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4 VIM REFERENCE MANUAL by Bram Moolenaar
5
6 *index*
7This file contains a list of all commands for each mode, with a tag and a
8short description. The lists are sorted on ASCII value.
9
10Tip: When looking for certain functionality, use a search command. E.g.,
11to look for deleting something, use: "/delete".
12
131. Insert mode |insert-index|
142. Normal mode |normal-index|
15 2.1. Text objects |objects|
16 2.2. Window commands |CTRL-W|
17 2.3. Square bracket commands |[|
18 2.4. Commands starting with 'g' |g|
19 2.5. Commands starting with 'z' |z|
203. Visual mode |visual-index|
214. Command-line editing |ex-edit-index|
225. EX commands |ex-cmd-index|
23
24For an overview of options see help.txt |option-list|.
25For an overview of built-in functions see |functions|.
26For a list of Vim variables see |vim-variable|.
27For a complete listing of all help items see |help-tags|.
28
29==============================================================================
301. Insert mode *insert-index*
31
32tag char action ~
33-----------------------------------------------------------------------
34|i_CTRL-@| CTRL-@ insert previously inserted text and stop
35 insert
36|i_CTRL-A| CTRL-A insert previously inserted text
37 CTRL-B not used |i_CTRL-B-gone|
38|i_CTRL-C| CTRL-C quit insert mode, without checking for
39 abbreviation, unless 'insertmode' set.
40|i_CTRL-D| CTRL-D delete one shiftwidth of indent in the current
41 line
42|i_CTRL-E| CTRL-E insert the character which is below the cursor
43 CTRL-F not used (but by default it's in 'cinkeys' to
44 re-indent the current line)
45|i_CTRL-G_j| CTRL-G CTRL-J line down, to column where inserting started
46|i_CTRL-G_j| CTRL-G j line down, to column where inserting started
47|i_CTRL-G_j| CTRL-G <Down> line down, to column where inserting started
48|i_CTRL-G_k| CTRL-G CTRL-K line up, to column where inserting started
49|i_CTRL-G_k| CTRL-G k line up, to column where inserting started
50|i_CTRL-G_k| CTRL-G <Up> line up, to column where inserting started
51|i_CTRL-G_u| CTRL-G u start new undoable edit
52|i_<BS>| <BS> delete character before the cursor
53|i_digraph| {char1}<BS>{char2}
54 enter digraph (only when 'digraph' option set)
55|i_CTRL-H| CTRL-H same as <BS>
56|i_<Tab>| <Tab> insert a <Tab> character
57|i_CTRL-I| CTRL-I same as <Tab>
58|i_<NL>| <NL> same as <CR>
59|i_CTRL-J| CTRL-J same as <CR>
60|i_CTRL-K| CTRL-K {char1} {char2}
61 enter digraph
62|i_CTRL-L| CTRL-L when 'insertmode' set: Leave Insert mode
63|i_<CR>| <CR> begin new line
64|i_CTRL-M| CTRL-M same as <CR>
65|i_CTRL-N| CTRL-N find next match for keyword in front of the
66 cursor
67|i_CTRL-O| CTRL-O execute a single command and return to insert
68 mode
69|i_CTRL-P| CTRL-P find previous match for keyword in front of
70 the cursor
71|i_CTRL-Q| CTRL-Q same as CTRL-V, unless used for terminal
72 control flow
73|i_CTRL-R| CTRL-R {0-9a-z"%#*:=}
74 insert the contents of a register
75|i_CTRL-R_CTRL-R| CTRL-R CTRL-R {0-9a-z"%#*:=}
76 insert the contents of a register literally
77|i_CTRL-R_CTRL-O| CTRL-R CTRL-O {0-9a-z"%#*:=}
78 insert the contents of a register literally
79 and don't auto-indent
80|i_CTRL-R_CTRL-P| CTRL-R CTRL-P {0-9a-z"%#*:=}
81 insert the contents of a register literally
82 and fix indent.
83 CTRL-S (used for terminal control flow)
84|i_CTRL-T| CTRL-T insert one shiftwidth of indent in current
85 line
86|i_CTRL-U| CTRL-U delete all entered characters in the current
87 line
88|i_CTRL-V| CTRL-V {char} insert next non-digit literally
89|i_CTRL-V_digit| CTRL-V {number} insert three digit decimal number as a single
90 byte.
91|i_CTRL-W| CTRL-W delete word before the cursor
92|i_CTRL-X| CTRL-X {mode} enter CTRL-X sub mode, see below
93|i_CTRL-Y| CTRL-Y insert the character which is above the cursor
94|i_CTRL-Z| CTRL-Z when 'insertmode' set: suspend Vim
95|i_<Esc>| <Esc> end insert mode (unless 'insertmode' set)
96|i_CTRL-[| CTRL-[ same as <Esc>
97|i_CTRL-\_CTRL-N| CTRL-\ CTRL-N go to Normal mode
98|i_CTRL-\_CTRL-G| CTRL-\ CTRL-G go to mode specified with 'insertmode'
99 CTRL-\ a - z reserved for extensions
100 CTRL-\ others not used
101|i_CTRL-]| CTRL-] trigger abbreviation
102|i_CTRL-^| CTRL-^ toggle use of |:lmap| mappings
103|i_CTRL-_| CTRL-_ When 'allowrevins' set: change language
104 (Hebrew, Farsi) {only when compiled with
105 +rightleft feature}
106
107 <Space> to '~' not used, except '0' and '^' followed by
108 CTRL-D
109
110|i_0_CTRL-D| 0 CTRL-D delete all indent in the current line
111|i_^_CTRL-D| ^ CTRL-D delete all indent in the current line, restore
112 it in the next line
113
114|i_<Del>| <Del> delete character under the cursor
115
116 Meta characters (0x80 to 0xff, 128 to 255)
117 not used
118
119|i_<Left>| <Left> cursor one character left
120|i_<S-Left>| <S-Left> cursor one word left
121|i_<C-Left>| <C-Left> cursor one word left
122|i_<Right>| <Right> cursor one character right
123|i_<S-Right>| <S-Right> cursor one word right
124|i_<C-Right>| <C-Right> cursor one word right
125|i_<Up>| <Up> cursor one line up
126|i_<S-Up>| <S-Up> same as <PageUp>
127|i_<Down>| <Down> cursor one line down
128|i_<S-Down>| <S-Down> same as <PageDown>
129|i_<Home>| <Home> cursor to start of line
130|i_<C-Home>| <C-Home> cursor to start of file
131|i_<End>| <End> cursor past end of line
132|i_<C-End>| <C-End> cursor past end of file
Bram Moolenaar69a7cb42004-06-20 12:51:53 +0000133|i_<PageUp>| <PageUp> one screenful backward
134|i_<PageDown>| <PageDown> one screenful forward
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000135|i_<F1>| <F1> same as <Help>
136|i_<Help>| <Help> stop insert mode and display help window
137|i_<Insert>| <Insert> toggle Insert/Replace mode
138|i_<LeftMouse>| <LeftMouse> cursor at mouse click
139|i_<MouseDown>| <MouseDown> scroll three lines downwards
140|i_<S-MouseDown>| <S-MouseDown> scroll a full page downwards
141|i_<MouseUp>| <MouseUp> scroll three lines upwards
142|i_<S-MouseUp>| <S-MouseUp> scroll a full page upwards
143
144commands in CTRL-X submode
145
146|i_CTRL-X_CTRL-D| CTRL-X CTRL-D complete defined identifiers
147|i_CTRL-X_CTRL-E| CTRL-X CTRL-E scroll up
148|i_CTRL-X_CTRL-F| CTRL-X CTRL-F complete file names
149|i_CTRL-X_CTRL-I| CTRL-X CTRL-I complete identifiers
150|i_CTRL-X_CTRL-K| CTRL-X CTRL-K complete identifiers from dictionary
151|i_CTRL-X_CTRL-L| CTRL-X CTRL-L complete whole lines
152|i_CTRL-X_CTRL-N| CTRL-X CTRL-N next completion
153|i_CTRL-X_CTRL-P| CTRL-X CTRL-P previous completion
154|i_CTRL-X_CTRL-T| CTRL-X CTRL-T complete identifiers from thesaurus
155|i_CTRL-X_CTRL-Y| CTRL-X CTRL-Y scroll down
156|i_CTRL-X_CTRL-]| CTRL-X CTRL-] complete tags
157{not available when compiled without the +insert_expand feature}
158
159==============================================================================
1602. Normal mode *normal-index*
161
162CHAR any non-blank character
163WORD a sequence of non-blank characters
164N a number entered before the command
165{motion} a cursor movement command
166Nmove the text that is moved over with a {motion}
167SECTION a section that possibly starts with '}' instead of '{'
168
169note: 1 = cursor movement command; 2 = can be undone/redone
170
171tag char note action in Normal mode ~
172------------------------------------------------------------------------------
173 CTRL-@ not used
174|CTRL-A| CTRL-A 2 add N to number at/after cursor
175|CTRL-B| CTRL-B 1 scroll N screens Backwards
176|CTRL-C| CTRL-C interrupt current (search) command
177|CTRL-D| CTRL-D scroll Down N lines (default: half a screen)
178|CTRL-E| CTRL-E scroll N lines upwards (N lines Extra)
179|CTRL-F| CTRL-F 1 scroll N screens Forward
180|CTRL-G| CTRL-G display current file name and position
181|<BS>| <BS> 1 same as "h"
182|CTRL-H| CTRL-H 1 same as "h"
183|<Tab>| <Tab> 1 go to N newer entry in jump list
184|CTRL-I| CTRL-I 1 same as <Tab>
185|<NL>| <NL> 1 same as "j"
186|CTRL-J| CTRL-J 1 same as "j"
187 CTRL-K not used
188|CTRL-L| CTRL-L redraw screen
189|<CR>| <CR> 1 cursor to the first CHAR N lines lower
190|CTRL-M| CTRL-M 1 same as <CR>
191|CTRL-N| CTRL-N 1 same as "j"
192|CTRL-O| CTRL-O 1 go to N older entry in jump list
193|CTRL-P| CTRL-P 1 same as "k"
194 CTRL-Q (used for terminal control flow)
195|CTRL-R| CTRL-R 2 redo changes which were undone with 'u'
196 CTRL-S (used for terminal control flow)
197|CTRL-T| CTRL-T jump to N older Tag in tag list
198|CTRL-U| CTRL-U scroll N lines Upwards (default: half a
199 screen)
200|CTRL-V| CTRL-V start blockwise Visual mode
201|CTRL-W| CTRL-W {char} window commands, see |CTRL-W|
202|CTRL-X| CTRL-X 2 subtract N from number at/after cursor
203|CTRL-Y| CTRL-Y scroll N lines downwards
204|CTRL-Z| CTRL-Z suspend program (or start new shell)
205 CTRL-[ <Esc> not used
206|CTRL-\_CTRL-N| CTRL-\ CTRL-N go to Normal mode (no-op)
207|CTRL-\_CTRL-G| CTRL-\ CTRL-G go to mode specified with 'insertmode'
208 CTRL-\ a - z reserved for extensions
209 CTRL-\ others not used
210|CTRL-]| CTRL-] :ta to ident under cursor
211|CTRL-^| CTRL-^ edit Nth alternate file (equivalent to
212 ":e #N")
213 CTRL-_ not used
214
215|<Space>| <Space> 1 same as "l"
216|!| !{motion}{filter}
217 2 filter Nmove text through the {filter}
218 command
219|!!| !!{filter} 2 filter N lines through the {filter} command
220|quote| "{a-zA-Z0-9.%#:-"} use register {a-zA-Z0-9.%#:-"} for next
221 delete, yank or put (uppercase to append)
222 ({.%#:} only work with put)
223|#| # 1 search backward for the Nth occurrence of
224 the ident under the cursor
225|$| $ 1 cursor to the end of Nth next line
226|%| % 1 find the next (curly/square) bracket on
227 this line and go to its match, or go to
228 matching comment bracket, or go to matching
229 preprocessor directive.
230|N%| {count}% 1 go to N percentage in the file
231|&| & 2 repeat last :s
232|'| '{a-zA-Z0-9} 1 cursor to the first CHAR on the line with
233 mark {a-zA-Z0-9}
234|''| '' 1 cursor to the first CHAR of the line where
235 the cursor was before the latest jump.
236|'(| '( 1 cursor to the first CHAR on the line of the
237 start of the current sentence
238|')| ') 1 cursor to the first CHAR on the line of the
239 end of the current sentence
240|'<| '< 1 cursor to the first CHAR of the line where
241 highlighted area starts/started in the
242 current buffer.
243|'>| '> 1 cursor to the first CHAR of the line where
244 highlighted area ends/ended in the current
245 buffer.
246|'[| '[ 1 cursor to the first CHAR on the line of the
247 start of last operated text or start of put
248 text
249|']| '] 1 cursor to the first CHAR on the line of the
250 end of last operated text or end of put
251 text
252|'{| '{ 1 cursor to the first CHAR on the line of the
253 start of the current paragraph
254|'}| '} 1 cursor to the first CHAR on the line of the
255 end of the current paragraph
256|(| ( 1 cursor N sentences backward
257|)| ) 1 cursor N sentences forward
258|star| * 1 search forward for the Nth occurrence of
259 the ident under the cursor
260|+| + 1 same as <CR>
261|,| , 1 repeat latest f, t, F or T in opposite
262 direction N times
263|-| - 1 cursor to the first CHAR N lines higher
264|.| . 2 repeat last change with count replaced with
265 N
266|/| /{pattern}<CR> 1 search forward for the Nth occurrence of
267 {pattern}
268|/<CR>| /<CR> 1 search forward for {pattern} of last search
269|count| 0 1 cursor to the first char of the line
270|count| 1 prepend to command to give a count
271|count| 2 "
272|count| 3 "
273|count| 4 "
274|count| 5 "
275|count| 6 "
276|count| 7 "
277|count| 8 "
278|count| 9 "
279|:| : 1 start entering an Ex command
280|N:| {count}: start entering an Ex command with range
281 from current line to N-1 lines down
282|;| ; 1 repeat latest f, t, F or T N times
283|<| <{motion} 2 shift Nmove lines one 'shiftwidth'
284 leftwards
285|<<| << 2 shift N lines one 'shiftwidth' leftwards
286|=| ={motion} 2 filter Nmove lines through "indent"
287|==| == 2 filter N lines through "indent"
288|>| >{motion} 2 shift Nmove lines one 'shiftwidth'
289 rightwards
290|>>| >> 2 shift N lines one 'shiftwidth' rightwards
291|?| ?{pattern}<CR> 1 search backward for the Nth previous
292 occurrence of {pattern}
293|?<CR>| ?<CR> 1 search backward for {pattern} of last search
294|@| @{a-z} 2 execute the contents of register {a-z}
295 N times
296|@:| @: repeat the previous ":" command N times
297|@@| @@ 2 repeat the previous @{a-z} N times
298|A| A 2 append text after the end of the line N times
299|B| B 1 cursor N WORDS backward
300|C| ["x]C 2 change from the cursor position to the end
301 of the line, and N-1 more lines [into
302 buffer x]; synonym for "c$"
303|D| ["x]D 2 delete the characters under the cursor
304 until the end of the line and N-1 more
305 lines [into buffer x]; synonym for "d$"
306|E| E 1 cursor forward to the end of WORD N
307|F| F{char} 1 cursor to the Nth occurrence of {char} to
308 the left
309|G| G 1 cursor to line N, default last line
310|H| H 1 cursor to line N from top of screen
311|I| I 2 insert text before the first CHAR on the
312 line N times
313|J| J 2 Join N lines; default is 2
314|K| K lookup Keyword under the cursor with
315 'keywordprg'
316|L| L 1 cursor to line N from bottom of screen
317|M| M 1 cursor to middle line of screen
318|N| N 1 repeat the latest '/' or '?' N times in
319 opposite direction
320|O| O 2 begin a new line above the cursor and
321 insert text, repeat N times
322|P| ["x]P 2 put the text [from buffer x] before the
323 cursor N times
324|Q| Q switch to "Ex" mode
325|R| R 2 enter replace mode: overtype existing
326 characters, repeat the entered text N-1
327 times
328|S| ["x]S 2 delete N lines [into buffer x] and start
329 insert; synonym for "^cc" or "0cc",
330 depending on autoindent
331|T| T{char} 1 cursor till after Nth occurrence of {char}
332 to the left
333|U| U 2 undo all latest changes on one line
334|V| V start linewise Visual mode
335|W| W 1 cursor N WORDS forward
336|X| ["x]X 2 delete N characters before the cursor [into
337 buffer x]
338|Y| ["x]Y yank N lines [into buffer x]; synonym for
339 "yy"
340|ZZ| ZZ store current file if modified, and exit
341|ZQ| ZQ exit current file always
342|[| [{char} square bracket command (see below)
343 \ not used
344|]| ]{char} square bracket command (see below)
345|^| ^ 1 cursor to the first CHAR of the line
346|_| _ 1 cursor to the first CHAR N - 1 lines lower
347|`| `{a-zA-Z0-9} 1 cursor to the mark {a-zA-Z0-9}
348|`(| `( 1 cursor to the start of the current sentence
349|`)| `) 1 cursor to the end of the current sentence
350|`<| `< 1 cursor to the start of the highlighted area
351|`>| `> 1 cursor to the end of the highlighted area
352|`[| `[ 1 cursor to the start of last operated text
353 or start of putted text
354|`]| `] 1 cursor to the end of last operated text or
355 end of putted text
356|``| `` 1 cursor to the position before latest jump
357|`{| `{ 1 cursor to the start of the current paragraph
358|`}| `} 1 cursor to the end of the current paragraph
359|a| a 2 append text after the cursor N times
360|b| b 1 cursor N words backward
361|c| ["x]c{motion} 2 delete Nmove text [into buffer x] and start
362 insert
363|cc| ["x]cc 2 delete N lines [into buffer x] and start
364 insert
365|d| ["x]d{motion} 2 delete Nmove text [into buffer x]
366|dd| ["x]dd 2 delete N lines [into buffer x]
367|do| do 2 same as ":diffget"
368|dp| dp 2 same as ":diffput"
369|e| e 1 cursor forward to the end of word N
370|f| f{char} 1 cursor to Nth occurrence of {char} to the
371 right
372|g| g{char} extended commands, see below
373|h| h 1 cursor N chars to the left
374|i| i 2 insert text before the cursor N times
375|j| j 1 cursor N lines downward
376|k| k 1 cursor N lines upward
377|l| l 1 cursor N chars to the right
378|m| m{A-Za-z} set mark {A-Za-z} at cursor position
379|n| n 1 repeat the latest '/' or '?' N times
380|o| o 2 begin a new line below the cursor and
381 insert text, repeat N times
382|p| ["x]p 2 put the text [from register x] after the
383 cursor N times
384|q| q{0-9a-zA-Z"} record typed characters into named register
385 {0-9a-zA-Z"} (uppercase to append)
386|q| q (while recording) stops recording
387|q:| q: edit : command-line in command-line window
388|q/| q/ edit / command-line in command-line window
389|q?| q? edit ? command-line in command-line window
390|r| r{char} 2 replace N chars with {char}
391|s| ["x]s 2 (substitute) delete N characters [into
392 buffer x] and start insert
393|t| t{char} 1 cursor till before Nth occurrence of {char}
394 to the right
395|u| u 2 undo changes
396|v| v start characterwise Visual mode
397|w| w 1 cursor N words forward
398|x| ["x]x 2 delete N characters under and after the
399 cursor [into buffer x]
400|y| ["x]y{motion} yank Nmove text [into buffer x]
401|yy| ["x]yy yank N lines [into buffer x]
402|z| z{char} commands starting with 'z', see below
403|{| { 1 cursor N paragraphs backward
404|bar| | 1 cursor to column N
405|}| } 1 cursor N paragraphs forward
406|~| ~ 2 'tildeop' off: switch case of N characters
407 under cursor and move the cursor N
408 characters to the right
409|~| ~{motion} 'tildeop' on: switch case of Nmove text
410|<C-End>| <C-End> 1 same as "G"
411|<C-Home>| <C-Home> 1 same as "gg"
412|<C-Left>| <C-Left> 1 same as "b"
413|<C-LeftMouse>| <C-LeftMouse> ":ta" to the keyword at the mouse click
414|<C-Right>| <C-Right> 1 same as "w"
415|<C-RightMouse>| <C-RightMouse> same as "CTRL-T"
416|<Del>| ["x]<Del> 2 same as "x"
417|N<Del>| {count}<Del> remove the last digit from {count}
418|<Down>| <Down> 1 same as "j"
419|<End>| <End> 1 same as "$"
420|<F1>| <F1> same as <Help>
421|<Help>| <Help> open a help window
422|<Home>| <Home> 1 same as "0"
423|<Insert>| <Insert> 2 same as "i"
424|<Left>| <Left> 1 same as "h"
425|<LeftMouse>| <LeftMouse> 1 move cursor to the mouse click position
426|<MiddleMouse>| <MiddleMouse> 2 same as "P" at the mouse click position
427|<PageDown>| <PageDown> same as CTRL-F
428|<PageUp>| <PageUp> same as CTRL-B
429|<Right>| <Right> 1 same as "l"
430|<RightMouse>| <RightMouse> start Visual mode, move cursor to the mouse
431 click position
432|<S-Down>| <S-Down> 1 same as CTRL-F
433|<S-Left>| <S-Left> 1 same as "b"
434|<S-LeftMouse>| <S-LeftMouse> same as "*" at the mouse click position
435|<S-Right>| <S-Right> 1 same as "w"
436|<S-RightMouse>| <S-RightMouse> same as "#" at the mouse click position
437|<S-Up>| <S-Up> 1 same as CTRL-B
438|<Undo>| <Undo> 2 same as "u"
439|<Up>| <Up> 1 same as "k"
440|<MouseDown>| <MouseDown> scroll three lines downwards
441|<S-MouseDown>| <S-MouseDown> scroll a full page downwards
442|<MouseUp>| <MouseUp> scroll three lines upwards
443|<S-MouseUp>| <S-MouseUp> scroll a full page upwards
444
445==============================================================================
4462.1 Text objects *objects*
447
448These can be used after an operator or in Visual mode to select an object.
449
450tag command action in Normal mode ~
451------------------------------------------------------------------------------
452|v_a(| a( same as ab
453|v_a)| a) same as ab
454|v_a<| a< "a <>" from '<' to the matching '>'
455|v_a>| a> same as a<
456|v_aB| aB "a Block" from "[{" to "]}" (with brackets)
457|v_aW| aW "a WORD" (with white space)
458|v_a[| a[ "a []" from '[' to the matching ']'
459|v_a]| a] same as a[
460|v_ab| ab "a block" from "[(" to "])" (with braces)
461|v_ap| ap "a paragraph" (with white space)
462|v_as| as "a sentence" (with white space)
463|v_aw| aw "a word" (with white space)
464|v_a{| a{ same as aB
465|v_a}| a} same as aB
466|v_i(| i( same as ib
467|v_i)| i) same as ib
468|v_i<| i< "inner <>" from '<' to the matching '>'
469|v_i>| i> same as i<
470|v_iB| iB "inner Block" from "[{" and "]}"
471|v_iW| iW "inner WORD"
472|v_i[| i[ "inner []" from '[' to the matching ']'
473|v_i]| i] same as i[
474|v_ib| ib "inner block" from "[(" to "])"
475|v_ip| ip "inner paragraph"
476|v_is| is "inner sentence"
477|v_iw| iw "inner word"
478|v_i{| i{ same as iB
479|v_i}| i} same as iB
480
481==============================================================================
4822.2 Window commands *CTRL-W*
483
484tag command action in Normal mode ~
485------------------------------------------------------------------------------
486|CTRL-W_CTRL-B| CTRL-W CTRL-B same as "CTRL-W b"
487|CTRL-W_CTRL-C| CTRL-W CTRL-C same as "CTRL-W c"
488|CTRL-W_CTRL-D| CTRL-W CTRL-D same as "CTRL-W d"
489|CTRL-W_CTRL-F| CTRL-W CTRL-F same as "CTRL-W f"
490 CTRL-W CTRL-G same as "CTRL-W g .."
491|CTRL-W_CTRL-H| CTRL-W CTRL-H same as "CTRL-W h"
492|CTRL-W_CTRL-I| CTRL-W CTRL-I same as "CTRL-W i"
493|CTRL-W_CTRL-J| CTRL-W CTRL-J same as "CTRL-W j"
494|CTRL-W_CTRL-K| CTRL-W CTRL-K same as "CTRL-W k"
495|CTRL-W_CTRL-L| CTRL-W CTRL-L same as "CTRL-W l"
496|CTRL-W_CTRL-N| CTRL-W CTRL-N same as "CTRL-W n"
497|CTRL-W_CTRL-O| CTRL-W CTRL-O same as "CTRL-W o"
498|CTRL-W_CTRL-P| CTRL-W CTRL-P same as "CTRL-W p"
499|CTRL-W_CTRL-Q| CTRL-W CTRL-Q same as "CTRL-W q"
500|CTRL-W_CTRL-R| CTRL-W CTRL-R same as "CTRL-W r"
501|CTRL-W_CTRL-S| CTRL-W CTRL-S same as "CTRL-W s"
502|CTRL-W_CTRL-T| CTRL-W CTRL-T same as "CTRL-W t"
503|CTRL-W_CTRL-V| CTRL-W CTRL-V same as "CTRL-W v"
504|CTRL-W_CTRL-W| CTRL-W CTRL-W same as "CTRL-W w"
505|CTRL-W_CTRL-X| CTRL-W CTRL-X same as "CTRL-W x"
506|CTRL-W_CTRL-Z| CTRL-W CTRL-Z same as "CTRL-W z"
507|CTRL-W_CTRL-]| CTRL-W CTRL-] same as "CTRL-W ]"
508|CTRL-W_CTRL-^| CTRL-W CTRL-^ same as "CTRL-W ^"
509|CTRL-W_CTRL-_| CTRL-W CTRL-_ same as "CTRL-W _"
510|CTRL-W_+| CTRL-W + increase current window height N lines
511|CTRL-W_-| CTRL-W - decrease current window height N lines
512|CTRL-W_<| CTRL-W < decrease current window width N columns
513|CTRL-W_=| CTRL-W = make all windows the same height
514|CTRL-W_>| CTRL-W > increase current window width N columns
515|CTRL-W_H| CTRL-W H move current window to the far left
516|CTRL-W_J| CTRL-W J move current window to the very bottom
517|CTRL-W_K| CTRL-W K move current window to the very top
518|CTRL-W_L| CTRL-W L move current window to the far right
519|CTRL-W_P| CTRL-W P go to preview window
520|CTRL-W_R| CTRL-W R rotate windows upwards N times
521|CTRL-W_S| CTRL-W S same as "CTRL-W s"
522|CTRL-W_W| CTRL-W W go to N previous window (wrap around)
523|CTRL-W_]| CTRL-W ] split window and jump to tag under cursor
524|CTRL-W_^| CTRL-W ^ split current window and edit alternate
525 file N
526|CTRL-W__| CTRL-W _ set current window height to N (default:
527 very high)
528|CTRL-W_b| CTRL-W b go to bottom window
529|CTRL-W_c| CTRL-W c close current window (like |:close|)
530|CTRL-W_d| CTRL-W d split window and jump to definition under
531 the cursor
532|CTRL-W_f| CTRL-W f split window and edit file name under the
533 cursor
534|CTRL-W_g_CTRL-]| CTRL-W g CTRL-] split window and do |:tjump| to tag under
535 cursor
536|CTRL-W_g]| CTRL-W g ] split window and do |:tselect| for tag
537 under cursor
538|CTRL-W_g}| CTRL-W g } do a |:ptjump| to the tag under the cursor
539|CTRL-W_h| CTRL-W h go to Nth left window (stop at first window)
540|CTRL-W_i| CTRL-W i split window and jump to declaration of
541 identifier under the cursor
542|CTRL-W_j| CTRL-W j go N windows down (stop at last window)
543|CTRL-W_k| CTRL-W k go N windows up (stop at first window)
544|CTRL-W_l| CTRL-W l go to Nth right window (stop at last window)
545|CTRL-W_n| CTRL-W n open new window, N lines high
546|CTRL-W_o| CTRL-W o close all but current window (like |:only|)
547|CTRL-W_p| CTRL-W p go to previous (last accessed) window
548|CTRL-W_q| CTRL-W q quit current window (like |:quit|)
549|CTRL-W_r| CTRL-W r rotate windows downwards N times
550|CTRL-W_s| CTRL-W s split current window in two parts, new
551 window N lines high
552|CTRL-W_t| CTRL-W t go to top window
553|CTRL-W_v| CTRL-W v split current window vertically, new window
554 N lines wide
555|CTRL-W_w| CTRL-W w go to N next window (wrap around)
556|CTRL-W_x| CTRL-W x exchange current window with window N
557 (default: next window)
558|CTRL-W_z| CTRL-W z close preview window
559|CTRL-W_bar| CTRL-W | set window width to N columns
560|CTRL-W_}| CTRL-W } show tag under cursor in preview window
561|CTRL-W_<Down>| CTRL-W <Down> same as "CTRL-W j"
562|CTRL-W_<Up>| CTRL-W <Up> same as "CTRL-W k"
563|CTRL-W_<Left>| CTRL-W <Left> same as "CTRL-W h"
564|CTRL-W_<Right>| CTRL-W <Right> same as "CTRL-W l"
565
566==============================================================================
5672.3 Square bracket commands *[* *]*
568
569tag char note action in Normal mode ~
570------------------------------------------------------------------------------
571|[_CTRL-D| [ CTRL-D jump to first #define found in current and
572 included files matching the word under the
573 cursor, start searching at beginning of
574 current file
575|[_CTRL-I| [ CTRL-I jump to first line in current and included
576 files that contains the word under the
577 cursor, start searching at beginning of
578 current file
579|[#| [# 1 cursor to N previous unmatched #if, #else
580 or #ifdef
581|['| [' 1 cursor to previous lowercase mark, on first
582 non-blank
583|[(| [( 1 cursor N times back to unmatched '('
584|[star| [* 1 same as "[/"
585|[`| [` 1 cursor to previous lowercase mark
586|[/| [/ 1 cursor to N previous start of a C comment
587|[D| [D list all defines found in current and
588 included files matching the word under the
589 cursor, start searching at beginning of
590 current file
591|[I| [I list all lines found in current and
592 included files that contain the word under
593 the cursor, start searching at beginning of
594 current file
595|[P| [P 2 same as "[p"
596|[[| [[ 1 cursor N sections backward
597|[]| [] 1 cursor N SECTIONS backward
598|[c| [c 1 cursor N times backwards to start of change
599|[d| [d show first #define found in current and
600 included files matching the word under the
601 cursor, start searching at beginning of
602 current file
603|[f| [f same as "gf"
604|[i| [i show first line found in current and
605 included files that contains the word under
606 the cursor, start searching at beginning of
607 current file
608|[p| [p 2 like "P", but adjust indent to current line
609|[m| [m 1 cursor N times back to start of member
610 function
611|[z| [z 1 move to start of open fold
612|[{| [{ 1 cursor N times back to unmatched '{'
613|[<MiddleMouse> [<MiddleMouse> 2 same as "[p"
614
615|]_CTRL-D| ] CTRL-D jump to first #define found in current and
616 included files matching the word under the
617 cursor, start searching at cursor position
618|]_CTRL-I| ] CTRL-I jump to first line in current and included
619 files that contains the word under the
620 cursor, start searching at cursor position
621|]#| ]# 1 cursor to N next unmatched #endif or #else
622|]'| ]' 1 cursor to next lowercase mark, on first
623 non-blank
624|])| ]) 1 cursor N times forward to unmatched ')'
625|]star| ]* 1 same as "]/"
626|]`| ]` 1 cursor to next lowercase mark
627|]/| ]/ 1 cursor to N next end of a C comment
628|]D| ]D list all #defines found in current and
629 included files matching the word under the
630 cursor, start searching at cursor position
631|]I| ]I list all lines found in current and
632 included files that contain the word under
633 the cursor, start searching at cursor
634 position
635|]P| ]P 2 same as "[p"
636|][| ][ 1 cursor N SECTIONS forward
637|]]| ]] 1 cursor N sections forward
638|]c| ]c 1 cursor N times forward to start of change
639|]d| ]d show first #define found in current and
640 included files matching the word under the
641 cursor, start searching at cursor position
642|]f| ]f same as "gf"
643|]i| ]i show first line found in current and
644 included files that contains the word under
645 the cursor, start searching at cursor
646 position
647|]p| ]p 2 like "p", but adjust indent to current line
648|]m| ]m 1 cursor N times forward to end of member
649 function
650|]z| ]z 1 move to end of open fold
651|]}| ]} 1 cursor N times forward to unmatched '}'
652|]<MiddleMouse> ]<MiddleMouse> 2 same as "]p"
653
654==============================================================================
6552.4 Commands starting with 'g' *g*
656
657tag char note action in Normal mode ~
658------------------------------------------------------------------------------
659|g_CTRL-A| g CTRL-A only when compiled with MEM_PROFILE
660 defined: dump a memory profile
661|g_CTRL-G| g CTRL-G show information about current cursor
662 position
663|g_CTRL-H| g CTRL-H start Select block mode
664|g_CTRL-]| g CTRL-] |:tjump| to the tag under the cursor
665|g#| g# 1 like "#", but without using "\<" and "\>"
666|g$| g$ 1 when 'wrap' off go to rightmost character of
667 the current line that is on the screen;
668 when 'wrap' on go to the rightmost character
669 of the current screen line
670|g&| g& 2 repeat last ":s" on all lines
671|g'| g'{mark} 1 like |'| but without changing the jumplist
672|g`| g`{mark} 1 like |`| but without changing the jumplist
673|gstar| g* 1 like "*", but without using "\<" and "\>"
674|g0| g0 1 when 'wrap' off go to leftmost character of
675 the current line that is on the screen;
676 when 'wrap' on go to the leftmost character
677 of the current screen line
678|g8| g8 print hex value of bytes used in UTF-8
679 character under the cursor
680|g?| g? 2 Rot13 encoding operator
681|g?g?| g?? 2 Rot13 encode current line
682|g?g?| g?g? 2 Rot13 encode current line
683|gD| gD 1 go to definition of word under the cursor
684 in current file
685|gE| gE 1 go backwards to the end of the previous
686 WORD
687|gH| gH start Select line mode
688|gI| gI 2 like "I", but always start in column 1
689|gJ| gJ 2 join lines without inserting space
690|gP| ["x]gP 2 put the text [from register x] before the
691 cursor N times, leave the cursor after it
692|gR| gR 2 enter Virtual Replace mode
693|gU| gU{motion} 2 make Nmove text uppercase
694|gV| gV don't reselect the previous Visual area
695 when executing a mapping or menu in Select
696 mode
697|g]| g] :tselect on the tag under the cursor
698|g^| g^ 1 when 'wrap' off go to leftmost non-white
699 character of the current line that is on
700 the screen; when 'wrap' on go to the
701 leftmost non-white character of the current
702 screen line
703|ga| ga print ascii value of character under the
704 cursor
705|gd| gd 1 go to definition of word under the cursor
706 in current function
707|ge| ge 1 go backwards to the end of the previous
708 word
709|gf| gf start editing the file whose name is under
710 the cursor
711|gg| gg 1 cursor to line N, default first line
712|gh| gh start Select mode
713|gi| gi 2 like "i", but first move to the |'^| mark
714|gj| gj 1 like "j", but when 'wrap' on go N screen
715 lines down
716|gk| gk 1 like "k", but when 'wrap' on go N screen
717 lines up
718|gm| gm 1 go to character at middle of the screenline
719|go| go 1 cursor to byte N in the buffer
720|gp| ["x]gp 2 put the text [from register x] after the
721 cursor N times, leave the cursor after it
722|gq| gq{motion} 2 format Nmove text
723|gr| gr{char} 2 virtual replace N chars with {char}
724|gs| gs go to sleep for N seconds (default 1)
725|gu| gu{motion} 2 make Nmove text lowercase
726|gv| gv reselect the previous Visual area
727|gw| gw{motion} 2 format Nmove text and keep cursor
728|g~| g~{motion} 2 swap case for Nmove text
729|g<Down>| g<Down> 1 same as "gj"
730|g<End>| g<End> 1 same as "g$"
731|g<Home>| g<Home> 1 same as "g0"
732|g<LeftMouse>| g<LeftMouse> same as <C-LeftMouse>
733 g<MiddleMouse> same as <C-MiddleMouse>
734|g<RightMouse>| g<RightMouse> same as <C-RightMouse>
735|g<Up>| g<Up> 1 same as "gk"
736
737==============================================================================
7382.5 Commands starting with 'z' *z*
739
740tag char note action in Normal mode ~
741------------------------------------------------------------------------------
742|z<CR>| z<CR> redraw, cursor line to top of window,
743 cursor on first non-blank
744|zN<CR>| z{height}<CR> redraw, make window {height} lines high
745|z+| z+ cursor on line N (default line below
746 window), otherwise like "z<CR>"
747|z-| z- redraw, cursor line at bottom of window,
748 cursor on first non-blank
749|z.| z. redraw, cursor line to center of window,
750 cursor on first non-blank
751|zA| zA open a closed fold or close an open fold
752 recursively
753|zC| zC close folds recursively
754|zD| zD delete folds recursively
755|zE| zE eliminate all folds
756|zF| zF create a fold for N lines
757|zM| zM set 'foldlevel' to zero
758|zN| zN set 'foldenable'
759|zO| zO open folds recursively
760|zR| zR set 'foldlevel' to the deepest fold
761|zX| zX re-apply 'foldlevel'
762|z^| z^ cursor on line N (default line above
763 window), otherwise like "z-"
764|za| za open a closed fold, close an open fold
765|zb| zb redraw, cursor line at bottom of window
766|zc| zc close a fold
767|zd| zd delete a fold
768|ze| ze when 'wrap' off scroll horizontally to
769 position the cursor at the end (right side)
770 of the screen
771|zf| zf{motion} create a fold for Nmove text
772|zh| zh when 'wrap' off scroll screen N characters
773 to the right
774|zi| zi toggle 'foldenable'
775|zj| zj 1 move to the start of the next fold
776|zk| zk 1 move to the end of the previous fold
777|zl| zl when 'wrap' off scroll screen N characters
778 to the left
779|zm| zm subtract one from 'foldlevel'
780|zn| zn reset 'foldenable'
781|zo| zo open fold
782|zr| zr add one to 'foldlevel'
783|zs| zs when 'wrap' off scroll horizontally to
784 position the cursor at the start (left
785 side) of the screen
786|zt| zt redraw, cursor line at top of window
787|zv| zv open enough folds to view the cursor line
788|zx| zx re-apply 'foldlevel' and do "zv"
789|zz| zz redraw, cursor line at center of window
790|z<Left>| z<Left> same as "zh"
791|z<Right>| z<Right> same as "zl"
792
793==============================================================================
7943. Visual mode *visual-index*
795
796Most commands in Visual mode are the same as in Normal mode. The ones listed
797here are those that are different.
798
799tag command note action in Visual mode ~
800------------------------------------------------------------------------------
801|v_CTRL-\_CTRL-N| CTRL-\ CTRL-N stop Visual mode
802|v_CTRL-\_CTRL-G| CTRL-\ CTRL-G go to mode specified with 'insertmode'
803|v_CTRL-G| CTRL-G toggle between Visual mode and Select mode
804|v_<BS>| <BS> 2 Select mode: delete highlighted area
805|v_CTRL-H| CTRL-H 2 same as <BS>
806|v_CTRL-O| CTRL-O switch from Select to Visual mode for one
807 command
808|v_CTRL-V| CTRL-V make Visual mode blockwise or stop Visual
809 mode
810|v_CTRL-]| CTRL-] jump to highlighted tag
811|v_!| !{filter} 2 filter the highlighted lines through the
812 external command {filter}
813|v_:| : start a command-line with the highlighted
814 lines as a range
815|v_<| < 2 shift the highlighted lines one
816 'shiftwidth' left
817|v_=| = 2 filter the highlighted lines through the
818 external program given with the 'equalprg'
819 option
820|v_>| > 2 shift the highlighted lines one
821 'shiftwidth' right
822|v_b_A| A 2 block mode: append same text in all lines,
823 after the highlighted area
824|v_C| C 2 delete the highlighted lines and start
825 insert
826|v_D| D 2 delete the highlighted lines
827|v_b_I| I 2 block mode: insert same text in all lines,
828 before the highlighted area
829|v_J| J 2 join the highlighted lines
830|v_K| K run 'keywordprg' on the highlighted area
831|v_O| O Move horizontally to other corner of area.
832 Q does not start Ex mode
833|v_R| R 2 delete the highlighted lines and start
834 insert
835|v_S| S 2 delete the highlighted lines and start
836 insert
837|v_U| U 2 make highlighted area uppercase
838|v_V| V make Visual mode linewise or stop Visual
839 mode
840|v_X| X 2 delete the highlighted lines
841|v_Y| Y yank the highlighted lines
842|v_a(| a( same as ab
843|v_a)| a) same as ab
844|v_a<| a< extend highlighted area with a <> block
845|v_a>| a> same as a<
846|v_aB| aB extend highlighted area with a {} block
847|v_aW| aW extend highlighted area with "a WORD"
848|v_a[| a[ extend highlighted area with a [] block
849|v_a]| a] same as a[
850|v_ab| ab extend highlighted area with a () block
851|v_ap| ap extend highlighted area with a paragraph
852|v_as| as extend highlighted area with a sentence
853|v_aw| aw extend highlighted area with "a word"
854|v_a{| a{ same as aB
855|v_a}| a} same as aB
856|v_c| c 2 delete highlighted area and start insert
857|v_d| d 2 delete highlighted area
858|v_gJ| gJ 2 join the highlighted lines without
859 inserting spaces
860|v_gq| gq 2 format the highlighted lines
861|v_gv| gv exchange current and previous highlighted
862 area
863|v_i(| i( same as ib
864|v_i)| i) same as ib
865|v_i<| i< extend highlighted area with inner <> block
866|v_i>| i> same as i<
867|v_iB| iB extend highlighted area with inner {} block
868|v_iW| iW extend highlighted area with "inner WORD"
869|v_i[| i[ extend highlighted area with inner [] block
870|v_i]| i] same as i[
871|v_ib| ib extend highlighted area with inner () block
872|v_ip| ip extend highlighted area with inner paragraph
873|v_is| is extend highlighted area with inner sentence
874|v_iw| iw extend highlighted area with "inner word"
875|v_i{| i{ same as iB
876|v_i}| i} same as iB
877|v_o| o move cursor to other corner of area
878|v_r| r 2 delete highlighted area and start insert
879|v_s| s 2 delete highlighted area and start insert
880|v_u| u 2 make highlighted area lowercase
881|v_v| v make Visual mode characterwise or stop
882 Visual mode
883|v_x| x 2 delete the highlighted area
884|v_y| y yank the highlighted area
885|v_~| ~ 2 swap case for the highlighted area
886
887==============================================================================
8884. Command-line editing *ex-edit-index*
889
890Get to the command-line with the ':', '!', '/' or '?' commands.
891Normal characters are inserted at the current cursor position.
892"Completion" below refers to context-sensitive completion. It will complete
893file names, tags, commands etc. as appropriate.
894
895 CTRL-@ not used
896|c_CTRL-A| CTRL-A do completion on the pattern in front of the
897 cursor and insert all matches
898|c_CTRL-B| CTRL-B cursor to begin of command-line
899|c_CTRL-C| CTRL-C same as <ESC>
900|c_CTRL-D| CTRL-D list completions that match the pattern in
901 front of the cursor
902|c_CTRL-E| CTRL-E cursor to end of command-line
903|'cedit'| CTRL-F default value for 'cedit': opens the
904 command-line window; otherwise not used
905 CTRL-G not used
906|c_<BS>| <BS> delete the character in front of the cursor
907|c_digraph| {char1} <BS> {char2}
908 enter digraph when 'digraph' is on
909|c_CTRL-H| CTRL-H same as <BS>
910|c_<Tab>| <Tab> if 'wildchar' is <Tab>: Do completion on
911 the pattern in front of the cursor
912|c_<S-Tab>| <S-Tab> same as CTRL-P
913|c_wildchar| 'wildchar' Do completion on the pattern in front of the
914 cursor (default: <Tab>)
915|c_CTRL-I| CTRL-I same as <Tab>
916|c_<NL>| <NL> same as <CR>
917|c_CTRL-J| CTRL-J same as <CR>
918|c_CTRL-K| CTRL-K {char1} {char2}
919 enter digraph
920|c_CTRL-L| CTRL-L do completion on the pattern in front of the
921 cursor and insert the longest common part
922|c_<CR>| <CR> execute entered command
923|c_<CR>| CTRL-M same as <CR>
924|c_CTRL-N| CTRL-N after using 'wildchar' with multiple matches:
925 go to next match, otherwise: same as <Down>
926 CTRL-O not used
927|c_CTRL-P| CTRL-P after using 'wildchar' with multiple matches:
928 go to previous match, otherwise: same as <Up>
929|c_CTRL-Q| CTRL-Q same as CTRL-V, unless it's used for terminal
930 control flow
931|c_CTRL-R| CTRL-R {0-9a-z"%#*:= CTRL-F CTRL-P CTRL-W CTRL-A}
932 insert the contents of a register or object
933 under the cursor as if typed
934|c_CTRL-R_CTRL-R| CTRL-R CTRL-R {0-9a-z"%#*:= CTRL-F CTRL-P CTRL-W CTRL-A}
935 insert the contents of a register or object
936 under the cursor literally
937 CTRL-S (used for terminal control flow)
938 CTRL-T not used
939|c_CTRL-U| CTRL-U remove all characters
940|c_CTRL-V| CTRL-V insert next non-digit literally, insert three
941 digit decimal number as a single byte.
942|c_CTRL-W| CTRL-W delete the word in front of the cursor
943 CTRL-X not used (reserved for completion)
944 CTRL-Y copy (yank) modeless selection
945 CTRL-Z not used (reserved for suspend)
946|c_<Esc>| <Esc> abandon command-line without executing it
947|c_<Esc>| CTRL-[ same as <Esc>
948|c_CTRL-\_CTRL-N| CTRL-\ CTRL-N go to Normal mode, abandon command-line
949|c_CTRL-\_CTRL-G| CTRL-\ CTRL-G go to mode specified with 'insertmode',
950 abandon command-line
951 CTRL-\ a - d reserved for extensions
952|c_CTRL-\_e| CTRL-\ e {expr} replace the command line with the result of
953 {expr}
954 CTRL-\ f - z reserved for extensions
955 CTRL-\ others not used
956 CTRL-] not used
957|c_CTRL-^| CTRL-^ toggle use of |:lmap| mappings
958|c_CTRL-_| CTRL-_ when 'allowrevins' set: change language
959 (Hebrew, Farsi)
960|c_<Del>| <Del> delete the character under the cursor
961
962|c_<Left>| <Left> cursor left
963|c_<S-Left>| <S-Left> cursor one word left
964|c_<C-Left>| <C-Left> cursor one word left
965|c_<Right>| <Right> cursor right
966|c_<S-Right>| <S-Right> cursor one word right
967|c_<C-Right>| <C-Right> cursor one word right
968|c_<Up>| <Up> recall previous command-line from history that
969 matches pattern in front of the cursor
970|c_<S-Up>| <S-Up> recall previous command-line from history
971|c_<Down>| <Down> recall next command-line from history that
972 matches pattern in front of the cursor
973|c_<S-Down>| <S-Down> recall next command-line from history
974|c_<Home>| <Home> cursor to start of command-line
975|c_<End>| <End> cursor to end of command-line
976|c_<PageDown>| <PageDown> same as <S-Down>
977|c_<PageUp>| <PageUp> same as <S-Up>
978|c_<Insert>| <Insert> toggle insert/overstrike mode
979|c_<LeftMouse>| <LeftMouse> cursor at mouse click
980
981You found it, Arthur! *holy-grail*
982
983==============================================================================
9845. EX commands *ex-cmd-index* *:index*
985
986This is a brief but complete listing of all the ":" commands, without
987mentioning any arguments. The optional part of the command name is inside [].
988The commands are sorted on the non-optional part of their name.
989
990|:!| :! filter lines or execute an external command
991|:!!| :!! repeat last ":!" command
992|:#| :# same as ":number"
993|:&| :& repeat last ":substitute"
994|:star| :* execute contents of a register
995|:<| :< shift lines one 'shiftwidth' left
996|:=| := print the cursor line number
997|:>| :> shift lines one 'shiftwidth' right
998|:@| :@ execute contents of a register
999|:@@| :@@ repeat the previous ":@"
1000|:Next| :N[ext] go to previous file in the argument list
1001|:Print| :P[rint] print lines
1002|:X| :X ask for encryption key
1003|:append| :a[ppend] append text
1004|:abbreviate| :ab[breviate] enter abbreviation
1005|:abclear| :abc[lear] remove all abbreviations
1006|:aboveleft| :abo[veleft] make split window appear left or above
1007|:all| :al[l] open a window for each file in the argument
1008 list
1009|:amenu| :am[enu] enter new menu item for all modes
1010|:anoremenu| :an[oremenu] enter a new menu for all modes that will not
1011 be remapped
1012|:args| :ar[gs] print the argument list
1013|:argadd| :arga[dd] add items to the argument list
1014|:argdelete| :argd[elete] delete items from the argument list
1015|:argedit| :arge[dit] add item to the argument list and edit it
1016|:argdo| :argdo do a command on all items in the argument list
1017|:argglobal| :argg[lobal] define the global argument list
1018|:arglocal| :argl[ocal] define a local argument list
1019|:argument| :argu[ment] go to specific file in the argument list
1020|:ascii| :as[cii] print ascii value of character under the cursor
1021|:autocmd| :au[tocmd] enter or show autocommands
1022|:augroup| :aug[roup] select the autocommand group to use
1023|:aunmenu| :aun[menu] remove menu for all modes
1024|:buffer| :b[uffer] go to specific buffer in the buffer list
1025|:bNext| :bN[ext] go to previous buffer in the buffer list
1026|:ball| :ba[ll] open a window for each buffer in the buffer list
1027|:badd| :bad[d] add buffer to the buffer list
1028|:bdelete| :bd[elete] remove a buffer from the buffer list
1029|:behave| :be[have] set mouse and selection behavior
1030|:belowright| :bel[owright] make split window appear right or below
1031|:bfirst| :bf[irst] go to first buffer in the buffer list
1032|:blast| :bl[ast] go to last buffer in the buffer list
1033|:bmodified| :bm[odified] go to next buffer in the buffer list that has
1034 been modified
1035|:bnext| :bn[ext] go to next buffer in the buffer list
1036|:botright| :bo[tright] make split window appear at bottom or far right
1037|:bprevious| :bp[revious] go to previous buffer in the buffer list
1038|:brewind| :br[ewind] go to first buffer in the buffer list
1039|:break| :brea[k] break out of while loop
1040|:breakadd| :breaka[dd] add a debugger breakpoint
1041|:breakdel| :breakd[el] delete a debugger breakpoint
1042|:breaklist| :breakl[ist] list debugger breakpoints
1043|:browse| :bro[wse] use file selection dialog
1044|:bufdo| :bufdo execute command in each listed buffer
1045|:buffers| :buffers list all files in the buffer list
1046|:bunload| :bun[load] unload a specific buffer
1047|:bwipeout| :bw[ipeout] really delete a buffer
1048|:change| :c[hange] replace a line or series of lines
1049|:cNext| :cN[ext] go to previous error
1050|:cNfile| :cNf[ile] go to last error in previous file
1051|:cabbrev| :ca[bbrev] like ":abbreviate" but for Command-line mode
1052|:cabclear| :cabc[lear] clear all abbreviations for Command-line mode
1053|:call| :cal[l] call a function
1054|:catch| :cat[ch] part of a :try command
1055|:cc| :cc go to specific error
1056|:cclose| :ccl[ose] close quickfix window
1057|:cd| :cd change directory
1058|:center| :ce[nter] format lines at the center
1059|:cfile| :cf[ile] read file with error messages and jump to first
1060|:cfirst| :cfir[st] go to the specified error, default first one
1061|:cgetfile| :cg[etfile] read file with error messages
1062|:changes| :cha[nges] print the change list
1063|:chdir| :chd[ir] change directory
1064|:checkpath| :che[ckpath] list included files
1065|:checktime| :checkt[ime] check timestamp of loaded buffers
1066|:clist| :cl[ist] list all errors
1067|:clast| :cla[st] go to the specified error, default last one
1068|:close| :clo[se] close current window
1069|:cmap| :cm[ap] like ":map" but for Command-line mode
1070|:cmapclear| :cmapc[lear] clear all mappings for Command-line mode
1071|:cmenu| :cme[nu] add menu for Command-line mode
1072|:cnext| :cn[ext] go to next error
1073|:cnewer| :cnew[er] go to newer error list
1074|:cnfile| :cnf[ile] go to first error in next file
1075|:cnoremap| :cno[remap] like ":noremap" but for Command-line mode
1076|:cnoreabbrev| :cnorea[bbrev] like ":noreabbrev" but for Command-line mode
1077|:cnoremenu| :cnoreme[nu] like ":noremenu" but for Command-line mode
1078|:copy| :co[py] copy lines
1079|:colder| :col[der] go to older error list
1080|:colorscheme| :colo[rscheme] load a specific color scheme
1081|:command| :com[mand] create user-defined command
1082|:comclear| :comc[lear] clear all user-defined commands
1083|:compiler| :comp[iler] do settings for a specific compiler
1084|:continue| :con[tinue] go back to :while
1085|:confirm| :conf[irm] prompt user when confirmation required
1086|:copen| :cope[n] open quickfix window
1087|:cprevious| :cp[revious] go to previous error
1088|:cpfile| :cpf[ile] go to last error in previous file
1089|:cquit| :cq[uit] quit Vim with an error code
1090|:crewind| :cr[ewind] go to the specified error, default first one
1091|:cscope| :cs[cope] execute cscope command
1092|:cstag| :cst[ag] use cscope to jump to a tag
1093|:cunmap| :cu[nmap] like ":unmap" but for Command-line mode
1094|:cunabbrev| :cuna[bbrev] like ":unabbrev" but for Command-line mode
1095|:cunmenu| :cunme[nu] remove menu for Command-line mode
1096|:cwindow| :cw[indow] open or close quickfix window
1097|:delete| :d[elete] delete lines
1098|:debug| :deb[ug] run a command in debugging mode
1099|:debuggreedy| :debugg[reedy] read debug mode commands from normal input
1100|:delcommand| :delc[ommand] delete user-defined command
1101|:delfunction| :delf[unction] delete a user function
1102|:diffupdate| :dif[fupdate] update 'diff' buffers
1103|:diffget| :diffg[et] remove differences in current buffer
1104|:diffpatch| :diffp[atch] apply a patch and show differences
1105|:diffput| :diffpu[t] remove differences in other buffer
1106|:diffsplit| :diffs[plit] show differences with another file
1107|:diffthis| :diffthis make current window a diff window
1108|:digraphs| :dig[raphs] show or enter digraphs
1109|:display| :di[splay] display registers
1110|:djump| :dj[ump] jump to #define
1111|:dlist| :dl[ist] list #defines
1112|:doautocmd| :do[autocmd] apply autocommands to current buffer
1113|:doautoall| :doautoa[ll] apply autocommands for all loaded buffers
1114|:drop| :dr[op] jump to window editing file or edit file in
1115 current window
1116|:dsearch| :ds[earch] list one #define
1117|:dsplit| :dsp[lit] split window and jump to #define
1118|:edit| :e[dit] edit a file
1119|:echo| :ec[ho] echoes the result of expressions
1120|:echoerr| :echoe[rr] like :echo, show like an error and use history
1121|:echohl| :echoh[l] set highlighting for echo commands
1122|:echomsg| :echom[sg] same as :echo, put message in history
1123|:echon| :echon same as :echo, but without <EOL>
1124|:else| :el[se] part of an :if command
1125|:elseif| :elsei[f] part of an :if command
1126|:emenu| :em[enu] execute a menu by name
1127|:endif| :en[dif] end previous :if
1128|:endfunction| :endf[unction] end of a user function
1129|:endtry| :endt[ry] end previous :try
1130|:endwhile| :endw[hile] end previous :while
1131|:enew| :ene[w] edit a new, unnamed buffer
1132|:ex| :ex same as ":edit"
1133|:execute| :exe[cute] execute result of expressions
1134|:exit| :exi[t] same as ":xit"
1135|:file| :f[ile] show or set the current file name
1136|:files| :files list all files in the buffer list
1137|:filetype| :filet[ype] switch file type detection on/off
1138|:find| :fin[d] find file in 'path' and edit it
1139|:finally| :fina[lly] part of a :try command
1140|:finish| :fini[sh] quit sourcing a Vim script
1141|:first| :fir[st] go to the first file in the argument list
1142|:fixdel| :fix[del] set key code of <Del>
1143|:fold| :fo[ld] create a fold
1144|:foldclose| :foldc[lose] close folds
1145|:folddoopen| :foldd[oopen] execute command on lines not in a closed fold
1146|:folddoclosed| :folddoc[losed] execute command on lines in a closed fold
1147|:foldopen| :foldo[pen] open folds
1148|:function| :fu[nction] define a user function
1149|:global| :g[lobal] execute commands for matching lines
1150|:goto| :go[to] go to byte in the buffer
1151|:grep| :gr[ep] run 'grepprg' and jump to first match
1152|:grepadd| :grepa[dd] like grep, but append to current list
1153|:gui| :gu[i] start the GUI
1154|:gvim| :gv[im] start the GUI
1155|:hardcopy| :ha[rdcopy] send text to the printer
1156|:help| :h[elp] open a help window
1157|:helpfind| :helpf[ind] dialog to open a help window
1158|:helpgrep| :helpg[rep] like ":grep" but searches help files
1159|:helptags| :helpt[ags] generate help tags for a directory
1160|:highlight| :hi[ghlight] specify highlighting methods
1161|:hide| :hid[e] hide current buffer for a command
1162|:history| :his[tory] print a history list
1163|:insert| :i[nsert] insert text
1164|:iabbrev| :ia[bbrev] like ":abbrev" but for Insert mode
1165|:iabclear| :iabc[lear] like ":abclear" but for Insert mode
1166|:if| :if execute commands when condition met
1167|:ijump| :ij[ump] jump to definition of identifier
1168|:ilist| :il[ist] list lines where identifier matches
1169|:imap| :im[ap] like ":map" but for Insert mode
1170|:imapclear| :imapc[lear] like ":mapclear" but for Insert mode
1171|:imenu| :ime[nu] add menu for Insert mode
1172|:inoremap| :ino[remap] like ":noremap" but for Insert mode
1173|:inoreabbrev| :inorea[bbrev] like ":noreabbrev" but for Insert mode
1174|:inoremenu| :inoreme[nu] like ":noremenu" but for Insert mode
1175|:intro| :int[ro] print the introductory message
1176|:isearch| :is[earch] list one line where identifier matches
1177|:isplit| :isp[lit] split window and jump to definition of
1178 identifier
1179|:iunmap| :iu[nmap] like ":unmap" but for Insert mode
1180|:iunabbrev| :iuna[bbrev] like ":unabbrev" but for Insert mode
1181|:iunmenu| :iunme[nu] remove menu for Insert mode
1182|:join| :j[oin] join lines
1183|:jumps| :ju[mps] print the jump list
1184|:k| :k set a mark
1185|:keepmarks| :kee[pmarks] following command keeps marks where they are
1186|:keepjumps| :keepj[jumps] following command keeps jumplist and marks
1187|:list| :l[ist] print lines
1188|:last| :la[st] go to the last file in the argument list
1189|:language| :lan[guage] set the language (locale)
1190|:lcd| :lc[d] change directory locally
1191|:lchdir| :lch[dir] change directory locally
1192|:left| :le[ft] left align lines
1193|:leftabove| :lefta[bove] make split window appear left or above
1194|:let| :let assign a value to a variable or option
1195|:lmap| :lm[ap] like ":map!" but includes Lang-Arg mode
1196|:lmapclear| :lmapc[lear] like ":mapclear!" but includes Lang-Arg mode
1197|:lnoremap| :ln[oremap] like ":noremap!" but includes Lang-Arg mode
1198|:loadkeymap| :loadk[eymap] load the following keymaps until EOF
1199|:loadview| :lo[adview] load view for current window from a file
1200|:lockmarks| :loc[kmarks] following command keeps marks where they are
1201|:ls| :ls list all buffers
1202|:lunmap| :lu[nmap] like ":unmap!" but includes Lang-Arg mode
1203|:move| :m[ove] move lines
1204|:mark| :ma[rk] set a mark
1205|:make| :mak[e] execute external command 'makeprg' and parse
1206 error messages
1207|:map| :map show or enter a mapping
1208|:mapclear| :mapc[lear] clear all mappings for Normal and Visual mode
1209|:marks| :marks list all marks
1210|:match| :mat[ch] define a match to highlight
1211|:menu| :me[nu] enter a new menu item
1212|:menutranslate| :menut[ranslate] add a menu translation item
1213|:messages| :mes[sages] view previously displayed messages
1214|:mkexrc| :mk[exrc] write current mappings and settings to a file
1215|:mksession| :mks[ession] write session info to a file
1216|:mkvimrc| :mkv[imrc] write current mappings and settings to a file
1217|:mkview| :mkvie[w] write view of current window to a file
1218|:mode| :mod[e] show or change the screen mode
1219|:next| :n[ext] go to next file in the argument list
1220|:new| :new create a new empty window
1221|:nmap| :nm[ap] like ":map" but for Normal mode
1222|:nmapclear| :nmapc[lear] clear all mappings for Normal mode
1223|:nmenu| :nme[nu] add menu for Normal mode
1224|:nnoremap| :nn[oremap] like ":noremap" but for Normal mode
1225|:nnoremenu| :nnoreme[nu] like ":noremenu" but for Normal mode
1226|:noremap| :no[remap] enter a mapping that will not be remapped
1227|:nohlsearch| :noh[lsearch] suspend 'hlsearch' highlighting
1228|:noreabbrev| :norea[bbrev] enter an abbreviation that will not be
1229 remapped
1230|:noremenu| :noreme[nu] enter a menu that will not be remapped
1231|:normal| :norm[al] execute Normal mode commands
1232|:number| :nu[mber] print lines with line number
1233|:nunmap| :nun[map] like ":unmap" but for Normal mode
1234|:nunmenu| :nunme[nu] remove menu for Normal mode
1235|:open| :o[pen] start open mode (not implemented)
1236|:omap| :om[ap] like ":map" but for Operator-pending mode
1237|:omapclear| :omapc[lear] remove all mappings for Operator-pending mode
1238|:omenu| :ome[nu] add menu for Operator-pending mode
1239|:only| :on[ly] close all windows except current one
1240|:onoremap| :ono[remap] like ":noremap" but for Operator-pending mode
1241|:onoremenu| :onoreme[nu] like ":noremenu" but for Operator-pending mode
1242|:options| :opt[ions] open the options-window
1243|:ounmap| :ou[nmap] like ":unmap" but for Operator-pending mode
1244|:ounmenu| :ounme[nu] remove menu for Operator-pending mode
1245|:print| :p[rint] print lines
1246|:pclose| :pc[lose] close preview window
1247|:pedit| :ped[it] edit file in the preview window
1248|:perl| :pe[rl] execute Perl command
1249|:perldo| :perld[o] execute Perl command for each line
1250|:pop| :po[p] jump to older entry in tag stack
1251|:popup| :pop[up] popup a menu by name
1252|:ppop| :pp[op] ":pop" in preview window
1253|:preserve| :pre[serve] write all text to swap file
1254|:previous| :prev[ious] go to previous file in argument list
1255|:promptfind| :pro[mptfind] Search dialog
1256|:promptrepl| :promptr[epl] Search/Replace dialog
1257|:psearch| :ps[earch] like ":ijump" but shows match in preview window
1258|:ptag| :pt[ag] show tag in preview window
1259|:ptNext| :ptN[ext] |:tNext| in preview window
1260|:ptfirst| :ptf[irst] |:trewind| in preview window
1261|:ptjump| :ptj[ump] |:tjump| and show tag in preview window
1262|:ptlast| :ptl[ast] |:tlast| in preview window
1263|:ptnext| :ptn[ext] |:tnext| in preview window
1264|:ptprevious| :ptp[revious] |:tprevious| in preview window
1265|:ptrewind| :ptr[ewind] |:trewind| in preview window
1266|:ptselect| :pts[elect] |:tselect| and show tag in preview window
1267|:put| :pu[t] insert contents of register in the text
1268|:pwd| :pw[d] print current directory
1269|:python| :py[thon] execute Python command
1270|:pyfile| :pyf[ile] execute Python script file
1271|:quit| :q[uit] quit current window (when one window quit Vim)
1272|:quitall| :quita[ll] quit Vim
1273|:qall| :qa[ll] quit Vim
1274|:read| :r[ead] read file into the text
1275|:recover| :rec[over] recover a file from a swap file
1276|:redo| :red[o] redo one undone change
1277|:redir| :redi[r] redirect messages to a file or register
1278|:redraw| :redr[aw] force a redraw of the display
1279|:redrawstatus| :redraws[tatus] force a redraw of the status line(s)
1280|:registers| :reg[isters] display the contents of registers
1281|:resize| :res[ize] change current window height
1282|:retab| :ret[ab] change tab size
1283|:return| :retu[rn] return from a user function
1284|:rewind| :rew[ind] go to the first file in the argument list
1285|:right| :ri[ght] right align text
1286|:rightbelow| :rightb[elow] make split window appear right or below
1287|:ruby| :rub[y] execute Ruby command
1288|:rubydo| :rubyd[o] execute Ruby command for each line
1289|:rubyfile| :rubyf[ile] execute Ruby script file
1290|:runtime| :ru[ntime] source vim scripts in 'runtimepath'
1291|:rviminfo| :rv[iminfo] read from viminfo file
1292|:substitute| :s[ubstitute] find and replace text
1293|:sNext| :sN[ext] split window and go to previous file in
1294 argument list
1295|:sargument| :sa[rgument] split window and go to specific file in
1296 argument list
1297|:sall| :sal[l] open a window for each file in argument list
1298|:saveas| :sav[eas] save file under another name.
1299|:sbuffer| :sb[uffer] split window and go to specific file in the
1300 buffer list
1301|:sbNext| :sbN[ext] split window and go to previous file in the
1302 buffer list
1303|:sball| :sba[ll] open a window for each file in the buffer list
1304|:sbfirst| :sbf[irst] split window and go to first file in the
1305 buffer list
1306|:sblast| :sbl[ast] split window and go to last file in buffer
1307 list
1308|:sbmodified| :sbm[odified] split window and go to modified file in the
1309 buffer list
1310|:sbnext| :sbn[ext] split window and go to next file in the buffer
1311 list
1312|:sbprevious| :sbp[revious] split window and go to previous file in the
1313 buffer list
1314|:sbrewind| :sbr[ewind] split window and go to first file in the
1315 buffer list
1316|:scriptnames| :scrip[tnames] list names of all sourced Vim scripts
1317|:scriptencoding| :scripte[ncoding] encoding used in sourced Vim script
1318|:scscope| :scs[cope] split window and execute cscope command
1319|:set| :se[t] show or set options
1320|:setfiletype| :setf[iletype] set 'filetype', unless it was set already
1321|:setglobal| :setg[lobal] show global values of options
1322|:setlocal| :setl[ocal] show or set options locally
1323|:sfind| :sf[ind] split current window and edit file in 'path'
1324|:sfirst| :sfir[st] split window and go to first file in the
1325 argument list
1326|:shell| :sh[ell] escape to a shell
1327|:simalt| :sim[alt] Win32 GUI: simulate Windows ALT key
1328|:sign| :sig[n] manipulate signs
1329|:silent| :sil[ent] Run a command silently
1330|:sleep| :sl[eep] do nothing for a few seconds
1331|:slast| :sla[st] split window and go to last file in the
1332 argument list
1333|:smagic| :sm[agic] :substitute with 'magic'
1334|:snext| :sn[ext] split window and go to next file in the
1335 argument list
1336|:sniff| :sni[ff] send request to sniff
1337|:snomagic| :sno[magic] :substitute with 'nomagic'
1338|:source| :so[urce] read Vim or Ex commands from a file
1339|:split| :sp[lit] split current window
1340|:sprevious| :spr[evious] split window and go to previous file in the
1341 argument list
1342|:srewind| :sre[wind] split window and go to first file in the
1343 argument list
1344|:stop| :st[op] suspend the editor or escape to a shell
1345|:stag| :sta[g] split window and jump to a tag
1346|:startinsert| :star[tinsert] start Insert mode
1347|:stopinsert|| :stopi[nsert] stop Insert mode
1348|:stjump| :stj[ump] do ":tjump" and split window
1349|:stselect| :sts[elect] do ":tselect" and split window
1350|:sunhide| :sun[hide] same as ":unhide"
1351|:suspend| :sus[pend] same as ":stop"
1352|:sview| :sv[iew] split window and edit file read-only
1353|:swapname| :sw[apname] show the name of the current swap file
1354|:syntax| :sy[ntax] syntax highlighting
1355|:syncbind| :sync[bind] sync scroll binding
1356|:t| :t same as ":copy"
1357|:tNext| :tN[ext] jump to previous matching tag
1358|:tag| :ta[g] jump to tag
1359|:tags| :tags show the contents of the tag stack
1360|:tcl| :tc[l] execute Tcl command
1361|:tcldo| :tcld[o] execute Tcl command for each line
1362|:tclfile| :tclf[ile] execute Tcl script file
1363|:tearoff| :te[aroff] tear-off a menu
1364|:tfirst| :tf[irst] jump to first matching tag
1365|:throw| :th[row] throw an exception
1366|:tjump| :tj[ump] like ":tselect", but jump directly when there
1367 is only one match
1368|:tlast| :tl[ast] jump to last matching tag
1369|:tmenu| :tm[enu] define menu tooltip
1370|:tnext| :tn[ext] jump to next matching tag
1371|:topleft| :to[pleft] make split window appear at top or far left
1372|:tprevious| :tp[revious] jump to previous matching tag
1373|:trewind| :tr[ewind] jump to first matching tag
1374|:try| :try execute commands, abort on error or exception
1375|:tselect| :ts[elect] list matching tags and select one
1376|:tunmenu| :tu[nmenu] remove menu tooltip
1377|:undo| :u[ndo] undo last change(s)
1378|:unabbreviate| :una[bbreviate] remove abbreviation
1379|:unhide| :unh[ide] open a window for each loaded file in the
1380 buffer list
1381|:unlet| :unl[et] delete variable
1382|:unmap| :unm[ap] remove mapping
1383|:unmenu| :unme[nu] remove menu
1384|:update| :up[date] write buffer if modified
1385|:vglobal| :v[global] execute commands for not matching lines
1386|:version| :ve[rsion] print version number and other info
1387|:verbose| :verb[ose] execute command with 'verbose' set
1388|:vertical| :vert[ical] make following command split vertically
1389|:visual| :vi[sual] same as ":edit", but turns off "Ex" mode
1390|:view| :vie[w] edit a file read-only
1391|:vmap| :vm[ap] like ":map" but for Visual mode
1392|:vmapclear| :vmapc[lear] remove all mappings for Visual mode
1393|:vmenu| :vme[nu] add menu for Visual mode
1394|:vnoremap| :vn[oremap] like ":noremap" but for Visual mode
1395|:vnew| :vne[w] create a new empty window, vertically split
1396|:vnoremenu| :vnoreme[nu] like ":noremenu" but for Visual mode
1397|:vsplit| :vs[plit] split current window vertically
1398|:vunmap| :vu[nmap] like ":unmap" but for Visual mode
1399|:vunmenu| :vunme[nu] remove menu for Visual mode
1400|:windo| :windo execute command in each window
1401|:write| :w[rite] write to a file
1402|:wNext| :wN[ext] write to a file and go to previous file in
1403 argument list
1404|:wall| :wa[ll] write all (changed) buffers
1405|:while| :wh[ile] execute loop for as long as condition met
1406|:winsize| :wi[nsize] get or set window size (obsolete)
1407|:wincmd| :winc[md] execute a Window (CTRL-W) command
1408|:winpos| :winp[os] get or set window position
1409|:wnext| :wn[ext] write to a file and go to next file in
1410 argument list
1411|:wprevious| :wp[revious] write to a file and go to previous file in
1412 argument list
1413|:wq| :wq write to a file and quit window or Vim
1414|:wqall| :wqa[ll] write all changed buffers and quit Vim
1415|:wsverb| :ws[verb] pass the verb to workshop over IPC
1416|:wviminfo| :wv[iminfo] write to viminfo file
1417|:xit| :x[it] write if buffer changed and quit window or Vim
1418|:xall| :xa[ll] same as ":wqall"
1419|:yank| :y[ank] yank lines into a register
1420|:z| :z print some lines
1421|:~| :~ repeat last ":substitute"
1422
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