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Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002
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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
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000607'arabic' 'arab' for Arabic as a default second language
608'arabicshape' 'arshape' do shaping for Arabic characters
Teppei Taguchi0280c0b2023-12-06 00:37:32 +0900609'autochdir' 'acd' change directory to the file in the current window
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000610'autoindent' 'ai' take indent for new line from previous line
611'autoread' 'ar' autom. read file when changed outside of Vim
Teppei Taguchi0280c0b2023-12-06 00:37:32 +0900612'autoshelldir' 'asd' change directory to the shell's current directory
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000613'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
Bram Moolenaar8a3b8052022-06-26 12:21:15 +0100645'cinscopedecls' 'cinsd' words that are recognized by 'cino-g'
Teppei Taguchi0280c0b2023-12-06 00:37:32 +0900646'cinwords' 'cinw' words where 'si' and 'cin' add an indent
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
Bram Moolenaar6ebe4f92022-10-28 20:47:54 +0100692'endoffile' 'eof' write CTRL-Z at end of the file
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000693'endofline' 'eol' write <EOL> for last line in file
694'equalalways' 'ea' windows are automatically made the same size
695'equalprg' 'ep' external program to use for "=" command
696'errorbells' 'eb' ring the bell for error messages
697'errorfile' 'ef' name of the errorfile for the QuickFix mode
698'errorformat' 'efm' description of the lines in the error file
699'esckeys' 'ek' recognize function keys in Insert mode
700'eventignore' 'ei' autocommand events that are ignored
701'expandtab' 'et' use spaces when <Tab> is inserted
702'exrc' 'ex' read .vimrc and .exrc in the current directory
Bram Moolenaar207f0092020-08-30 17:20:20 +0200703'fileencoding' 'fenc' file encoding for multibyte text
Bram Moolenaar362e1a32006-03-06 23:29:24 +0000704'fileencodings' 'fencs' automatically detected character encodings
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000705'fileformat' 'ff' file format used for file I/O
706'fileformats' 'ffs' automatically detected values for 'fileformat'
Bram Moolenaar91fc43d2013-04-05 15:41:05 +0200707'fileignorecase' 'fic' ignore case when using file names
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000708'filetype' 'ft' type of file, used for autocommands
709'fillchars' 'fcs' characters to use for displaying special items
Yegappan Lakshmananaeb1c972024-10-22 23:42:20 +0200710'findexpr' 'fexpr' expression to evaluate for |:find|
Bram Moolenaarf9132812015-07-21 19:19:13 +0200711'fixendofline' 'fixeol' make sure last line in file has <EOL>
Bram Moolenaar25c9c682019-05-05 18:13:34 +0200712'fkmap' 'fk' obsolete option for Farsi
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000713'foldclose' 'fcl' close a fold when the cursor leaves it
714'foldcolumn' 'fdc' width of the column used to indicate folds
715'foldenable' 'fen' set to display all folds open
716'foldexpr' 'fde' expression used when 'foldmethod' is "expr"
717'foldignore' 'fdi' ignore lines when 'foldmethod' is "indent"
718'foldlevel' 'fdl' close folds with a level higher than this
Bram Moolenaar362e1a32006-03-06 23:29:24 +0000719'foldlevelstart' 'fdls' 'foldlevel' when starting to edit a file
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000720'foldmarker' 'fmr' markers used when 'foldmethod' is "marker"
721'foldmethod' 'fdm' folding type
722'foldminlines' 'fml' minimum number of lines for a fold to be closed
723'foldnestmax' 'fdn' maximum fold depth
724'foldopen' 'fdo' for which commands a fold will be opened
725'foldtext' 'fdt' expression used to display for a closed fold
Bram Moolenaarf9132812015-07-21 19:19:13 +0200726'formatexpr' 'fex' expression used with "gq" command
Bram Moolenaar362e1a32006-03-06 23:29:24 +0000727'formatlistpat' 'flp' pattern used to recognize a list header
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000728'formatoptions' 'fo' how automatic formatting is to be done
729'formatprg' 'fp' name of external program used with "gq" command
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000730'fsync' 'fs' whether to invoke fsync() after file write
731'gdefault' 'gd' the ":substitute" flag 'g' is default on
732'grepformat' 'gfm' format of 'grepprg' output
733'grepprg' 'gp' program to use for ":grep"
734'guicursor' 'gcr' GUI: settings for cursor shape and blinking
735'guifont' 'gfn' GUI: Name(s) of font(s) to be used
Bram Moolenaar207f0092020-08-30 17:20:20 +0200736'guifontset' 'gfs' GUI: Names of multibyte fonts to be used
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000737'guifontwide' 'gfw' list of font names for double-wide characters
738'guiheadroom' 'ghr' GUI: pixels room for window decorations
Bram Moolenaar079ba762021-10-23 12:08:41 +0100739'guiligatures' 'gli' GTK GUI: ASCII characters that can form shapes
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000740'guioptions' 'go' GUI: Which components and options are used
741'guipty' GUI: try to use a pseudo-tty for ":!" commands
742'guitablabel' 'gtl' GUI: custom label for a tab page
Bram Moolenaar57657d82006-04-21 22:12:41 +0000743'guitabtooltip' 'gtt' GUI: custom tooltip for a tab page
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000744'helpfile' 'hf' full path name of the main help file
745'helpheight' 'hh' minimum height of a new help window
746'helplang' 'hlg' preferred help languages
747'hidden' 'hid' don't unload buffer when it is |abandon|ed
748'highlight' 'hl' sets highlighting mode for various occasions
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000749'history' 'hi' number of command-lines that are remembered
750'hkmap' 'hk' Hebrew keyboard mapping
751'hkmapp' 'hkp' phonetic Hebrew keyboard mapping
Bram Moolenaarf9132812015-07-21 19:19:13 +0200752'hlsearch' 'hls' highlight matches with last search pattern
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000753'icon' let Vim set the text of the window icon
754'iconstring' string to use for the Vim icon text
755'ignorecase' 'ic' ignore case in search patterns
Bram Moolenaar14b69452013-06-29 23:05:20 +0200756'imactivatefunc' 'imaf' function to enable/disable the X input method
Bram Moolenaarf9132812015-07-21 19:19:13 +0200757'imactivatekey' 'imak' key that activates the X input method
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000758'imcmdline' 'imc' use IM when starting to edit a command line
759'imdisable' 'imd' do not use the IM in any mode
760'iminsert' 'imi' use :lmap or IM in Insert mode
761'imsearch' 'ims' use :lmap or IM when typing a search pattern
Bram Moolenaar14b69452013-06-29 23:05:20 +0200762'imstatusfunc' 'imsf' function to obtain X input method status
Bram Moolenaar37c64c72017-09-19 22:06:03 +0200763'imstyle' 'imst' specifies the input style of the input method
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000764'include' 'inc' pattern to be used to find an include file
765'includeexpr' 'inex' expression used to process an include line
766'incsearch' 'is' highlight match while typing search pattern
767'indentexpr' 'inde' expression used to obtain the indent of a line
768'indentkeys' 'indk' keys that trigger indenting with 'indentexpr'
769'infercase' 'inf' adjust case of match for keyword completion
770'insertmode' 'im' start the edit of a file in Insert mode
771'isfname' 'isf' characters included in file names and pathnames
772'isident' 'isi' characters included in identifiers
773'iskeyword' 'isk' characters included in keywords
774'isprint' 'isp' printable characters
775'joinspaces' 'js' two spaces after a period with a join command
Yegappan Lakshmanan87018252023-09-20 20:20:04 +0200776'jumpoptions' 'jop' specifies how jumping is done
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000777'key' encryption key
778'keymap' 'kmp' name of a keyboard mapping
779'keymodel' 'km' enable starting/stopping selection with keys
Bram Moolenaar63a2e362022-11-23 20:20:18 +0000780'keyprotocol' 'kpc' what keyboard protocol to use for what terminal
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000781'keywordprg' 'kp' program to use for the "K" command
782'langmap' 'lmap' alphabetic characters for other language mode
783'langmenu' 'lm' language to be used for the menus
Bram Moolenaar25c9c682019-05-05 18:13:34 +0200784'langnoremap' 'lnr' do not apply 'langmap' to mapped characters
Bram Moolenaare4a3bcf2016-08-26 19:52:37 +0200785'langremap' 'lrm' do apply 'langmap' to mapped characters
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000786'laststatus' 'ls' tells when last window has status lines
787'lazyredraw' 'lz' don't redraw while executing macros
788'linebreak' 'lbr' wrap long lines at a blank
789'lines' number of lines in the display
790'linespace' 'lsp' number of pixel lines to use between characters
791'lisp' automatic indenting for Lisp
Bram Moolenaar3c053a12022-10-16 13:11:12 +0100792'lispoptions' 'lop' changes how Lisp indenting is done
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000793'lispwords' 'lw' words that change how lisp indenting works
794'list' show <Tab> and <EOL>
795'listchars' 'lcs' characters for displaying in list mode
796'loadplugins' 'lpl' load plugin scripts when starting up
Bram Moolenaarb4ff5182015-11-10 21:15:48 +0100797'luadll' name of the Lua dynamic library
Bram Moolenaarf9393ef2006-04-24 19:47:27 +0000798'macatsui' Mac GUI: use ATSUI text drawing
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000799'magic' changes special characters in search patterns
800'makeef' 'mef' name of the errorfile for ":make"
Bram Moolenaar2c7292d2017-03-05 17:43:31 +0100801'makeencoding' 'menc' encoding of external make/grep commands
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000802'makeprg' 'mp' program to use for the ":make" command
803'matchpairs' 'mps' pairs of characters that "%" can match
804'matchtime' 'mat' tenths of a second to show matching paren
805'maxcombine' 'mco' maximum nr of combining characters displayed
806'maxfuncdepth' 'mfd' maximum recursive depth for user functions
807'maxmapdepth' 'mmd' maximum recursive depth for mapping
808'maxmem' 'mm' maximum memory (in Kbyte) used for one buffer
Bram Moolenaar362e1a32006-03-06 23:29:24 +0000809'maxmempattern' 'mmp' maximum memory (in Kbyte) used for pattern search
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000810'maxmemtot' 'mmt' maximum memory (in Kbyte) used for all buffers
811'menuitems' 'mis' maximum number of items in a menu
812'mkspellmem' 'msm' memory used before |:mkspell| compresses the tree
813'modeline' 'ml' recognize modelines at start or end of file
Bram Moolenaar68e65602019-05-26 21:33:31 +0200814'modelineexpr' 'mle' allow setting expression options from a modeline
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000815'modelines' 'mls' number of lines checked for modelines
816'modifiable' 'ma' changes to the text are not possible
817'modified' 'mod' buffer has been modified
818'more' pause listings when the whole screen is filled
819'mouse' enable the use of mouse clicks
820'mousefocus' 'mousef' keyboard focus follows the mouse
821'mousehide' 'mh' hide mouse pointer while typing
822'mousemodel' 'mousem' changes meaning of mouse buttons
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +0100823'mousemoveevent' 'mousemev' report mouse moves with <MouseMove>
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000824'mouseshape' 'mouses' shape of the mouse pointer in different modes
825'mousetime' 'mouset' max time between mouse double-click
826'mzquantum' 'mzq' the interval between polls for MzScheme threads
Bram Moolenaar25c9c682019-05-05 18:13:34 +0200827'mzschemedll' name of the MzScheme dynamic library
828'mzschemegcdll' name of the MzScheme dynamic library for GC
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000829'nrformats' 'nf' number formats recognized for CTRL-A command
830'number' 'nu' print the line number in front of each line
831'numberwidth' 'nuw' number of columns used for the line number
832'omnifunc' 'ofu' function for filetype-specific completion
Bram Moolenaar9964e462007-05-05 17:54:07 +0000833'opendevice' 'odev' allow reading/writing devices on MS-Windows
834'operatorfunc' 'opfunc' function to be called for |g@| operator
Bram Moolenaarf3913272016-02-25 00:00:01 +0100835'osfiletype' 'oft' no longer supported
836'packpath' 'pp' list of directories used for packages
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000837'paragraphs' 'para' nroff macros that separate paragraphs
838'paste' allow pasting text
839'pastetoggle' 'pt' key code that causes 'paste' to toggle
840'patchexpr' 'pex' expression used to patch a file
841'patchmode' 'pm' keep the oldest version of a file
842'path' 'pa' list of directories searched with "gf" et.al.
Bram Moolenaarb4ff5182015-11-10 21:15:48 +0100843'perldll' name of the Perl dynamic library
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000844'preserveindent' 'pi' preserve the indent structure when reindenting
Bram Moolenaar362e1a32006-03-06 23:29:24 +0000845'previewheight' 'pvh' height of the preview window
Bram Moolenaar85850f32019-07-19 22:05:51 +0200846'previewpopup' 'pvp' use popup window for preview
Bram Moolenaar362e1a32006-03-06 23:29:24 +0000847'previewwindow' 'pvw' identifies the preview window
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000848'printdevice' 'pdev' name of the printer to be used for :hardcopy
Bram Moolenaar362e1a32006-03-06 23:29:24 +0000849'printencoding' 'penc' encoding to be used for printing
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000850'printexpr' 'pexpr' expression used to print PostScript for :hardcopy
851'printfont' 'pfn' name of the font to be used for :hardcopy
852'printheader' 'pheader' format of the header used for :hardcopy
Bram Moolenaar362e1a32006-03-06 23:29:24 +0000853'printmbcharset' 'pmbcs' CJK character set to be used for :hardcopy
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000854'printmbfont' 'pmbfn' font names to be used for CJK output of :hardcopy
855'printoptions' 'popt' controls the format of :hardcopy output
Bram Moolenaara02a5512016-06-17 12:48:11 +0200856'prompt' 'prompt' enable prompt in Ex mode
Bram Moolenaar833dc522007-05-12 13:26:40 +0000857'pumheight' 'ph' maximum height of the popup menu
Bram Moolenaar22f1d0e2018-02-27 14:53:30 +0100858'pumwidth' 'pw' minimum width of the popup menu
Bram Moolenaarb4ff5182015-11-10 21:15:48 +0100859'pythondll' name of the Python 2 dynamic library
Bram Moolenaar94073162018-01-31 21:49:05 +0100860'pythonhome' name of the Python 2 home directory
Bram Moolenaarb4ff5182015-11-10 21:15:48 +0100861'pythonthreedll' name of the Python 3 dynamic library
Bram Moolenaar94073162018-01-31 21:49:05 +0100862'pythonthreehome' name of the Python 3 home directory
Bram Moolenaarf42dd3c2017-01-28 16:06:38 +0100863'pyxversion' 'pyx' Python version used for pyx* commands
Bram Moolenaaracc22402020-06-07 21:07:18 +0200864'quickfixtextfunc' 'qftf' function for the text in the quickfix window
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000865'quoteescape' 'qe' escape characters used in a string
866'readonly' 'ro' disallow writing the buffer
Bram Moolenaar3577c6f2008-06-24 21:16:56 +0000867'redrawtime' 'rdt' timeout for 'hlsearch' and |:match| highlighting
Bram Moolenaare6ae6222013-05-21 21:01:10 +0200868'regexpengine' 're' default regexp engine to use
Bram Moolenaar64486672010-05-16 15:46:46 +0200869'relativenumber' 'rnu' show relative line number in front of each line
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000870'remap' allow mappings to work recursively
Bram Moolenaarfb539272014-08-22 19:21:47 +0200871'renderoptions' 'rop' options for text rendering on Windows
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000872'report' threshold for reporting nr. of lines changed
873'restorescreen' 'rs' Win32: restore screen when exiting
874'revins' 'ri' inserting characters will work backwards
875'rightleft' 'rl' window is right-to-left oriented
876'rightleftcmd' 'rlc' commands for which editing works right-to-left
Bram Moolenaarb4ff5182015-11-10 21:15:48 +0100877'rubydll' name of the Ruby dynamic library
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000878'ruler' 'ru' show cursor line and column in the status line
879'rulerformat' 'ruf' custom format for the ruler
880'runtimepath' 'rtp' list of directories used for runtime files
881'scroll' 'scr' lines to scroll with CTRL-U and CTRL-D
882'scrollbind' 'scb' scroll in window as other windows scroll
Bram Moolenaar5ef1c6a2019-11-10 22:09:11 +0100883'scrollfocus' 'scf' scroll wheel applies to window under pointer
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000884'scrolljump' 'sj' minimum number of lines to scroll
885'scrolloff' 'so' minimum nr. of lines above and below cursor
886'scrollopt' 'sbo' how 'scrollbind' should behave
887'sections' 'sect' nroff macros that separate sections
888'secure' secure mode for reading .vimrc in current dir
889'selection' 'sel' what type of selection to use
890'selectmode' 'slm' when to use Select mode instead of Visual mode
Bram Moolenaar362e1a32006-03-06 23:29:24 +0000891'sessionoptions' 'ssop' options for |:mksession|
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000892'shell' 'sh' name of shell to use for external commands
893'shellcmdflag' 'shcf' flag to shell to execute one command
894'shellpipe' 'sp' string to put output of ":make" in error file
895'shellquote' 'shq' quote character(s) for around shell command
896'shellredir' 'srr' string to put output of filter in a temp file
897'shellslash' 'ssl' use forward slash for shell file names
898'shelltemp' 'stmp' whether to use a temp file for shell commands
899'shelltype' 'st' Amiga: influences how to use a shell
Bram Moolenaardb7207e2012-02-22 17:30:19 +0100900'shellxescape' 'sxe' characters to escape when 'shellxquote' is (
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000901'shellxquote' 'sxq' like 'shellquote', but include redirection
902'shiftround' 'sr' round indent to multiple of shiftwidth
903'shiftwidth' 'sw' number of spaces to use for (auto)indent step
904'shortmess' 'shm' list of flags, reduce length of messages
Bram Moolenaar5666fcd2019-12-26 14:35:26 +0100905'shortname' 'sn' Filenames assumed to be 8.3 chars
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000906'showbreak' 'sbr' string to use at the start of wrapped lines
Bram Moolenaarf1dcd142022-12-31 15:30:45 +0000907'showcmd' 'sc' show (partial) command somewhere
908'showcmdloc' 'sloc' where to show (partial) command
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000909'showfulltag' 'sft' show full tag pattern when completing tag
910'showmatch' 'sm' briefly jump to matching bracket if insert one
911'showmode' 'smd' message on status line to show current mode
912'showtabline' 'stal' tells when the tab pages line is displayed
913'sidescroll' 'ss' minimum number of columns to scroll horizontal
Bram Moolenaar362e1a32006-03-06 23:29:24 +0000914'sidescrolloff' 'siso' min. nr. of columns to left and right of cursor
Bram Moolenaar09521312016-08-12 22:54:35 +0200915'signcolumn' 'scl' when to display the sign column
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000916'smartcase' 'scs' no ignore case when pattern has uppercase
917'smartindent' 'si' smart autoindenting for C programs
918'smarttab' 'sta' use 'shiftwidth' when inserting <Tab>
Bram Moolenaarf6196f42022-10-02 21:29:55 +0100919'smoothscroll' 'sms' scroll by screen lines when 'wrap' is set
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000920'softtabstop' 'sts' number of spaces that <Tab> uses while editing
921'spell' enable spell checking
Bram Moolenaar362e1a32006-03-06 23:29:24 +0000922'spellcapcheck' 'spc' pattern to locate end of a sentence
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000923'spellfile' 'spf' files where |zg| and |zw| store words
924'spelllang' 'spl' language(s) to do spell checking for
Bram Moolenaar65e0d772020-06-14 17:29:55 +0200925'spelloptions' 'spo' options for spell checking
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000926'spellsuggest' 'sps' method(s) used to suggest spelling corrections
927'splitbelow' 'sb' new window from split is below the current one
Luuk van Baal13ece2a2022-10-03 15:28:08 +0100928'splitkeep' 'spk' determines scroll behavior for split windows
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000929'splitright' 'spr' new window is put right of the current one
Bram Moolenaar3577c6f2008-06-24 21:16:56 +0000930'startofline' 'sol' commands move cursor to first non-blank in line
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000931'statusline' 'stl' custom format for the status line
932'suffixes' 'su' suffixes that are ignored with multiple match
933'suffixesadd' 'sua' suffixes added when searching for a file
934'swapfile' 'swf' whether to use a swapfile for a buffer
935'swapsync' 'sws' how to sync the swap file
936'switchbuf' 'swb' sets behavior when switching to another buffer
937'synmaxcol' 'smc' maximum column to find syntax items
938'syntax' 'syn' syntax to be loaded for current buffer
LemonBoy5247b0b2024-07-12 19:30:58 +0200939'tabclose' 'tcl' which tab page to focus when closing a tab
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000940'tabline' 'tal' custom format for the console tab pages line
941'tabpagemax' 'tpm' maximum number of tab pages for |-p| and "tab all"
Bram Moolenaarf9132812015-07-21 19:19:13 +0200942'tabstop' 'ts' number of spaces that <Tab> in file uses
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000943'tagbsearch' 'tbs' use binary searching in tags files
Bram Moolenaar0f6562e2015-11-24 18:48:14 +0100944'tagcase' 'tc' how to handle case when searching in tags files
Bram Moolenaar25c9c682019-05-05 18:13:34 +0200945'tagfunc' 'tfu' function to get list of tag matches
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000946'taglength' 'tl' number of significant characters for a tag
947'tagrelative' 'tr' file names in tag file are relative
948'tags' 'tag' list of file names used by the tag command
949'tagstack' 'tgst' push tags onto the tag stack
Bram Moolenaar8a5115c2016-01-09 19:41:11 +0100950'tcldll' name of the Tcl dynamic library
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000951'term' name of the terminal
952'termbidi' 'tbidi' terminal takes care of bi-directionality
953'termencoding' 'tenc' character encoding used by the terminal
Bram Moolenaar06481422016-04-30 15:13:38 +0200954'termguicolors' 'tgc' use GUI colors for the terminal
Bram Moolenaar7dda86f2018-04-20 22:36:41 +0200955'termwinkey' 'twk' key that precedes a Vim command in a terminal
956'termwinscroll' 'twsl' max number of scrollback lines in a terminal window
957'termwinsize' 'tws' size of a terminal window
Bram Moolenaarc6ddce32019-02-08 12:47:03 +0100958'termwintype' 'twt' MS-Windows: type of pty to use for terminal window
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000959'terse' shorten some messages
960'textauto' 'ta' obsolete, use 'fileformats'
961'textmode' 'tx' obsolete, use 'fileformat'
962'textwidth' 'tw' maximum width of text that is being inserted
963'thesaurus' 'tsr' list of thesaurus files for keyword completion
Yegappan Lakshmanan160e9942021-10-16 15:41:29 +0100964'thesaurusfunc' 'tsrfu' function to be used for thesaurus completion
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000965'tildeop' 'top' tilde command "~" behaves like an operator
966'timeout' 'to' time out on mappings and key codes
967'timeoutlen' 'tm' time out time in milliseconds
968'title' let Vim set the title of the window
969'titlelen' percentage of 'columns' used for window title
970'titleold' old title, restored when exiting
971'titlestring' string to use for the Vim window title
972'toolbar' 'tb' GUI: which items to show in the toolbar
Bram Moolenaar362e1a32006-03-06 23:29:24 +0000973'toolbariconsize' 'tbis' size of the toolbar icons (for GTK 2 only)
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000974'ttimeout' time out on mappings
975'ttimeoutlen' 'ttm' time out time for key codes in milliseconds
976'ttybuiltin' 'tbi' use built-in termcap before external termcap
977'ttyfast' 'tf' indicates a fast terminal connection
978'ttymouse' 'ttym' type of mouse codes generated
979'ttyscroll' 'tsl' maximum number of lines for a scroll
980'ttytype' 'tty' alias for 'term'
Bram Moolenaar1d689522010-05-28 20:54:39 +0200981'undodir' 'udir' where to store undo files
982'undofile' 'udf' save undo information in a file
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000983'undolevels' 'ul' maximum number of changes that can be undone
Bram Moolenaar365bdf72010-07-24 20:57:44 +0200984'undoreload' 'ur' max nr of lines to save for undo on a buffer reload
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000985'updatecount' 'uc' after this many characters flush swap file
986'updatetime' 'ut' after this many milliseconds flush swap file
Bram Moolenaar675e8d62018-06-24 20:42:01 +0200987'varsofttabstop' 'vsts' a list of number of spaces when typing <Tab>
988'vartabstop' 'vts' a list of number of spaces for <Tab>s
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000989'verbose' 'vbs' give informative messages
990'verbosefile' 'vfile' file to write messages in
991'viewdir' 'vdir' directory where to store files with :mkview
992'viewoptions' 'vop' specifies what to save for :mkview
993'viminfo' 'vi' use .viminfo file upon startup and exiting
Bram Moolenaarf55e4c82017-08-01 20:44:53 +0200994'viminfofile' 'vif' file name used for the viminfo file
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000995'virtualedit' 've' when to use virtual editing
996'visualbell' 'vb' use visual bell instead of beeping
997'warn' warn for shell command when buffer was changed
Bram Moolenaar996343d2010-07-04 22:20:21 +0200998'weirdinvert' 'wiv' for terminals that have weird inversion method
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000999'whichwrap' 'ww' allow specified keys to cross line boundaries
1000'wildchar' 'wc' command-line character for wildcard expansion
1001'wildcharm' 'wcm' like 'wildchar' but also works when mapped
1002'wildignore' 'wig' files matching these patterns are not completed
Bram Moolenaar81af9252010-12-10 20:35:50 +01001003'wildignorecase' 'wic' ignore case when completing file names
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +00001004'wildmenu' 'wmnu' use menu for command line completion
1005'wildmode' 'wim' mode for 'wildchar' command-line expansion
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +02001006'wildoptions' 'wop' specifies how command line completion is done
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +00001007'winaltkeys' 'wak' when the windows system handles ALT keys
Bram Moolenaar7dd64a32019-05-31 21:41:05 +02001008'wincolor' 'wcr' window-local highlighting
Bram Moolenaar365bdf72010-07-24 20:57:44 +02001009'window' 'wi' nr of lines to scroll for CTRL-F and CTRL-B
Colin Kennedy21570352024-03-03 16:16:47 +01001010'winfixbuf' 'wfb' keep window focused on a single buffer
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +00001011'winfixheight' 'wfh' keep window height when opening/closing windows
1012'winfixwidth' 'wfw' keep window width when opening/closing windows
Teppei Taguchi0280c0b2023-12-06 00:37:32 +09001013'winheight' 'wh' minimum number of lines for the current window
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +00001014'winminheight' 'wmh' minimum number of lines for any window
1015'winminwidth' 'wmw' minimal number of columns for any window
Bram Moolenaarc572da52017-08-27 16:52:01 +02001016'winptydll' name of the winpty dynamic library
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +00001017'winwidth' 'wiw' minimal number of columns for current window
1018'wrap' long lines wrap and continue on the next line
1019'wrapmargin' 'wm' chars from the right where wrapping starts
1020'wrapscan' 'ws' searches wrap around the end of the file
1021'write' writing to a file is allowed
1022'writeany' 'wa' write to file with no need for "!" override
1023'writebackup' 'wb' make a backup before overwriting a file
1024'writedelay' 'wd' delay this many msec for each char (for debug)
Bram Moolenaarfa3b7232021-12-24 13:18:38 +00001025'xtermcodes' request terminal codes from an xterm
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001026------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1027*Q_ur* Undo/Redo commands
1028
Bram Moolenaar00154502013-02-13 16:15:55 +01001029|u| N u undo last N changes
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001030|CTRL-R| N CTRL-R redo last N undone changes
Bram Moolenaar00154502013-02-13 16:15:55 +01001031|U| U restore last changed line
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001032------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1033*Q_et* External commands
1034
1035|:shell| :sh[ell] start a shell
1036|:!| :!{command} execute {command} with a shell
1037|K| K lookup keyword under the cursor with
1038 'keywordprg' program (default: "man")
1039------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1040*Q_qf* Quickfix commands
1041
1042|:cc| :cc [nr] display error [nr] (default is the same again)
1043|:cnext| :cn display the next error
1044|:cprevious| :cp display the previous error
1045|:clist| :cl list all errors
1046|:cfile| :cf read errors from the file 'errorfile'
Bram Moolenaar7b5f8322006-03-23 22:47:08 +00001047|:cgetbuffer| :cgetb like :cbuffer but don't jump to the first error
Bram Moolenaar87e25fd2005-07-27 21:13:01 +00001048|:cgetfile| :cg like :cfile but don't jump to the first error
Bram Moolenaar7b5f8322006-03-23 22:47:08 +00001049|:cgetexpr| :cgete like :cexpr but don't jump to the first error
Bram Moolenaar4770d092006-01-12 23:22:24 +00001050|:caddfile| :caddf add errors from the error file to the current
1051 quickfix list
1052|:caddexpr| :cad add errors from an expression to the current
Bram Moolenaar87e25fd2005-07-27 21:13:01 +00001053 quickfix list
1054|:cbuffer| :cb read errors from text in a buffer
1055|:cexpr| :cex read errors from an expression
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001056|:cquit| :cq quit without writing and return error code (to
1057 the compiler)
1058|:make| :make [args] start make, read errors, and jump to first
1059 error
1060|:grep| :gr[ep] [args] execute 'grepprg' to find matches and jump to
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +02001061 the first one
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001062------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1063*Q_vc* Various commands
1064
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +02001065|CTRL-L| CTRL-L clear and redraw the screen
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001066|CTRL-G| CTRL-G show current file name (with path) and cursor
1067 position
1068|ga| ga show ascii value of character under cursor in
1069 decimal, hex, and octal
Bram Moolenaar269ec652004-07-29 08:43:53 +00001070|g8| g8 for utf-8 encoding: show byte sequence for
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +02001071 character under cursor in hex
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001072|g_CTRL-G| g CTRL-G show cursor column, line, and character
1073 position
1074|CTRL-C| CTRL-C during searches: Interrupt the search
Bram Moolenaar5666fcd2019-12-26 14:35:26 +01001075|dos-CTRL-Break| CTRL-Break MS-Windows: during searches: Interrupt the
1076 search
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001077|<Del>| <Del> while entering a count: delete last character
1078|:version| :ve[rsion] show version information
Bram Moolenaarade0d392020-01-21 22:33:58 +01001079|:mode| :mode N set screen mode to N (obsolete)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001080|:normal| :norm[al][!] {commands}
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +02001081 execute Normal mode commands
Bram Moolenaar00154502013-02-13 16:15:55 +01001082|Q| Q switch to "Ex" mode
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001083
1084|:redir| :redir >{file} redirect messages to {file}
1085|:silent| :silent[!] {command} execute {command} silently
1086|:confirm| :confirm {command} quit, write, etc., asking about
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +02001087 unsaved changes or read-only files
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001088|:browse| :browse {command} open/read/write file, using a
1089 file selection dialog
1090------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1091*Q_ce* Command-line editing
1092
1093|c_<Esc>| <Esc> abandon command-line (if 'wildchar' is
1094 <Esc>, type it twice)
1095
1096|c_CTRL-V| CTRL-V {char} insert {char} literally
1097|c_CTRL-V| CTRL-V {number} enter decimal value of character (up to
1098 three digits)
1099|c_CTRL-K| CTRL-K {char1} {char2}
1100 enter digraph (See |Q_di|)
Bram Moolenaar5be4cee2019-09-27 19:34:08 +02001101|c_CTRL-R| CTRL-R {register} insert the contents of a register
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001102
1103|c_<Left>| <Left>/<Right> cursor left/right
1104|c_<S-Left>| <S-Left>/<S-Right> cursor one word left/right
1105|c_CTRL-B| CTRL-B/CTRL-E cursor to beginning/end of command-line
1106
1107|c_<BS>| <BS> delete the character in front of the cursor
1108|c_<Del>| <Del> delete the character under the cursor
1109|c_CTRL-W| CTRL-W delete the word in front of the cursor
1110|c_CTRL-U| CTRL-U remove all characters
1111
1112|c_<Up>| <Up>/<Down> recall older/newer command-line that starts
1113 with current command
1114|c_<S-Up>| <S-Up>/<S-Down> recall older/newer command-line from history
Bram Moolenaarbc2eada2017-01-02 21:27:47 +01001115|c_CTRL-G| CTRL-G next match when 'incsearch' is active
1116|c_CTRL-T| CTRL-T previous match when 'incsearch' is active
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001117|:history| :his[tory] show older command-lines
1118
1119Context-sensitive completion on the command-line:
1120
1121|c_wildchar| 'wildchar' (default: <Tab>)
1122 do completion on the pattern in front of the
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +02001123 cursor; if there are multiple matches,
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001124 beep and show the first one; further
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +02001125 'wildchar' will show the next ones
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001126|c_CTRL-D| CTRL-D list all names that match the pattern in
1127 front of the cursor
1128|c_CTRL-A| CTRL-A insert all names that match pattern in front
1129 of cursor
1130|c_CTRL-L| CTRL-L insert longest common part of names that
1131 match pattern
1132|c_CTRL-N| CTRL-N after 'wildchar' with multiple matches: go
1133 to next match
1134|c_CTRL-P| CTRL-P after 'wildchar' with multiple matches: go
1135 to previous match
1136------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1137*Q_ra* Ex ranges
1138
1139|:range| , separates two line numbers
1140|:range| ; idem, set cursor to the first line number
1141 before interpreting the second one
1142
1143|:range| {number} an absolute line number
1144|:range| . the current line
1145|:range| $ the last line in the file
1146|:range| % equal to 1,$ (the entire file)
1147|:range| * equal to '<,'> (visual area)
1148|:range| 't position of mark t
1149|:range| /{pattern}[/] the next line where {pattern} matches
1150|:range| ?{pattern}[?] the previous line where {pattern} matches
1151
1152|:range| +[num] add [num] to the preceding line number
1153 (default: 1)
1154|:range| -[num] subtract [num] from the preceding line
1155 number (default: 1)
1156------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1157*Q_ex* Special Ex characters
1158
Bram Moolenaar00154502013-02-13 16:15:55 +01001159|:bar| | separates two commands (not for ":global" and ":!")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001160|:quote| " begins comment
1161
Bram Moolenaar00154502013-02-13 16:15:55 +01001162|:_%| % current file name (only where a file name is expected)
1163|:_#| #[num] alternate file name [num] (only where a file name is
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001164 expected)
Bram Moolenaar9028b102010-07-11 16:58:51 +02001165 Note: The next seven are typed literally; these are not special keys!
Bram Moolenaar24ea3ba2010-09-19 19:01:21 +02001166|:<abuf>| <abuf> buffer number, for use in an autocommand (only where a
Bram Moolenaare667c952010-07-05 22:57:59 +02001167 file name is expected)
Bram Moolenaar24ea3ba2010-09-19 19:01:21 +02001168|:<afile>| <afile> file name, for use in an autocommand (only where a
Bram Moolenaare667c952010-07-05 22:57:59 +02001169 file name is expected)
Bram Moolenaar24ea3ba2010-09-19 19:01:21 +02001170|:<amatch>| <amatch> what matched with the pattern, for use in an
Bram Moolenaare667c952010-07-05 22:57:59 +02001171 autocommand (only where a file name is expected)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001172|:<cword>| <cword> word under the cursor (only where a file name is
1173 expected)
1174|:<cWORD>| <cWORD> WORD under the cursor (only where a file name is
1175 expected) (see |WORD|)
1176|:<cfile>| <cfile> file name under the cursor (only where a file name is
1177 expected)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001178|:<sfile>| <sfile> file name of a ":source"d file, within that file (only
1179 where a file name is expected)
1180
1181 After "%", "#", "<cfile>", "<sfile>" or "<afile>"
1182 |::p| :p full path
1183 |::h| :h head (file name removed)
1184 |::t| :t tail (file name only)
1185 |::r| :r root (extension removed)
1186 |::e| :e extension
1187 |::s| :s/{pat}/{repl}/ substitute {pat} with {repl}
1188------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bram Moolenaar9028b102010-07-11 16:58:51 +02001189*Q_st* Starting Vim
Bram Moolenaar2df6dcc2004-07-12 15:53:54 +00001190
1191|-vim| vim [options] start editing with an empty buffer
1192|-file| vim [options] {file} .. start editing one or more files
1193|--| vim [options] - read file from stdin
1194|-tag| vim [options] -t {tag} edit the file associated with {tag}
1195|-qf| vim [options] -q [fname] start editing in QuickFix mode,
1196 display the first error
1197
1198 Most useful Vim arguments (for full list see |startup-options|)
1199
1200|-gui| -g start GUI (also allows other options)
1201
1202|-+| +[num] put the cursor at line [num] (default: last line)
1203|-+c| +{command} execute {command} after loading the file
1204|-+/| +/{pat} {file} .. put the cursor at the first occurrence of {pat}
1205|-v| -v Vi mode, start ex in Normal mode
1206|-e| -e Ex mode, start vim in Ex mode
1207|-R| -R Read-only mode, implies -n
1208|-m| -m modifications not allowed (resets 'write' option)
1209|-d| -d diff mode |diff|
1210|-b| -b binary mode
1211|-l| -l lisp mode
1212|-A| -A Arabic mode ('arabic' is set)
1213|-F| -F Farsi mode ('fkmap' and 'rightleft' are set)
1214|-H| -H Hebrew mode ('hkmap' and 'rightleft' are set)
1215|-V| -V Verbose, give informative messages
1216|-C| -C Compatible, set the 'compatible' option
1217|-N| -N Nocompatible, reset the 'compatible' option
1218|-r| -r give list of swap files
1219|-r| -r {file} .. recover aborted edit session
1220|-n| -n do not create a swap file
1221|-o| -o [num] open [num] windows (default: one for each file)
1222|-f| -f GUI: foreground process, don't fork
Bram Moolenaar9028b102010-07-11 16:58:51 +02001223 Amiga: do not restart Vim to open a window (for
Bram Moolenaar2df6dcc2004-07-12 15:53:54 +00001224 e.g., mail)
1225|-s| -s {scriptin} first read commands from the file {scriptin}
1226|-w| -w {scriptout} write typed chars to file {scriptout} (append)
1227|-W| -W {scriptout} write typed chars to file {scriptout} (overwrite)
1228|-T| -T {terminal} set terminal name
1229|-d| -d {device} Amiga: open {device} to be used as a console
1230|-u| -u {vimrc} read inits from {vimrc} instead of other inits
1231|-U| -U {gvimrc} idem, for when starting the GUI
1232|-i| -i {viminfo} read info from {viminfo} instead of other files
1233|---| -- end of options, other arguments are file names
1234|--help| --help show list of arguments and exit
1235|--version| --version show version info and exit
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +02001236|--| - read file from stdin
Bram Moolenaar2df6dcc2004-07-12 15:53:54 +00001237------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001238*Q_ed* Editing a file
1239
Bram Moolenaar9028b102010-07-11 16:58:51 +02001240 Without !: Fail if changes have been made to the current buffer.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001241 With !: Discard any changes to the current buffer.
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +02001242|:edit_f| :e[dit][!] {file} edit {file}
Bram Moolenaar00154502013-02-13 16:15:55 +01001243|:edit| :e[dit][!] reload the current file
1244|:enew| :ene[w][!] edit a new, unnamed buffer
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +02001245|:find| :fin[d][!] {file} find {file} in 'path' and edit it
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001246
Bram Moolenaar00154502013-02-13 16:15:55 +01001247|CTRL-^| N CTRL-^ edit alternate file N (equivalent to ":e #N")
1248|gf| gf or ]f edit the file whose name is under the cursor
1249|:pwd| :pwd print the current directory name
1250|:cd| :cd [path] change the current directory to [path]
1251|:cd-| :cd - back to previous current directory
1252|:file| :f[ile] print the current file name and the cursor
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +02001253 position
Bram Moolenaar00154502013-02-13 16:15:55 +01001254|:file| :f[ile] {name} set the current file name to {name}
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +02001255|:files| :files show alternate file names
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001256------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1257*Q_fl* Using the argument list |argument-list|
1258
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +02001259|:args| :ar[gs] print the argument list, with the current file
1260 in "[]"
1261|:all| :all or :sall open a window for every file in the arg list
1262|:wn| :wn[ext][!] write file and edit next file
1263|:wn| :wn[ext][!] {file} write to {file} and edit next file, unless
1264 {file} exists; With !, overwrite existing
1265 file
1266|:wN| :wN[ext][!] [file] write file and edit previous file
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001267
1268 in current window in new window ~
Bram Moolenaar9028b102010-07-11 16:58:51 +02001269|:argument| :argu[ment] N :sar[gument] N edit file N
Bram Moolenaar00154502013-02-13 16:15:55 +01001270|:next| :n[ext] :sn[ext] edit next file
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001271|:next_f| :n[ext] {arglist} :sn[ext] {arglist} define new arg list
1272 and edit first file
Bram Moolenaar00154502013-02-13 16:15:55 +01001273|:Next| :N[ext] :sN[ext] edit previous file
Bram Moolenaar9028b102010-07-11 16:58:51 +02001274|:first| :fir[st] :sfir[st] edit first file
Bram Moolenaar00154502013-02-13 16:15:55 +01001275|:last| :la[st] :sla[st] edit last file
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001276------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1277*Q_wq* Writing and quitting
1278
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +02001279|:w| :[range]w[rite][!] write to the current file
1280|:w_f| :[range]w[rite] {file} write to {file}, unless it already
1281 exists
1282|:w_f| :[range]w[rite]! {file} write to {file}. Overwrite an existing
1283 file
1284|:w_a| :[range]w[rite][!] >> append to the current file
1285|:w_a| :[range]w[rite][!] >> {file} append to {file}
1286|:w_c| :[range]w[rite] !{cmd} execute {cmd} with [range] lines as
1287 standard input
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001288|:up| :[range]up[date][!] write to current file if modified
1289|:wall| :wa[ll][!] write all changed buffers
1290
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +02001291|:q| :q[uit] quit current buffer, unless changes have been
1292 made; Exit Vim when there are no other
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001293 non-help buffers
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +02001294|:q| :q[uit]! quit current buffer always, discard any
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001295 changes. Exit Vim when there are no other
1296 non-help buffers
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +02001297|:qa| :qa[ll] exit Vim, unless changes have been made
1298|:qa| :qa[ll]! exit Vim always, discard any changes
1299|:cq| :cq quit without writing and return error code
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001300
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +02001301|:wq| :wq[!] write the current file and exit
1302|:wq| :wq[!] {file} write to {file} and exit
1303|:xit| :x[it][!] [file] like ":wq" but write only when changes have
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001304 been made
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +02001305|ZZ| ZZ same as ":x"
1306|ZQ| ZQ same as ":q!"
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001307|:xall| :xa[ll][!] or :wqall[!]
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +02001308 write all changed buffers and exit
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001309
Bram Moolenaar9028b102010-07-11 16:58:51 +02001310|:stop| :st[op][!] suspend Vim or start new shell; if 'aw' option
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +02001311 is set and [!] not given write the buffer
1312|CTRL-Z| CTRL-Z same as ":stop"
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001313------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001314*Q_ac* Automatic Commands
1315
Bram Moolenaar9028b102010-07-11 16:58:51 +02001316|viminfo-file| read registers, marks, history at startup, save when exiting.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001317
Bram Moolenaar9028b102010-07-11 16:58:51 +02001318|:rviminfo| :rv[iminfo] [file] read info from viminfo file [file]
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001319|:rviminfo| :rv[iminfo]! [file] idem, overwrite existing info
Bram Moolenaar9028b102010-07-11 16:58:51 +02001320|:wviminfo| :wv[iminfo] [file] add info to viminfo file [file]
1321|:wviminfo| :wv[iminfo]! [file] write info to viminfo file [file]
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001322
1323|modeline| Automatic option setting when editing a file
1324
1325|modeline| vim:{set-arg}: .. In the first and last lines of the
1326 file (see 'ml' option), {set-arg} is
1327 given as an argument to ":set"
1328
1329|autocommand| Automatic execution of commands on certain events.
1330
Bram Moolenaar9028b102010-07-11 16:58:51 +02001331|:autocmd| :au list all autocommands
1332|:autocmd| :au {event} list all autocommands for {event}
1333|:autocmd| :au {event} {pat} list all autocommands for {event}
1334 with {pat}
1335|:autocmd| :au {event} {pat} {cmd} enter new autocommands for {event}
1336 with {pat}
1337|:autocmd| :au! remove all autocommands
1338|:autocmd| :au! {event} remove all autocommands for {event}
1339|:autocmd| :au! * {pat} remove all autocommands for {pat}
1340|:autocmd| :au! {event} {pat} remove all autocommands for {event}
1341 with {pat}
1342|:autocmd| :au! {event} {pat} {cmd} remove all autocommands for {event}
1343 with {pat} and enter new one
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001344------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1345*Q_wi* Multi-window commands
1346
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +02001347|CTRL-W_s| CTRL-W s or :split split window into two parts
1348|:split_f| :split {file} split window and edit {file} in one of
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001349 them
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +02001350|:vsplit| :vsplit {file} same, but split vertically
1351|:vertical| :vertical {cmd} make {cmd} split vertically
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001352
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +02001353|:sfind| :sf[ind] {file} split window, find {file} in 'path'
1354 and edit it
Bram Moolenaar74675a62017-07-15 13:53:23 +02001355|:terminal| :terminal {cmd} open a terminal window
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +02001356|CTRL-W_]| CTRL-W ] split window and jump to tag under
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001357 cursor
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +02001358|CTRL-W_f| CTRL-W f split window and edit file name under
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001359 the cursor
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +02001360|CTRL-W_^| CTRL-W ^ split window and edit alternate file
1361|CTRL-W_n| CTRL-W n or :new create new empty window
1362|CTRL-W_q| CTRL-W q or :q[uit] quit editing and close window
Bram Moolenaard899e512022-05-07 21:54:03 +01001363|CTRL-W_c| CTRL-W c or :clo[se] make buffer hidden and close window
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +02001364|CTRL-W_o| CTRL-W o or :on[ly] make current window only one on the
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001365 screen
1366
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +02001367|CTRL-W_j| CTRL-W j move cursor to window below
1368|CTRL-W_k| CTRL-W k move cursor to window above
1369|CTRL-W_CTRL-W| CTRL-W CTRL-W move cursor to window below (wrap)
1370|CTRL-W_W| CTRL-W W move cursor to window above (wrap)
1371|CTRL-W_t| CTRL-W t move cursor to top window
1372|CTRL-W_b| CTRL-W b move cursor to bottom window
1373|CTRL-W_p| CTRL-W p move cursor to previous active window
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001374
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +02001375|CTRL-W_r| CTRL-W r rotate windows downwards
1376|CTRL-W_R| CTRL-W R rotate windows upwards
1377|CTRL-W_x| CTRL-W x exchange current window with next one
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001378
Bram Moolenaar32efaf62014-11-05 17:02:17 +01001379|CTRL-W_=| CTRL-W = make all windows equal height & width
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +02001380|CTRL-W_-| CTRL-W - decrease current window height
1381|CTRL-W_+| CTRL-W + increase current window height
1382|CTRL-W__| CTRL-W _ set current window height (default:
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001383 very high)
Bram Moolenaar32efaf62014-11-05 17:02:17 +01001384
1385|CTRL-W_<| CTRL-W < decrease current window width
1386|CTRL-W_>| CTRL-W > increase current window width
1387|CTRL-W_bar| CTRL-W | set current window width (default:
1388 widest possible)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001389------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1390*Q_bu* Buffer list commands
1391
1392|:buffers| :buffers or :files list all known buffer and file names
1393
1394|:ball| :ball or :sball edit all args/buffers
1395|:unhide| :unhide or :sunhide edit all loaded buffers
1396
1397|:badd| :badd {fname} add file name {fname} to the list
1398|:bunload| :bunload[!] [N] unload buffer [N] from memory
1399|:bdelete| :bdelete[!] [N] unload buffer [N] and delete it from
1400 the buffer list
1401
Bram Moolenaardc8b25c2013-07-06 13:58:22 +02001402 in current window in new window ~
1403|:buffer| :[N]buffer [N] :[N]sbuffer [N] to arg/buf N
1404|:bnext| :[N]bnext [N] :[N]sbnext [N] to Nth next arg/buf
1405|:bNext| :[N]bNext [N] :[N]sbNext [N] to Nth previous arg/buf
1406|:bprevious| :[N]bprevious [N] :[N]sbprevious [N] to Nth previous arg/buf
1407|:bfirst| :bfirst :sbfirst to first arg/buf
1408|:blast| :blast :sblast to last arg/buf
1409|:bmodified| :[N]bmod [N] :[N]sbmod [N] to Nth modified buf
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001410------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1411*Q_sy* Syntax Highlighting
1412
1413|:syn-on| :syntax on start using syntax highlighting
1414|:syn-off| :syntax off stop using syntax highlighting
1415
1416|:syn-keyword| :syntax keyword {group-name} {keyword} ..
1417 add a syntax keyword item
1418|:syn-match| :syntax match {group-name} {pattern} ...
1419 add syntax match item
1420|:syn-region| :syntax region {group-name} {pattern} ...
1421 add syntax region item
1422|:syn-sync| :syntax sync [ccomment | lines {N} | ...]
1423 tell syntax how to sync
1424|:syntax| :syntax [list] list current syntax items
1425|:syn-clear| :syntax clear clear all syntax info
1426
1427|:highlight| :highlight clear clear all highlight info
1428|:highlight| :highlight {group-name} {key}={arg} ..
1429 set highlighting for {group-name}
1430
1431|:filetype| :filetype on switch on file type detection, without
1432 syntax highlighting
1433|:filetype| :filetype plugin indent on
1434 switch on file type detection, with
1435 automatic indenting and settings
1436------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1437*Q_gu* GUI commands
1438
1439|:gui| :gui UNIX: start the GUI
1440|:gui| :gui {fname} .. idem, and edit {fname} ..
1441
1442|:menu| :menu list all menus
1443|:menu| :menu {mpath} list menus starting with {mpath}
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +02001444|:menu| :menu {mpath} {rhs} add menu {mpath}, giving {rhs}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001445|:menu| :menu {pri} {mpath} {rhs}
1446 idem, with priorities {pri}
1447|:menu| :menu ToolBar.{name} {rhs}
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +02001448 add toolbar item, giving {rhs}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001449|:tmenu| :tmenu {mpath} {text} add tooltip to menu {mpath}
1450|:unmenu| :unmenu {mpath} remove menu {mpath}
1451------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1452*Q_fo* Folding
1453
1454|'foldmethod'| set foldmethod=manual manual folding
1455 set foldmethod=indent folding by indent
1456 set foldmethod=expr folding by 'foldexpr'
1457 set foldmethod=syntax folding by syntax regions
Bram Moolenaar24ea3ba2010-09-19 19:01:21 +02001458 set foldmethod=marker folding by 'foldmarker'
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001459
1460|zf| zf{motion} operator: Define a fold manually
1461|:fold| :{range}fold define a fold for {range} lines
1462|zd| zd delete one fold under the cursor
1463|zD| zD delete all folds under the cursor
1464
1465|zo| zo open one fold under the cursor
1466|zO| zO open all folds under the cursor
1467|zc| zc close one fold under the cursor
1468|zC| zC close all folds under the cursor
1469
1470|zm| zm fold more: decrease 'foldlevel'
1471|zM| zM close all folds: make 'foldlevel' zero
1472|zr| zr reduce folding: increase 'foldlevel'
1473|zR| zR open all folds: make 'foldlevel' max.
1474
1475|zn| zn fold none: reset 'foldenable'
1476|zN| zN fold normal set 'foldenable'
1477|zi| zi invert 'foldenable'
1478
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