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Bram Moolenaarfff2bee2010-05-15 13:56:02 +02001*quickref.txt* For Vim version 7.3a. Last change: 2009 Jan 22
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4 VIM REFERENCE MANUAL by Bram Moolenaar
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6 Quick reference guide
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8 *quickref* *Contents*
9 tag subject tag subject ~
10|Q_ct| list of help files |Q_re| Repeating commands
11|Q_lr| motion: Left-right |Q_km| Key mapping
12|Q_ud| motion: Up-down |Q_ab| Abbreviations
13|Q_tm| motion: Text object |Q_op| Options
14|Q_pa| motion: Pattern searches |Q_ur| Undo/Redo commands
15|Q_ma| motion: Marks |Q_et| External commands
16|Q_vm| motion: Various |Q_qf| Quickfix commands
17|Q_ta| motion: Using tags |Q_vc| Various commands
18|Q_sc| Scrolling |Q_ce| Ex: Command-line editing
19|Q_in| insert: Inserting text |Q_ra| Ex: Ranges
20|Q_ai| insert: Keys |Q_ex| Ex: Special characters
Bram Moolenaar9028b102010-07-11 16:58:51 +020021|Q_ss| insert: Special keys |Q_st| Starting Vim
Bram Moolenaar2df6dcc2004-07-12 15:53:54 +000022|Q_di| insert: Digraphs |Q_ed| Editing a file
23|Q_si| insert: Special inserts |Q_fl| Using the argument list
24|Q_de| change: Deleting text |Q_wq| Writing and quitting
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000025|Q_cm| change: Copying and moving |Q_ac| Automatic commands
26|Q_ch| change: Changing text |Q_wi| Multi-window commands
27|Q_co| change: Complex |Q_bu| Buffer list commands
28|Q_vi| Visual mode |Q_sy| Syntax highlighting
29|Q_to| Text objects |Q_gu| GUI commands
30 |Q_fo| Folding
31
32------------------------------------------------------------------------------
33N is used to indicate an optional count that can be given before the command.
34------------------------------------------------------------------------------
35*Q_lr* Left-right motions
36
37|h| N h left (also: CTRL-H, <BS>, or <Left> key)
38|l| N l right (also: <Space> or <Right> key)
39|0| 0 to first character in the line (also: <Home> key)
40|^| ^ to first non-blank character in the line
41|$| N $ to the last character in the line (N-1 lines lower)
42 (also: <End> key)
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +010043|g0| g0 to first character in screen line (differs from "0"
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000044 when lines wrap)
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +010045|g^| g^ to first non-blank character in screen line (differs
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000046 from "^" when lines wrap)
47|g$| N g$ to last character in screen line (differs from "$"
48 when lines wrap)
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +010049|gm| gm to middle of the screen line
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000050|bar| N | to column N (default: 1)
51|f| N f{char} to the Nth occurrence of {char} to the right
52|F| N F{char} to the Nth occurrence of {char} to the left
53|t| N t{char} till before the Nth occurrence of {char} to the right
54|T| N T{char} till before the Nth occurrence of {char} to the left
55|;| N ; repeat the last "f", "F", "t", or "T" N times
56|,| N , repeat the last "f", "F", "t", or "T" N times in
57 opposite direction
58------------------------------------------------------------------------------
59*Q_ud* Up-down motions
60
61|k| N k up N lines (also: CTRL-P and <Up>)
62|j| N j down N lines (also: CTRL-J, CTRL-N, <NL>, and <Down>)
63|-| N - up N lines, on the first non-blank character
64|+| N + down N lines, on the first non-blank character (also:
65 CTRL-M and <CR>)
66|_| N _ down N-1 lines, on the first non-blank character
67|G| N G goto line N (default: last line), on the first
68 non-blank character
69|gg| N gg goto line N (default: first line), on the first
70 non-blank character
Bram Moolenaar9028b102010-07-11 16:58:51 +020071|N%| N % goto line N percentage down in the file; N must be
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +020072 given, otherwise it is the |%| command
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000073|gk| N gk up N screen lines (differs from "k" when line wraps)
74|gj| N gj down N screen lines (differs from "j" when line wraps)
75------------------------------------------------------------------------------
76*Q_tm* Text object motions
77
78|w| N w N words forward
79|W| N W N blank-separated |WORD|s forward
80|e| N e forward to the end of the Nth word
81|E| N E forward to the end of the Nth blank-separated |WORD|
82|b| N b N words backward
83|B| N B N blank-separated |WORD|s backward
84|ge| N ge backward to the end of the Nth word
85|gE| N gE backward to the end of the Nth blank-separated |WORD|
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87|)| N ) N sentences forward
88|(| N ( N sentences backward
89|}| N } N paragraphs forward
90|{| N { N paragraphs backward
91|]]| N ]] N sections forward, at start of section
92|[[| N [[ N sections backward, at start of section
93|][| N ][ N sections forward, at end of section
94|[]| N [] N sections backward, at end of section
95|[(| N [( N times back to unclosed '('
96|[{| N [{ N times back to unclosed '{'
97|[m| N [m N times back to start of method (for Java)
98|[M| N [M N times back to end of method (for Java)
99|])| N ]) N times forward to unclosed ')'
100|]}| N ]} N times forward to unclosed '}'
101|]m| N ]m N times forward to start of method (for Java)
102|]M| N ]M N times forward to end of method (for Java)
103|[#| N [# N times back to unclosed "#if" or "#else"
104|]#| N ]# N times forward to unclosed "#else" or "#endif"
105|[star| N [* N times back to start of comment "/*"
106|]star| N ]* N times forward to end of comment "*/"
107------------------------------------------------------------------------------
108*Q_pa* Pattern searches
109
110|/| N /{pattern}[/[offset]]<CR>
111 search forward for the Nth occurrence of {pattern}
112|?| N ?{pattern}[?[offset]]<CR>
113 search backward for the Nth occurrence of {pattern}
114|/<CR>| N /<CR> repeat last search, in the forward direction
115|?<CR>| N ?<CR> repeat last search, in the backward direction
116|n| N n repeat last search
117|N| N N repeat last search, in opposite direction
118|star| N * search forward for the identifier under the cursor
119|#| N # search backward for the identifier under the cursor
120|gstar| N g* like "*", but also find partial matches
121|g#| N g# like "#", but also find partial matches
122|gd| gd goto local declaration of identifier under the cursor
123|gD| gD goto global declaration of identifier under the cursor
124
125|pattern| Special characters in search patterns
126
127 meaning magic nomagic ~
128 matches any single character . \.
129 matches start of line ^ ^
130 matches <EOL> $ $
131 matches start of word \< \<
132 matches end of word \> \>
133 matches a single char from the range [a-z] \[a-z]
134 matches a single char not in the range [^a-z] \[^a-z]
135 matches an identifier char \i \i
136 idem but excluding digits \I \I
137 matches a keyword character \k \k
138 idem but excluding digits \K \K
139 matches a file name character \f \f
140 idem but excluding digits \F \F
141 matches a printable character \p \p
142 idem but excluding digits \P \P
143 matches a white space character \s \s
144 matches a non-white space character \S \S
145
146 matches <Esc> \e \e
147 matches <Tab> \t \t
148 matches <CR> \r \r
149 matches <BS> \b \b
150
151 matches 0 or more of the preceding atom * \*
152 matches 1 or more of the preceding atom \+ \+
153 matches 0 or 1 of the preceding atom \= \=
154 matches 2 to 5 of the preceding atom \{2,5} \{2,5}
155 separates two alternatives \| \|
156 group a pattern into an atom \(\) \(\)
157
158|search-offset| Offsets allowed after search command
159
160 [num] [num] lines downwards, in column 1
161 +[num] [num] lines downwards, in column 1
162 -[num] [num] lines upwards, in column 1
163 e[+num] [num] characters to the right of the end of the match
164 e[-num] [num] characters to the left of the end of the match
165 s[+num] [num] characters to the right of the start of the match
166 s[-num] [num] characters to the left of the start of the match
167 b[+num] [num] identical to s[+num] above (mnemonic: begin)
168 b[-num] [num] identical to s[-num] above (mnemonic: begin)
169 ;{search-command} execute {search-command} next
170------------------------------------------------------------------------------
171*Q_ma* Marks and motions
172
173|m| m{a-zA-Z} mark current position with mark {a-zA-Z}
174|`a| `{a-z} go to mark {a-z} within current file
175|`A| `{A-Z} go to mark {A-Z} in any file
176|`0| `{0-9} go to the position where Vim was previously exited
177|``| `` go to the position before the last jump
178|`quote| `" go to the position when last editing this file
179|`[| `[ go to the start of the previously operated or put text
180|`]| `] go to the end of the previously operated or put text
181|`<| `< go to the start of the (previous) Visual area
182|`>| `> go to the end of the (previous) Visual area
183|`.| `. go to the position of the last change in this file
184|'| '{a-zA-Z0-9[]'"<>.}
185 same as `, but on the first non-blank in the line
186|:marks| :marks print the active marks
187|CTRL-O| N CTRL-O go to Nth older position in jump list
188|CTRL-I| N CTRL-I go to Nth newer position in jump list
189|:ju| :ju[mps] print the jump list
190------------------------------------------------------------------------------
191*Q_vm* Various motions
192
193|%| % find the next brace, bracket, comment, or "#if"/
194 "#else"/"#endif" in this line and go to its match
195|H| N H go to the Nth line in the window, on the first
196 non-blank
197|M| M go to the middle line in the window, on the first
198 non-blank
199|L| N L go to the Nth line from the bottom, on the first
200 non-blank
201
202|go| N go go to Nth byte in the buffer
203|:go| :[range]go[to] [off] go to [off] byte in the buffer
204------------------------------------------------------------------------------
205*Q_ta* Using tags
206
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +0200207|:ta| :ta[g][!] {tag} jump to tag {tag}
208|:ta| :[count]ta[g][!] jump to [count]'th newer tag in tag list
209|CTRL-]| CTRL-] jump to the tag under cursor, unless changes
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000210 have been made
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +0200211|:ts| :ts[elect][!] [tag] list matching tags and select one to jump to
212|:tjump| :tj[ump][!] [tag] jump to tag [tag] or select from list when
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000213 there are multiple matches
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +0200214|:ltag| :lt[ag][!] [tag] jump to tag [tag] and add matching tags to the
215 location list
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000216
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +0200217|:tags| :tags print tag list
218|CTRL-T| N CTRL-T jump back from Nth older tag in tag list
219|:po| :[count]po[p][!] jump back from [count]'th older tag in tag list
220|:tnext| :[count]tn[ext][!] jump to [count]'th next matching tag
221|:tp| :[count]tp[revious][!] jump to [count]'th previous matching tag
222|:tr| :[count]tr[ewind][!] jump to [count]'th matching tag
223|:tl| :tl[ast][!] jump to last matching tag
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000224
225|:ptag| :pt[ag] {tag} open a preview window to show tag {tag}
226|CTRL-W_}| CTRL-W } like CTRL-] but show tag in preview window
227|:pts| :pts[elect] like ":tselect" but show tag in preview window
228|:ptjump| :ptj[ump] like ":tjump" but show tag in preview window
229|:pclose| :pc[lose] close tag preview window
230|CTRL-W_z| CTRL-W z close tag preview window
231------------------------------------------------------------------------------
232*Q_sc* Scrolling
233
234|CTRL-E| N CTRL-E window N lines downwards (default: 1)
235|CTRL-D| N CTRL-D window N lines Downwards (default: 1/2 window)
236|CTRL-F| N CTRL-F window N pages Forwards (downwards)
237|CTRL-Y| N CTRL-Y window N lines upwards (default: 1)
238|CTRL-U| N CTRL-U window N lines Upwards (default: 1/2 window)
239|CTRL-B| N CTRL-B window N pages Backwards (upwards)
240|z<CR>| z<CR> or zt redraw, current line at top of window
241|z.| z. or zz redraw, current line at center of window
242|z-| z- or zb redraw, current line at bottom of window
243
244These only work when 'wrap' is off:
245|zh| N zh scroll screen N characters to the right
246|zl| N zl scroll screen N characters to the left
247|zH| N zH scroll screen half a screenwidth to the right
248|zL| N zL scroll screen half a screenwidth to the left
249------------------------------------------------------------------------------
250*Q_in* Inserting text
251
252|a| N a append text after the cursor (N times)
253|A| N A append text at the end of the line (N times)
254|i| N i insert text before the cursor (N times) (also: <Insert>)
255|I| N I insert text before the first non-blank in the line (N times)
256|gI| N gI insert text in column 1 (N times)
257|o| N o open a new line below the current line, append text (N times)
258|O| N O open a new line above the current line, append text (N times)
259|:startinsert| :star[tinsert][!] start Insert mode, append when [!] used
Bram Moolenaar325b7a22004-07-05 15:58:32 +0000260|:startreplace| :startr[eplace][!] start Replace mode, at EOL when [!] used
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000261
262in Visual block mode:
263|v_b_I| I insert the same text in front of all the selected lines
264|v_b_A| A append the same text after all the selected lines
265------------------------------------------------------------------------------
266*Q_ai* Insert mode keys
267
268|insert-index| alphabetical index of Insert mode commands
269
270leaving Insert mode:
271|i_<Esc>| <Esc> end Insert mode, back to Normal mode
272|i_CTRL-C| CTRL-C like <Esc>, but do not use an abbreviation
273|i_CTRL-O| CTRL-O {command} execute {command} and return to Insert mode
274
275moving around:
276|i_<Up>| cursor keys move cursor left/right/up/down
277|i_<S-Left>| shift-left/right one word left/right
278|i_<S-Up>| shift-up/down one screenful backward/forward
279|i_<End>| <End> cursor after last character in the line
280|i_<Home>| <Home> cursor to first character in the line
281------------------------------------------------------------------------------
282*Q_ss* Special keys in Insert mode
283
284|i_CTRL-V| CTRL-V {char}.. insert character literally, or enter decimal
285 byte value
286|i_<NL>| <NL> or <CR> or CTRL-M or CTRL-J
287 begin new line
288|i_CTRL-E| CTRL-E insert the character from below the cursor
289|i_CTRL-Y| CTRL-Y insert the character from above the cursor
290
291|i_CTRL-A| CTRL-A insert previously inserted text
292|i_CTRL-@| CTRL-@ insert previously inserted text and stop
293 Insert mode
294|i_CTRL-R| CTRL-R {0-9a-z%#:.-="} insert the contents of a register
295
296|i_CTRL-N| CTRL-N insert next match of identifier before the
297 cursor
298|i_CTRL-P| CTRL-P insert previous match of identifier before
299 the cursor
300|i_CTRL-X| CTRL-X ... complete the word before the cursor in
301 various ways
302
303|i_<BS>| <BS> or CTRL-H delete the character before the cursor
304|i_<Del>| <Del> delete the character under the cursor
305|i_CTRL-W| CTRL-W delete word before the cursor
306|i_CTRL-U| CTRL-U delete all entered characters in the current
307 line
308|i_CTRL-T| CTRL-T insert one shiftwidth of indent in front of
309 the current line
310|i_CTRL-D| CTRL-D delete one shiftwidth of indent in front of
311 the current line
312|i_0_CTRL-D| 0 CTRL-D delete all indent in the current line
313|i_^_CTRL-D| ^ CTRL-D delete all indent in the current line,
314 restore indent in next line
315------------------------------------------------------------------------------
316*Q_di* Digraphs
317
318|:dig| :dig[raphs] show current list of digraphs
319|:dig| :dig[raphs] {char1}{char2} {number} ...
320 add digraph(s) to the list
321
322In Insert or Command-line mode:
323|i_CTRL-K| CTRL-K {char1} {char2}
324 enter digraph
325|i_digraph| {char1} <BS> {char2}
326 enter digraph if 'digraph' option set
327------------------------------------------------------------------------------
328*Q_si* Special inserts
329
330|:r| :r [file] insert the contents of [file] below the cursor
331|:r!| :r! {command} insert the standard output of {command} below the
332 cursor
333------------------------------------------------------------------------------
334*Q_de* Deleting text
335
336|x| N x delete N characters under and after the cursor
337|<Del>| N <Del> delete N characters under and after the cursor
338|X| N X delete N characters before the cursor
339|d| N d{motion} delete the text that is moved over with {motion}
340|v_d| {visual}d delete the highlighted text
341|dd| N dd delete N lines
342|D| N D delete to the end of the line (and N-1 more lines)
343|J| N J join N-1 lines (delete <EOL>s)
344|v_J| {visual}J join the highlighted lines
345|gJ| N gJ like "J", but without inserting spaces
346|v_gJ| {visual}gJ like "{visual}J", but without inserting spaces
347|:d| :[range]d [x] delete [range] lines [into register x]
348------------------------------------------------------------------------------
349*Q_cm* Copying and moving text
350
351|quote| "{char} use register {char} for the next delete, yank, or put
352|:reg| :reg show the contents of all registers
353|:reg| :reg {arg} show the contents of registers mentioned in {arg}
354|y| N y{motion} yank the text moved over with {motion} into a register
355|v_y| {visual}y yank the highlighted text into a register
356|yy| N yy yank N lines into a register
357|Y| N Y yank N lines into a register
358|p| N p put a register after the cursor position (N times)
359|P| N P put a register before the cursor position (N times)
360|]p| N ]p like p, but adjust indent to current line
361|[p| N [p like P, but adjust indent to current line
362|gp| N gp like p, but leave cursor after the new text
363|gP| N gP like P, but leave cursor after the new text
364------------------------------------------------------------------------------
365*Q_ch* Changing text
366
367|r| N r{char} replace N characters with {char}
368|gr| N gr{char} replace N characters without affecting layout
369|R| N R enter Replace mode (repeat the entered text N times)
370|gR| N gR enter virtual Replace mode: Like Replace mode but
371 without affecting layout
372|v_b_r| {visual}r{char}
373 in Visual block mode: Replace each char of the
374 selected text with {char}
375
376 (change = delete text and enter Insert mode)
377|c| N c{motion} change the text that is moved over with {motion}
378|v_c| {visual}c change the highlighted text
379|cc| N cc change N lines
380|S| N S change N lines
381|C| N C change to the end of the line (and N-1 more lines)
382|s| N s change N characters
383|v_b_c| {visual}c in Visual block mode: Change each of the selected
384 lines with the entered text
385|v_b_C| {visual}C in Visual block mode: Change each of the selected
386 lines until end-of-line with the entered text
387
388|~| N ~ switch case for N characters and advance cursor
389|v_~| {visual}~ switch case for highlighted text
390|v_u| {visual}u make highlighted text lowercase
391|v_U| {visual}U make highlighted text uppercase
392|g~| g~{motion} switch case for the text that is moved over with
393 {motion}
394|gu| gu{motion} make the text that is moved over with {motion}
395 lowercase
396|gU| gU{motion} make the text that is moved over with {motion}
397 uppercase
398|v_g?| {visual}g? perform rot13 encoding on highlighted text
399|g?| g?{motion} perform rot13 encoding on the text that is moved over
400 with {motion}
401
402|CTRL-A| N CTRL-A add N to the number at or after the cursor
403|CTRL-X| N CTRL-X subtract N from the number at or after the cursor
404
405|<| N <{motion} move the lines that are moved over with {motion} one
406 shiftwidth left
407|<<| N << move N lines one shiftwidth left
408|>| N >{motion} move the lines that are moved over with {motion} one
409 shiftwidth right
410|>>| N >> move N lines one shiftwidth right
411|gq| N gq{motion} format the lines that are moved over with {motion} to
412 'textwidth' length
413|:ce| :[range]ce[nter] [width]
414 center the lines in [range]
415|:le| :[range]le[ft] [indent]
416 left-align the lines in [range] (with [indent])
417|:ri| :[range]ri[ght] [width]
418 right-align the lines in [range]
419------------------------------------------------------------------------------
420*Q_co* Complex changes
421
422|!| N !{motion}{command}<CR>
423 filter the lines that are moved over through {command}
424|!!| N !!{command}<CR>
425 filter N lines through {command}
426|v_!| {visual}!{command}<CR>
427 filter the highlighted lines through {command}
428|:range!| :[range]! {command}<CR>
429 filter [range] lines through {command}
430|=| N ={motion}
431 filter the lines that are moved over through 'equalprg'
432|==| N == filter N lines through 'equalprg'
433|v_=| {visual}=
434 filter the highlighted lines through 'equalprg'
435|:s| :[range]s[ubstitute]/{pattern}/{string}/[g][c]
436 substitute {pattern} by {string} in [range] lines;
437 with [g], replace all occurrences of {pattern};
438 with [c], confirm each replacement
439|:s| :[range]s[ubstitute] [g][c]
440 repeat previous ":s" with new range and options
441|&| & Repeat previous ":s" on current line without options
442|:ret| :[range]ret[ab][!] [tabstop]
443 set 'tabstop' to new value and adjust white space
444 accordingly
445------------------------------------------------------------------------------
446*Q_vi* Visual mode
447
448|visual-index| list of Visual mode commands.
449
450|v| v start highlighting characters } move cursor and use
451|V| V start highlighting linewise } operator to affect
452|CTRL-V| CTRL-V start highlighting blockwise } highlighted text
453|v_o| o exchange cursor position with start of highlighting
454|gv| gv start highlighting on previous visual area
455|v_v| v highlight characters or stop highlighting
456|v_V| V highlight linewise or stop highlighting
457|v_CTRL-V| CTRL-V highlight blockwise or stop highlighting
458------------------------------------------------------------------------------
459*Q_to* Text objects (only in Visual mode or after an operator)
460
Bram Moolenaar3577c6f2008-06-24 21:16:56 +0000461|v_aw| N aw Select "a word"
462|v_iw| N iw Select "inner word"
463|v_aW| N aW Select "a |WORD|"
464|v_iW| N iW Select "inner |WORD|"
465|v_as| N as Select "a sentence"
466|v_is| N is Select "inner sentence"
467|v_ap| N ap Select "a paragraph"
468|v_ip| N ip Select "inner paragraph"
469|v_ab| N ab Select "a block" (from "[(" to "])")
470|v_ib| N ib Select "inner block" (from "[(" to "])")
471|v_aB| N aB Select "a Block" (from "[{" to "]}")
472|v_iB| N iB Select "inner Block" (from "[{" to "]}")
473|v_a>| N a> Select "a <> block"
474|v_i>| N i> Select "inner <> block"
475|v_at| N at Select "a tag block" (from <aaa> to </aaa>)
476|v_it| N it Select "inner tag block" (from <aaa> to </aaa>)
477|v_a'| N a' Select "a single quoted string"
478|v_i'| N i' Select "inner single quoted string"
479|v_aquote| N a" Select "a double quoted string"
480|v_iquote| N i" Select "inner double quoted string"
481|v_a`| N a` Select "a backward quoted string"
482|v_i`| N i` Select "inner backward quoted string"
483
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000484------------------------------------------------------------------------------
485*Q_re* Repeating commands
486
487|.| N . repeat last change (with count replaced with N)
488|q| q{a-z} record typed characters into register {a-z}
489|q| q{A-Z} record typed characters, appended to register {a-z}
490|q| q stop recording
491|@| N @{a-z} execute the contents of register {a-z} (N times)
492|@@| N @@ repeat previous @{a-z} (N times)
493|:@| :@{a-z} execute the contents of register {a-z} as an Ex
494 command
495|:@@| :@@ repeat previous :@{a-z}
496|:g| :[range]g[lobal]/{pattern}/[cmd]
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +0200497 execute Ex command [cmd] (default: ":p") on the lines
498 within [range] where {pattern} matches
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000499|:g| :[range]g[lobal]!/{pattern}/[cmd]
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +0200500 execute Ex command [cmd] (default: ":p") on the lines
501 within [range] where {pattern} does NOT match
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000502|:so| :so[urce] {file}
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +0200503 read Ex commands from {file}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000504|:so| :so[urce]! {file}
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +0200505 read Vim commands from {file}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000506|:sl| :sl[eep] [sec]
507 don't do anything for [sec] seconds
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +0200508|gs| N gs goto Sleep for N seconds
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000509------------------------------------------------------------------------------
510*Q_km* Key mapping
511
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +0200512|:map| :ma[p] {lhs} {rhs} map {lhs} to {rhs} in Normal and Visual mode
513|:map!| :ma[p]! {lhs} {rhs} map {lhs} to {rhs} in Insert and Command-line
514 mode
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000515|:noremap| :no[remap][!] {lhs} {rhs}
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +0200516 same as ":map", no remapping for this {rhs}
517|:unmap| :unm[ap] {lhs} remove the mapping of {lhs} for Normal and
518 Visual mode
519|:unmap!| :unm[ap]! {lhs} remove the mapping of {lhs} for Insert and
520 Command-line mode
521|:map_l| :ma[p] [lhs] list mappings (starting with [lhs]) for
522 Normal and Visual mode
523|:map_l!| :ma[p]! [lhs] list mappings (starting with [lhs]) for
524 Insert and Command-line mode
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000525|:cmap| :cmap/:cunmap/:cnoremap
526 like ":map!"/":unmap!"/":noremap!" but for
527 Command-line mode only
528|:imap| :imap/:iunmap/:inoremap
529 like ":map!"/":unmap!"/":noremap!" but for
530 Insert mode only
531|:nmap| :nmap/:nunmap/:nnoremap
532 like ":map"/":unmap"/":noremap" but for
533 Normal mode only
534|:vmap| :vmap/:vunmap/:vnoremap
535 like ":map"/":unmap"/":noremap" but for
536 Visual mode only
537|:omap| :omap/:ounmap/:onoremap
538 like ":map"/":unmap"/":noremap" but only for
539 when an operator is pending
540|:mapc| :mapc[lear] remove mappings for Normal and Visual mode
541|:mapc| :mapc[lear]! remove mappings for Insert and Cmdline mode
542|:imapc| :imapc[lear] remove mappings for Insert mode
543|:vmapc| :vmapc[lear] remove mappings for Visual mode
544|:omapc| :omapc[lear] remove mappings for Operator-pending mode
545|:nmapc| :nmapc[lear] remove mappings for Normal mode
546|:cmapc| :cmapc[lear] remove mappings for Cmdline mode
547|:mkexrc| :mk[exrc][!] [file] write current mappings, abbreviations, and
548 settings to [file] (default: ".exrc";
549 use ! to overwrite)
550|:mkvimrc| :mkv[imrc][!] [file]
551 same as ":mkexrc", but with default ".vimrc"
552|:mksession| :mks[ession][!] [file]
553 like ":mkvimrc", but store current files,
554 windows, etc. too, to be able to continue
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +0200555 this session later
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000556------------------------------------------------------------------------------
557*Q_ab* Abbreviations
558
559|:abbreviate| :ab[breviate] {lhs} {rhs} add abbreviation for {lhs} to {rhs}
560|:abbreviate| :ab[breviate] {lhs} show abbr's that start with {lhs}
561|:abbreviate| :ab[breviate] show all abbreviations
562|:unabbreviate| :una[bbreviate] {lhs} remove abbreviation for {lhs}
563|:noreabbrev| :norea[bbrev] [lhs] [rhs] like ":ab", but don't remap [rhs]
564|:iabbrev| :iab/:iunab/:inoreab like ":ab", but only for Insert mode
565|:cabbrev| :cab/:cunab/:cnoreab like ":ab", but only for
566 Command-line mode
567|:abclear| :abc[lear] remove all abbreviations
568|:cabclear| :cabc[lear] remove all abbr's for Cmdline mode
569|:iabclear| :iabc[lear] remove all abbr's for Insert mode
570------------------------------------------------------------------------------
571*Q_op* Options
572
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +0200573|:set| :se[t] show all modified options
574|:set| :se[t] all show all non-termcap options
575|:set| :se[t] termcap show all termcap options
576|:set| :se[t] {option} set boolean option (switch it on),
577 show string or number option
578|:set| :se[t] no{option} reset boolean option (switch it off)
579|:set| :se[t] inv{option} invert boolean option
580|:set| :se[t] {option}={value} set string/number option to {value}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000581|:set| :se[t] {option}+={value} append {value} to string option, add
582 {value} to number option
583|:set| :se[t] {option}-={value} remove {value} to string option,
584 subtract {value} from number option
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +0200585|:set| :se[t] {option}? show value of {option}
586|:set| :se[t] {option}& reset {option} to its default value
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000587
588|:setlocal| :setl[ocal] like ":set" but set the local value
589 for options that have one
590|:setglobal| :setg[lobal] like ":set" but set the global value
591 of a local option
592
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +0200593|:fix| :fix[del] set value of 't_kD' according to
594 value of 't_kb'
595|:options| :opt[ions] open a new window to view and set
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000596 options, grouped by functionality,
597 a one line explanation and links to
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +0200598 the help
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000599
600Short explanation of each option: *option-list*
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000601'aleph' 'al' ASCII code of the letter Aleph (Hebrew)
602'allowrevins' 'ari' allow CTRL-_ in Insert and Command-line mode
603'altkeymap' 'akm' for default second language (Farsi/Hebrew)
604'ambiwidth' 'ambw' what to do with Unicode chars of ambiguous width
605'antialias' 'anti' Mac OS X: use smooth, antialiased fonts
606'autochdir' 'acd' change directory to the file in the current window
607'arabic' 'arab' for Arabic as a default second language
608'arabicshape' 'arshape' do shaping for Arabic characters
609'autoindent' 'ai' take indent for new line from previous line
610'autoread' 'ar' autom. read file when changed outside of Vim
611'autowrite' 'aw' automatically write file if changed
612'autowriteall' 'awa' as 'autowrite', but works with more commands
613'background' 'bg' "dark" or "light", used for highlight colors
614'backspace' 'bs' how backspace works at start of line
615'backup' 'bk' keep backup file after overwriting a file
616'backupcopy' 'bkc' make backup as a copy, don't rename the file
617'backupdir' 'bdir' list of directories for the backup file
618'backupext' 'bex' extension used for the backup file
619'backupskip' 'bsk' no backup for files that match these patterns
620'balloondelay' 'bdlay' delay in mS before a balloon may pop up
621'ballooneval' 'beval' switch on balloon evaluation
622'balloonexpr' 'bexpr' expression to show in balloon
623'binary' 'bin' read/write/edit file in binary mode
624'bioskey' 'biosk' MS-DOS: use bios calls for input characters
625'bomb' prepend a Byte Order Mark to the file
626'breakat' 'brk' characters that may cause a line break
627'browsedir' 'bsdir' which directory to start browsing in
628'bufhidden' 'bh' what to do when buffer is no longer in window
629'buflisted' 'bl' whether the buffer shows up in the buffer list
630'buftype' 'bt' special type of buffer
631'casemap' 'cmp' specifies how case of letters is changed
632'cdpath' 'cd' list of directories searched with ":cd"
633'cedit' key used to open the command-line window
634'charconvert' 'ccv' expression for character encoding conversion
635'cindent' 'cin' do C program indenting
636'cinkeys' 'cink' keys that trigger indent when 'cindent' is set
637'cinoptions' 'cino' how to do indenting when 'cindent' is set
638'cinwords' 'cinw' words where 'si' and 'cin' add an indent
639'clipboard' 'cb' use the clipboard as the unnamed register
640'cmdheight' 'ch' number of lines to use for the command-line
641'cmdwinheight' 'cwh' height of the command-line window
642'columns' 'co' number of columns in the display
643'comments' 'com' patterns that can start a comment line
Bram Moolenaar362e1a32006-03-06 23:29:24 +0000644'commentstring' 'cms' template for comments; used for fold marker
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000645'compatible' 'cp' behave Vi-compatible as much as possible
646'complete' 'cpt' specify how Insert mode completion works
647'completefunc' 'cfu' function to be used for Insert mode completion
648'completeopt' 'cot' options for Insert mode completion
Bram Moolenaarb2c03502010-07-02 20:20:09 +0200649'conceallevel' 'conc' whether concealable text is shown or hidden
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000650'confirm' 'cf' ask what to do about unsaved/read-only files
651'conskey' 'consk' get keys directly from console (MS-DOS only)
652'copyindent' 'ci' make 'autoindent' use existing indent structure
653'cpoptions' 'cpo' flags for Vi-compatible behavior
Bram Moolenaarb702c842010-05-18 22:28:22 +0200654'cryptmethod' 'cm' type of encryption to use for file writing
Bram Moolenaar362e1a32006-03-06 23:29:24 +0000655'cscopepathcomp' 'cspc' how many components of the path to show
656'cscopeprg' 'csprg' command to execute cscope
657'cscopequickfix' 'csqf' use quickfix window for cscope results
658'cscopetag' 'cst' use cscope for tag commands
659'cscopetagorder' 'csto' determines ":cstag" search order
660'cscopeverbose' 'csverb' give messages when adding a cscope database
Bram Moolenaarb2c03502010-07-02 20:20:09 +0200661'cursorbind' 'crb' move cursor in window as it moves in other windows
Bram Moolenaar60f83772006-03-12 21:52:47 +0000662'cursorcolumn' 'cuc' highlight the screen column of the cursor
663'cursorline' 'cul' highlight the screen line of the cursor
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000664'debug' set to "msg" to see all error messages
665'define' 'def' pattern to be used to find a macro definition
666'delcombine' 'deco' delete combining characters on their own
667'dictionary' 'dict' list of file names used for keyword completion
668'diff' use diff mode for the current window
669'diffexpr' 'dex' expression used to obtain a diff file
670'diffopt' 'dip' options for using diff mode
671'digraph' 'dg' enable the entering of digraphs in Insert mode
672'directory' 'dir' list of directory names for the swap file
673'display' 'dy' list of flags for how to display text
674'eadirection' 'ead' in which direction 'equalalways' works
675'edcompatible' 'ed' toggle flags of ":substitute" command
676'encoding' 'enc' encoding used internally
677'endofline' 'eol' write <EOL> for last line in file
678'equalalways' 'ea' windows are automatically made the same size
679'equalprg' 'ep' external program to use for "=" command
680'errorbells' 'eb' ring the bell for error messages
681'errorfile' 'ef' name of the errorfile for the QuickFix mode
682'errorformat' 'efm' description of the lines in the error file
683'esckeys' 'ek' recognize function keys in Insert mode
684'eventignore' 'ei' autocommand events that are ignored
685'expandtab' 'et' use spaces when <Tab> is inserted
686'exrc' 'ex' read .vimrc and .exrc in the current directory
687'fileencoding' 'fenc' file encoding for multi-byte text
Bram Moolenaar362e1a32006-03-06 23:29:24 +0000688'fileencodings' 'fencs' automatically detected character encodings
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000689'fileformat' 'ff' file format used for file I/O
690'fileformats' 'ffs' automatically detected values for 'fileformat'
691'filetype' 'ft' type of file, used for autocommands
692'fillchars' 'fcs' characters to use for displaying special items
693'fkmap' 'fk' Farsi keyboard mapping
694'foldclose' 'fcl' close a fold when the cursor leaves it
695'foldcolumn' 'fdc' width of the column used to indicate folds
696'foldenable' 'fen' set to display all folds open
697'foldexpr' 'fde' expression used when 'foldmethod' is "expr"
698'foldignore' 'fdi' ignore lines when 'foldmethod' is "indent"
699'foldlevel' 'fdl' close folds with a level higher than this
Bram Moolenaar362e1a32006-03-06 23:29:24 +0000700'foldlevelstart' 'fdls' 'foldlevel' when starting to edit a file
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000701'foldmarker' 'fmr' markers used when 'foldmethod' is "marker"
702'foldmethod' 'fdm' folding type
703'foldminlines' 'fml' minimum number of lines for a fold to be closed
704'foldnestmax' 'fdn' maximum fold depth
705'foldopen' 'fdo' for which commands a fold will be opened
706'foldtext' 'fdt' expression used to display for a closed fold
Bram Moolenaar362e1a32006-03-06 23:29:24 +0000707'formatlistpat' 'flp' pattern used to recognize a list header
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000708'formatoptions' 'fo' how automatic formatting is to be done
709'formatprg' 'fp' name of external program used with "gq" command
710'formatexpr' 'fex' expression used with "gq" command
711'fsync' 'fs' whether to invoke fsync() after file write
712'gdefault' 'gd' the ":substitute" flag 'g' is default on
713'grepformat' 'gfm' format of 'grepprg' output
714'grepprg' 'gp' program to use for ":grep"
715'guicursor' 'gcr' GUI: settings for cursor shape and blinking
716'guifont' 'gfn' GUI: Name(s) of font(s) to be used
717'guifontset' 'gfs' GUI: Names of multi-byte fonts to be used
718'guifontwide' 'gfw' list of font names for double-wide characters
719'guiheadroom' 'ghr' GUI: pixels room for window decorations
720'guioptions' 'go' GUI: Which components and options are used
721'guipty' GUI: try to use a pseudo-tty for ":!" commands
722'guitablabel' 'gtl' GUI: custom label for a tab page
Bram Moolenaar57657d82006-04-21 22:12:41 +0000723'guitabtooltip' 'gtt' GUI: custom tooltip for a tab page
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000724'helpfile' 'hf' full path name of the main help file
725'helpheight' 'hh' minimum height of a new help window
726'helplang' 'hlg' preferred help languages
727'hidden' 'hid' don't unload buffer when it is |abandon|ed
728'highlight' 'hl' sets highlighting mode for various occasions
729'hlsearch' 'hls' highlight matches with last search pattern
730'history' 'hi' number of command-lines that are remembered
731'hkmap' 'hk' Hebrew keyboard mapping
732'hkmapp' 'hkp' phonetic Hebrew keyboard mapping
733'icon' let Vim set the text of the window icon
734'iconstring' string to use for the Vim icon text
735'ignorecase' 'ic' ignore case in search patterns
Bram Moolenaar362e1a32006-03-06 23:29:24 +0000736'imactivatekey' 'imak' key that activates the X input method
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000737'imcmdline' 'imc' use IM when starting to edit a command line
738'imdisable' 'imd' do not use the IM in any mode
739'iminsert' 'imi' use :lmap or IM in Insert mode
740'imsearch' 'ims' use :lmap or IM when typing a search pattern
741'include' 'inc' pattern to be used to find an include file
742'includeexpr' 'inex' expression used to process an include line
743'incsearch' 'is' highlight match while typing search pattern
744'indentexpr' 'inde' expression used to obtain the indent of a line
745'indentkeys' 'indk' keys that trigger indenting with 'indentexpr'
746'infercase' 'inf' adjust case of match for keyword completion
747'insertmode' 'im' start the edit of a file in Insert mode
748'isfname' 'isf' characters included in file names and pathnames
749'isident' 'isi' characters included in identifiers
750'iskeyword' 'isk' characters included in keywords
751'isprint' 'isp' printable characters
752'joinspaces' 'js' two spaces after a period with a join command
753'key' encryption key
754'keymap' 'kmp' name of a keyboard mapping
755'keymodel' 'km' enable starting/stopping selection with keys
756'keywordprg' 'kp' program to use for the "K" command
757'langmap' 'lmap' alphabetic characters for other language mode
758'langmenu' 'lm' language to be used for the menus
759'laststatus' 'ls' tells when last window has status lines
760'lazyredraw' 'lz' don't redraw while executing macros
761'linebreak' 'lbr' wrap long lines at a blank
762'lines' number of lines in the display
763'linespace' 'lsp' number of pixel lines to use between characters
764'lisp' automatic indenting for Lisp
765'lispwords' 'lw' words that change how lisp indenting works
766'list' show <Tab> and <EOL>
767'listchars' 'lcs' characters for displaying in list mode
768'loadplugins' 'lpl' load plugin scripts when starting up
Bram Moolenaarf9393ef2006-04-24 19:47:27 +0000769'macatsui' Mac GUI: use ATSUI text drawing
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000770'magic' changes special characters in search patterns
771'makeef' 'mef' name of the errorfile for ":make"
772'makeprg' 'mp' program to use for the ":make" command
773'matchpairs' 'mps' pairs of characters that "%" can match
774'matchtime' 'mat' tenths of a second to show matching paren
775'maxcombine' 'mco' maximum nr of combining characters displayed
776'maxfuncdepth' 'mfd' maximum recursive depth for user functions
777'maxmapdepth' 'mmd' maximum recursive depth for mapping
778'maxmem' 'mm' maximum memory (in Kbyte) used for one buffer
Bram Moolenaar362e1a32006-03-06 23:29:24 +0000779'maxmempattern' 'mmp' maximum memory (in Kbyte) used for pattern search
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000780'maxmemtot' 'mmt' maximum memory (in Kbyte) used for all buffers
781'menuitems' 'mis' maximum number of items in a menu
782'mkspellmem' 'msm' memory used before |:mkspell| compresses the tree
783'modeline' 'ml' recognize modelines at start or end of file
784'modelines' 'mls' number of lines checked for modelines
785'modifiable' 'ma' changes to the text are not possible
786'modified' 'mod' buffer has been modified
787'more' pause listings when the whole screen is filled
788'mouse' enable the use of mouse clicks
789'mousefocus' 'mousef' keyboard focus follows the mouse
790'mousehide' 'mh' hide mouse pointer while typing
791'mousemodel' 'mousem' changes meaning of mouse buttons
792'mouseshape' 'mouses' shape of the mouse pointer in different modes
793'mousetime' 'mouset' max time between mouse double-click
794'mzquantum' 'mzq' the interval between polls for MzScheme threads
795'nrformats' 'nf' number formats recognized for CTRL-A command
796'number' 'nu' print the line number in front of each line
797'numberwidth' 'nuw' number of columns used for the line number
798'omnifunc' 'ofu' function for filetype-specific completion
Bram Moolenaar9964e462007-05-05 17:54:07 +0000799'opendevice' 'odev' allow reading/writing devices on MS-Windows
800'operatorfunc' 'opfunc' function to be called for |g@| operator
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000801'osfiletype' 'oft' operating system-specific filetype information
802'paragraphs' 'para' nroff macros that separate paragraphs
803'paste' allow pasting text
804'pastetoggle' 'pt' key code that causes 'paste' to toggle
805'patchexpr' 'pex' expression used to patch a file
806'patchmode' 'pm' keep the oldest version of a file
807'path' 'pa' list of directories searched with "gf" et.al.
808'preserveindent' 'pi' preserve the indent structure when reindenting
Bram Moolenaar362e1a32006-03-06 23:29:24 +0000809'previewheight' 'pvh' height of the preview window
810'previewwindow' 'pvw' identifies the preview window
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000811'printdevice' 'pdev' name of the printer to be used for :hardcopy
Bram Moolenaar362e1a32006-03-06 23:29:24 +0000812'printencoding' 'penc' encoding to be used for printing
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000813'printexpr' 'pexpr' expression used to print PostScript for :hardcopy
814'printfont' 'pfn' name of the font to be used for :hardcopy
815'printheader' 'pheader' format of the header used for :hardcopy
Bram Moolenaar362e1a32006-03-06 23:29:24 +0000816'printmbcharset' 'pmbcs' CJK character set to be used for :hardcopy
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000817'printmbfont' 'pmbfn' font names to be used for CJK output of :hardcopy
818'printoptions' 'popt' controls the format of :hardcopy output
Bram Moolenaar833dc522007-05-12 13:26:40 +0000819'pumheight' 'ph' maximum height of the popup menu
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000820'quoteescape' 'qe' escape characters used in a string
821'readonly' 'ro' disallow writing the buffer
Bram Moolenaar3577c6f2008-06-24 21:16:56 +0000822'redrawtime' 'rdt' timeout for 'hlsearch' and |:match| highlighting
Bram Moolenaar64486672010-05-16 15:46:46 +0200823'relativenumber' 'rnu' show relative line number in front of each line
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000824'remap' allow mappings to work recursively
825'report' threshold for reporting nr. of lines changed
826'restorescreen' 'rs' Win32: restore screen when exiting
827'revins' 'ri' inserting characters will work backwards
828'rightleft' 'rl' window is right-to-left oriented
829'rightleftcmd' 'rlc' commands for which editing works right-to-left
830'ruler' 'ru' show cursor line and column in the status line
831'rulerformat' 'ruf' custom format for the ruler
832'runtimepath' 'rtp' list of directories used for runtime files
833'scroll' 'scr' lines to scroll with CTRL-U and CTRL-D
834'scrollbind' 'scb' scroll in window as other windows scroll
835'scrolljump' 'sj' minimum number of lines to scroll
836'scrolloff' 'so' minimum nr. of lines above and below cursor
837'scrollopt' 'sbo' how 'scrollbind' should behave
838'sections' 'sect' nroff macros that separate sections
839'secure' secure mode for reading .vimrc in current dir
840'selection' 'sel' what type of selection to use
841'selectmode' 'slm' when to use Select mode instead of Visual mode
Bram Moolenaar362e1a32006-03-06 23:29:24 +0000842'sessionoptions' 'ssop' options for |:mksession|
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000843'shell' 'sh' name of shell to use for external commands
844'shellcmdflag' 'shcf' flag to shell to execute one command
845'shellpipe' 'sp' string to put output of ":make" in error file
846'shellquote' 'shq' quote character(s) for around shell command
847'shellredir' 'srr' string to put output of filter in a temp file
848'shellslash' 'ssl' use forward slash for shell file names
849'shelltemp' 'stmp' whether to use a temp file for shell commands
850'shelltype' 'st' Amiga: influences how to use a shell
851'shellxquote' 'sxq' like 'shellquote', but include redirection
852'shiftround' 'sr' round indent to multiple of shiftwidth
853'shiftwidth' 'sw' number of spaces to use for (auto)indent step
854'shortmess' 'shm' list of flags, reduce length of messages
855'shortname' 'sn' non-MS-DOS: Filenames assumed to be 8.3 chars
856'showbreak' 'sbr' string to use at the start of wrapped lines
857'showcmd' 'sc' show (partial) command in status line
858'showfulltag' 'sft' show full tag pattern when completing tag
859'showmatch' 'sm' briefly jump to matching bracket if insert one
860'showmode' 'smd' message on status line to show current mode
861'showtabline' 'stal' tells when the tab pages line is displayed
862'sidescroll' 'ss' minimum number of columns to scroll horizontal
Bram Moolenaar362e1a32006-03-06 23:29:24 +0000863'sidescrolloff' 'siso' min. nr. of columns to left and right of cursor
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000864'smartcase' 'scs' no ignore case when pattern has uppercase
865'smartindent' 'si' smart autoindenting for C programs
866'smarttab' 'sta' use 'shiftwidth' when inserting <Tab>
867'softtabstop' 'sts' number of spaces that <Tab> uses while editing
868'spell' enable spell checking
Bram Moolenaar362e1a32006-03-06 23:29:24 +0000869'spellcapcheck' 'spc' pattern to locate end of a sentence
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000870'spellfile' 'spf' files where |zg| and |zw| store words
871'spelllang' 'spl' language(s) to do spell checking for
872'spellsuggest' 'sps' method(s) used to suggest spelling corrections
873'splitbelow' 'sb' new window from split is below the current one
874'splitright' 'spr' new window is put right of the current one
Bram Moolenaar3577c6f2008-06-24 21:16:56 +0000875'startofline' 'sol' commands move cursor to first non-blank in line
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000876'statusline' 'stl' custom format for the status line
877'suffixes' 'su' suffixes that are ignored with multiple match
878'suffixesadd' 'sua' suffixes added when searching for a file
879'swapfile' 'swf' whether to use a swapfile for a buffer
880'swapsync' 'sws' how to sync the swap file
881'switchbuf' 'swb' sets behavior when switching to another buffer
882'synmaxcol' 'smc' maximum column to find syntax items
883'syntax' 'syn' syntax to be loaded for current buffer
884'tabstop' 'ts' number of spaces that <Tab> in file uses
885'tabline' 'tal' custom format for the console tab pages line
886'tabpagemax' 'tpm' maximum number of tab pages for |-p| and "tab all"
887'tagbsearch' 'tbs' use binary searching in tags files
888'taglength' 'tl' number of significant characters for a tag
889'tagrelative' 'tr' file names in tag file are relative
890'tags' 'tag' list of file names used by the tag command
891'tagstack' 'tgst' push tags onto the tag stack
892'term' name of the terminal
893'termbidi' 'tbidi' terminal takes care of bi-directionality
894'termencoding' 'tenc' character encoding used by the terminal
895'terse' shorten some messages
896'textauto' 'ta' obsolete, use 'fileformats'
897'textmode' 'tx' obsolete, use 'fileformat'
898'textwidth' 'tw' maximum width of text that is being inserted
899'thesaurus' 'tsr' list of thesaurus files for keyword completion
900'tildeop' 'top' tilde command "~" behaves like an operator
901'timeout' 'to' time out on mappings and key codes
902'timeoutlen' 'tm' time out time in milliseconds
903'title' let Vim set the title of the window
904'titlelen' percentage of 'columns' used for window title
905'titleold' old title, restored when exiting
906'titlestring' string to use for the Vim window title
907'toolbar' 'tb' GUI: which items to show in the toolbar
Bram Moolenaar362e1a32006-03-06 23:29:24 +0000908'toolbariconsize' 'tbis' size of the toolbar icons (for GTK 2 only)
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000909'ttimeout' time out on mappings
910'ttimeoutlen' 'ttm' time out time for key codes in milliseconds
911'ttybuiltin' 'tbi' use built-in termcap before external termcap
912'ttyfast' 'tf' indicates a fast terminal connection
913'ttymouse' 'ttym' type of mouse codes generated
914'ttyscroll' 'tsl' maximum number of lines for a scroll
915'ttytype' 'tty' alias for 'term'
Bram Moolenaar1d689522010-05-28 20:54:39 +0200916'undodir' 'udir' where to store undo files
917'undofile' 'udf' save undo information in a file
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000918'undolevels' 'ul' maximum number of changes that can be undone
919'updatecount' 'uc' after this many characters flush swap file
920'updatetime' 'ut' after this many milliseconds flush swap file
921'verbose' 'vbs' give informative messages
922'verbosefile' 'vfile' file to write messages in
923'viewdir' 'vdir' directory where to store files with :mkview
924'viewoptions' 'vop' specifies what to save for :mkview
925'viminfo' 'vi' use .viminfo file upon startup and exiting
926'virtualedit' 've' when to use virtual editing
927'visualbell' 'vb' use visual bell instead of beeping
928'warn' warn for shell command when buffer was changed
Bram Moolenaar996343d2010-07-04 22:20:21 +0200929'weirdinvert' 'wiv' for terminals that have weird inversion method
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000930'whichwrap' 'ww' allow specified keys to cross line boundaries
931'wildchar' 'wc' command-line character for wildcard expansion
932'wildcharm' 'wcm' like 'wildchar' but also works when mapped
933'wildignore' 'wig' files matching these patterns are not completed
934'wildmenu' 'wmnu' use menu for command line completion
935'wildmode' 'wim' mode for 'wildchar' command-line expansion
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +0200936'wildoptions' 'wop' specifies how command line completion is done
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000937'winaltkeys' 'wak' when the windows system handles ALT keys
938'winheight' 'wh' minimum number of lines for the current window
939'winfixheight' 'wfh' keep window height when opening/closing windows
940'winfixwidth' 'wfw' keep window width when opening/closing windows
941'winminheight' 'wmh' minimum number of lines for any window
942'winminwidth' 'wmw' minimal number of columns for any window
943'winwidth' 'wiw' minimal number of columns for current window
944'wrap' long lines wrap and continue on the next line
945'wrapmargin' 'wm' chars from the right where wrapping starts
946'wrapscan' 'ws' searches wrap around the end of the file
947'write' writing to a file is allowed
948'writeany' 'wa' write to file with no need for "!" override
949'writebackup' 'wb' make a backup before overwriting a file
950'writedelay' 'wd' delay this many msec for each char (for debug)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000951------------------------------------------------------------------------------
952*Q_ur* Undo/Redo commands
953
954|u| N u undo last N changes
955|CTRL-R| N CTRL-R redo last N undone changes
956|U| U restore last changed line
957------------------------------------------------------------------------------
958*Q_et* External commands
959
960|:shell| :sh[ell] start a shell
961|:!| :!{command} execute {command} with a shell
962|K| K lookup keyword under the cursor with
963 'keywordprg' program (default: "man")
964------------------------------------------------------------------------------
965*Q_qf* Quickfix commands
966
967|:cc| :cc [nr] display error [nr] (default is the same again)
968|:cnext| :cn display the next error
969|:cprevious| :cp display the previous error
970|:clist| :cl list all errors
971|:cfile| :cf read errors from the file 'errorfile'
Bram Moolenaar7b5f8322006-03-23 22:47:08 +0000972|:cgetbuffer| :cgetb like :cbuffer but don't jump to the first error
Bram Moolenaar87e25fd2005-07-27 21:13:01 +0000973|:cgetfile| :cg like :cfile but don't jump to the first error
Bram Moolenaar7b5f8322006-03-23 22:47:08 +0000974|:cgetexpr| :cgete like :cexpr but don't jump to the first error
Bram Moolenaar4770d092006-01-12 23:22:24 +0000975|:caddfile| :caddf add errors from the error file to the current
976 quickfix list
977|:caddexpr| :cad add errors from an expression to the current
Bram Moolenaar87e25fd2005-07-27 21:13:01 +0000978 quickfix list
979|:cbuffer| :cb read errors from text in a buffer
980|:cexpr| :cex read errors from an expression
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000981|:cquit| :cq quit without writing and return error code (to
982 the compiler)
983|:make| :make [args] start make, read errors, and jump to first
984 error
985|:grep| :gr[ep] [args] execute 'grepprg' to find matches and jump to
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +0200986 the first one
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000987------------------------------------------------------------------------------
988*Q_vc* Various commands
989
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +0200990|CTRL-L| CTRL-L clear and redraw the screen
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000991|CTRL-G| CTRL-G show current file name (with path) and cursor
992 position
993|ga| ga show ascii value of character under cursor in
994 decimal, hex, and octal
Bram Moolenaar269ec652004-07-29 08:43:53 +0000995|g8| g8 for utf-8 encoding: show byte sequence for
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +0200996 character under cursor in hex
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000997|g_CTRL-G| g CTRL-G show cursor column, line, and character
998 position
999|CTRL-C| CTRL-C during searches: Interrupt the search
1000|dos-CTRL-Break| CTRL-Break MS-DOS: during searches: Interrupt the search
1001|<Del>| <Del> while entering a count: delete last character
1002|:version| :ve[rsion] show version information
1003|:mode| :mode N MS-DOS: set screen mode to N (number, C80,
1004 C4350, etc.)
1005|:normal| :norm[al][!] {commands}
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +02001006 execute Normal mode commands
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001007|Q| Q switch to "Ex" mode
1008
1009|:redir| :redir >{file} redirect messages to {file}
1010|:silent| :silent[!] {command} execute {command} silently
1011|:confirm| :confirm {command} quit, write, etc., asking about
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +02001012 unsaved changes or read-only files
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001013|:browse| :browse {command} open/read/write file, using a
1014 file selection dialog
1015------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1016*Q_ce* Command-line editing
1017
1018|c_<Esc>| <Esc> abandon command-line (if 'wildchar' is
1019 <Esc>, type it twice)
1020
1021|c_CTRL-V| CTRL-V {char} insert {char} literally
1022|c_CTRL-V| CTRL-V {number} enter decimal value of character (up to
1023 three digits)
1024|c_CTRL-K| CTRL-K {char1} {char2}
1025 enter digraph (See |Q_di|)
1026|c_CTRL-R| CTRL-R {0-9a-z"%#:-=}
1027 insert the contents of a register
1028
1029|c_<Left>| <Left>/<Right> cursor left/right
1030|c_<S-Left>| <S-Left>/<S-Right> cursor one word left/right
1031|c_CTRL-B| CTRL-B/CTRL-E cursor to beginning/end of command-line
1032
1033|c_<BS>| <BS> delete the character in front of the cursor
1034|c_<Del>| <Del> delete the character under the cursor
1035|c_CTRL-W| CTRL-W delete the word in front of the cursor
1036|c_CTRL-U| CTRL-U remove all characters
1037
1038|c_<Up>| <Up>/<Down> recall older/newer command-line that starts
1039 with current command
1040|c_<S-Up>| <S-Up>/<S-Down> recall older/newer command-line from history
1041|:history| :his[tory] show older command-lines
1042
1043Context-sensitive completion on the command-line:
1044
1045|c_wildchar| 'wildchar' (default: <Tab>)
1046 do completion on the pattern in front of the
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +02001047 cursor; if there are multiple matches,
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001048 beep and show the first one; further
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +02001049 'wildchar' will show the next ones
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001050|c_CTRL-D| CTRL-D list all names that match the pattern in
1051 front of the cursor
1052|c_CTRL-A| CTRL-A insert all names that match pattern in front
1053 of cursor
1054|c_CTRL-L| CTRL-L insert longest common part of names that
1055 match pattern
1056|c_CTRL-N| CTRL-N after 'wildchar' with multiple matches: go
1057 to next match
1058|c_CTRL-P| CTRL-P after 'wildchar' with multiple matches: go
1059 to previous match
1060------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1061*Q_ra* Ex ranges
1062
1063|:range| , separates two line numbers
1064|:range| ; idem, set cursor to the first line number
1065 before interpreting the second one
1066
1067|:range| {number} an absolute line number
1068|:range| . the current line
1069|:range| $ the last line in the file
1070|:range| % equal to 1,$ (the entire file)
1071|:range| * equal to '<,'> (visual area)
1072|:range| 't position of mark t
1073|:range| /{pattern}[/] the next line where {pattern} matches
1074|:range| ?{pattern}[?] the previous line where {pattern} matches
1075
1076|:range| +[num] add [num] to the preceding line number
1077 (default: 1)
1078|:range| -[num] subtract [num] from the preceding line
1079 number (default: 1)
1080------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1081*Q_ex* Special Ex characters
1082
1083|:bar| | separates two commands (not for ":global" and ":!")
1084|:quote| " begins comment
1085
1086|:_%| % current file name (only where a file name is expected)
1087|:_#| #[num] alternate file name [num] (only where a file name is
1088 expected)
Bram Moolenaar9028b102010-07-11 16:58:51 +02001089 Note: The next seven are typed literally; these are not special keys!
Bram Moolenaare667c952010-07-05 22:57:59 +02001090|:<afile>| <abuf> buffer number, for use in an autocommand (only where a
1091 file name is expected)
1092|:<afile>| <afile> file name, for user in an autocommand (only where a
1093 file name is expected)
1094|:<afile>| <amatch> what matched with the pattern, for use in an
1095 autocommand (only where a file name is expected)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001096|:<cword>| <cword> word under the cursor (only where a file name is
1097 expected)
1098|:<cWORD>| <cWORD> WORD under the cursor (only where a file name is
1099 expected) (see |WORD|)
1100|:<cfile>| <cfile> file name under the cursor (only where a file name is
1101 expected)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001102|:<sfile>| <sfile> file name of a ":source"d file, within that file (only
1103 where a file name is expected)
1104
1105 After "%", "#", "<cfile>", "<sfile>" or "<afile>"
1106 |::p| :p full path
1107 |::h| :h head (file name removed)
1108 |::t| :t tail (file name only)
1109 |::r| :r root (extension removed)
1110 |::e| :e extension
1111 |::s| :s/{pat}/{repl}/ substitute {pat} with {repl}
1112------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bram Moolenaar9028b102010-07-11 16:58:51 +02001113*Q_st* Starting Vim
Bram Moolenaar2df6dcc2004-07-12 15:53:54 +00001114
1115|-vim| vim [options] start editing with an empty buffer
1116|-file| vim [options] {file} .. start editing one or more files
1117|--| vim [options] - read file from stdin
1118|-tag| vim [options] -t {tag} edit the file associated with {tag}
1119|-qf| vim [options] -q [fname] start editing in QuickFix mode,
1120 display the first error
1121
1122 Most useful Vim arguments (for full list see |startup-options|)
1123
1124|-gui| -g start GUI (also allows other options)
1125
1126|-+| +[num] put the cursor at line [num] (default: last line)
1127|-+c| +{command} execute {command} after loading the file
1128|-+/| +/{pat} {file} .. put the cursor at the first occurrence of {pat}
1129|-v| -v Vi mode, start ex in Normal mode
1130|-e| -e Ex mode, start vim in Ex mode
1131|-R| -R Read-only mode, implies -n
1132|-m| -m modifications not allowed (resets 'write' option)
1133|-d| -d diff mode |diff|
1134|-b| -b binary mode
1135|-l| -l lisp mode
1136|-A| -A Arabic mode ('arabic' is set)
1137|-F| -F Farsi mode ('fkmap' and 'rightleft' are set)
1138|-H| -H Hebrew mode ('hkmap' and 'rightleft' are set)
1139|-V| -V Verbose, give informative messages
1140|-C| -C Compatible, set the 'compatible' option
1141|-N| -N Nocompatible, reset the 'compatible' option
1142|-r| -r give list of swap files
1143|-r| -r {file} .. recover aborted edit session
1144|-n| -n do not create a swap file
1145|-o| -o [num] open [num] windows (default: one for each file)
1146|-f| -f GUI: foreground process, don't fork
Bram Moolenaar9028b102010-07-11 16:58:51 +02001147 Amiga: do not restart Vim to open a window (for
Bram Moolenaar2df6dcc2004-07-12 15:53:54 +00001148 e.g., mail)
1149|-s| -s {scriptin} first read commands from the file {scriptin}
1150|-w| -w {scriptout} write typed chars to file {scriptout} (append)
1151|-W| -W {scriptout} write typed chars to file {scriptout} (overwrite)
1152|-T| -T {terminal} set terminal name
1153|-d| -d {device} Amiga: open {device} to be used as a console
1154|-u| -u {vimrc} read inits from {vimrc} instead of other inits
1155|-U| -U {gvimrc} idem, for when starting the GUI
1156|-i| -i {viminfo} read info from {viminfo} instead of other files
1157|---| -- end of options, other arguments are file names
1158|--help| --help show list of arguments and exit
1159|--version| --version show version info and exit
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +02001160|--| - read file from stdin
Bram Moolenaar2df6dcc2004-07-12 15:53:54 +00001161------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001162*Q_ed* Editing a file
1163
Bram Moolenaar9028b102010-07-11 16:58:51 +02001164 Without !: Fail if changes have been made to the current buffer.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001165 With !: Discard any changes to the current buffer.
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +02001166|:edit_f| :e[dit][!] {file} edit {file}
1167|:edit| :e[dit][!] reload the current file
1168|:enew| :ene[w][!] edit a new, unnamed buffer
1169|:find| :fin[d][!] {file} find {file} in 'path' and edit it
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001170
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +02001171|CTRL-^| N CTRL-^ edit alternate file N (equivalent to ":e #N")
1172|gf| gf or ]f edit the file whose name is under the cursor
1173|:pwd| :pwd print the current directory name
1174|:cd| :cd [path] change the current directory to [path]
1175|:cd-| :cd - back to previous current directory
1176|:file| :f[ile] print the current file name and the cursor
1177 position
1178|:file| :f[ile] {name} set the current file name to {name}
1179|:files| :files show alternate file names
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001180------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1181*Q_fl* Using the argument list |argument-list|
1182
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +02001183|:args| :ar[gs] print the argument list, with the current file
1184 in "[]"
1185|:all| :all or :sall open a window for every file in the arg list
1186|:wn| :wn[ext][!] write file and edit next file
1187|:wn| :wn[ext][!] {file} write to {file} and edit next file, unless
1188 {file} exists; With !, overwrite existing
1189 file
1190|:wN| :wN[ext][!] [file] write file and edit previous file
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001191
1192 in current window in new window ~
Bram Moolenaar9028b102010-07-11 16:58:51 +02001193|:argument| :argu[ment] N :sar[gument] N edit file N
1194|:next| :n[ext] :sn[ext] edit next file
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001195|:next_f| :n[ext] {arglist} :sn[ext] {arglist} define new arg list
1196 and edit first file
Bram Moolenaar9028b102010-07-11 16:58:51 +02001197|:Next| :N[ext] :sN[ext] edit previous file
1198|:first| :fir[st] :sfir[st] edit first file
1199|:last| :la[st] :sla[st] edit last file
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001200------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1201*Q_wq* Writing and quitting
1202
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +02001203|:w| :[range]w[rite][!] write to the current file
1204|:w_f| :[range]w[rite] {file} write to {file}, unless it already
1205 exists
1206|:w_f| :[range]w[rite]! {file} write to {file}. Overwrite an existing
1207 file
1208|:w_a| :[range]w[rite][!] >> append to the current file
1209|:w_a| :[range]w[rite][!] >> {file} append to {file}
1210|:w_c| :[range]w[rite] !{cmd} execute {cmd} with [range] lines as
1211 standard input
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001212|:up| :[range]up[date][!] write to current file if modified
1213|:wall| :wa[ll][!] write all changed buffers
1214
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +02001215|:q| :q[uit] quit current buffer, unless changes have been
1216 made; Exit Vim when there are no other
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001217 non-help buffers
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +02001218|:q| :q[uit]! quit current buffer always, discard any
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001219 changes. Exit Vim when there are no other
1220 non-help buffers
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +02001221|:qa| :qa[ll] exit Vim, unless changes have been made
1222|:qa| :qa[ll]! exit Vim always, discard any changes
1223|:cq| :cq quit without writing and return error code
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001224
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +02001225|:wq| :wq[!] write the current file and exit
1226|:wq| :wq[!] {file} write to {file} and exit
1227|:xit| :x[it][!] [file] like ":wq" but write only when changes have
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001228 been made
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +02001229|ZZ| ZZ same as ":x"
1230|ZQ| ZQ same as ":q!"
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001231|:xall| :xa[ll][!] or :wqall[!]
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +02001232 write all changed buffers and exit
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001233
Bram Moolenaar9028b102010-07-11 16:58:51 +02001234|:stop| :st[op][!] suspend Vim or start new shell; if 'aw' option
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +02001235 is set and [!] not given write the buffer
1236|CTRL-Z| CTRL-Z same as ":stop"
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001237------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001238*Q_ac* Automatic Commands
1239
Bram Moolenaar9028b102010-07-11 16:58:51 +02001240|viminfo-file| read registers, marks, history at startup, save when exiting.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001241
Bram Moolenaar9028b102010-07-11 16:58:51 +02001242|:rviminfo| :rv[iminfo] [file] read info from viminfo file [file]
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001243|:rviminfo| :rv[iminfo]! [file] idem, overwrite existing info
Bram Moolenaar9028b102010-07-11 16:58:51 +02001244|:wviminfo| :wv[iminfo] [file] add info to viminfo file [file]
1245|:wviminfo| :wv[iminfo]! [file] write info to viminfo file [file]
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001246
1247|modeline| Automatic option setting when editing a file
1248
1249|modeline| vim:{set-arg}: .. In the first and last lines of the
1250 file (see 'ml' option), {set-arg} is
1251 given as an argument to ":set"
1252
1253|autocommand| Automatic execution of commands on certain events.
1254
Bram Moolenaar9028b102010-07-11 16:58:51 +02001255|:autocmd| :au list all autocommands
1256|:autocmd| :au {event} list all autocommands for {event}
1257|:autocmd| :au {event} {pat} list all autocommands for {event}
1258 with {pat}
1259|:autocmd| :au {event} {pat} {cmd} enter new autocommands for {event}
1260 with {pat}
1261|:autocmd| :au! remove all autocommands
1262|:autocmd| :au! {event} remove all autocommands for {event}
1263|:autocmd| :au! * {pat} remove all autocommands for {pat}
1264|:autocmd| :au! {event} {pat} remove all autocommands for {event}
1265 with {pat}
1266|:autocmd| :au! {event} {pat} {cmd} remove all autocommands for {event}
1267 with {pat} and enter new one
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001268------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1269*Q_wi* Multi-window commands
1270
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +02001271|CTRL-W_s| CTRL-W s or :split split window into two parts
1272|:split_f| :split {file} split window and edit {file} in one of
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001273 them
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +02001274|:vsplit| :vsplit {file} same, but split vertically
1275|:vertical| :vertical {cmd} make {cmd} split vertically
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001276
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +02001277|:sfind| :sf[ind] {file} split window, find {file} in 'path'
1278 and edit it
1279|CTRL-W_]| CTRL-W ] split window and jump to tag under
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001280 cursor
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +02001281|CTRL-W_f| CTRL-W f split window and edit file name under
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001282 the cursor
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +02001283|CTRL-W_^| CTRL-W ^ split window and edit alternate file
1284|CTRL-W_n| CTRL-W n or :new create new empty window
1285|CTRL-W_q| CTRL-W q or :q[uit] quit editing and close window
1286|CTRL-W_c| CTRL-W c or :cl[ose] make buffer hidden and close window
1287|CTRL-W_o| CTRL-W o or :on[ly] make current window only one on the
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001288 screen
1289
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +02001290|CTRL-W_j| CTRL-W j move cursor to window below
1291|CTRL-W_k| CTRL-W k move cursor to window above
1292|CTRL-W_CTRL-W| CTRL-W CTRL-W move cursor to window below (wrap)
1293|CTRL-W_W| CTRL-W W move cursor to window above (wrap)
1294|CTRL-W_t| CTRL-W t move cursor to top window
1295|CTRL-W_b| CTRL-W b move cursor to bottom window
1296|CTRL-W_p| CTRL-W p move cursor to previous active window
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001297
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +02001298|CTRL-W_r| CTRL-W r rotate windows downwards
1299|CTRL-W_R| CTRL-W R rotate windows upwards
1300|CTRL-W_x| CTRL-W x exchange current window with next one
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001301
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +02001302|CTRL-W_=| CTRL-W = make all windows equal height
1303|CTRL-W_-| CTRL-W - decrease current window height
1304|CTRL-W_+| CTRL-W + increase current window height
1305|CTRL-W__| CTRL-W _ set current window height (default:
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001306 very high)
1307------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1308*Q_bu* Buffer list commands
1309
1310|:buffers| :buffers or :files list all known buffer and file names
1311
1312|:ball| :ball or :sball edit all args/buffers
1313|:unhide| :unhide or :sunhide edit all loaded buffers
1314
1315|:badd| :badd {fname} add file name {fname} to the list
1316|:bunload| :bunload[!] [N] unload buffer [N] from memory
1317|:bdelete| :bdelete[!] [N] unload buffer [N] and delete it from
1318 the buffer list
1319
1320 in current window in new window ~
1321|:buffer| :[N]buffer [N] :[N]sbuffer [N] to arg/buf N
1322|:bnext| :[N]bnext [N] :[N]sbnext [N] to Nth next arg/buf
1323|:bNext| :[N]bNext [N] :[N]sbNext [N] to Nth previous arg/buf
1324|:bprevious| :[N]bprevious [N] :[N]sbprevious [N] to Nth previous arg/buf
1325|:bfirst| :bfirst :sbfirst to first arg/buf
1326|:blast| :blast :sblast to last arg/buf
1327|:bmodified| :[N]bmod [N] :[N]sbmod [N] to Nth modified buf
1328------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1329*Q_sy* Syntax Highlighting
1330
1331|:syn-on| :syntax on start using syntax highlighting
1332|:syn-off| :syntax off stop using syntax highlighting
1333
1334|:syn-keyword| :syntax keyword {group-name} {keyword} ..
1335 add a syntax keyword item
1336|:syn-match| :syntax match {group-name} {pattern} ...
1337 add syntax match item
1338|:syn-region| :syntax region {group-name} {pattern} ...
1339 add syntax region item
1340|:syn-sync| :syntax sync [ccomment | lines {N} | ...]
1341 tell syntax how to sync
1342|:syntax| :syntax [list] list current syntax items
1343|:syn-clear| :syntax clear clear all syntax info
1344
1345|:highlight| :highlight clear clear all highlight info
1346|:highlight| :highlight {group-name} {key}={arg} ..
1347 set highlighting for {group-name}
1348
1349|:filetype| :filetype on switch on file type detection, without
1350 syntax highlighting
1351|:filetype| :filetype plugin indent on
1352 switch on file type detection, with
1353 automatic indenting and settings
1354------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1355*Q_gu* GUI commands
1356
1357|:gui| :gui UNIX: start the GUI
1358|:gui| :gui {fname} .. idem, and edit {fname} ..
1359
1360|:menu| :menu list all menus
1361|:menu| :menu {mpath} list menus starting with {mpath}
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +02001362|:menu| :menu {mpath} {rhs} add menu {mpath}, giving {rhs}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001363|:menu| :menu {pri} {mpath} {rhs}
1364 idem, with priorities {pri}
1365|:menu| :menu ToolBar.{name} {rhs}
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +02001366 add toolbar item, giving {rhs}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001367|:tmenu| :tmenu {mpath} {text} add tooltip to menu {mpath}
1368|:unmenu| :unmenu {mpath} remove menu {mpath}
1369------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1370*Q_fo* Folding
1371
1372|'foldmethod'| set foldmethod=manual manual folding
1373 set foldmethod=indent folding by indent
1374 set foldmethod=expr folding by 'foldexpr'
1375 set foldmethod=syntax folding by syntax regions
1376 set foldmethod=marker folding by 'foldmarkers'
1377
1378|zf| zf{motion} operator: Define a fold manually
1379|:fold| :{range}fold define a fold for {range} lines
1380|zd| zd delete one fold under the cursor
1381|zD| zD delete all folds under the cursor
1382
1383|zo| zo open one fold under the cursor
1384|zO| zO open all folds under the cursor
1385|zc| zc close one fold under the cursor
1386|zC| zC close all folds under the cursor
1387
1388|zm| zm fold more: decrease 'foldlevel'
1389|zM| zM close all folds: make 'foldlevel' zero
1390|zr| zr reduce folding: increase 'foldlevel'
1391|zR| zR open all folds: make 'foldlevel' max.
1392
1393|zn| zn fold none: reset 'foldenable'
1394|zN| zN fold normal set 'foldenable'
1395|zi| zi invert 'foldenable'
1396
1397 vim:tw=78:ts=8:ft=help:norl: