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Bram Moolenaard899e512022-05-07 21:54:03 +01001*quickref.txt* For Vim version 8.2. Last change: 2022 May 05
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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 ~
Bram Moolenaar00154502013-02-13 16:15:55 +010010|Q_ct| list of help files |Q_re| Repeating commands
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011|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
Bram Moolenaar00154502013-02-13 16:15:55 +010030 |Q_fo| Folding
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000031
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 Moolenaar8b530c12019-10-28 02:13:05 +010050|gM| gM to middle of the line
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000051|bar| N | to column N (default: 1)
52|f| N f{char} to the Nth occurrence of {char} to the right
53|F| N F{char} to the Nth occurrence of {char} to the left
54|t| N t{char} till before the Nth occurrence of {char} to the right
55|T| N T{char} till before the Nth occurrence of {char} to the left
56|;| N ; repeat the last "f", "F", "t", or "T" N times
57|,| N , repeat the last "f", "F", "t", or "T" N times in
58 opposite direction
59------------------------------------------------------------------------------
60*Q_ud* Up-down motions
61
62|k| N k up N lines (also: CTRL-P and <Up>)
63|j| N j down N lines (also: CTRL-J, CTRL-N, <NL>, and <Down>)
64|-| N - up N lines, on the first non-blank character
65|+| N + down N lines, on the first non-blank character (also:
66 CTRL-M and <CR>)
67|_| N _ down N-1 lines, on the first non-blank character
68|G| N G goto line N (default: last line), on the first
69 non-blank character
70|gg| N gg goto line N (default: first line), on the first
71 non-blank character
Bram Moolenaar9028b102010-07-11 16:58:51 +020072|N%| N % goto line N percentage down in the file; N must be
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +020073 given, otherwise it is the |%| command
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000074|gk| N gk up N screen lines (differs from "k" when line wraps)
75|gj| N gj down N screen lines (differs from "j" when line wraps)
76------------------------------------------------------------------------------
77*Q_tm* Text object motions
78
79|w| N w N words forward
80|W| N W N blank-separated |WORD|s forward
81|e| N e forward to the end of the Nth word
82|E| N E forward to the end of the Nth blank-separated |WORD|
83|b| N b N words backward
84|B| N B N blank-separated |WORD|s backward
85|ge| N ge backward to the end of the Nth word
86|gE| N gE backward to the end of the Nth blank-separated |WORD|
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88|)| N ) N sentences forward
89|(| N ( N sentences backward
90|}| N } N paragraphs forward
91|{| N { N paragraphs backward
92|]]| N ]] N sections forward, at start of section
93|[[| N [[ N sections backward, at start of section
94|][| N ][ N sections forward, at end of section
95|[]| N [] N sections backward, at end of section
96|[(| N [( N times back to unclosed '('
97|[{| N [{ N times back to unclosed '{'
98|[m| N [m N times back to start of method (for Java)
99|[M| N [M N times back to end of method (for Java)
100|])| N ]) N times forward to unclosed ')'
101|]}| N ]} N times forward to unclosed '}'
102|]m| N ]m N times forward to start of method (for Java)
103|]M| N ]M N times forward to end of method (for Java)
104|[#| N [# N times back to unclosed "#if" or "#else"
105|]#| N ]# N times forward to unclosed "#else" or "#endif"
106|[star| N [* N times back to start of comment "/*"
107|]star| N ]* N times forward to end of comment "*/"
108------------------------------------------------------------------------------
109*Q_pa* Pattern searches
110
111|/| N /{pattern}[/[offset]]<CR>
112 search forward for the Nth occurrence of {pattern}
113|?| N ?{pattern}[?[offset]]<CR>
114 search backward for the Nth occurrence of {pattern}
115|/<CR>| N /<CR> repeat last search, in the forward direction
116|?<CR>| N ?<CR> repeat last search, in the backward direction
117|n| N n repeat last search
118|N| N N repeat last search, in opposite direction
119|star| N * search forward for the identifier under the cursor
120|#| N # search backward for the identifier under the cursor
121|gstar| N g* like "*", but also find partial matches
122|g#| N g# like "#", but also find partial matches
123|gd| gd goto local declaration of identifier under the cursor
124|gD| gD goto global declaration of identifier under the cursor
125
126|pattern| Special characters in search patterns
127
128 meaning magic nomagic ~
129 matches any single character . \.
130 matches start of line ^ ^
131 matches <EOL> $ $
132 matches start of word \< \<
133 matches end of word \> \>
134 matches a single char from the range [a-z] \[a-z]
135 matches a single char not in the range [^a-z] \[^a-z]
136 matches an identifier char \i \i
137 idem but excluding digits \I \I
138 matches a keyword character \k \k
139 idem but excluding digits \K \K
140 matches a file name character \f \f
141 idem but excluding digits \F \F
142 matches a printable character \p \p
143 idem but excluding digits \P \P
144 matches a white space character \s \s
145 matches a non-white space character \S \S
146
147 matches <Esc> \e \e
148 matches <Tab> \t \t
149 matches <CR> \r \r
150 matches <BS> \b \b
151
152 matches 0 or more of the preceding atom * \*
153 matches 1 or more of the preceding atom \+ \+
154 matches 0 or 1 of the preceding atom \= \=
155 matches 2 to 5 of the preceding atom \{2,5} \{2,5}
156 separates two alternatives \| \|
157 group a pattern into an atom \(\) \(\)
158
159|search-offset| Offsets allowed after search command
160
161 [num] [num] lines downwards, in column 1
162 +[num] [num] lines downwards, in column 1
163 -[num] [num] lines upwards, in column 1
164 e[+num] [num] characters to the right of the end of the match
165 e[-num] [num] characters to the left of the end of the match
166 s[+num] [num] characters to the right of the start of the match
167 s[-num] [num] characters to the left of the start of the match
168 b[+num] [num] identical to s[+num] above (mnemonic: begin)
169 b[-num] [num] identical to s[-num] above (mnemonic: begin)
170 ;{search-command} execute {search-command} next
171------------------------------------------------------------------------------
172*Q_ma* Marks and motions
173
Bram Moolenaardc8b25c2013-07-06 13:58:22 +0200174|m| m{a-zA-Z} mark current position with mark {a-zA-Z}
175|`a| `{a-z} go to mark {a-z} within current file
176|`A| `{A-Z} go to mark {A-Z} in any file
177|`0| `{0-9} go to the position where Vim was previously exited
178|``| `` go to the position before the last jump
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000179|`quote| `" go to the position when last editing this file
Bram Moolenaardc8b25c2013-07-06 13:58:22 +0200180|`[| `[ go to the start of the previously operated or put text
181|`]| `] go to the end of the previously operated or put text
182|`<| `< go to the start of the (previous) Visual area
183|`>| `> go to the end of the (previous) Visual area
184|`.| `. go to the position of the last change in this file
185|'| '{a-zA-Z0-9[]'"<>.}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000186 same as `, but on the first non-blank in the line
187|:marks| :marks print the active marks
188|CTRL-O| N CTRL-O go to Nth older position in jump list
189|CTRL-I| N CTRL-I go to Nth newer position in jump list
Bram Moolenaar00154502013-02-13 16:15:55 +0100190|:ju| :ju[mps] print the jump list
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000191------------------------------------------------------------------------------
192*Q_vm* Various motions
193
194|%| % find the next brace, bracket, comment, or "#if"/
195 "#else"/"#endif" in this line and go to its match
196|H| N H go to the Nth line in the window, on the first
197 non-blank
198|M| M go to the middle line in the window, on the first
199 non-blank
200|L| N L go to the Nth line from the bottom, on the first
201 non-blank
202
203|go| N go go to Nth byte in the buffer
204|:go| :[range]go[to] [off] go to [off] byte in the buffer
205------------------------------------------------------------------------------
206*Q_ta* Using tags
207
Bram Moolenaar00154502013-02-13 16:15:55 +0100208|:ta| :ta[g][!] {tag} jump to tag {tag}
209|:ta| :[count]ta[g][!] jump to [count]'th newer tag in tag list
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +0200210|CTRL-]| CTRL-] jump to the tag under cursor, unless changes
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000211 have been made
Bram Moolenaar00154502013-02-13 16:15:55 +0100212|:ts| :ts[elect][!] [tag] list matching tags and select one to jump to
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +0200213|:tjump| :tj[ump][!] [tag] jump to tag [tag] or select from list when
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000214 there are multiple matches
Bram Moolenaar00154502013-02-13 16:15:55 +0100215|:ltag| :lt[ag][!] [tag] jump to tag [tag] and add matching tags to the
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +0200216 location list
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000217
Bram Moolenaar00154502013-02-13 16:15:55 +0100218|:tags| :tags print tag list
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +0200219|CTRL-T| N CTRL-T jump back from Nth older tag in tag list
Bram Moolenaar00154502013-02-13 16:15:55 +0100220|:po| :[count]po[p][!] jump back from [count]'th older tag in tag list
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +0200221|:tnext| :[count]tn[ext][!] jump to [count]'th next matching tag
222|:tp| :[count]tp[revious][!] jump to [count]'th previous matching tag
Bram Moolenaar00154502013-02-13 16:15:55 +0100223|:tr| :[count]tr[ewind][!] jump to [count]'th matching tag
224|:tl| :tl[ast][!] jump to last matching tag
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000225
Bram Moolenaar00154502013-02-13 16:15:55 +0100226|:ptag| :pt[ag] {tag} open a preview window to show tag {tag}
227|CTRL-W_}| CTRL-W } like CTRL-] but show tag in preview window
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000228|:pts| :pts[elect] like ":tselect" but show tag in preview window
229|:ptjump| :ptj[ump] like ":tjump" but show tag in preview window
230|:pclose| :pc[lose] close tag preview window
Bram Moolenaar00154502013-02-13 16:15:55 +0100231|CTRL-W_z| CTRL-W z close tag preview window
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000232------------------------------------------------------------------------------
233*Q_sc* Scrolling
234
235|CTRL-E| N CTRL-E window N lines downwards (default: 1)
236|CTRL-D| N CTRL-D window N lines Downwards (default: 1/2 window)
237|CTRL-F| N CTRL-F window N pages Forwards (downwards)
238|CTRL-Y| N CTRL-Y window N lines upwards (default: 1)
239|CTRL-U| N CTRL-U window N lines Upwards (default: 1/2 window)
240|CTRL-B| N CTRL-B window N pages Backwards (upwards)
241|z<CR>| z<CR> or zt redraw, current line at top of window
242|z.| z. or zz redraw, current line at center of window
243|z-| z- or zb redraw, current line at bottom of window
244
245These only work when 'wrap' is off:
246|zh| N zh scroll screen N characters to the right
247|zl| N zl scroll screen N characters to the left
248|zH| N zH scroll screen half a screenwidth to the right
249|zL| N zL scroll screen half a screenwidth to the left
250------------------------------------------------------------------------------
251*Q_in* Inserting text
252
253|a| N a append text after the cursor (N times)
254|A| N A append text at the end of the line (N times)
255|i| N i insert text before the cursor (N times) (also: <Insert>)
256|I| N I insert text before the first non-blank in the line (N times)
257|gI| N gI insert text in column 1 (N times)
258|o| N o open a new line below the current line, append text (N times)
259|O| N O open a new line above the current line, append text (N times)
260|:startinsert| :star[tinsert][!] start Insert mode, append when [!] used
Bram Moolenaar325b7a22004-07-05 15:58:32 +0000261|:startreplace| :startr[eplace][!] start Replace mode, at EOL when [!] used
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000262
263in Visual block mode:
Bram Moolenaar00154502013-02-13 16:15:55 +0100264|v_b_I| I insert the same text in front of all the selected lines
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000265|v_b_A| A append the same text after all the selected lines
266------------------------------------------------------------------------------
267*Q_ai* Insert mode keys
268
269|insert-index| alphabetical index of Insert mode commands
270
271leaving Insert mode:
272|i_<Esc>| <Esc> end Insert mode, back to Normal mode
273|i_CTRL-C| CTRL-C like <Esc>, but do not use an abbreviation
274|i_CTRL-O| CTRL-O {command} execute {command} and return to Insert mode
275
276moving around:
277|i_<Up>| cursor keys move cursor left/right/up/down
278|i_<S-Left>| shift-left/right one word left/right
279|i_<S-Up>| shift-up/down one screenful backward/forward
280|i_<End>| <End> cursor after last character in the line
281|i_<Home>| <Home> cursor to first character in the line
282------------------------------------------------------------------------------
283*Q_ss* Special keys in Insert mode
284
285|i_CTRL-V| CTRL-V {char}.. insert character literally, or enter decimal
286 byte value
287|i_<NL>| <NL> or <CR> or CTRL-M or CTRL-J
288 begin new line
289|i_CTRL-E| CTRL-E insert the character from below the cursor
290|i_CTRL-Y| CTRL-Y insert the character from above the cursor
291
292|i_CTRL-A| CTRL-A insert previously inserted text
293|i_CTRL-@| CTRL-@ insert previously inserted text and stop
294 Insert mode
Bram Moolenaar5be4cee2019-09-27 19:34:08 +0200295|i_CTRL-R| CTRL-R {register} insert the contents of a register
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000296
297|i_CTRL-N| CTRL-N insert next match of identifier before the
298 cursor
299|i_CTRL-P| CTRL-P insert previous match of identifier before
300 the cursor
301|i_CTRL-X| CTRL-X ... complete the word before the cursor in
302 various ways
303
304|i_<BS>| <BS> or CTRL-H delete the character before the cursor
305|i_<Del>| <Del> delete the character under the cursor
306|i_CTRL-W| CTRL-W delete word before the cursor
307|i_CTRL-U| CTRL-U delete all entered characters in the current
308 line
309|i_CTRL-T| CTRL-T insert one shiftwidth of indent in front of
310 the current line
311|i_CTRL-D| CTRL-D delete one shiftwidth of indent in front of
312 the current line
313|i_0_CTRL-D| 0 CTRL-D delete all indent in the current line
314|i_^_CTRL-D| ^ CTRL-D delete all indent in the current line,
315 restore indent in next line
316------------------------------------------------------------------------------
317*Q_di* Digraphs
318
319|:dig| :dig[raphs] show current list of digraphs
320|:dig| :dig[raphs] {char1}{char2} {number} ...
321 add digraph(s) to the list
322
323In Insert or Command-line mode:
324|i_CTRL-K| CTRL-K {char1} {char2}
325 enter digraph
326|i_digraph| {char1} <BS> {char2}
327 enter digraph if 'digraph' option set
328------------------------------------------------------------------------------
329*Q_si* Special inserts
330
331|:r| :r [file] insert the contents of [file] below the cursor
332|:r!| :r! {command} insert the standard output of {command} below the
333 cursor
334------------------------------------------------------------------------------
335*Q_de* Deleting text
336
337|x| N x delete N characters under and after the cursor
Bram Moolenaar00154502013-02-13 16:15:55 +0100338|<Del>| N <Del> delete N characters under and after the cursor
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000339|X| N X delete N characters before the cursor
340|d| N d{motion} delete the text that is moved over with {motion}
Bram Moolenaar00154502013-02-13 16:15:55 +0100341|v_d| {visual}d delete the highlighted text
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000342|dd| N dd delete N lines
343|D| N D delete to the end of the line (and N-1 more lines)
344|J| N J join N-1 lines (delete <EOL>s)
Bram Moolenaar00154502013-02-13 16:15:55 +0100345|v_J| {visual}J join the highlighted lines
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000346|gJ| N gJ like "J", but without inserting spaces
Bram Moolenaar00154502013-02-13 16:15:55 +0100347|v_gJ| {visual}gJ like "{visual}J", but without inserting spaces
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000348|:d| :[range]d [x] delete [range] lines [into register x]
349------------------------------------------------------------------------------
350*Q_cm* Copying and moving text
351
352|quote| "{char} use register {char} for the next delete, yank, or put
353|:reg| :reg show the contents of all registers
354|:reg| :reg {arg} show the contents of registers mentioned in {arg}
355|y| N y{motion} yank the text moved over with {motion} into a register
356|v_y| {visual}y yank the highlighted text into a register
357|yy| N yy yank N lines into a register
358|Y| N Y yank N lines into a register
359|p| N p put a register after the cursor position (N times)
360|P| N P put a register before the cursor position (N times)
361|]p| N ]p like p, but adjust indent to current line
362|[p| N [p like P, but adjust indent to current line
363|gp| N gp like p, but leave cursor after the new text
364|gP| N gP like P, but leave cursor after the new text
365------------------------------------------------------------------------------
366*Q_ch* Changing text
367
368|r| N r{char} replace N characters with {char}
369|gr| N gr{char} replace N characters without affecting layout
370|R| N R enter Replace mode (repeat the entered text N times)
371|gR| N gR enter virtual Replace mode: Like Replace mode but
372 without affecting layout
Bram Moolenaar00154502013-02-13 16:15:55 +0100373|v_b_r| {visual}r{char}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000374 in Visual block mode: Replace each char of the
375 selected text with {char}
376
377 (change = delete text and enter Insert mode)
378|c| N c{motion} change the text that is moved over with {motion}
379|v_c| {visual}c change the highlighted text
380|cc| N cc change N lines
381|S| N S change N lines
382|C| N C change to the end of the line (and N-1 more lines)
383|s| N s change N characters
384|v_b_c| {visual}c in Visual block mode: Change each of the selected
385 lines with the entered text
386|v_b_C| {visual}C in Visual block mode: Change each of the selected
387 lines until end-of-line with the entered text
388
389|~| N ~ switch case for N characters and advance cursor
390|v_~| {visual}~ switch case for highlighted text
391|v_u| {visual}u make highlighted text lowercase
392|v_U| {visual}U make highlighted text uppercase
393|g~| g~{motion} switch case for the text that is moved over with
394 {motion}
395|gu| gu{motion} make the text that is moved over with {motion}
396 lowercase
397|gU| gU{motion} make the text that is moved over with {motion}
398 uppercase
399|v_g?| {visual}g? perform rot13 encoding on highlighted text
400|g?| g?{motion} perform rot13 encoding on the text that is moved over
401 with {motion}
402
403|CTRL-A| N CTRL-A add N to the number at or after the cursor
404|CTRL-X| N CTRL-X subtract N from the number at or after the cursor
405
406|<| N <{motion} move the lines that are moved over with {motion} one
407 shiftwidth left
408|<<| N << move N lines one shiftwidth left
409|>| N >{motion} move the lines that are moved over with {motion} one
410 shiftwidth right
411|>>| N >> move N lines one shiftwidth right
412|gq| N gq{motion} format the lines that are moved over with {motion} to
413 'textwidth' length
414|:ce| :[range]ce[nter] [width]
415 center the lines in [range]
416|:le| :[range]le[ft] [indent]
417 left-align the lines in [range] (with [indent])
418|:ri| :[range]ri[ght] [width]
419 right-align the lines in [range]
420------------------------------------------------------------------------------
421*Q_co* Complex changes
422
423|!| N !{motion}{command}<CR>
424 filter the lines that are moved over through {command}
425|!!| N !!{command}<CR>
426 filter N lines through {command}
427|v_!| {visual}!{command}<CR>
428 filter the highlighted lines through {command}
429|:range!| :[range]! {command}<CR>
430 filter [range] lines through {command}
431|=| N ={motion}
432 filter the lines that are moved over through 'equalprg'
433|==| N == filter N lines through 'equalprg'
434|v_=| {visual}=
435 filter the highlighted lines through 'equalprg'
436|:s| :[range]s[ubstitute]/{pattern}/{string}/[g][c]
437 substitute {pattern} by {string} in [range] lines;
438 with [g], replace all occurrences of {pattern};
439 with [c], confirm each replacement
440|:s| :[range]s[ubstitute] [g][c]
441 repeat previous ":s" with new range and options
442|&| & Repeat previous ":s" on current line without options
443|:ret| :[range]ret[ab][!] [tabstop]
444 set 'tabstop' to new value and adjust white space
445 accordingly
446------------------------------------------------------------------------------
447*Q_vi* Visual mode
448
449|visual-index| list of Visual mode commands.
450
Bram Moolenaar00154502013-02-13 16:15:55 +0100451|v| v start highlighting characters } move cursor and use
452|V| V start highlighting linewise } operator to affect
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000453|CTRL-V| CTRL-V start highlighting blockwise } highlighted text
Bram Moolenaar00154502013-02-13 16:15:55 +0100454|v_o| o exchange cursor position with start of highlighting
455|gv| gv start highlighting on previous visual area
456|v_v| v highlight characters or stop highlighting
457|v_V| V highlight linewise or stop highlighting
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000458|v_CTRL-V| CTRL-V highlight blockwise or stop highlighting
459------------------------------------------------------------------------------
460*Q_to* Text objects (only in Visual mode or after an operator)
461
Bram Moolenaar3577c6f2008-06-24 21:16:56 +0000462|v_aw| N aw Select "a word"
463|v_iw| N iw Select "inner word"
464|v_aW| N aW Select "a |WORD|"
465|v_iW| N iW Select "inner |WORD|"
466|v_as| N as Select "a sentence"
467|v_is| N is Select "inner sentence"
468|v_ap| N ap Select "a paragraph"
469|v_ip| N ip Select "inner paragraph"
470|v_ab| N ab Select "a block" (from "[(" to "])")
471|v_ib| N ib Select "inner block" (from "[(" to "])")
472|v_aB| N aB Select "a Block" (from "[{" to "]}")
473|v_iB| N iB Select "inner Block" (from "[{" to "]}")
474|v_a>| N a> Select "a <> block"
475|v_i>| N i> Select "inner <> block"
476|v_at| N at Select "a tag block" (from <aaa> to </aaa>)
477|v_it| N it Select "inner tag block" (from <aaa> to </aaa>)
478|v_a'| N a' Select "a single quoted string"
479|v_i'| N i' Select "inner single quoted string"
480|v_aquote| N a" Select "a double quoted string"
481|v_iquote| N i" Select "inner double quoted string"
482|v_a`| N a` Select "a backward quoted string"
483|v_i`| N i` Select "inner backward quoted string"
484
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000485------------------------------------------------------------------------------
486*Q_re* Repeating commands
487
488|.| N . repeat last change (with count replaced with N)
489|q| q{a-z} record typed characters into register {a-z}
490|q| q{A-Z} record typed characters, appended to register {a-z}
491|q| q stop recording
492|@| N @{a-z} execute the contents of register {a-z} (N times)
493|@@| N @@ repeat previous @{a-z} (N times)
494|:@| :@{a-z} execute the contents of register {a-z} as an Ex
495 command
496|:@@| :@@ repeat previous :@{a-z}
497|:g| :[range]g[lobal]/{pattern}/[cmd]
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +0200498 execute Ex command [cmd] (default: ":p") on the lines
499 within [range] where {pattern} matches
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000500|:g| :[range]g[lobal]!/{pattern}/[cmd]
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +0200501 execute Ex command [cmd] (default: ":p") on the lines
502 within [range] where {pattern} does NOT match
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000503|:so| :so[urce] {file}
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +0200504 read Ex commands from {file}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000505|:so| :so[urce]! {file}
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +0200506 read Vim commands from {file}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000507|:sl| :sl[eep] [sec]
508 don't do anything for [sec] seconds
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +0200509|gs| N gs goto Sleep for N seconds
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000510------------------------------------------------------------------------------
511*Q_km* Key mapping
512
Bram Moolenaar00154502013-02-13 16:15:55 +0100513|:map| :ma[p] {lhs} {rhs} map {lhs} to {rhs} in Normal and Visual mode
514|:map!| :ma[p]! {lhs} {rhs} map {lhs} to {rhs} in Insert and Command-line
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +0200515 mode
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000516|:noremap| :no[remap][!] {lhs} {rhs}
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +0200517 same as ":map", no remapping for this {rhs}
518|:unmap| :unm[ap] {lhs} remove the mapping of {lhs} for Normal and
519 Visual mode
520|:unmap!| :unm[ap]! {lhs} remove the mapping of {lhs} for Insert and
521 Command-line mode
522|:map_l| :ma[p] [lhs] list mappings (starting with [lhs]) for
523 Normal and Visual mode
524|:map_l!| :ma[p]! [lhs] list mappings (starting with [lhs]) for
525 Insert and Command-line mode
Bram Moolenaar00154502013-02-13 16:15:55 +0100526|:cmap| :cmap/:cunmap/:cnoremap
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000527 like ":map!"/":unmap!"/":noremap!" but for
528 Command-line mode only
Bram Moolenaar00154502013-02-13 16:15:55 +0100529|:imap| :imap/:iunmap/:inoremap
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000530 like ":map!"/":unmap!"/":noremap!" but for
531 Insert mode only
Bram Moolenaar00154502013-02-13 16:15:55 +0100532|:nmap| :nmap/:nunmap/:nnoremap
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000533 like ":map"/":unmap"/":noremap" but for
534 Normal mode only
Bram Moolenaar00154502013-02-13 16:15:55 +0100535|:vmap| :vmap/:vunmap/:vnoremap
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000536 like ":map"/":unmap"/":noremap" but for
537 Visual mode only
Bram Moolenaar00154502013-02-13 16:15:55 +0100538|:omap| :omap/:ounmap/:onoremap
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000539 like ":map"/":unmap"/":noremap" but only for
540 when an operator is pending
541|:mapc| :mapc[lear] remove mappings for Normal and Visual mode
542|:mapc| :mapc[lear]! remove mappings for Insert and Cmdline mode
543|:imapc| :imapc[lear] remove mappings for Insert mode
544|:vmapc| :vmapc[lear] remove mappings for Visual mode
545|:omapc| :omapc[lear] remove mappings for Operator-pending mode
546|:nmapc| :nmapc[lear] remove mappings for Normal mode
547|:cmapc| :cmapc[lear] remove mappings for Cmdline mode
548|:mkexrc| :mk[exrc][!] [file] write current mappings, abbreviations, and
549 settings to [file] (default: ".exrc";
550 use ! to overwrite)
551|:mkvimrc| :mkv[imrc][!] [file]
552 same as ":mkexrc", but with default ".vimrc"
553|:mksession| :mks[ession][!] [file]
554 like ":mkvimrc", but store current files,
555 windows, etc. too, to be able to continue
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +0200556 this session later
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000557------------------------------------------------------------------------------
558*Q_ab* Abbreviations
559
560|:abbreviate| :ab[breviate] {lhs} {rhs} add abbreviation for {lhs} to {rhs}
561|:abbreviate| :ab[breviate] {lhs} show abbr's that start with {lhs}
562|:abbreviate| :ab[breviate] show all abbreviations
563|:unabbreviate| :una[bbreviate] {lhs} remove abbreviation for {lhs}
564|:noreabbrev| :norea[bbrev] [lhs] [rhs] like ":ab", but don't remap [rhs]
565|:iabbrev| :iab/:iunab/:inoreab like ":ab", but only for Insert mode
566|:cabbrev| :cab/:cunab/:cnoreab like ":ab", but only for
567 Command-line mode
568|:abclear| :abc[lear] remove all abbreviations
569|:cabclear| :cabc[lear] remove all abbr's for Cmdline mode
570|:iabclear| :iabc[lear] remove all abbr's for Insert mode
571------------------------------------------------------------------------------
572*Q_op* Options
573
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +0200574|:set| :se[t] show all modified options
575|:set| :se[t] all show all non-termcap options
576|:set| :se[t] termcap show all termcap options
577|:set| :se[t] {option} set boolean option (switch it on),
578 show string or number option
579|:set| :se[t] no{option} reset boolean option (switch it off)
580|:set| :se[t] inv{option} invert boolean option
581|:set| :se[t] {option}={value} set string/number option to {value}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000582|:set| :se[t] {option}+={value} append {value} to string option, add
583 {value} to number option
584|:set| :se[t] {option}-={value} remove {value} to string option,
585 subtract {value} from number option
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +0200586|:set| :se[t] {option}? show value of {option}
587|:set| :se[t] {option}& reset {option} to its default value
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000588
589|:setlocal| :setl[ocal] like ":set" but set the local value
590 for options that have one
591|:setglobal| :setg[lobal] like ":set" but set the global value
592 of a local option
593
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +0200594|:fix| :fix[del] set value of 't_kD' according to
595 value of 't_kb'
596|:options| :opt[ions] open a new window to view and set
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000597 options, grouped by functionality,
598 a one line explanation and links to
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +0200599 the help
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000600
601Short explanation of each option: *option-list*
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000602'aleph' 'al' ASCII code of the letter Aleph (Hebrew)
603'allowrevins' 'ari' allow CTRL-_ in Insert and Command-line mode
Bram Moolenaar25c9c682019-05-05 18:13:34 +0200604'altkeymap' 'akm' obsolete option for Farsi
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000605'ambiwidth' 'ambw' what to do with Unicode chars of ambiguous width
606'antialias' 'anti' Mac OS X: use smooth, antialiased fonts
607'autochdir' 'acd' change directory to the file in the current window
Bram Moolenaar8b9abfd2021-03-29 20:49:05 +0200608'autoshelldir' 'asd' change directory to the shell's current directory
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000609'arabic' 'arab' for Arabic as a default second language
610'arabicshape' 'arshape' do shaping for Arabic characters
611'autoindent' 'ai' take indent for new line from previous line
612'autoread' 'ar' autom. read file when changed outside of Vim
613'autowrite' 'aw' automatically write file if changed
614'autowriteall' 'awa' as 'autowrite', but works with more commands
615'background' 'bg' "dark" or "light", used for highlight colors
616'backspace' 'bs' how backspace works at start of line
617'backup' 'bk' keep backup file after overwriting a file
618'backupcopy' 'bkc' make backup as a copy, don't rename the file
619'backupdir' 'bdir' list of directories for the backup file
620'backupext' 'bex' extension used for the backup file
621'backupskip' 'bsk' no backup for files that match these patterns
622'balloondelay' 'bdlay' delay in mS before a balloon may pop up
Bram Moolenaara2a80162017-11-21 23:09:50 +0100623'ballooneval' 'beval' switch on balloon evaluation in the GUI
624'balloonevalterm' 'bevalterm' switch on balloon evaluation in the terminal
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000625'balloonexpr' 'bexpr' expression to show in balloon
Bram Moolenaarf9132812015-07-21 19:19:13 +0200626'belloff' 'bo' do not ring the bell for these reasons
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000627'binary' 'bin' read/write/edit file in binary mode
628'bioskey' 'biosk' MS-DOS: use bios calls for input characters
629'bomb' prepend a Byte Order Mark to the file
630'breakat' 'brk' characters that may cause a line break
Bram Moolenaar664f3cf2019-12-07 16:03:51 +0100631'breakindent' 'bri' wrapped line repeats indent
Bram Moolenaar946e27a2014-06-25 18:50:27 +0200632'breakindentopt' 'briopt' settings for 'breakindent'
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000633'browsedir' 'bsdir' which directory to start browsing in
634'bufhidden' 'bh' what to do when buffer is no longer in window
635'buflisted' 'bl' whether the buffer shows up in the buffer list
636'buftype' 'bt' special type of buffer
637'casemap' 'cmp' specifies how case of letters is changed
Bakudankun29f3a452021-12-11 12:28:08 +0000638'cdhome' 'cdh' change directory to the home directory by ":cd"
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000639'cdpath' 'cd' list of directories searched with ":cd"
640'cedit' key used to open the command-line window
641'charconvert' 'ccv' expression for character encoding conversion
642'cindent' 'cin' do C program indenting
643'cinkeys' 'cink' keys that trigger indent when 'cindent' is set
644'cinoptions' 'cino' how to do indenting when 'cindent' is set
645'cinwords' 'cinw' words where 'si' and 'cin' add an indent
Tom Praschan3506cf32022-04-07 12:39:08 +0100646'cinscopedecls' 'cinsd' words that are recognized by 'cino-g'
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000647'clipboard' 'cb' use the clipboard as the unnamed register
648'cmdheight' 'ch' number of lines to use for the command-line
649'cmdwinheight' 'cwh' height of the command-line window
Bram Moolenaar607cc1e2010-07-18 18:47:44 +0200650'colorcolumn' 'cc' columns to highlight
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000651'columns' 'co' number of columns in the display
652'comments' 'com' patterns that can start a comment line
Bram Moolenaar362e1a32006-03-06 23:29:24 +0000653'commentstring' 'cms' template for comments; used for fold marker
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000654'compatible' 'cp' behave Vi-compatible as much as possible
655'complete' 'cpt' specify how Insert mode completion works
656'completefunc' 'cfu' function to be used for Insert mode completion
657'completeopt' 'cot' options for Insert mode completion
Bram Moolenaar36e4d982019-08-20 21:12:16 +0200658'completepopup' 'cpp' options for the Insert mode completion info popup
Bram Moolenaar088e8e32019-08-08 22:15:18 +0200659'completeslash' 'csl' like 'shellslash' for completion
Bram Moolenaarf5963f72010-07-23 22:10:27 +0200660'concealcursor' 'cocu' whether concealable text is hidden in cursor line
Bram Moolenaardc8b25c2013-07-06 13:58:22 +0200661'conceallevel' 'cole' whether concealable text is shown or hidden
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000662'confirm' 'cf' ask what to do about unsaved/read-only files
663'conskey' 'consk' get keys directly from console (MS-DOS only)
664'copyindent' 'ci' make 'autoindent' use existing indent structure
665'cpoptions' 'cpo' flags for Vi-compatible behavior
Bram Moolenaarb702c842010-05-18 22:28:22 +0200666'cryptmethod' 'cm' type of encryption to use for file writing
Bram Moolenaar362e1a32006-03-06 23:29:24 +0000667'cscopepathcomp' 'cspc' how many components of the path to show
668'cscopeprg' 'csprg' command to execute cscope
669'cscopequickfix' 'csqf' use quickfix window for cscope results
Bram Moolenaar251e1912011-06-19 05:09:16 +0200670'cscoperelative' 'csre' Use cscope.out path basename as prefix
Bram Moolenaar362e1a32006-03-06 23:29:24 +0000671'cscopetag' 'cst' use cscope for tag commands
672'cscopetagorder' 'csto' determines ":cstag" search order
673'cscopeverbose' 'csverb' give messages when adding a cscope database
Bram Moolenaarb2c03502010-07-02 20:20:09 +0200674'cursorbind' 'crb' move cursor in window as it moves in other windows
Bram Moolenaar60f83772006-03-12 21:52:47 +0000675'cursorcolumn' 'cuc' highlight the screen column of the cursor
676'cursorline' 'cul' highlight the screen line of the cursor
Bram Moolenaar410e98a2019-09-09 22:05:49 +0200677'cursorlineopt' 'culopt' settings for 'cursorline'
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000678'debug' set to "msg" to see all error messages
679'define' 'def' pattern to be used to find a macro definition
680'delcombine' 'deco' delete combining characters on their own
681'dictionary' 'dict' list of file names used for keyword completion
682'diff' use diff mode for the current window
683'diffexpr' 'dex' expression used to obtain a diff file
684'diffopt' 'dip' options for using diff mode
685'digraph' 'dg' enable the entering of digraphs in Insert mode
686'directory' 'dir' list of directory names for the swap file
687'display' 'dy' list of flags for how to display text
688'eadirection' 'ead' in which direction 'equalalways' works
689'edcompatible' 'ed' toggle flags of ":substitute" command
Bram Moolenaar03413f42016-04-12 21:07:15 +0200690'emoji' 'emo' emoji characters are considered full width
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000691'encoding' 'enc' encoding used internally
692'endofline' 'eol' write <EOL> for last line in file
693'equalalways' 'ea' windows are automatically made the same size
694'equalprg' 'ep' external program to use for "=" command
695'errorbells' 'eb' ring the bell for error messages
696'errorfile' 'ef' name of the errorfile for the QuickFix mode
697'errorformat' 'efm' description of the lines in the error file
698'esckeys' 'ek' recognize function keys in Insert mode
699'eventignore' 'ei' autocommand events that are ignored
700'expandtab' 'et' use spaces when <Tab> is inserted
701'exrc' 'ex' read .vimrc and .exrc in the current directory
Bram Moolenaar207f0092020-08-30 17:20:20 +0200702'fileencoding' 'fenc' file encoding for multibyte text
Bram Moolenaar362e1a32006-03-06 23:29:24 +0000703'fileencodings' 'fencs' automatically detected character encodings
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000704'fileformat' 'ff' file format used for file I/O
705'fileformats' 'ffs' automatically detected values for 'fileformat'
Bram Moolenaar91fc43d2013-04-05 15:41:05 +0200706'fileignorecase' 'fic' ignore case when using file names
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000707'filetype' 'ft' type of file, used for autocommands
708'fillchars' 'fcs' characters to use for displaying special items
Bram Moolenaarf9132812015-07-21 19:19:13 +0200709'fixendofline' 'fixeol' make sure last line in file has <EOL>
Bram Moolenaar25c9c682019-05-05 18:13:34 +0200710'fkmap' 'fk' obsolete option for Farsi
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000711'foldclose' 'fcl' close a fold when the cursor leaves it
712'foldcolumn' 'fdc' width of the column used to indicate folds
713'foldenable' 'fen' set to display all folds open
714'foldexpr' 'fde' expression used when 'foldmethod' is "expr"
715'foldignore' 'fdi' ignore lines when 'foldmethod' is "indent"
716'foldlevel' 'fdl' close folds with a level higher than this
Bram Moolenaar362e1a32006-03-06 23:29:24 +0000717'foldlevelstart' 'fdls' 'foldlevel' when starting to edit a file
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000718'foldmarker' 'fmr' markers used when 'foldmethod' is "marker"
719'foldmethod' 'fdm' folding type
720'foldminlines' 'fml' minimum number of lines for a fold to be closed
721'foldnestmax' 'fdn' maximum fold depth
722'foldopen' 'fdo' for which commands a fold will be opened
723'foldtext' 'fdt' expression used to display for a closed fold
Bram Moolenaarf9132812015-07-21 19:19:13 +0200724'formatexpr' 'fex' expression used with "gq" command
Bram Moolenaar362e1a32006-03-06 23:29:24 +0000725'formatlistpat' 'flp' pattern used to recognize a list header
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000726'formatoptions' 'fo' how automatic formatting is to be done
727'formatprg' 'fp' name of external program used with "gq" command
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000728'fsync' 'fs' whether to invoke fsync() after file write
729'gdefault' 'gd' the ":substitute" flag 'g' is default on
730'grepformat' 'gfm' format of 'grepprg' output
731'grepprg' 'gp' program to use for ":grep"
732'guicursor' 'gcr' GUI: settings for cursor shape and blinking
733'guifont' 'gfn' GUI: Name(s) of font(s) to be used
Bram Moolenaar207f0092020-08-30 17:20:20 +0200734'guifontset' 'gfs' GUI: Names of multibyte fonts to be used
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000735'guifontwide' 'gfw' list of font names for double-wide characters
736'guiheadroom' 'ghr' GUI: pixels room for window decorations
Bram Moolenaar079ba762021-10-23 12:08:41 +0100737'guiligatures' 'gli' GTK GUI: ASCII characters that can form shapes
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000738'guioptions' 'go' GUI: Which components and options are used
739'guipty' GUI: try to use a pseudo-tty for ":!" commands
740'guitablabel' 'gtl' GUI: custom label for a tab page
Bram Moolenaar57657d82006-04-21 22:12:41 +0000741'guitabtooltip' 'gtt' GUI: custom tooltip for a tab page
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000742'helpfile' 'hf' full path name of the main help file
743'helpheight' 'hh' minimum height of a new help window
744'helplang' 'hlg' preferred help languages
745'hidden' 'hid' don't unload buffer when it is |abandon|ed
746'highlight' 'hl' sets highlighting mode for various occasions
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000747'history' 'hi' number of command-lines that are remembered
748'hkmap' 'hk' Hebrew keyboard mapping
749'hkmapp' 'hkp' phonetic Hebrew keyboard mapping
Bram Moolenaarf9132812015-07-21 19:19:13 +0200750'hlsearch' 'hls' highlight matches with last search pattern
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000751'icon' let Vim set the text of the window icon
752'iconstring' string to use for the Vim icon text
753'ignorecase' 'ic' ignore case in search patterns
Bram Moolenaar14b69452013-06-29 23:05:20 +0200754'imactivatefunc' 'imaf' function to enable/disable the X input method
Bram Moolenaarf9132812015-07-21 19:19:13 +0200755'imactivatekey' 'imak' key that activates the X input method
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000756'imcmdline' 'imc' use IM when starting to edit a command line
757'imdisable' 'imd' do not use the IM in any mode
758'iminsert' 'imi' use :lmap or IM in Insert mode
759'imsearch' 'ims' use :lmap or IM when typing a search pattern
Bram Moolenaar14b69452013-06-29 23:05:20 +0200760'imstatusfunc' 'imsf' function to obtain X input method status
Bram Moolenaar37c64c72017-09-19 22:06:03 +0200761'imstyle' 'imst' specifies the input style of the input method
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000762'include' 'inc' pattern to be used to find an include file
763'includeexpr' 'inex' expression used to process an include line
764'incsearch' 'is' highlight match while typing search pattern
765'indentexpr' 'inde' expression used to obtain the indent of a line
766'indentkeys' 'indk' keys that trigger indenting with 'indentexpr'
767'infercase' 'inf' adjust case of match for keyword completion
768'insertmode' 'im' start the edit of a file in Insert mode
769'isfname' 'isf' characters included in file names and pathnames
770'isident' 'isi' characters included in identifiers
771'iskeyword' 'isk' characters included in keywords
772'isprint' 'isp' printable characters
773'joinspaces' 'js' two spaces after a period with a join command
774'key' encryption key
775'keymap' 'kmp' name of a keyboard mapping
776'keymodel' 'km' enable starting/stopping selection with keys
777'keywordprg' 'kp' program to use for the "K" command
778'langmap' 'lmap' alphabetic characters for other language mode
779'langmenu' 'lm' language to be used for the menus
Bram Moolenaar25c9c682019-05-05 18:13:34 +0200780'langnoremap' 'lnr' do not apply 'langmap' to mapped characters
Bram Moolenaare4a3bcf2016-08-26 19:52:37 +0200781'langremap' 'lrm' do apply 'langmap' to mapped characters
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000782'laststatus' 'ls' tells when last window has status lines
783'lazyredraw' 'lz' don't redraw while executing macros
784'linebreak' 'lbr' wrap long lines at a blank
785'lines' number of lines in the display
786'linespace' 'lsp' number of pixel lines to use between characters
787'lisp' automatic indenting for Lisp
788'lispwords' 'lw' words that change how lisp indenting works
789'list' show <Tab> and <EOL>
790'listchars' 'lcs' characters for displaying in list mode
791'loadplugins' 'lpl' load plugin scripts when starting up
Bram Moolenaarb4ff5182015-11-10 21:15:48 +0100792'luadll' name of the Lua dynamic library
Bram Moolenaarf9393ef2006-04-24 19:47:27 +0000793'macatsui' Mac GUI: use ATSUI text drawing
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000794'magic' changes special characters in search patterns
795'makeef' 'mef' name of the errorfile for ":make"
Bram Moolenaar2c7292d2017-03-05 17:43:31 +0100796'makeencoding' 'menc' encoding of external make/grep commands
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000797'makeprg' 'mp' program to use for the ":make" command
798'matchpairs' 'mps' pairs of characters that "%" can match
799'matchtime' 'mat' tenths of a second to show matching paren
800'maxcombine' 'mco' maximum nr of combining characters displayed
801'maxfuncdepth' 'mfd' maximum recursive depth for user functions
802'maxmapdepth' 'mmd' maximum recursive depth for mapping
803'maxmem' 'mm' maximum memory (in Kbyte) used for one buffer
Bram Moolenaar362e1a32006-03-06 23:29:24 +0000804'maxmempattern' 'mmp' maximum memory (in Kbyte) used for pattern search
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000805'maxmemtot' 'mmt' maximum memory (in Kbyte) used for all buffers
806'menuitems' 'mis' maximum number of items in a menu
807'mkspellmem' 'msm' memory used before |:mkspell| compresses the tree
808'modeline' 'ml' recognize modelines at start or end of file
Bram Moolenaar68e65602019-05-26 21:33:31 +0200809'modelineexpr' 'mle' allow setting expression options from a modeline
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000810'modelines' 'mls' number of lines checked for modelines
811'modifiable' 'ma' changes to the text are not possible
812'modified' 'mod' buffer has been modified
813'more' pause listings when the whole screen is filled
814'mouse' enable the use of mouse clicks
815'mousefocus' 'mousef' keyboard focus follows the mouse
816'mousehide' 'mh' hide mouse pointer while typing
817'mousemodel' 'mousem' changes meaning of mouse buttons
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +0100818'mousemoveevent' 'mousemev' report mouse moves with <MouseMove>
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000819'mouseshape' 'mouses' shape of the mouse pointer in different modes
820'mousetime' 'mouset' max time between mouse double-click
821'mzquantum' 'mzq' the interval between polls for MzScheme threads
Bram Moolenaar25c9c682019-05-05 18:13:34 +0200822'mzschemedll' name of the MzScheme dynamic library
823'mzschemegcdll' name of the MzScheme dynamic library for GC
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000824'nrformats' 'nf' number formats recognized for CTRL-A command
825'number' 'nu' print the line number in front of each line
826'numberwidth' 'nuw' number of columns used for the line number
827'omnifunc' 'ofu' function for filetype-specific completion
Bram Moolenaar9964e462007-05-05 17:54:07 +0000828'opendevice' 'odev' allow reading/writing devices on MS-Windows
829'operatorfunc' 'opfunc' function to be called for |g@| operator
Bram Moolenaarf3913272016-02-25 00:00:01 +0100830'osfiletype' 'oft' no longer supported
831'packpath' 'pp' list of directories used for packages
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000832'paragraphs' 'para' nroff macros that separate paragraphs
833'paste' allow pasting text
834'pastetoggle' 'pt' key code that causes 'paste' to toggle
835'patchexpr' 'pex' expression used to patch a file
836'patchmode' 'pm' keep the oldest version of a file
837'path' 'pa' list of directories searched with "gf" et.al.
Bram Moolenaarb4ff5182015-11-10 21:15:48 +0100838'perldll' name of the Perl dynamic library
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000839'preserveindent' 'pi' preserve the indent structure when reindenting
Bram Moolenaar362e1a32006-03-06 23:29:24 +0000840'previewheight' 'pvh' height of the preview window
Bram Moolenaar85850f32019-07-19 22:05:51 +0200841'previewpopup' 'pvp' use popup window for preview
Bram Moolenaar362e1a32006-03-06 23:29:24 +0000842'previewwindow' 'pvw' identifies the preview window
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000843'printdevice' 'pdev' name of the printer to be used for :hardcopy
Bram Moolenaar362e1a32006-03-06 23:29:24 +0000844'printencoding' 'penc' encoding to be used for printing
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000845'printexpr' 'pexpr' expression used to print PostScript for :hardcopy
846'printfont' 'pfn' name of the font to be used for :hardcopy
847'printheader' 'pheader' format of the header used for :hardcopy
Bram Moolenaar362e1a32006-03-06 23:29:24 +0000848'printmbcharset' 'pmbcs' CJK character set to be used for :hardcopy
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000849'printmbfont' 'pmbfn' font names to be used for CJK output of :hardcopy
850'printoptions' 'popt' controls the format of :hardcopy output
Bram Moolenaara02a5512016-06-17 12:48:11 +0200851'prompt' 'prompt' enable prompt in Ex mode
Bram Moolenaar833dc522007-05-12 13:26:40 +0000852'pumheight' 'ph' maximum height of the popup menu
Bram Moolenaar22f1d0e2018-02-27 14:53:30 +0100853'pumwidth' 'pw' minimum width of the popup menu
Bram Moolenaarb4ff5182015-11-10 21:15:48 +0100854'pythondll' name of the Python 2 dynamic library
Bram Moolenaar94073162018-01-31 21:49:05 +0100855'pythonhome' name of the Python 2 home directory
Bram Moolenaarb4ff5182015-11-10 21:15:48 +0100856'pythonthreedll' name of the Python 3 dynamic library
Bram Moolenaar94073162018-01-31 21:49:05 +0100857'pythonthreehome' name of the Python 3 home directory
Bram Moolenaarf42dd3c2017-01-28 16:06:38 +0100858'pyxversion' 'pyx' Python version used for pyx* commands
Bram Moolenaaracc22402020-06-07 21:07:18 +0200859'quickfixtextfunc' 'qftf' function for the text in the quickfix window
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000860'quoteescape' 'qe' escape characters used in a string
861'readonly' 'ro' disallow writing the buffer
Bram Moolenaar3577c6f2008-06-24 21:16:56 +0000862'redrawtime' 'rdt' timeout for 'hlsearch' and |:match| highlighting
Bram Moolenaare6ae6222013-05-21 21:01:10 +0200863'regexpengine' 're' default regexp engine to use
Bram Moolenaar64486672010-05-16 15:46:46 +0200864'relativenumber' 'rnu' show relative line number in front of each line
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000865'remap' allow mappings to work recursively
Bram Moolenaarfb539272014-08-22 19:21:47 +0200866'renderoptions' 'rop' options for text rendering on Windows
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000867'report' threshold for reporting nr. of lines changed
868'restorescreen' 'rs' Win32: restore screen when exiting
869'revins' 'ri' inserting characters will work backwards
870'rightleft' 'rl' window is right-to-left oriented
871'rightleftcmd' 'rlc' commands for which editing works right-to-left
Bram Moolenaarb4ff5182015-11-10 21:15:48 +0100872'rubydll' name of the Ruby dynamic library
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000873'ruler' 'ru' show cursor line and column in the status line
874'rulerformat' 'ruf' custom format for the ruler
875'runtimepath' 'rtp' list of directories used for runtime files
876'scroll' 'scr' lines to scroll with CTRL-U and CTRL-D
877'scrollbind' 'scb' scroll in window as other windows scroll
Bram Moolenaar5ef1c6a2019-11-10 22:09:11 +0100878'scrollfocus' 'scf' scroll wheel applies to window under pointer
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000879'scrolljump' 'sj' minimum number of lines to scroll
880'scrolloff' 'so' minimum nr. of lines above and below cursor
881'scrollopt' 'sbo' how 'scrollbind' should behave
882'sections' 'sect' nroff macros that separate sections
883'secure' secure mode for reading .vimrc in current dir
884'selection' 'sel' what type of selection to use
885'selectmode' 'slm' when to use Select mode instead of Visual mode
Bram Moolenaar362e1a32006-03-06 23:29:24 +0000886'sessionoptions' 'ssop' options for |:mksession|
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000887'shell' 'sh' name of shell to use for external commands
888'shellcmdflag' 'shcf' flag to shell to execute one command
889'shellpipe' 'sp' string to put output of ":make" in error file
890'shellquote' 'shq' quote character(s) for around shell command
891'shellredir' 'srr' string to put output of filter in a temp file
892'shellslash' 'ssl' use forward slash for shell file names
893'shelltemp' 'stmp' whether to use a temp file for shell commands
894'shelltype' 'st' Amiga: influences how to use a shell
Bram Moolenaardb7207e2012-02-22 17:30:19 +0100895'shellxescape' 'sxe' characters to escape when 'shellxquote' is (
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000896'shellxquote' 'sxq' like 'shellquote', but include redirection
897'shiftround' 'sr' round indent to multiple of shiftwidth
898'shiftwidth' 'sw' number of spaces to use for (auto)indent step
899'shortmess' 'shm' list of flags, reduce length of messages
Bram Moolenaar5666fcd2019-12-26 14:35:26 +0100900'shortname' 'sn' Filenames assumed to be 8.3 chars
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000901'showbreak' 'sbr' string to use at the start of wrapped lines
902'showcmd' 'sc' show (partial) command in status line
903'showfulltag' 'sft' show full tag pattern when completing tag
904'showmatch' 'sm' briefly jump to matching bracket if insert one
905'showmode' 'smd' message on status line to show current mode
906'showtabline' 'stal' tells when the tab pages line is displayed
907'sidescroll' 'ss' minimum number of columns to scroll horizontal
Bram Moolenaar362e1a32006-03-06 23:29:24 +0000908'sidescrolloff' 'siso' min. nr. of columns to left and right of cursor
Bram Moolenaar09521312016-08-12 22:54:35 +0200909'signcolumn' 'scl' when to display the sign column
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000910'smartcase' 'scs' no ignore case when pattern has uppercase
911'smartindent' 'si' smart autoindenting for C programs
912'smarttab' 'sta' use 'shiftwidth' when inserting <Tab>
913'softtabstop' 'sts' number of spaces that <Tab> uses while editing
914'spell' enable spell checking
Bram Moolenaar362e1a32006-03-06 23:29:24 +0000915'spellcapcheck' 'spc' pattern to locate end of a sentence
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000916'spellfile' 'spf' files where |zg| and |zw| store words
917'spelllang' 'spl' language(s) to do spell checking for
Bram Moolenaar65e0d772020-06-14 17:29:55 +0200918'spelloptions' 'spo' options for spell checking
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000919'spellsuggest' 'sps' method(s) used to suggest spelling corrections
920'splitbelow' 'sb' new window from split is below the current one
921'splitright' 'spr' new window is put right of the current one
Bram Moolenaar3577c6f2008-06-24 21:16:56 +0000922'startofline' 'sol' commands move cursor to first non-blank in line
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000923'statusline' 'stl' custom format for the status line
924'suffixes' 'su' suffixes that are ignored with multiple match
925'suffixesadd' 'sua' suffixes added when searching for a file
926'swapfile' 'swf' whether to use a swapfile for a buffer
927'swapsync' 'sws' how to sync the swap file
928'switchbuf' 'swb' sets behavior when switching to another buffer
929'synmaxcol' 'smc' maximum column to find syntax items
930'syntax' 'syn' syntax to be loaded for current buffer
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000931'tabline' 'tal' custom format for the console tab pages line
932'tabpagemax' 'tpm' maximum number of tab pages for |-p| and "tab all"
Bram Moolenaarf9132812015-07-21 19:19:13 +0200933'tabstop' 'ts' number of spaces that <Tab> in file uses
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000934'tagbsearch' 'tbs' use binary searching in tags files
Bram Moolenaar0f6562e2015-11-24 18:48:14 +0100935'tagcase' 'tc' how to handle case when searching in tags files
Bram Moolenaar25c9c682019-05-05 18:13:34 +0200936'tagfunc' 'tfu' function to get list of tag matches
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000937'taglength' 'tl' number of significant characters for a tag
938'tagrelative' 'tr' file names in tag file are relative
939'tags' 'tag' list of file names used by the tag command
940'tagstack' 'tgst' push tags onto the tag stack
Bram Moolenaar8a5115c2016-01-09 19:41:11 +0100941'tcldll' name of the Tcl dynamic library
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000942'term' name of the terminal
943'termbidi' 'tbidi' terminal takes care of bi-directionality
944'termencoding' 'tenc' character encoding used by the terminal
Bram Moolenaar06481422016-04-30 15:13:38 +0200945'termguicolors' 'tgc' use GUI colors for the terminal
Bram Moolenaar7dda86f2018-04-20 22:36:41 +0200946'termwinkey' 'twk' key that precedes a Vim command in a terminal
947'termwinscroll' 'twsl' max number of scrollback lines in a terminal window
948'termwinsize' 'tws' size of a terminal window
Bram Moolenaarc6ddce32019-02-08 12:47:03 +0100949'termwintype' 'twt' MS-Windows: type of pty to use for terminal window
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000950'terse' shorten some messages
951'textauto' 'ta' obsolete, use 'fileformats'
952'textmode' 'tx' obsolete, use 'fileformat'
953'textwidth' 'tw' maximum width of text that is being inserted
954'thesaurus' 'tsr' list of thesaurus files for keyword completion
Yegappan Lakshmanan160e9942021-10-16 15:41:29 +0100955'thesaurusfunc' 'tsrfu' function to be used for thesaurus completion
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000956'tildeop' 'top' tilde command "~" behaves like an operator
957'timeout' 'to' time out on mappings and key codes
958'timeoutlen' 'tm' time out time in milliseconds
959'title' let Vim set the title of the window
960'titlelen' percentage of 'columns' used for window title
961'titleold' old title, restored when exiting
962'titlestring' string to use for the Vim window title
963'toolbar' 'tb' GUI: which items to show in the toolbar
Bram Moolenaar362e1a32006-03-06 23:29:24 +0000964'toolbariconsize' 'tbis' size of the toolbar icons (for GTK 2 only)
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000965'ttimeout' time out on mappings
966'ttimeoutlen' 'ttm' time out time for key codes in milliseconds
967'ttybuiltin' 'tbi' use built-in termcap before external termcap
968'ttyfast' 'tf' indicates a fast terminal connection
969'ttymouse' 'ttym' type of mouse codes generated
970'ttyscroll' 'tsl' maximum number of lines for a scroll
971'ttytype' 'tty' alias for 'term'
Bram Moolenaar1d689522010-05-28 20:54:39 +0200972'undodir' 'udir' where to store undo files
973'undofile' 'udf' save undo information in a file
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000974'undolevels' 'ul' maximum number of changes that can be undone
Bram Moolenaar365bdf72010-07-24 20:57:44 +0200975'undoreload' 'ur' max nr of lines to save for undo on a buffer reload
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000976'updatecount' 'uc' after this many characters flush swap file
977'updatetime' 'ut' after this many milliseconds flush swap file
Bram Moolenaar675e8d62018-06-24 20:42:01 +0200978'varsofttabstop' 'vsts' a list of number of spaces when typing <Tab>
979'vartabstop' 'vts' a list of number of spaces for <Tab>s
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000980'verbose' 'vbs' give informative messages
981'verbosefile' 'vfile' file to write messages in
982'viewdir' 'vdir' directory where to store files with :mkview
983'viewoptions' 'vop' specifies what to save for :mkview
984'viminfo' 'vi' use .viminfo file upon startup and exiting
Bram Moolenaarf55e4c82017-08-01 20:44:53 +0200985'viminfofile' 'vif' file name used for the viminfo file
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000986'virtualedit' 've' when to use virtual editing
987'visualbell' 'vb' use visual bell instead of beeping
988'warn' warn for shell command when buffer was changed
Bram Moolenaar996343d2010-07-04 22:20:21 +0200989'weirdinvert' 'wiv' for terminals that have weird inversion method
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000990'whichwrap' 'ww' allow specified keys to cross line boundaries
991'wildchar' 'wc' command-line character for wildcard expansion
992'wildcharm' 'wcm' like 'wildchar' but also works when mapped
993'wildignore' 'wig' files matching these patterns are not completed
Bram Moolenaar81af9252010-12-10 20:35:50 +0100994'wildignorecase' 'wic' ignore case when completing file names
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000995'wildmenu' 'wmnu' use menu for command line completion
996'wildmode' 'wim' mode for 'wildchar' command-line expansion
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +0200997'wildoptions' 'wop' specifies how command line completion is done
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000998'winaltkeys' 'wak' when the windows system handles ALT keys
Bram Moolenaar7dd64a32019-05-31 21:41:05 +0200999'wincolor' 'wcr' window-local highlighting
Bram Moolenaar365bdf72010-07-24 20:57:44 +02001000'window' 'wi' nr of lines to scroll for CTRL-F and CTRL-B
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +00001001'winheight' 'wh' minimum number of lines for the current window
1002'winfixheight' 'wfh' keep window height when opening/closing windows
1003'winfixwidth' 'wfw' keep window width when opening/closing windows
1004'winminheight' 'wmh' minimum number of lines for any window
1005'winminwidth' 'wmw' minimal number of columns for any window
Bram Moolenaarc572da52017-08-27 16:52:01 +02001006'winptydll' name of the winpty dynamic library
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +00001007'winwidth' 'wiw' minimal number of columns for current window
1008'wrap' long lines wrap and continue on the next line
1009'wrapmargin' 'wm' chars from the right where wrapping starts
1010'wrapscan' 'ws' searches wrap around the end of the file
1011'write' writing to a file is allowed
1012'writeany' 'wa' write to file with no need for "!" override
1013'writebackup' 'wb' make a backup before overwriting a file
1014'writedelay' 'wd' delay this many msec for each char (for debug)
Bram Moolenaarfa3b7232021-12-24 13:18:38 +00001015'xtermcodes' request terminal codes from an xterm
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001016------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1017*Q_ur* Undo/Redo commands
1018
Bram Moolenaar00154502013-02-13 16:15:55 +01001019|u| N u undo last N changes
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001020|CTRL-R| N CTRL-R redo last N undone changes
Bram Moolenaar00154502013-02-13 16:15:55 +01001021|U| U restore last changed line
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001022------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1023*Q_et* External commands
1024
1025|:shell| :sh[ell] start a shell
1026|:!| :!{command} execute {command} with a shell
1027|K| K lookup keyword under the cursor with
1028 'keywordprg' program (default: "man")
1029------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1030*Q_qf* Quickfix commands
1031
1032|:cc| :cc [nr] display error [nr] (default is the same again)
1033|:cnext| :cn display the next error
1034|:cprevious| :cp display the previous error
1035|:clist| :cl list all errors
1036|:cfile| :cf read errors from the file 'errorfile'
Bram Moolenaar7b5f8322006-03-23 22:47:08 +00001037|:cgetbuffer| :cgetb like :cbuffer but don't jump to the first error
Bram Moolenaar87e25fd2005-07-27 21:13:01 +00001038|:cgetfile| :cg like :cfile but don't jump to the first error
Bram Moolenaar7b5f8322006-03-23 22:47:08 +00001039|:cgetexpr| :cgete like :cexpr but don't jump to the first error
Bram Moolenaar4770d092006-01-12 23:22:24 +00001040|:caddfile| :caddf add errors from the error file to the current
1041 quickfix list
1042|:caddexpr| :cad add errors from an expression to the current
Bram Moolenaar87e25fd2005-07-27 21:13:01 +00001043 quickfix list
1044|:cbuffer| :cb read errors from text in a buffer
1045|:cexpr| :cex read errors from an expression
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001046|:cquit| :cq quit without writing and return error code (to
1047 the compiler)
1048|:make| :make [args] start make, read errors, and jump to first
1049 error
1050|:grep| :gr[ep] [args] execute 'grepprg' to find matches and jump to
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +02001051 the first one
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001052------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1053*Q_vc* Various commands
1054
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +02001055|CTRL-L| CTRL-L clear and redraw the screen
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001056|CTRL-G| CTRL-G show current file name (with path) and cursor
1057 position
1058|ga| ga show ascii value of character under cursor in
1059 decimal, hex, and octal
Bram Moolenaar269ec652004-07-29 08:43:53 +00001060|g8| g8 for utf-8 encoding: show byte sequence for
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +02001061 character under cursor in hex
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001062|g_CTRL-G| g CTRL-G show cursor column, line, and character
1063 position
1064|CTRL-C| CTRL-C during searches: Interrupt the search
Bram Moolenaar5666fcd2019-12-26 14:35:26 +01001065|dos-CTRL-Break| CTRL-Break MS-Windows: during searches: Interrupt the
1066 search
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001067|<Del>| <Del> while entering a count: delete last character
1068|:version| :ve[rsion] show version information
Bram Moolenaarade0d392020-01-21 22:33:58 +01001069|:mode| :mode N set screen mode to N (obsolete)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001070|:normal| :norm[al][!] {commands}
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +02001071 execute Normal mode commands
Bram Moolenaar00154502013-02-13 16:15:55 +01001072|Q| Q switch to "Ex" mode
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001073
1074|:redir| :redir >{file} redirect messages to {file}
1075|:silent| :silent[!] {command} execute {command} silently
1076|:confirm| :confirm {command} quit, write, etc., asking about
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +02001077 unsaved changes or read-only files
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001078|:browse| :browse {command} open/read/write file, using a
1079 file selection dialog
1080------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1081*Q_ce* Command-line editing
1082
1083|c_<Esc>| <Esc> abandon command-line (if 'wildchar' is
1084 <Esc>, type it twice)
1085
1086|c_CTRL-V| CTRL-V {char} insert {char} literally
1087|c_CTRL-V| CTRL-V {number} enter decimal value of character (up to
1088 three digits)
1089|c_CTRL-K| CTRL-K {char1} {char2}
1090 enter digraph (See |Q_di|)
Bram Moolenaar5be4cee2019-09-27 19:34:08 +02001091|c_CTRL-R| CTRL-R {register} insert the contents of a register
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001092
1093|c_<Left>| <Left>/<Right> cursor left/right
1094|c_<S-Left>| <S-Left>/<S-Right> cursor one word left/right
1095|c_CTRL-B| CTRL-B/CTRL-E cursor to beginning/end of command-line
1096
1097|c_<BS>| <BS> delete the character in front of the cursor
1098|c_<Del>| <Del> delete the character under the cursor
1099|c_CTRL-W| CTRL-W delete the word in front of the cursor
1100|c_CTRL-U| CTRL-U remove all characters
1101
1102|c_<Up>| <Up>/<Down> recall older/newer command-line that starts
1103 with current command
1104|c_<S-Up>| <S-Up>/<S-Down> recall older/newer command-line from history
Bram Moolenaarbc2eada2017-01-02 21:27:47 +01001105|c_CTRL-G| CTRL-G next match when 'incsearch' is active
1106|c_CTRL-T| CTRL-T previous match when 'incsearch' is active
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001107|:history| :his[tory] show older command-lines
1108
1109Context-sensitive completion on the command-line:
1110
1111|c_wildchar| 'wildchar' (default: <Tab>)
1112 do completion on the pattern in front of the
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +02001113 cursor; if there are multiple matches,
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001114 beep and show the first one; further
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +02001115 'wildchar' will show the next ones
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001116|c_CTRL-D| CTRL-D list all names that match the pattern in
1117 front of the cursor
1118|c_CTRL-A| CTRL-A insert all names that match pattern in front
1119 of cursor
1120|c_CTRL-L| CTRL-L insert longest common part of names that
1121 match pattern
1122|c_CTRL-N| CTRL-N after 'wildchar' with multiple matches: go
1123 to next match
1124|c_CTRL-P| CTRL-P after 'wildchar' with multiple matches: go
1125 to previous match
1126------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1127*Q_ra* Ex ranges
1128
1129|:range| , separates two line numbers
1130|:range| ; idem, set cursor to the first line number
1131 before interpreting the second one
1132
1133|:range| {number} an absolute line number
1134|:range| . the current line
1135|:range| $ the last line in the file
1136|:range| % equal to 1,$ (the entire file)
1137|:range| * equal to '<,'> (visual area)
1138|:range| 't position of mark t
1139|:range| /{pattern}[/] the next line where {pattern} matches
1140|:range| ?{pattern}[?] the previous line where {pattern} matches
1141
1142|:range| +[num] add [num] to the preceding line number
1143 (default: 1)
1144|:range| -[num] subtract [num] from the preceding line
1145 number (default: 1)
1146------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1147*Q_ex* Special Ex characters
1148
Bram Moolenaar00154502013-02-13 16:15:55 +01001149|:bar| | separates two commands (not for ":global" and ":!")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001150|:quote| " begins comment
1151
Bram Moolenaar00154502013-02-13 16:15:55 +01001152|:_%| % current file name (only where a file name is expected)
1153|:_#| #[num] alternate file name [num] (only where a file name is
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001154 expected)
Bram Moolenaar9028b102010-07-11 16:58:51 +02001155 Note: The next seven are typed literally; these are not special keys!
Bram Moolenaar24ea3ba2010-09-19 19:01:21 +02001156|:<abuf>| <abuf> buffer number, for use in an autocommand (only where a
Bram Moolenaare667c952010-07-05 22:57:59 +02001157 file name is expected)
Bram Moolenaar24ea3ba2010-09-19 19:01:21 +02001158|:<afile>| <afile> file name, for use in an autocommand (only where a
Bram Moolenaare667c952010-07-05 22:57:59 +02001159 file name is expected)
Bram Moolenaar24ea3ba2010-09-19 19:01:21 +02001160|:<amatch>| <amatch> what matched with the pattern, for use in an
Bram Moolenaare667c952010-07-05 22:57:59 +02001161 autocommand (only where a file name is expected)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001162|:<cword>| <cword> word under the cursor (only where a file name is
1163 expected)
1164|:<cWORD>| <cWORD> WORD under the cursor (only where a file name is
1165 expected) (see |WORD|)
1166|:<cfile>| <cfile> file name under the cursor (only where a file name is
1167 expected)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001168|:<sfile>| <sfile> file name of a ":source"d file, within that file (only
1169 where a file name is expected)
1170
1171 After "%", "#", "<cfile>", "<sfile>" or "<afile>"
1172 |::p| :p full path
1173 |::h| :h head (file name removed)
1174 |::t| :t tail (file name only)
1175 |::r| :r root (extension removed)
1176 |::e| :e extension
1177 |::s| :s/{pat}/{repl}/ substitute {pat} with {repl}
1178------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bram Moolenaar9028b102010-07-11 16:58:51 +02001179*Q_st* Starting Vim
Bram Moolenaar2df6dcc2004-07-12 15:53:54 +00001180
1181|-vim| vim [options] start editing with an empty buffer
1182|-file| vim [options] {file} .. start editing one or more files
1183|--| vim [options] - read file from stdin
1184|-tag| vim [options] -t {tag} edit the file associated with {tag}
1185|-qf| vim [options] -q [fname] start editing in QuickFix mode,
1186 display the first error
1187
1188 Most useful Vim arguments (for full list see |startup-options|)
1189
1190|-gui| -g start GUI (also allows other options)
1191
1192|-+| +[num] put the cursor at line [num] (default: last line)
1193|-+c| +{command} execute {command} after loading the file
1194|-+/| +/{pat} {file} .. put the cursor at the first occurrence of {pat}
1195|-v| -v Vi mode, start ex in Normal mode
1196|-e| -e Ex mode, start vim in Ex mode
1197|-R| -R Read-only mode, implies -n
1198|-m| -m modifications not allowed (resets 'write' option)
1199|-d| -d diff mode |diff|
1200|-b| -b binary mode
1201|-l| -l lisp mode
1202|-A| -A Arabic mode ('arabic' is set)
1203|-F| -F Farsi mode ('fkmap' and 'rightleft' are set)
1204|-H| -H Hebrew mode ('hkmap' and 'rightleft' are set)
1205|-V| -V Verbose, give informative messages
1206|-C| -C Compatible, set the 'compatible' option
1207|-N| -N Nocompatible, reset the 'compatible' option
1208|-r| -r give list of swap files
1209|-r| -r {file} .. recover aborted edit session
1210|-n| -n do not create a swap file
1211|-o| -o [num] open [num] windows (default: one for each file)
1212|-f| -f GUI: foreground process, don't fork
Bram Moolenaar9028b102010-07-11 16:58:51 +02001213 Amiga: do not restart Vim to open a window (for
Bram Moolenaar2df6dcc2004-07-12 15:53:54 +00001214 e.g., mail)
1215|-s| -s {scriptin} first read commands from the file {scriptin}
1216|-w| -w {scriptout} write typed chars to file {scriptout} (append)
1217|-W| -W {scriptout} write typed chars to file {scriptout} (overwrite)
1218|-T| -T {terminal} set terminal name
1219|-d| -d {device} Amiga: open {device} to be used as a console
1220|-u| -u {vimrc} read inits from {vimrc} instead of other inits
1221|-U| -U {gvimrc} idem, for when starting the GUI
1222|-i| -i {viminfo} read info from {viminfo} instead of other files
1223|---| -- end of options, other arguments are file names
1224|--help| --help show list of arguments and exit
1225|--version| --version show version info and exit
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +02001226|--| - read file from stdin
Bram Moolenaar2df6dcc2004-07-12 15:53:54 +00001227------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001228*Q_ed* Editing a file
1229
Bram Moolenaar9028b102010-07-11 16:58:51 +02001230 Without !: Fail if changes have been made to the current buffer.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001231 With !: Discard any changes to the current buffer.
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +02001232|:edit_f| :e[dit][!] {file} edit {file}
Bram Moolenaar00154502013-02-13 16:15:55 +01001233|:edit| :e[dit][!] reload the current file
1234|:enew| :ene[w][!] edit a new, unnamed buffer
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +02001235|:find| :fin[d][!] {file} find {file} in 'path' and edit it
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001236
Bram Moolenaar00154502013-02-13 16:15:55 +01001237|CTRL-^| N CTRL-^ edit alternate file N (equivalent to ":e #N")
1238|gf| gf or ]f edit the file whose name is under the cursor
1239|:pwd| :pwd print the current directory name
1240|:cd| :cd [path] change the current directory to [path]
1241|:cd-| :cd - back to previous current directory
1242|:file| :f[ile] print the current file name and the cursor
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +02001243 position
Bram Moolenaar00154502013-02-13 16:15:55 +01001244|:file| :f[ile] {name} set the current file name to {name}
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +02001245|:files| :files show alternate file names
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001246------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1247*Q_fl* Using the argument list |argument-list|
1248
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +02001249|:args| :ar[gs] print the argument list, with the current file
1250 in "[]"
1251|:all| :all or :sall open a window for every file in the arg list
1252|:wn| :wn[ext][!] write file and edit next file
1253|:wn| :wn[ext][!] {file} write to {file} and edit next file, unless
1254 {file} exists; With !, overwrite existing
1255 file
1256|:wN| :wN[ext][!] [file] write file and edit previous file
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001257
1258 in current window in new window ~
Bram Moolenaar9028b102010-07-11 16:58:51 +02001259|:argument| :argu[ment] N :sar[gument] N edit file N
Bram Moolenaar00154502013-02-13 16:15:55 +01001260|:next| :n[ext] :sn[ext] edit next file
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001261|:next_f| :n[ext] {arglist} :sn[ext] {arglist} define new arg list
1262 and edit first file
Bram Moolenaar00154502013-02-13 16:15:55 +01001263|:Next| :N[ext] :sN[ext] edit previous file
Bram Moolenaar9028b102010-07-11 16:58:51 +02001264|:first| :fir[st] :sfir[st] edit first file
Bram Moolenaar00154502013-02-13 16:15:55 +01001265|:last| :la[st] :sla[st] edit last file
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001266------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1267*Q_wq* Writing and quitting
1268
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +02001269|:w| :[range]w[rite][!] write to the current file
1270|:w_f| :[range]w[rite] {file} write to {file}, unless it already
1271 exists
1272|:w_f| :[range]w[rite]! {file} write to {file}. Overwrite an existing
1273 file
1274|:w_a| :[range]w[rite][!] >> append to the current file
1275|:w_a| :[range]w[rite][!] >> {file} append to {file}
1276|:w_c| :[range]w[rite] !{cmd} execute {cmd} with [range] lines as
1277 standard input
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001278|:up| :[range]up[date][!] write to current file if modified
1279|:wall| :wa[ll][!] write all changed buffers
1280
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +02001281|:q| :q[uit] quit current buffer, unless changes have been
1282 made; Exit Vim when there are no other
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001283 non-help buffers
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +02001284|:q| :q[uit]! quit current buffer always, discard any
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001285 changes. Exit Vim when there are no other
1286 non-help buffers
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +02001287|:qa| :qa[ll] exit Vim, unless changes have been made
1288|:qa| :qa[ll]! exit Vim always, discard any changes
1289|:cq| :cq quit without writing and return error code
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001290
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +02001291|:wq| :wq[!] write the current file and exit
1292|:wq| :wq[!] {file} write to {file} and exit
1293|:xit| :x[it][!] [file] like ":wq" but write only when changes have
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001294 been made
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +02001295|ZZ| ZZ same as ":x"
1296|ZQ| ZQ same as ":q!"
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001297|:xall| :xa[ll][!] or :wqall[!]
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +02001298 write all changed buffers and exit
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001299
Bram Moolenaar9028b102010-07-11 16:58:51 +02001300|:stop| :st[op][!] suspend Vim or start new shell; if 'aw' option
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +02001301 is set and [!] not given write the buffer
1302|CTRL-Z| CTRL-Z same as ":stop"
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001303------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001304*Q_ac* Automatic Commands
1305
Bram Moolenaar9028b102010-07-11 16:58:51 +02001306|viminfo-file| read registers, marks, history at startup, save when exiting.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001307
Bram Moolenaar9028b102010-07-11 16:58:51 +02001308|:rviminfo| :rv[iminfo] [file] read info from viminfo file [file]
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001309|:rviminfo| :rv[iminfo]! [file] idem, overwrite existing info
Bram Moolenaar9028b102010-07-11 16:58:51 +02001310|:wviminfo| :wv[iminfo] [file] add info to viminfo file [file]
1311|:wviminfo| :wv[iminfo]! [file] write info to viminfo file [file]
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001312
1313|modeline| Automatic option setting when editing a file
1314
1315|modeline| vim:{set-arg}: .. In the first and last lines of the
1316 file (see 'ml' option), {set-arg} is
1317 given as an argument to ":set"
1318
1319|autocommand| Automatic execution of commands on certain events.
1320
Bram Moolenaar9028b102010-07-11 16:58:51 +02001321|:autocmd| :au list all autocommands
1322|:autocmd| :au {event} list all autocommands for {event}
1323|:autocmd| :au {event} {pat} list all autocommands for {event}
1324 with {pat}
1325|:autocmd| :au {event} {pat} {cmd} enter new autocommands for {event}
1326 with {pat}
1327|:autocmd| :au! remove all autocommands
1328|:autocmd| :au! {event} remove all autocommands for {event}
1329|:autocmd| :au! * {pat} remove all autocommands for {pat}
1330|:autocmd| :au! {event} {pat} remove all autocommands for {event}
1331 with {pat}
1332|:autocmd| :au! {event} {pat} {cmd} remove all autocommands for {event}
1333 with {pat} and enter new one
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001334------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1335*Q_wi* Multi-window commands
1336
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +02001337|CTRL-W_s| CTRL-W s or :split split window into two parts
1338|:split_f| :split {file} split window and edit {file} in one of
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001339 them
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +02001340|:vsplit| :vsplit {file} same, but split vertically
1341|:vertical| :vertical {cmd} make {cmd} split vertically
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001342
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +02001343|:sfind| :sf[ind] {file} split window, find {file} in 'path'
1344 and edit it
Bram Moolenaar74675a62017-07-15 13:53:23 +02001345|:terminal| :terminal {cmd} open a terminal window
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +02001346|CTRL-W_]| CTRL-W ] split window and jump to tag under
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001347 cursor
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +02001348|CTRL-W_f| CTRL-W f split window and edit file name under
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001349 the cursor
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +02001350|CTRL-W_^| CTRL-W ^ split window and edit alternate file
1351|CTRL-W_n| CTRL-W n or :new create new empty window
1352|CTRL-W_q| CTRL-W q or :q[uit] quit editing and close window
Bram Moolenaard899e512022-05-07 21:54:03 +01001353|CTRL-W_c| CTRL-W c or :clo[se] make buffer hidden and close window
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +02001354|CTRL-W_o| CTRL-W o or :on[ly] make current window only one on the
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001355 screen
1356
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +02001357|CTRL-W_j| CTRL-W j move cursor to window below
1358|CTRL-W_k| CTRL-W k move cursor to window above
1359|CTRL-W_CTRL-W| CTRL-W CTRL-W move cursor to window below (wrap)
1360|CTRL-W_W| CTRL-W W move cursor to window above (wrap)
1361|CTRL-W_t| CTRL-W t move cursor to top window
1362|CTRL-W_b| CTRL-W b move cursor to bottom window
1363|CTRL-W_p| CTRL-W p move cursor to previous active window
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001364
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +02001365|CTRL-W_r| CTRL-W r rotate windows downwards
1366|CTRL-W_R| CTRL-W R rotate windows upwards
1367|CTRL-W_x| CTRL-W x exchange current window with next one
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001368
Bram Moolenaar32efaf62014-11-05 17:02:17 +01001369|CTRL-W_=| CTRL-W = make all windows equal height & width
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +02001370|CTRL-W_-| CTRL-W - decrease current window height
1371|CTRL-W_+| CTRL-W + increase current window height
1372|CTRL-W__| CTRL-W _ set current window height (default:
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001373 very high)
Bram Moolenaar32efaf62014-11-05 17:02:17 +01001374
1375|CTRL-W_<| CTRL-W < decrease current window width
1376|CTRL-W_>| CTRL-W > increase current window width
1377|CTRL-W_bar| CTRL-W | set current window width (default:
1378 widest possible)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001379------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1380*Q_bu* Buffer list commands
1381
1382|:buffers| :buffers or :files list all known buffer and file names
1383
1384|:ball| :ball or :sball edit all args/buffers
1385|:unhide| :unhide or :sunhide edit all loaded buffers
1386
1387|:badd| :badd {fname} add file name {fname} to the list
1388|:bunload| :bunload[!] [N] unload buffer [N] from memory
1389|:bdelete| :bdelete[!] [N] unload buffer [N] and delete it from
1390 the buffer list
1391
Bram Moolenaardc8b25c2013-07-06 13:58:22 +02001392 in current window in new window ~
1393|:buffer| :[N]buffer [N] :[N]sbuffer [N] to arg/buf N
1394|:bnext| :[N]bnext [N] :[N]sbnext [N] to Nth next arg/buf
1395|:bNext| :[N]bNext [N] :[N]sbNext [N] to Nth previous arg/buf
1396|:bprevious| :[N]bprevious [N] :[N]sbprevious [N] to Nth previous arg/buf
1397|:bfirst| :bfirst :sbfirst to first arg/buf
1398|:blast| :blast :sblast to last arg/buf
1399|:bmodified| :[N]bmod [N] :[N]sbmod [N] to Nth modified buf
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001400------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1401*Q_sy* Syntax Highlighting
1402
1403|:syn-on| :syntax on start using syntax highlighting
1404|:syn-off| :syntax off stop using syntax highlighting
1405
1406|:syn-keyword| :syntax keyword {group-name} {keyword} ..
1407 add a syntax keyword item
1408|:syn-match| :syntax match {group-name} {pattern} ...
1409 add syntax match item
1410|:syn-region| :syntax region {group-name} {pattern} ...
1411 add syntax region item
1412|:syn-sync| :syntax sync [ccomment | lines {N} | ...]
1413 tell syntax how to sync
1414|:syntax| :syntax [list] list current syntax items
1415|:syn-clear| :syntax clear clear all syntax info
1416
1417|:highlight| :highlight clear clear all highlight info
1418|:highlight| :highlight {group-name} {key}={arg} ..
1419 set highlighting for {group-name}
1420
1421|:filetype| :filetype on switch on file type detection, without
1422 syntax highlighting
1423|:filetype| :filetype plugin indent on
1424 switch on file type detection, with
1425 automatic indenting and settings
1426------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1427*Q_gu* GUI commands
1428
1429|:gui| :gui UNIX: start the GUI
1430|:gui| :gui {fname} .. idem, and edit {fname} ..
1431
1432|:menu| :menu list all menus
1433|:menu| :menu {mpath} list menus starting with {mpath}
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +02001434|:menu| :menu {mpath} {rhs} add menu {mpath}, giving {rhs}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001435|:menu| :menu {pri} {mpath} {rhs}
1436 idem, with priorities {pri}
1437|:menu| :menu ToolBar.{name} {rhs}
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +02001438 add toolbar item, giving {rhs}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001439|:tmenu| :tmenu {mpath} {text} add tooltip to menu {mpath}
1440|:unmenu| :unmenu {mpath} remove menu {mpath}
1441------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1442*Q_fo* Folding
1443
1444|'foldmethod'| set foldmethod=manual manual folding
1445 set foldmethod=indent folding by indent
1446 set foldmethod=expr folding by 'foldexpr'
1447 set foldmethod=syntax folding by syntax regions
Bram Moolenaar24ea3ba2010-09-19 19:01:21 +02001448 set foldmethod=marker folding by 'foldmarker'
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001449
1450|zf| zf{motion} operator: Define a fold manually
1451|:fold| :{range}fold define a fold for {range} lines
1452|zd| zd delete one fold under the cursor
1453|zD| zD delete all folds under the cursor
1454
1455|zo| zo open one fold under the cursor
1456|zO| zO open all folds under the cursor
1457|zc| zc close one fold under the cursor
1458|zC| zC close all folds under the cursor
1459
1460|zm| zm fold more: decrease 'foldlevel'
1461|zM| zM close all folds: make 'foldlevel' zero
1462|zr| zr reduce folding: increase 'foldlevel'
1463|zR| zR open all folds: make 'foldlevel' max.
1464
1465|zn| zn fold none: reset 'foldenable'
1466|zN| zN fold normal set 'foldenable'
1467|zi| zi invert 'foldenable'
1468
Bram Moolenaar91f84f62018-07-29 15:07:52 +02001469 vim:tw=78:ts=8:noet:ft=help:norl: