-I jump to first line in current and included
634 files that contains the word under the
635 cursor, start searching at cursor position
636|]#| ]# 1 cursor to N next unmatched #endif or #else
637|]'| ]' 1 cursor to next lowercase mark, on first
638 non-blank
639|])| ]) 1 cursor N times forward to unmatched ')'
640|]star| ]* 1 same as "]/"
641|]`| ]` 1 cursor to next lowercase mark
642|]/| ]/ 1 cursor to N next end of a C comment
643|]D| ]D list all #defines found in current and
644 included files matching the word under the
645 cursor, start searching at cursor position
646|]I| ]I list all lines found in current and
647 included files that contain the word under
648 the cursor, start searching at cursor
649 position
650|]P| ]P 2 same as "[p"
651|][| ][ 1 cursor N SECTIONS forward
652|]]| ]] 1 cursor N sections forward
653|]c| ]c 1 cursor N times forward 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 cursor position
657|]f| ]f same as "gf"
658|]i| ]i show first line found in current and
659 included files that contains the word under
660 the cursor, start searching at cursor
661 position
662|]p| ]p 2 like "p", but adjust indent to current line
663|]m| ]m 1 cursor N times forward to end of member
664 function
665|]z| ]z 1 move to end of open fold
666|]}| ]} 1 cursor N times forward to unmatched '}'
667|]<MiddleMouse> ]<MiddleMouse> 2 same as "]p"
668
669==============================================================================
6702.4 Commands starting with 'g' *g*
671
672tag char note action in Normal mode ~
673------------------------------------------------------------------------------
674|g_CTRL-A| g CTRL-A only when compiled with MEM_PROFILE
675 defined: dump a memory profile
676|g_CTRL-G| g CTRL-G show information about current cursor
677 position
678|g_CTRL-H| g CTRL-H start Select block mode
679|g_CTRL-]| g CTRL-] |:tjump| to the tag under the cursor
680|g#| g# 1 like "#", but without using "\<" and "\>"
681|g$| g$ 1 when 'wrap' off go to rightmost character of
682 the current line that is on the screen;
683 when 'wrap' on go to the rightmost character
684 of the current screen line
685|g&| g& 2 repeat last ":s" on all lines
686|g'| g'{mark} 1 like |'| but without changing the jumplist
687|g`| g`{mark} 1 like |`| but without changing the jumplist
688|gstar| g* 1 like "*", but without using "\<" and "\>"
689|g0| g0 1 when 'wrap' off go to leftmost character of
690 the current line that is on the screen;
691 when 'wrap' on go to the leftmost character
692 of the current screen line
693|g8| g8 print hex value of bytes used in UTF-8
694 character under the cursor
Bram Moolenaarcfc7d632005-07-28 22:28:16 +0000695|g<| g< display previous command output
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000696|g?| g? 2 Rot13 encoding operator
697|g?g?| g?? 2 Rot13 encode current line
698|g?g?| g?g? 2 Rot13 encode current line
699|gD| gD 1 go to definition of word under the cursor
700 in current file
701|gE| gE 1 go backwards to the end of the previous
702 WORD
703|gH| gH start Select line mode
704|gI| gI 2 like "I", but always start in column 1
705|gJ| gJ 2 join lines without inserting space
706|gP| ["x]gP 2 put the text [from register x] before the
707 cursor N times, leave the cursor after it
708|gR| gR 2 enter Virtual Replace mode
709|gU| gU{motion} 2 make Nmove text uppercase
710|gV| gV don't reselect the previous Visual area
711 when executing a mapping or menu in Select
712 mode
713|g]| g] :tselect on the tag under the cursor
714|g^| g^ 1 when 'wrap' off go to leftmost non-white
715 character of the current line that is on
716 the screen; when 'wrap' on go to the
717 leftmost non-white character of the current
718 screen line
719|ga| ga print ascii value of character under the
720 cursor
721|gd| gd 1 go to definition of word under the cursor
722 in current function
723|ge| ge 1 go backwards to the end of the previous
724 word
725|gf| gf start editing the file whose name is under
726 the cursor
Bram Moolenaard1f56e62006-02-22 21:25:37 +0000727|gF| gF start editing the file whose name is under
728 the cursor and jump to the line number
729 following the filename.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000730|gg| gg 1 cursor to line N, default first line
731|gh| gh start Select mode
732|gi| gi 2 like "i", but first move to the |'^| mark
733|gj| gj 1 like "j", but when 'wrap' on go N screen
734 lines down
735|gk| gk 1 like "k", but when 'wrap' on go N screen
736 lines up
737|gm| gm 1 go to character at middle of the screenline
738|go| go 1 cursor to byte N in the buffer
739|gp| ["x]gp 2 put the text [from register x] after the
740 cursor N times, leave the cursor after it
741|gq| gq{motion} 2 format Nmove text
742|gr| gr{char} 2 virtual replace N chars with {char}
743|gs| gs go to sleep for N seconds (default 1)
744|gu| gu{motion} 2 make Nmove text lowercase
745|gv| gv reselect the previous Visual area
746|gw| gw{motion} 2 format Nmove text and keep cursor
Bram Moolenaar5b962cf2005-12-12 21:58:40 +0000747|g@| g@{motion} call 'operatorfunc'
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000748|g~| g~{motion} 2 swap case for Nmove text
749|g<Down>| g<Down> 1 same as "gj"
750|g<End>| g<End> 1 same as "g$"
751|g<Home>| g<Home> 1 same as "g0"
752|g<LeftMouse>| g<LeftMouse> same as <C-LeftMouse>
753 g<MiddleMouse> same as <C-MiddleMouse>
754|g<RightMouse>| g<RightMouse> same as <C-RightMouse>
755|g<Up>| g<Up> 1 same as "gk"
756
757==============================================================================
7582.5 Commands starting with 'z' *z*
759
760tag char note action in Normal mode ~
761------------------------------------------------------------------------------
762|z<CR>| z<CR> redraw, cursor line to top of window,
763 cursor on first non-blank
764|zN<CR>| z{height}<CR> redraw, make window {height} lines high
765|z+| z+ cursor on line N (default line below
766 window), otherwise like "z<CR>"
767|z-| z- redraw, cursor line at bottom of window,
768 cursor on first non-blank
769|z.| z. redraw, cursor line to center of window,
770 cursor on first non-blank
Bram Moolenaar5c2f0502005-12-23 22:11:04 +0000771|z=| z= give spelling suggestions
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000772|zA| zA open a closed fold or close an open fold
773 recursively
774|zC| zC close folds recursively
775|zD| zD delete folds recursively
776|zE| zE eliminate all folds
777|zF| zF create a fold for N lines
Bram Moolenaar43abc522005-12-10 20:15:02 +0000778|zG| zG mark word as good spelled word
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000779|zM| zM set 'foldlevel' to zero
780|zN| zN set 'foldenable'
781|zO| zO open folds recursively
782|zR| zR set 'foldlevel' to the deepest fold
Bram Moolenaar43abc522005-12-10 20:15:02 +0000783|zW| zW mark word as wrong (bad) spelled word
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000784|zX| zX re-apply 'foldlevel'
785|z^| z^ cursor on line N (default line above
786 window), otherwise like "z-"
787|za| za open a closed fold, close an open fold
788|zb| zb redraw, cursor line at bottom of window
789|zc| zc close a fold
790|zd| zd delete a fold
791|ze| ze when 'wrap' off scroll horizontally to
792 position the cursor at the end (right side)
793 of the screen
794|zf| zf{motion} create a fold for Nmove text
Bram Moolenaar43abc522005-12-10 20:15:02 +0000795|zg| zg mark word as good spelled word
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000796|zh| zh when 'wrap' off scroll screen N characters
797 to the right
798|zi| zi toggle 'foldenable'
799|zj| zj 1 move to the start of the next fold
800|zk| zk 1 move to the end of the previous fold
801|zl| zl when 'wrap' off scroll screen N characters
802 to the left
803|zm| zm subtract one from 'foldlevel'
804|zn| zn reset 'foldenable'
805|zo| zo open fold
806|zr| zr add one to 'foldlevel'
807|zs| zs when 'wrap' off scroll horizontally to
808 position the cursor at the start (left
809 side) of the screen
810|zt| zt redraw, cursor line at top of window
811|zv| zv open enough folds to view the cursor line
Bram Moolenaar43abc522005-12-10 20:15:02 +0000812|zw| zw mark word as wrong (bad) spelled word
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000813|zx| zx re-apply 'foldlevel' and do "zv"
814|zz| zz redraw, cursor line at center of window
815|z<Left>| z<Left> same as "zh"
816|z<Right>| z<Right> same as "zl"
817
818==============================================================================
8193. Visual mode *visual-index*
820
Bram Moolenaar402d2fe2005-04-15 21:00:38 +0000821Most commands in Visual mode are the same as in Normal mode. The ones listed
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000822here are those that are different.
823
824tag command note action in Visual mode ~
825------------------------------------------------------------------------------
826|v_CTRL-\_CTRL-N| CTRL-\ CTRL-N stop Visual mode
827|v_CTRL-\_CTRL-G| CTRL-\ CTRL-G go to mode specified with 'insertmode'
Bram Moolenaar81695252004-12-29 20:58:21 +0000828|v_CTRL-C| CTRL-C stop Visual mode
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000829|v_CTRL-G| CTRL-G toggle between Visual mode and Select mode
830|v_<BS>| <BS> 2 Select mode: delete highlighted area
831|v_CTRL-H| CTRL-H 2 same as <BS>
832|v_CTRL-O| CTRL-O switch from Select to Visual mode for one
833 command
834|v_CTRL-V| CTRL-V make Visual mode blockwise or stop Visual
835 mode
Bram Moolenaar81695252004-12-29 20:58:21 +0000836|v_<Esc>| <Esc> stop Visual mode
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000837|v_CTRL-]| CTRL-] jump to highlighted tag
838|v_!| !{filter} 2 filter the highlighted lines through the
839 external command {filter}
840|v_:| : start a command-line with the highlighted
841 lines as a range
842|v_<| < 2 shift the highlighted lines one
843 'shiftwidth' left
844|v_=| = 2 filter the highlighted lines through the
845 external program given with the 'equalprg'
846 option
847|v_>| > 2 shift the highlighted lines one
848 'shiftwidth' right
849|v_b_A| A 2 block mode: append same text in all lines,
850 after the highlighted area
851|v_C| C 2 delete the highlighted lines and start
852 insert
853|v_D| D 2 delete the highlighted lines
854|v_b_I| I 2 block mode: insert same text in all lines,
855 before the highlighted area
856|v_J| J 2 join the highlighted lines
857|v_K| K run 'keywordprg' on the highlighted area
858|v_O| O Move horizontally to other corner of area.
859 Q does not start Ex mode
860|v_R| R 2 delete the highlighted lines and start
861 insert
862|v_S| S 2 delete the highlighted lines and start
863 insert
864|v_U| U 2 make highlighted area uppercase
865|v_V| V make Visual mode linewise or stop Visual
866 mode
867|v_X| X 2 delete the highlighted lines
868|v_Y| Y yank the highlighted lines
869|v_a(| a( same as ab
870|v_a)| a) same as ab
871|v_a<| a< extend highlighted area with a <> block
872|v_a>| a> same as a<
873|v_aB| aB extend highlighted area with a {} block
874|v_aW| aW extend highlighted area with "a WORD"
875|v_a[| a[ extend highlighted area with a [] block
876|v_a]| a] same as a[
877|v_ab| ab extend highlighted area with a () block
878|v_ap| ap extend highlighted area with a paragraph
879|v_as| as extend highlighted area with a sentence
880|v_aw| aw extend highlighted area with "a word"
881|v_a{| a{ same as aB
882|v_a}| a} same as aB
883|v_c| c 2 delete highlighted area and start insert
884|v_d| d 2 delete highlighted area
885|v_gJ| gJ 2 join the highlighted lines without
886 inserting spaces
887|v_gq| gq 2 format the highlighted lines
888|v_gv| gv exchange current and previous highlighted
889 area
890|v_i(| i( same as ib
891|v_i)| i) same as ib
892|v_i<| i< extend highlighted area with inner <> block
893|v_i>| i> same as i<
894|v_iB| iB extend highlighted area with inner {} block
895|v_iW| iW extend highlighted area with "inner WORD"
896|v_i[| i[ extend highlighted area with inner [] block
897|v_i]| i] same as i[
898|v_ib| ib extend highlighted area with inner () block
899|v_ip| ip extend highlighted area with inner paragraph
900|v_is| is extend highlighted area with inner sentence
901|v_iw| iw extend highlighted area with "inner word"
902|v_i{| i{ same as iB
903|v_i}| i} same as iB
904|v_o| o move cursor to other corner of area
905|v_r| r 2 delete highlighted area and start insert
906|v_s| s 2 delete highlighted area and start insert
907|v_u| u 2 make highlighted area lowercase
908|v_v| v make Visual mode characterwise or stop
909 Visual mode
910|v_x| x 2 delete the highlighted area
911|v_y| y yank the highlighted area
912|v_~| ~ 2 swap case for the highlighted area
913
914==============================================================================
9154. Command-line editing *ex-edit-index*
916
917Get to the command-line with the ':', '!', '/' or '?' commands.
918Normal characters are inserted at the current cursor position.
919"Completion" below refers to context-sensitive completion. It will complete
920file names, tags, commands etc. as appropriate.
921
922 CTRL-@ not used
923|c_CTRL-A| CTRL-A do completion on the pattern in front of the
924 cursor and insert all matches
925|c_CTRL-B| CTRL-B cursor to begin of command-line
926|c_CTRL-C| CTRL-C same as <ESC>
927|c_CTRL-D| CTRL-D list completions that match the pattern in
928 front of the cursor
929|c_CTRL-E| CTRL-E cursor to end of command-line
930|'cedit'| CTRL-F default value for 'cedit': opens the
931 command-line window; otherwise not used
932 CTRL-G not used
933|c_<BS>| <BS> delete the character in front of the cursor
934|c_digraph| {char1} <BS> {char2}
935 enter digraph when 'digraph' is on
936|c_CTRL-H| CTRL-H same as <BS>
937|c_<Tab>| <Tab> if 'wildchar' is <Tab>: Do completion on
938 the pattern in front of the cursor
939|c_<S-Tab>| <S-Tab> same as CTRL-P
940|c_wildchar| 'wildchar' Do completion on the pattern in front of the
941 cursor (default: <Tab>)
942|c_CTRL-I| CTRL-I same as <Tab>
943|c_<NL>| <NL> same as <CR>
944|c_CTRL-J| CTRL-J same as <CR>
945|c_CTRL-K| CTRL-K {char1} {char2}
946 enter digraph
947|c_CTRL-L| CTRL-L do completion on the pattern in front of the
948 cursor and insert the longest common part
949|c_<CR>| <CR> execute entered command
950|c_<CR>| CTRL-M same as <CR>
951|c_CTRL-N| CTRL-N after using 'wildchar' with multiple matches:
952 go to next match, otherwise: same as <Down>
953 CTRL-O not used
954|c_CTRL-P| CTRL-P after using 'wildchar' with multiple matches:
955 go to previous match, otherwise: same as <Up>
956|c_CTRL-Q| CTRL-Q same as CTRL-V, unless it's used for terminal
957 control flow
958|c_CTRL-R| CTRL-R {0-9a-z"%#*:= CTRL-F CTRL-P CTRL-W CTRL-A}
959 insert the contents of a register or object
960 under the cursor as if typed
961|c_CTRL-R_CTRL-R| CTRL-R CTRL-R {0-9a-z"%#*:= CTRL-F CTRL-P CTRL-W CTRL-A}
962 insert the contents of a register or object
963 under the cursor literally
964 CTRL-S (used for terminal control flow)
965 CTRL-T not used
966|c_CTRL-U| CTRL-U remove all characters
967|c_CTRL-V| CTRL-V insert next non-digit literally, insert three
968 digit decimal number as a single byte.
969|c_CTRL-W| CTRL-W delete the word in front of the cursor
970 CTRL-X not used (reserved for completion)
971 CTRL-Y copy (yank) modeless selection
972 CTRL-Z not used (reserved for suspend)
973|c_<Esc>| <Esc> abandon command-line without executing it
974|c_<Esc>| CTRL-[ same as <Esc>
975|c_CTRL-\_CTRL-N| CTRL-\ CTRL-N go to Normal mode, abandon command-line
976|c_CTRL-\_CTRL-G| CTRL-\ CTRL-G go to mode specified with 'insertmode',
977 abandon command-line
978 CTRL-\ a - d reserved for extensions
979|c_CTRL-\_e| CTRL-\ e {expr} replace the command line with the result of
980 {expr}
981 CTRL-\ f - z reserved for extensions
982 CTRL-\ others not used
983 CTRL-] not used
984|c_CTRL-^| CTRL-^ toggle use of |:lmap| mappings
985|c_CTRL-_| CTRL-_ when 'allowrevins' set: change language
986 (Hebrew, Farsi)
987|c_<Del>| <Del> delete the character under the cursor
988
989|c_<Left>| <Left> cursor left
990|c_<S-Left>| <S-Left> cursor one word left
991|c_<C-Left>| <C-Left> cursor one word left
992|c_<Right>| <Right> cursor right
993|c_<S-Right>| <S-Right> cursor one word right
994|c_<C-Right>| <C-Right> cursor one word right
995|c_<Up>| <Up> recall previous command-line from history that
996 matches pattern in front of the cursor
997|c_<S-Up>| <S-Up> recall previous command-line from history
998|c_<Down>| <Down> recall next command-line from history that
999 matches pattern in front of the cursor
1000|c_<S-Down>| <S-Down> recall next command-line from history
1001|c_<Home>| <Home> cursor to start of command-line
1002|c_<End>| <End> cursor to end of command-line
1003|c_<PageDown>| <PageDown> same as <S-Down>
1004|c_<PageUp>| <PageUp> same as <S-Up>
1005|c_<Insert>| <Insert> toggle insert/overstrike mode
1006|c_<LeftMouse>| <LeftMouse> cursor at mouse click
1007
1008You found it, Arthur! *holy-grail*
1009
1010==============================================================================
10115. EX commands *ex-cmd-index* *:index*
1012
1013This is a brief but complete listing of all the ":" commands, without
1014mentioning any arguments. The optional part of the command name is inside [].
1015The commands are sorted on the non-optional part of their name.
1016
1017|:!| :! filter lines or execute an external command
1018|:!!| :!! repeat last ":!" command
1019|:#| :# same as ":number"
1020|:&| :& repeat last ":substitute"
1021|:star| :* execute contents of a register
1022|:<| :< shift lines one 'shiftwidth' left
1023|:=| := print the cursor line number
1024|:>| :> shift lines one 'shiftwidth' right
1025|:@| :@ execute contents of a register
1026|:@@| :@@ repeat the previous ":@"
1027|:Next| :N[ext] go to previous file in the argument list
1028|:Print| :P[rint] print lines
1029|:X| :X ask for encryption key
1030|:append| :a[ppend] append text
1031|:abbreviate| :ab[breviate] enter abbreviation
1032|:abclear| :abc[lear] remove all abbreviations
1033|:aboveleft| :abo[veleft] make split window appear left or above
1034|:all| :al[l] open a window for each file in the argument
1035 list
1036|:amenu| :am[enu] enter new menu item for all modes
1037|:anoremenu| :an[oremenu] enter a new menu for all modes that will not
1038 be remapped
1039|:args| :ar[gs] print the argument list
1040|:argadd| :arga[dd] add items to the argument list
1041|:argdelete| :argd[elete] delete items from the argument list
1042|:argedit| :arge[dit] add item to the argument list and edit it
1043|:argdo| :argdo do a command on all items in the argument list
1044|:argglobal| :argg[lobal] define the global argument list
1045|:arglocal| :argl[ocal] define a local argument list
1046|:argument| :argu[ment] go to specific file in the argument list
1047|:ascii| :as[cii] print ascii value of character under the cursor
1048|:autocmd| :au[tocmd] enter or show autocommands
1049|:augroup| :aug[roup] select the autocommand group to use
1050|:aunmenu| :aun[menu] remove menu for all modes
1051|:buffer| :b[uffer] go to specific buffer in the buffer list
1052|:bNext| :bN[ext] go to previous buffer in the buffer list
1053|:ball| :ba[ll] open a window for each buffer in the buffer list
1054|:badd| :bad[d] add buffer to the buffer list
1055|:bdelete| :bd[elete] remove a buffer from the buffer list
1056|:behave| :be[have] set mouse and selection behavior
1057|:belowright| :bel[owright] make split window appear right or below
1058|:bfirst| :bf[irst] go to first buffer in the buffer list
1059|:blast| :bl[ast] go to last buffer in the buffer list
1060|:bmodified| :bm[odified] go to next buffer in the buffer list that has
1061 been modified
1062|:bnext| :bn[ext] go to next buffer in the buffer list
1063|:botright| :bo[tright] make split window appear at bottom or far right
1064|:bprevious| :bp[revious] go to previous buffer in the buffer list
1065|:brewind| :br[ewind] go to first buffer in the buffer list
1066|:break| :brea[k] break out of while loop
1067|:breakadd| :breaka[dd] add a debugger breakpoint
1068|:breakdel| :breakd[el] delete a debugger breakpoint
1069|:breaklist| :breakl[ist] list debugger breakpoints
1070|:browse| :bro[wse] use file selection dialog
1071|:bufdo| :bufdo execute command in each listed buffer
1072|:buffers| :buffers list all files in the buffer list
1073|:bunload| :bun[load] unload a specific buffer
1074|:bwipeout| :bw[ipeout] really delete a buffer
1075|:change| :c[hange] replace a line or series of lines
1076|:cNext| :cN[ext] go to previous error
1077|:cNfile| :cNf[ile] go to last error in previous file
1078|:cabbrev| :ca[bbrev] like ":abbreviate" but for Command-line mode
1079|:cabclear| :cabc[lear] clear all abbreviations for Command-line mode
Bram Moolenaara37420f2006-02-04 22:37:47 +00001080|:caddbuffer| :caddb[uffer] add errors from buffer
Bram Moolenaar4770d092006-01-12 23:22:24 +00001081|:caddexpr| :cad[dexpr] add errors from expr
1082|:caddfile| :caddf[ile] add error message to current quickfix list
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001083|:call| :cal[l] call a function
1084|:catch| :cat[ch] part of a :try command
Bram Moolenaar86b68352004-12-27 21:59:20 +00001085|:cbuffer| :cb[uffer] parse error messages and jump to first error
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001086|:cc| :cc go to specific error
1087|:cclose| :ccl[ose] close quickfix window
1088|:cd| :cd change directory
1089|:center| :ce[nter] format lines at the center
Bram Moolenaar87e25fd2005-07-27 21:13:01 +00001090|:cexpr| :cex[pr] read errors from expr and jump to first
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001091|:cfile| :cf[ile] read file with error messages and jump to first
1092|:cfirst| :cfir[st] go to the specified error, default first one
Bram Moolenaarc01140a2006-03-24 22:21:52 +00001093|:cgetbuffer| :cgetb[uffer] get errors from buffer
Bram Moolenaar8ab561d2006-03-23 22:44:10 +00001094|:cgetexpr| :cgete[xpr] get errors from expr
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001095|:cgetfile| :cg[etfile] read file with error messages
1096|:changes| :cha[nges] print the change list
1097|:chdir| :chd[ir] change directory
1098|:checkpath| :che[ckpath] list included files
1099|:checktime| :checkt[ime] check timestamp of loaded buffers
1100|:clist| :cl[ist] list all errors
1101|:clast| :cla[st] go to the specified error, default last one
1102|:close| :clo[se] close current window
1103|:cmap| :cm[ap] like ":map" but for Command-line mode
1104|:cmapclear| :cmapc[lear] clear all mappings for Command-line mode
1105|:cmenu| :cme[nu] add menu for Command-line mode
1106|:cnext| :cn[ext] go to next error
1107|:cnewer| :cnew[er] go to newer error list
1108|:cnfile| :cnf[ile] go to first error in next file
1109|:cnoremap| :cno[remap] like ":noremap" but for Command-line mode
1110|:cnoreabbrev| :cnorea[bbrev] like ":noreabbrev" but for Command-line mode
1111|:cnoremenu| :cnoreme[nu] like ":noremenu" but for Command-line mode
1112|:copy| :co[py] copy lines
1113|:colder| :col[der] go to older error list
1114|:colorscheme| :colo[rscheme] load a specific color scheme
1115|:command| :com[mand] create user-defined command
1116|:comclear| :comc[lear] clear all user-defined commands
1117|:compiler| :comp[iler] do settings for a specific compiler
1118|:continue| :con[tinue] go back to :while
1119|:confirm| :conf[irm] prompt user when confirmation required
1120|:copen| :cope[n] open quickfix window
1121|:cprevious| :cp[revious] go to previous error
1122|:cpfile| :cpf[ile] go to last error in previous file
1123|:cquit| :cq[uit] quit Vim with an error code
1124|:crewind| :cr[ewind] go to the specified error, default first one
1125|:cscope| :cs[cope] execute cscope command
1126|:cstag| :cst[ag] use cscope to jump to a tag
1127|:cunmap| :cu[nmap] like ":unmap" but for Command-line mode
1128|:cunabbrev| :cuna[bbrev] like ":unabbrev" but for Command-line mode
1129|:cunmenu| :cunme[nu] remove menu for Command-line mode
1130|:cwindow| :cw[indow] open or close quickfix window
1131|:delete| :d[elete] delete lines
Bram Moolenaarc0197e22004-09-13 20:26:32 +00001132|:delmarks| :delm[arks] delete marks
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001133|:debug| :deb[ug] run a command in debugging mode
1134|:debuggreedy| :debugg[reedy] read debug mode commands from normal input
1135|:delcommand| :delc[ommand] delete user-defined command
1136|:delfunction| :delf[unction] delete a user function
1137|:diffupdate| :dif[fupdate] update 'diff' buffers
1138|:diffget| :diffg[et] remove differences in current buffer
Bram Moolenaar2df6dcc2004-07-12 15:53:54 +00001139|:diffoff| :diffo[ff] switch off diff mode
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001140|:diffpatch| :diffp[atch] apply a patch and show differences
1141|:diffput| :diffpu[t] remove differences in other buffer
1142|:diffsplit| :diffs[plit] show differences with another file
1143|:diffthis| :diffthis make current window a diff window
1144|:digraphs| :dig[raphs] show or enter digraphs
1145|:display| :di[splay] display registers
1146|:djump| :dj[ump] jump to #define
1147|:dlist| :dl[ist] list #defines
1148|:doautocmd| :do[autocmd] apply autocommands to current buffer
1149|:doautoall| :doautoa[ll] apply autocommands for all loaded buffers
1150|:drop| :dr[op] jump to window editing file or edit file in
1151 current window
1152|:dsearch| :ds[earch] list one #define
1153|:dsplit| :dsp[lit] split window and jump to #define
1154|:edit| :e[dit] edit a file
Bram Moolenaard3667a22006-03-16 21:35:52 +00001155|:earlier| :ea[rlier] go to older change, undo
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001156|:echo| :ec[ho] echoes the result of expressions
1157|:echoerr| :echoe[rr] like :echo, show like an error and use history
1158|:echohl| :echoh[l] set highlighting for echo commands
1159|:echomsg| :echom[sg] same as :echo, put message in history
1160|:echon| :echon same as :echo, but without <EOL>
1161|:else| :el[se] part of an :if command
1162|:elseif| :elsei[f] part of an :if command
1163|:emenu| :em[enu] execute a menu by name
1164|:endif| :en[dif] end previous :if
Bram Moolenaar17568792005-07-06 22:28:03 +00001165|:endfor| :endfo[r] end previous :for
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001166|:endfunction| :endf[unction] end of a user function
1167|:endtry| :endt[ry] end previous :try
1168|:endwhile| :endw[hile] end previous :while
1169|:enew| :ene[w] edit a new, unnamed buffer
1170|:ex| :ex same as ":edit"
1171|:execute| :exe[cute] execute result of expressions
1172|:exit| :exi[t] same as ":xit"
Bram Moolenaarb5bf5b82004-12-24 14:35:23 +00001173|:exusage| :exu[sage] overview of Ex commands
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001174|:file| :f[ile] show or set the current file name
1175|:files| :files list all files in the buffer list
1176|:filetype| :filet[ype] switch file type detection on/off
1177|:find| :fin[d] find file in 'path' and edit it
1178|:finally| :fina[lly] part of a :try command
1179|:finish| :fini[sh] quit sourcing a Vim script
1180|:first| :fir[st] go to the first file in the argument list
1181|:fixdel| :fix[del] set key code of <Del>
1182|:fold| :fo[ld] create a fold
1183|:foldclose| :foldc[lose] close folds
1184|:folddoopen| :foldd[oopen] execute command on lines not in a closed fold
1185|:folddoclosed| :folddoc[losed] execute command on lines in a closed fold
1186|:foldopen| :foldo[pen] open folds
Bram Moolenaar17568792005-07-06 22:28:03 +00001187|:for| :for for loop
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001188|:function| :fu[nction] define a user function
1189|:global| :g[lobal] execute commands for matching lines
1190|:goto| :go[to] go to byte in the buffer
1191|:grep| :gr[ep] run 'grepprg' and jump to first match
Bram Moolenaar17568792005-07-06 22:28:03 +00001192|:grepadd| :grepa[dd] like :grep, but append to current list
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001193|:gui| :gu[i] start the GUI
1194|:gvim| :gv[im] start the GUI
1195|:hardcopy| :ha[rdcopy] send text to the printer
1196|:help| :h[elp] open a help window
1197|:helpfind| :helpf[ind] dialog to open a help window
1198|:helpgrep| :helpg[rep] like ":grep" but searches help files
1199|:helptags| :helpt[ags] generate help tags for a directory
1200|:highlight| :hi[ghlight] specify highlighting methods
1201|:hide| :hid[e] hide current buffer for a command
1202|:history| :his[tory] print a history list
1203|:insert| :i[nsert] insert text
1204|:iabbrev| :ia[bbrev] like ":abbrev" but for Insert mode
1205|:iabclear| :iabc[lear] like ":abclear" but for Insert mode
1206|:if| :if execute commands when condition met
1207|:ijump| :ij[ump] jump to definition of identifier
1208|:ilist| :il[ist] list lines where identifier matches
1209|:imap| :im[ap] like ":map" but for Insert mode
1210|:imapclear| :imapc[lear] like ":mapclear" but for Insert mode
1211|:imenu| :ime[nu] add menu for Insert mode
1212|:inoremap| :ino[remap] like ":noremap" but for Insert mode
1213|:inoreabbrev| :inorea[bbrev] like ":noreabbrev" but for Insert mode
1214|:inoremenu| :inoreme[nu] like ":noremenu" but for Insert mode
1215|:intro| :int[ro] print the introductory message
1216|:isearch| :is[earch] list one line where identifier matches
1217|:isplit| :isp[lit] split window and jump to definition of
1218 identifier
1219|:iunmap| :iu[nmap] like ":unmap" but for Insert mode
1220|:iunabbrev| :iuna[bbrev] like ":unabbrev" but for Insert mode
1221|:iunmenu| :iunme[nu] remove menu for Insert mode
1222|:join| :j[oin] join lines
1223|:jumps| :ju[mps] print the jump list
1224|:k| :k set a mark
Bram Moolenaar17568792005-07-06 22:28:03 +00001225|:keepalt| :keepa[lt] following command keeps the alternate file
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001226|:keepmarks| :kee[pmarks] following command keeps marks where they are
1227|:keepjumps| :keepj[jumps] following command keeps jumplist and marks
Bram Moolenaar28c258f2006-01-25 22:02:51 +00001228|:lNext| :lN[ext] go to previous entry in location list
1229|:lNfile| :lNf[ile] go to last entry in previous file
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001230|:list| :l[ist] print lines
Bram Moolenaar28c258f2006-01-25 22:02:51 +00001231|:laddexpr| :lad[dexpr] add locations from expr
Bram Moolenaara37420f2006-02-04 22:37:47 +00001232|:laddbuffer| :laddb[uffer] add locations from buffer
Bram Moolenaar28c258f2006-01-25 22:02:51 +00001233|:laddfile| :laddf[ile] add locations to current location list
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001234|:last| :la[st] go to the last file in the argument list
1235|:language| :lan[guage] set the language (locale)
Bram Moolenaard3667a22006-03-16 21:35:52 +00001236|:later| :lat[er] go to newer change, redo
Bram Moolenaar28c258f2006-01-25 22:02:51 +00001237|:lbuffer| :lb[uffer] parse locations and jump to first location
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001238|:lcd| :lc[d] change directory locally
1239|:lchdir| :lch[dir] change directory locally
Bram Moolenaar28c258f2006-01-25 22:02:51 +00001240|:lclose| :lcl[ose] close location window
Bram Moolenaar06b5db92006-02-10 23:11:56 +00001241|:lcscope| :lcs[cope] like ":cscope" but uses location list
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001242|:left| :le[ft] left align lines
1243|:leftabove| :lefta[bove] make split window appear left or above
1244|:let| :let assign a value to a variable or option
Bram Moolenaar28c258f2006-01-25 22:02:51 +00001245|:lexpr| :lex[pr] read locations from expr and jump to first
1246|:lfile| :lf[ile] read file with locations and jump to first
1247|:lfirst| :lfir[st] go to the specified location, default first one
Bram Moolenaarc01140a2006-03-24 22:21:52 +00001248|:lgetbuffer| :lgetb[uffer] get locations from buffer
Bram Moolenaar8ab561d2006-03-23 22:44:10 +00001249|:lgetexpr| :lgete[xpr] get locations from expr
Bram Moolenaar28c258f2006-01-25 22:02:51 +00001250|:lgetfile| :lg[etfile] read file with locations
Bram Moolenaara37420f2006-02-04 22:37:47 +00001251|:lgrep| :lgr[ep] run 'grepprg' and jump to first match
1252|:lgrepadd| :lgrepa[dd] like :grep, but append to current list
Bram Moolenaar8b6144b2006-02-08 09:20:24 +00001253|:lhelpgrep| :lh[elpgrep] like ":helpgrep" but uses location list
Bram Moolenaar28c258f2006-01-25 22:02:51 +00001254|:ll| :ll go to specific location
1255|:llast| :lla[st] go to the specified location, default last one
1256|:llist| :lli[st] list all locations
Bram Moolenaara37420f2006-02-04 22:37:47 +00001257|:lmake| :lmak[e] execute external command 'makeprg' and parse
1258 error messages
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001259|:lmap| :lm[ap] like ":map!" but includes Lang-Arg mode
1260|:lmapclear| :lmapc[lear] like ":mapclear!" but includes Lang-Arg mode
Bram Moolenaar6ab5b842006-01-26 22:16:34 +00001261|:lnext| :lne[xt] go to next location
Bram Moolenaar28c258f2006-01-25 22:02:51 +00001262|:lnewer| :lnew[er] go to newer location list
1263|:lnfile| :lnf[ile] go to first location in next file
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001264|:lnoremap| :ln[oremap] like ":noremap!" but includes Lang-Arg mode
1265|:loadkeymap| :loadk[eymap] load the following keymaps until EOF
1266|:loadview| :lo[adview] load view for current window from a file
1267|:lockmarks| :loc[kmarks] following command keeps marks where they are
Bram Moolenaar24c088a2005-02-02 22:55:47 +00001268|:lockvar| :lockv[ar] lock variables
Bram Moolenaar28c258f2006-01-25 22:02:51 +00001269|:lolder| :lol[der] go to older location list
1270|:lopen| :lope[n] open location window
1271|:lprevious| :lp[revious] go to previous location
1272|:lpfile| :lpf[ile] go to last location in previous file
1273|:lrewind| :lr[ewind] go to the specified location, default first one
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001274|:ls| :ls list all buffers
Bram Moolenaarb8a7b562006-02-01 21:47:16 +00001275|:ltag| :lt[ag] jump to tag and add matching tags to the
1276 location list
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001277|:lunmap| :lu[nmap] like ":unmap!" but includes Lang-Arg mode
Bram Moolenaara37420f2006-02-04 22:37:47 +00001278|:lvimgrep| :lv[imgrep] search for pattern in files
1279|:lvimgrepadd| :lvimgrepa[dd] like :vimgrep, but append to current list
Bram Moolenaar28c258f2006-01-25 22:02:51 +00001280|:lwindow| :lw[indow] open or close location window
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001281|:move| :m[ove] move lines
1282|:mark| :ma[rk] set a mark
1283|:make| :mak[e] execute external command 'makeprg' and parse
1284 error messages
1285|:map| :map show or enter a mapping
1286|:mapclear| :mapc[lear] clear all mappings for Normal and Visual mode
1287|:marks| :marks list all marks
1288|:match| :mat[ch] define a match to highlight
1289|:menu| :me[nu] enter a new menu item
1290|:menutranslate| :menut[ranslate] add a menu translation item
1291|:messages| :mes[sages] view previously displayed messages
1292|:mkexrc| :mk[exrc] write current mappings and settings to a file
1293|:mksession| :mks[ession] write session info to a file
Bram Moolenaar78599ad2005-06-16 21:47:53 +00001294|:mkspell| :mksp[ell] produce .spl spell file
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001295|:mkvimrc| :mkv[imrc] write current mappings and settings to a file
1296|:mkview| :mkvie[w] write view of current window to a file
1297|:mode| :mod[e] show or change the screen mode
Bram Moolenaar8299df92004-07-10 09:47:34 +00001298|:mzscheme| :mz[scheme] execute MzScheme command
1299|:mzfile| :mzf[ile] execute MzScheme script file
Bram Moolenaar17568792005-07-06 22:28:03 +00001300|:nbkey| :nb[key] pass a key to Netbeans
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001301|:next| :n[ext] go to next file in the argument list
1302|:new| :new create a new empty window
1303|:nmap| :nm[ap] like ":map" but for Normal mode
1304|:nmapclear| :nmapc[lear] clear all mappings for Normal mode
1305|:nmenu| :nme[nu] add menu for Normal mode
1306|:nnoremap| :nn[oremap] like ":noremap" but for Normal mode
1307|:nnoremenu| :nnoreme[nu] like ":noremenu" but for Normal mode
Bram Moolenaarcdbac1e2005-12-11 21:27:22 +00001308|:noautocmd| :noa[utocmd] following command don't trigger autocommands
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001309|:noremap| :no[remap] enter a mapping that will not be remapped
1310|:nohlsearch| :noh[lsearch] suspend 'hlsearch' highlighting
1311|:noreabbrev| :norea[bbrev] enter an abbreviation that will not be
1312 remapped
1313|:noremenu| :noreme[nu] enter a menu that will not be remapped
1314|:normal| :norm[al] execute Normal mode commands
1315|:number| :nu[mber] print lines with line number
1316|:nunmap| :nun[map] like ":unmap" but for Normal mode
1317|:nunmenu| :nunme[nu] remove menu for Normal mode
1318|:open| :o[pen] start open mode (not implemented)
1319|:omap| :om[ap] like ":map" but for Operator-pending mode
1320|:omapclear| :omapc[lear] remove all mappings for Operator-pending mode
1321|:omenu| :ome[nu] add menu for Operator-pending mode
Bram Moolenaar7e8fd632006-02-18 22:14:51 +00001322|:only| :on[ly] close all windows except the current one
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001323|:onoremap| :ono[remap] like ":noremap" but for Operator-pending mode
1324|:onoremenu| :onoreme[nu] like ":noremenu" but for Operator-pending mode
1325|:options| :opt[ions] open the options-window
1326|:ounmap| :ou[nmap] like ":unmap" but for Operator-pending mode
1327|:ounmenu| :ounme[nu] remove menu for Operator-pending mode
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001328|:pclose| :pc[lose] close preview window
1329|:pedit| :ped[it] edit file in the preview window
1330|:perl| :pe[rl] execute Perl command
Bram Moolenaar05159a02005-02-26 23:04:13 +00001331|:print| :p[rint] print lines
Bram Moolenaar17568792005-07-06 22:28:03 +00001332|:profdel| :profd[el] stop profiling a function or script
Bram Moolenaar05159a02005-02-26 23:04:13 +00001333|:profile| :prof[ile] profiling functions and scripts
1334|:promptfind| :pro[mtfind] open GUI dialog for searching
1335|:promptrepl| :promtr[epl] open GUI dialog for search/replace
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001336|:perldo| :perld[o] execute Perl command for each line
1337|:pop| :po[p] jump to older entry in tag stack
1338|:popup| :pop[up] popup a menu by name
1339|:ppop| :pp[op] ":pop" in preview window
1340|:preserve| :pre[serve] write all text to swap file
1341|:previous| :prev[ious] go to previous file in argument list
1342|:promptfind| :pro[mptfind] Search dialog
1343|:promptrepl| :promptr[epl] Search/Replace dialog
1344|:psearch| :ps[earch] like ":ijump" but shows match in preview window
1345|:ptag| :pt[ag] show tag in preview window
1346|:ptNext| :ptN[ext] |:tNext| in preview window
1347|:ptfirst| :ptf[irst] |:trewind| in preview window
1348|:ptjump| :ptj[ump] |:tjump| and show tag in preview window
1349|:ptlast| :ptl[ast] |:tlast| in preview window
1350|:ptnext| :ptn[ext] |:tnext| in preview window
1351|:ptprevious| :ptp[revious] |:tprevious| in preview window
1352|:ptrewind| :ptr[ewind] |:trewind| in preview window
1353|:ptselect| :pts[elect] |:tselect| and show tag in preview window
1354|:put| :pu[t] insert contents of register in the text
1355|:pwd| :pw[d] print current directory
1356|:python| :py[thon] execute Python command
1357|:pyfile| :pyf[ile] execute Python script file
1358|:quit| :q[uit] quit current window (when one window quit Vim)
1359|:quitall| :quita[ll] quit Vim
1360|:qall| :qa[ll] quit Vim
1361|:read| :r[ead] read file into the text
1362|:recover| :rec[over] recover a file from a swap file
1363|:redo| :red[o] redo one undone change
1364|:redir| :redi[r] redirect messages to a file or register
1365|:redraw| :redr[aw] force a redraw of the display
1366|:redrawstatus| :redraws[tatus] force a redraw of the status line(s)
1367|:registers| :reg[isters] display the contents of registers
1368|:resize| :res[ize] change current window height
1369|:retab| :ret[ab] change tab size
1370|:return| :retu[rn] return from a user function
1371|:rewind| :rew[ind] go to the first file in the argument list
1372|:right| :ri[ght] right align text
1373|:rightbelow| :rightb[elow] make split window appear right or below
1374|:ruby| :rub[y] execute Ruby command
1375|:rubydo| :rubyd[o] execute Ruby command for each line
1376|:rubyfile| :rubyf[ile] execute Ruby script file
1377|:runtime| :ru[ntime] source vim scripts in 'runtimepath'
1378|:rviminfo| :rv[iminfo] read from viminfo file
1379|:substitute| :s[ubstitute] find and replace text
1380|:sNext| :sN[ext] split window and go to previous file in
1381 argument list
Bram Moolenaar17568792005-07-06 22:28:03 +00001382|:sandbox| :san[dbox] execute a command in the sandbox
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001383|:sargument| :sa[rgument] split window and go to specific file in
1384 argument list
1385|:sall| :sal[l] open a window for each file in argument list
1386|:saveas| :sav[eas] save file under another name.
1387|:sbuffer| :sb[uffer] split window and go to specific file in the
1388 buffer list
1389|:sbNext| :sbN[ext] split window and go to previous file in the
1390 buffer list
1391|:sball| :sba[ll] open a window for each file in the buffer list
1392|:sbfirst| :sbf[irst] split window and go to first file in the
1393 buffer list
1394|:sblast| :sbl[ast] split window and go to last file in buffer
1395 list
1396|:sbmodified| :sbm[odified] split window and go to modified file in the
1397 buffer list
1398|:sbnext| :sbn[ext] split window and go to next file in the buffer
1399 list
1400|:sbprevious| :sbp[revious] split window and go to previous file in the
1401 buffer list
1402|:sbrewind| :sbr[ewind] split window and go to first file in the
1403 buffer list
1404|:scriptnames| :scrip[tnames] list names of all sourced Vim scripts
1405|:scriptencoding| :scripte[ncoding] encoding used in sourced Vim script
Bram Moolenaar64969662005-12-14 21:59:55 +00001406|:scscope| :scs[cope] split window and execute cscope command
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001407|:set| :se[t] show or set options
1408|:setfiletype| :setf[iletype] set 'filetype', unless it was set already
1409|:setglobal| :setg[lobal] show global values of options
1410|:setlocal| :setl[ocal] show or set options locally
1411|:sfind| :sf[ind] split current window and edit file in 'path'
1412|:sfirst| :sfir[st] split window and go to first file in the
1413 argument list
1414|:shell| :sh[ell] escape to a shell
1415|:simalt| :sim[alt] Win32 GUI: simulate Windows ALT key
1416|:sign| :sig[n] manipulate signs
1417|:silent| :sil[ent] Run a command silently
1418|:sleep| :sl[eep] do nothing for a few seconds
1419|:slast| :sla[st] split window and go to last file in the
1420 argument list
1421|:smagic| :sm[agic] :substitute with 'magic'
Bram Moolenaar371d5402006-03-20 21:47:49 +00001422|:smap| :sma[p] like ":map" but for Select mode
1423|:smapclear| :smapc[lear] remove all mappings for Select mode
1424|:smenu| :sme[nu] add menu for Select mode
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001425|:snext| :sn[ext] split window and go to next file in the
1426 argument list
1427|:sniff| :sni[ff] send request to sniff
1428|:snomagic| :sno[magic] :substitute with 'nomagic'
Bram Moolenaar371d5402006-03-20 21:47:49 +00001429|:snoremap| :snor[emap] like ":noremap" but for Select mode
1430|:snoremenu| :snoreme[nu] like ":noremenu" but for Select mode
Bram Moolenaarf95dc3b2005-05-22 22:02:25 +00001431|:sort| :sor[t] sort lines
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001432|:source| :so[urce] read Vim or Ex commands from a file
Bram Moolenaarf81b0fe2005-06-23 22:27:26 +00001433|:spelldump| :spelld[ump] split window and fill with all correct words
Bram Moolenaar78599ad2005-06-16 21:47:53 +00001434|:spellgood| :spe[llgood] add good word for spelling
Bram Moolenaar362e1a32006-03-06 23:29:24 +00001435|:spellinfo| :spelli[nfo] show info about loaded spell files
Bram Moolenaar43abc522005-12-10 20:15:02 +00001436|:spellrepall| :spellr[epall] replace all bad words like last |z=|
Bram Moolenaard0131a82006-03-04 21:46:13 +00001437|:spellundo| :spellu[ndo] remove good or bad word
Bram Moolenaar78599ad2005-06-16 21:47:53 +00001438|:spellwrong| :spellw[rong] add spelling mistake
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001439|:split| :sp[lit] split current window
1440|:sprevious| :spr[evious] split window and go to previous file in the
1441 argument list
1442|:srewind| :sre[wind] split window and go to first file in the
1443 argument list
1444|:stop| :st[op] suspend the editor or escape to a shell
1445|:stag| :sta[g] split window and jump to a tag
1446|:startinsert| :star[tinsert] start Insert mode
Bram Moolenaar64969662005-12-14 21:59:55 +00001447|:startgreplace| :startg[replace] start Virtual Replace mode
Bram Moolenaar325b7a22004-07-05 15:58:32 +00001448|:startreplace| :startr[eplace] start Replace mode
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001449|:stopinsert|| :stopi[nsert] stop Insert mode
1450|:stjump| :stj[ump] do ":tjump" and split window
1451|:stselect| :sts[elect] do ":tselect" and split window
1452|:sunhide| :sun[hide] same as ":unhide"
Bram Moolenaar371d5402006-03-20 21:47:49 +00001453|:sunmap| :sunm[ap] like ":unmap" but for Select mode
1454|:sunmenu| :sunme[nu] remove menu for Select mode
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001455|:suspend| :sus[pend] same as ":stop"
1456|:sview| :sv[iew] split window and edit file read-only
1457|:swapname| :sw[apname] show the name of the current swap file
1458|:syntax| :sy[ntax] syntax highlighting
1459|:syncbind| :sync[bind] sync scroll binding
1460|:t| :t same as ":copy"
1461|:tNext| :tN[ext] jump to previous matching tag
Bram Moolenaar80a94a52006-02-23 21:26:58 +00001462|:tabNext| :tabN[ext] go to previous tab page
Bram Moolenaar7e8fd632006-02-18 22:14:51 +00001463|:tabclose| :tabc[lose] close current tab page
Bram Moolenaard0131a82006-03-04 21:46:13 +00001464|:tabdo| :tabdo execute command in each tab page
Bram Moolenaar7e8fd632006-02-18 22:14:51 +00001465|:tabedit| :tabe[dit] edit a file in a new tab page
1466|:tabfind| :tabf[ind] find file in 'path', edit it in a new tab page
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00001467|:tabfirst| :tabfir[st] got to first tab page
1468|:tablast| :tabl[ast] got to last tab page
Bram Moolenaar80a94a52006-02-23 21:26:58 +00001469|:tabmove| :tabm[ove] move tab page to other position
1470|:tabnew| :tabnew edit a file in a new tab page
1471|:tabnext| :tabn[ext] go to next tab page
Bram Moolenaar7e8fd632006-02-18 22:14:51 +00001472|:tabonly| :tabo[nly] close all tab pages except the current one
Bram Moolenaar80a94a52006-02-23 21:26:58 +00001473|:tabprevious| :tabp[revious] go to previous tab page
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00001474|:tabrewind| :tabr[ewind] got to first tab page
Bram Moolenaar7e8fd632006-02-18 22:14:51 +00001475|:tabs| :tabs list the tab pages and what they contain
Bram Moolenaar80a94a52006-02-23 21:26:58 +00001476|:tab| :tab create new tab when opening new window
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001477|:tag| :ta[g] jump to tag
1478|:tags| :tags show the contents of the tag stack
1479|:tcl| :tc[l] execute Tcl command
1480|:tcldo| :tcld[o] execute Tcl command for each line
1481|:tclfile| :tclf[ile] execute Tcl script file
1482|:tearoff| :te[aroff] tear-off a menu
1483|:tfirst| :tf[irst] jump to first matching tag
1484|:throw| :th[row] throw an exception
1485|:tjump| :tj[ump] like ":tselect", but jump directly when there
1486 is only one match
1487|:tlast| :tl[ast] jump to last matching tag
1488|:tmenu| :tm[enu] define menu tooltip
1489|:tnext| :tn[ext] jump to next matching tag
1490|:topleft| :to[pleft] make split window appear at top or far left
1491|:tprevious| :tp[revious] jump to previous matching tag
1492|:trewind| :tr[ewind] jump to first matching tag
1493|:try| :try execute commands, abort on error or exception
1494|:tselect| :ts[elect] list matching tags and select one
1495|:tunmenu| :tu[nmenu] remove menu tooltip
1496|:undo| :u[ndo] undo last change(s)
Bram Moolenaarb388adb2006-02-28 23:50:17 +00001497|:undojoin| :undoj[oin] join next change with previous undo block
Bram Moolenaard3667a22006-03-16 21:35:52 +00001498|:undolist| :undol[ist] list leafs of the undo tree
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001499|:unabbreviate| :una[bbreviate] remove abbreviation
1500|:unhide| :unh[ide] open a window for each loaded file in the
1501 buffer list
1502|:unlet| :unl[et] delete variable
Bram Moolenaar24c088a2005-02-02 22:55:47 +00001503|:unlockvar| :unlo[ckvar] unlock variables
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001504|:unmap| :unm[ap] remove mapping
1505|:unmenu| :unme[nu] remove menu
1506|:update| :up[date] write buffer if modified
1507|:vglobal| :v[global] execute commands for not matching lines
1508|:version| :ve[rsion] print version number and other info
1509|:verbose| :verb[ose] execute command with 'verbose' set
1510|:vertical| :vert[ical] make following command split vertically
Bram Moolenaar17568792005-07-06 22:28:03 +00001511|:vimgrep| :vim[grep] search for pattern in files
1512|:vimgrepadd| :vimgrepa[dd] like :vimgrep, but append to current list
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001513|:visual| :vi[sual] same as ":edit", but turns off "Ex" mode
Bram Moolenaarb5bf5b82004-12-24 14:35:23 +00001514|:viusage| :viu[sage] overview of Normal mode commands
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001515|:view| :vie[w] edit a file read-only
Bram Moolenaar371d5402006-03-20 21:47:49 +00001516|:vmap| :vm[ap] like ":map" but for Visual+Select mode
1517|:vmapclear| :vmapc[lear] remove all mappings for Visual+Select mode
1518|:vmenu| :vme[nu] add menu for Visual+Select mode
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001519|:vnew| :vne[w] create a new empty window, vertically split
Bram Moolenaar371d5402006-03-20 21:47:49 +00001520|:vnoremap| :vn[oremap] like ":noremap" but for Visual+Select mode
1521|:vnoremenu| :vnoreme[nu] like ":noremenu" but for Visual+Select mode
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001522|:vsplit| :vs[plit] split current window vertically
Bram Moolenaar371d5402006-03-20 21:47:49 +00001523|:vunmap| :vu[nmap] like ":unmap" but for Visual+Select mode
1524|:vunmenu| :vunme[nu] remove menu for Visual+Select mode
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001525|:windo| :windo execute command in each window
1526|:write| :w[rite] write to a file
1527|:wNext| :wN[ext] write to a file and go to previous file in
1528 argument list
1529|:wall| :wa[ll] write all (changed) buffers
1530|:while| :wh[ile] execute loop for as long as condition met
1531|:winsize| :wi[nsize] get or set window size (obsolete)
1532|:wincmd| :winc[md] execute a Window (CTRL-W) command
1533|:winpos| :winp[os] get or set window position
1534|:wnext| :wn[ext] write to a file and go to next file in
1535 argument list
1536|:wprevious| :wp[revious] write to a file and go to previous file in
1537 argument list
1538|:wq| :wq write to a file and quit window or Vim
1539|:wqall| :wqa[ll] write all changed buffers and quit Vim
1540|:wsverb| :ws[verb] pass the verb to workshop over IPC
1541|:wviminfo| :wv[iminfo] write to viminfo file
1542|:xit| :x[it] write if buffer changed and quit window or Vim
1543|:xall| :xa[ll] same as ":wqall"
Bram Moolenaar371d5402006-03-20 21:47:49 +00001544|:xmapclear| :xmapc[lear] remove all mappings for Visual mode
1545|:xmap| :xm[ap] like ":map" but for Visual mode
1546|:xmenu| :xme[nu] add menu for Visual mode
1547|:xnoremap| :xn[oremap] like ":noremap" but for Visual mode
1548|:xnoremenu| :xnoreme[nu] like ":noremenu" but for Visual mode
1549|:xunmap| :xu[nmap] like ":unmap" but for Visual mode
1550|:xunmenu| :xunme[nu] remove menu for Visual mode
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001551|:yank| :y[ank] yank lines into a register
1552|:z| :z print some lines
1553|:~| :~ repeat last ":substitute"
1554
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Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001556 vim:tw=78:ts=8:ft=help:norl: