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4 VIM REFERENCE MANUAL by Bram Moolenaar
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6 Quick reference guide
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8 *quickref* *Contents*
9 tag subject tag subject ~
10|Q_ct| list of help files |Q_re| Repeating commands
11|Q_lr| motion: Left-right |Q_km| Key mapping
12|Q_ud| motion: Up-down |Q_ab| Abbreviations
13|Q_tm| motion: Text object |Q_op| Options
14|Q_pa| motion: Pattern searches |Q_ur| Undo/Redo commands
15|Q_ma| motion: Marks |Q_et| External commands
16|Q_vm| motion: Various |Q_qf| Quickfix commands
17|Q_ta| motion: Using tags |Q_vc| Various commands
18|Q_sc| Scrolling |Q_ce| Ex: Command-line editing
19|Q_in| insert: Inserting text |Q_ra| Ex: Ranges
20|Q_ai| insert: Keys |Q_ex| Ex: Special characters
21|Q_ss| insert: Special keys |Q_ed| Editing a file
22|Q_di| insert: Digraphs |Q_fl| Using the argument list
23|Q_si| insert: Special inserts |Q_wq| Writing and quitting
24|Q_de| change: Deleting text |Q_st| Starting VIM
25|Q_cm| change: Copying and moving |Q_ac| Automatic commands
26|Q_ch| change: Changing text |Q_wi| Multi-window commands
27|Q_co| change: Complex |Q_bu| Buffer list commands
28|Q_vi| Visual mode |Q_sy| Syntax highlighting
29|Q_to| Text objects |Q_gu| GUI commands
30 |Q_fo| Folding
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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)
43|g0| N g0 to first character in screen line (differs from "0"
44 when lines wrap)
45|g^| N g^ to first non-blank character in screen line (differs
46 from "^" when lines wrap)
47|g$| N g$ to last character in screen line (differs from "$"
48 when lines wrap)
49|gm| N gm to middle of the screen line
50|bar| N | to column N (default: 1)
51|f| N f{char} to the Nth occurrence of {char} to the right
52|F| N F{char} to the Nth occurrence of {char} to the left
53|t| N t{char} till before the Nth occurrence of {char} to the right
54|T| N T{char} till before the Nth occurrence of {char} to the left
55|;| N ; repeat the last "f", "F", "t", or "T" N times
56|,| N , repeat the last "f", "F", "t", or "T" N times in
57 opposite direction
58------------------------------------------------------------------------------
59*Q_ud* Up-down motions
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61|k| N k up N lines (also: CTRL-P and <Up>)
62|j| N j down N lines (also: CTRL-J, CTRL-N, <NL>, and <Down>)
63|-| N - up N lines, on the first non-blank character
64|+| N + down N lines, on the first non-blank character (also:
65 CTRL-M and <CR>)
66|_| N _ down N-1 lines, on the first non-blank character
67|G| N G goto line N (default: last line), on the first
68 non-blank character
69|gg| N gg goto line N (default: first line), on the first
70 non-blank character
71|N%| N % goto line N percentage down in the file. N must be
72 given, otherwise it is the |%| command.
73|gk| N gk up N screen lines (differs from "k" when line wraps)
74|gj| N gj down N screen lines (differs from "j" when line wraps)
75------------------------------------------------------------------------------
76*Q_tm* Text object motions
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78|w| N w N words forward
79|W| N W N blank-separated |WORD|s forward
80|e| N e forward to the end of the Nth word
81|E| N E forward to the end of the Nth blank-separated |WORD|
82|b| N b N words backward
83|B| N B N blank-separated |WORD|s backward
84|ge| N ge backward to the end of the Nth word
85|gE| N gE backward to the end of the Nth blank-separated |WORD|
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87|)| N ) N sentences forward
88|(| N ( N sentences backward
89|}| N } N paragraphs forward
90|{| N { N paragraphs backward
91|]]| N ]] N sections forward, at start of section
92|[[| N [[ N sections backward, at start of section
93|][| N ][ N sections forward, at end of section
94|[]| N [] N sections backward, at end of section
95|[(| N [( N times back to unclosed '('
96|[{| N [{ N times back to unclosed '{'
97|[m| N [m N times back to start of method (for Java)
98|[M| N [M N times back to end of method (for Java)
99|])| N ]) N times forward to unclosed ')'
100|]}| N ]} N times forward to unclosed '}'
101|]m| N ]m N times forward to start of method (for Java)
102|]M| N ]M N times forward to end of method (for Java)
103|[#| N [# N times back to unclosed "#if" or "#else"
104|]#| N ]# N times forward to unclosed "#else" or "#endif"
105|[star| N [* N times back to start of comment "/*"
106|]star| N ]* N times forward to end of comment "*/"
107------------------------------------------------------------------------------
108*Q_pa* Pattern searches
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110|/| N /{pattern}[/[offset]]<CR>
111 search forward for the Nth occurrence of {pattern}
112|?| N ?{pattern}[?[offset]]<CR>
113 search backward for the Nth occurrence of {pattern}
114|/<CR>| N /<CR> repeat last search, in the forward direction
115|?<CR>| N ?<CR> repeat last search, in the backward direction
116|n| N n repeat last search
117|N| N N repeat last search, in opposite direction
118|star| N * search forward for the identifier under the cursor
119|#| N # search backward for the identifier under the cursor
120|gstar| N g* like "*", but also find partial matches
121|g#| N g# like "#", but also find partial matches
122|gd| gd goto local declaration of identifier under the cursor
123|gD| gD goto global declaration of identifier under the cursor
124
125|pattern| Special characters in search patterns
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127 meaning magic nomagic ~
128 matches any single character . \.
129 matches start of line ^ ^
130 matches <EOL> $ $
131 matches start of word \< \<
132 matches end of word \> \>
133 matches a single char from the range [a-z] \[a-z]
134 matches a single char not in the range [^a-z] \[^a-z]
135 matches an identifier char \i \i
136 idem but excluding digits \I \I
137 matches a keyword character \k \k
138 idem but excluding digits \K \K
139 matches a file name character \f \f
140 idem but excluding digits \F \F
141 matches a printable character \p \p
142 idem but excluding digits \P \P
143 matches a white space character \s \s
144 matches a non-white space character \S \S
145
146 matches <Esc> \e \e
147 matches <Tab> \t \t
148 matches <CR> \r \r
149 matches <BS> \b \b
150
151 matches 0 or more of the preceding atom * \*
152 matches 1 or more of the preceding atom \+ \+
153 matches 0 or 1 of the preceding atom \= \=
154 matches 2 to 5 of the preceding atom \{2,5} \{2,5}
155 separates two alternatives \| \|
156 group a pattern into an atom \(\) \(\)
157
158|search-offset| Offsets allowed after search command
159
160 [num] [num] lines downwards, in column 1
161 +[num] [num] lines downwards, in column 1
162 -[num] [num] lines upwards, in column 1
163 e[+num] [num] characters to the right of the end of the match
164 e[-num] [num] characters to the left of the end of the match
165 s[+num] [num] characters to the right of the start of the match
166 s[-num] [num] characters to the left of the start of the match
167 b[+num] [num] identical to s[+num] above (mnemonic: begin)
168 b[-num] [num] identical to s[-num] above (mnemonic: begin)
169 ;{search-command} execute {search-command} next
170------------------------------------------------------------------------------
171*Q_ma* Marks and motions
172
173|m| m{a-zA-Z} mark current position with mark {a-zA-Z}
174|`a| `{a-z} go to mark {a-z} within current file
175|`A| `{A-Z} go to mark {A-Z} in any file
176|`0| `{0-9} go to the position where Vim was previously exited
177|``| `` go to the position before the last jump
178|`quote| `" go to the position when last editing this file
179|`[| `[ go to the start of the previously operated or put text
180|`]| `] go to the end of the previously operated or put text
181|`<| `< go to the start of the (previous) Visual area
182|`>| `> go to the end of the (previous) Visual area
183|`.| `. go to the position of the last change in this file
184|'| '{a-zA-Z0-9[]'"<>.}
185 same as `, but on the first non-blank in the line
186|:marks| :marks print the active marks
187|CTRL-O| N CTRL-O go to Nth older position in jump list
188|CTRL-I| N CTRL-I go to Nth newer position in jump list
189|:ju| :ju[mps] print the jump list
190------------------------------------------------------------------------------
191*Q_vm* Various motions
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193|%| % find the next brace, bracket, comment, or "#if"/
194 "#else"/"#endif" in this line and go to its match
195|H| N H go to the Nth line in the window, on the first
196 non-blank
197|M| M go to the middle line in the window, on the first
198 non-blank
199|L| N L go to the Nth line from the bottom, on the first
200 non-blank
201
202|go| N go go to Nth byte in the buffer
203|:go| :[range]go[to] [off] go to [off] byte in the buffer
204------------------------------------------------------------------------------
205*Q_ta* Using tags
206
207|:ta| :ta[g][!] {tag} Jump to tag {tag}
208|:ta| :[count]ta[g][!] Jump to [count]'th newer tag in tag list
209|CTRL-]| CTRL-] Jump to the tag under cursor, unless changes
210 have been made
211|:ts| :ts[elect][!] [tag] List matching tags and select one to jump to
212|:tjump| :tj[ump][!] [tag] Jump to tag [tag] or select from list when
213 there are multiple matches
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215|:tags| :tags Print tag list
216|CTRL-T| N CTRL-T Jump back from Nth older tag in tag list
217|:po| :[count]po[p][!] Jump back from [count]'th older tag in tag list
218|:tnext| :[count]tn[ext][!] Jump to [count]'th next matching tag
219|:tp| :[count]tp[revious][!] Jump to [count]'th previous matching tag
220|:tr| :[count]tr[ewind][!] Jump to [count]'th matching tag
221|:tl| :tl[ast][!] Jump to last matching tag
222
223|:ptag| :pt[ag] {tag} open a preview window to show tag {tag}
224|CTRL-W_}| CTRL-W } like CTRL-] but show tag in preview window
225|:pts| :pts[elect] like ":tselect" but show tag in preview window
226|:ptjump| :ptj[ump] like ":tjump" but show tag in preview window
227|:pclose| :pc[lose] close tag preview window
228|CTRL-W_z| CTRL-W z close tag preview window
229------------------------------------------------------------------------------
230*Q_sc* Scrolling
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232|CTRL-E| N CTRL-E window N lines downwards (default: 1)
233|CTRL-D| N CTRL-D window N lines Downwards (default: 1/2 window)
234|CTRL-F| N CTRL-F window N pages Forwards (downwards)
235|CTRL-Y| N CTRL-Y window N lines upwards (default: 1)
236|CTRL-U| N CTRL-U window N lines Upwards (default: 1/2 window)
237|CTRL-B| N CTRL-B window N pages Backwards (upwards)
238|z<CR>| z<CR> or zt redraw, current line at top of window
239|z.| z. or zz redraw, current line at center of window
240|z-| z- or zb redraw, current line at bottom of window
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242These only work when 'wrap' is off:
243|zh| N zh scroll screen N characters to the right
244|zl| N zl scroll screen N characters to the left
245|zH| N zH scroll screen half a screenwidth to the right
246|zL| N zL scroll screen half a screenwidth to the left
247------------------------------------------------------------------------------
248*Q_in* Inserting text
249
250|a| N a append text after the cursor (N times)
251|A| N A append text at the end of the line (N times)
252|i| N i insert text before the cursor (N times) (also: <Insert>)
253|I| N I insert text before the first non-blank in the line (N times)
254|gI| N gI insert text in column 1 (N times)
255|o| N o open a new line below the current line, append text (N times)
256|O| N O open a new line above the current line, append text (N times)
257|:startinsert| :star[tinsert][!] start Insert mode, append when [!] used
258
259in Visual block mode:
260|v_b_I| I insert the same text in front of all the selected lines
261|v_b_A| A append the same text after all the selected lines
262------------------------------------------------------------------------------
263*Q_ai* Insert mode keys
264
265|insert-index| alphabetical index of Insert mode commands
266
267leaving Insert mode:
268|i_<Esc>| <Esc> end Insert mode, back to Normal mode
269|i_CTRL-C| CTRL-C like <Esc>, but do not use an abbreviation
270|i_CTRL-O| CTRL-O {command} execute {command} and return to Insert mode
271
272moving around:
273|i_<Up>| cursor keys move cursor left/right/up/down
274|i_<S-Left>| shift-left/right one word left/right
275|i_<S-Up>| shift-up/down one screenful backward/forward
276|i_<End>| <End> cursor after last character in the line
277|i_<Home>| <Home> cursor to first character in the line
278------------------------------------------------------------------------------
279*Q_ss* Special keys in Insert mode
280
281|i_CTRL-V| CTRL-V {char}.. insert character literally, or enter decimal
282 byte value
283|i_<NL>| <NL> or <CR> or CTRL-M or CTRL-J
284 begin new line
285|i_CTRL-E| CTRL-E insert the character from below the cursor
286|i_CTRL-Y| CTRL-Y insert the character from above the cursor
287
288|i_CTRL-A| CTRL-A insert previously inserted text
289|i_CTRL-@| CTRL-@ insert previously inserted text and stop
290 Insert mode
291|i_CTRL-R| CTRL-R {0-9a-z%#:.-="} insert the contents of a register
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293|i_CTRL-N| CTRL-N insert next match of identifier before the
294 cursor
295|i_CTRL-P| CTRL-P insert previous match of identifier before
296 the cursor
297|i_CTRL-X| CTRL-X ... complete the word before the cursor in
298 various ways
299
300|i_<BS>| <BS> or CTRL-H delete the character before the cursor
301|i_<Del>| <Del> delete the character under the cursor
302|i_CTRL-W| CTRL-W delete word before the cursor
303|i_CTRL-U| CTRL-U delete all entered characters in the current
304 line
305|i_CTRL-T| CTRL-T insert one shiftwidth of indent in front of
306 the current line
307|i_CTRL-D| CTRL-D delete one shiftwidth of indent in front of
308 the current line
309|i_0_CTRL-D| 0 CTRL-D delete all indent in the current line
310|i_^_CTRL-D| ^ CTRL-D delete all indent in the current line,
311 restore indent in next line
312------------------------------------------------------------------------------
313*Q_di* Digraphs
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315|:dig| :dig[raphs] show current list of digraphs
316|:dig| :dig[raphs] {char1}{char2} {number} ...
317 add digraph(s) to the list
318
319In Insert or Command-line mode:
320|i_CTRL-K| CTRL-K {char1} {char2}
321 enter digraph
322|i_digraph| {char1} <BS> {char2}
323 enter digraph if 'digraph' option set
324------------------------------------------------------------------------------
325*Q_si* Special inserts
326
327|:r| :r [file] insert the contents of [file] below the cursor
328|:r!| :r! {command} insert the standard output of {command} below the
329 cursor
330------------------------------------------------------------------------------
331*Q_de* Deleting text
332
333|x| N x delete N characters under and after the cursor
334|<Del>| N <Del> delete N characters under and after the cursor
335|X| N X delete N characters before the cursor
336|d| N d{motion} delete the text that is moved over with {motion}
337|v_d| {visual}d delete the highlighted text
338|dd| N dd delete N lines
339|D| N D delete to the end of the line (and N-1 more lines)
340|J| N J join N-1 lines (delete <EOL>s)
341|v_J| {visual}J join the highlighted lines
342|gJ| N gJ like "J", but without inserting spaces
343|v_gJ| {visual}gJ like "{visual}J", but without inserting spaces
344|:d| :[range]d [x] delete [range] lines [into register x]
345------------------------------------------------------------------------------
346*Q_cm* Copying and moving text
347
348|quote| "{char} use register {char} for the next delete, yank, or put
349|:reg| :reg show the contents of all registers
350|:reg| :reg {arg} show the contents of registers mentioned in {arg}
351|y| N y{motion} yank the text moved over with {motion} into a register
352|v_y| {visual}y yank the highlighted text into a register
353|yy| N yy yank N lines into a register
354|Y| N Y yank N lines into a register
355|p| N p put a register after the cursor position (N times)
356|P| N P put a register before the cursor position (N times)
357|]p| N ]p like p, but adjust indent to current line
358|[p| N [p like P, but adjust indent to current line
359|gp| N gp like p, but leave cursor after the new text
360|gP| N gP like P, but leave cursor after the new text
361------------------------------------------------------------------------------
362*Q_ch* Changing text
363
364|r| N r{char} replace N characters with {char}
365|gr| N gr{char} replace N characters without affecting layout
366|R| N R enter Replace mode (repeat the entered text N times)
367|gR| N gR enter virtual Replace mode: Like Replace mode but
368 without affecting layout
369|v_b_r| {visual}r{char}
370 in Visual block mode: Replace each char of the
371 selected text with {char}
372
373 (change = delete text and enter Insert mode)
374|c| N c{motion} change the text that is moved over with {motion}
375|v_c| {visual}c change the highlighted text
376|cc| N cc change N lines
377|S| N S change N lines
378|C| N C change to the end of the line (and N-1 more lines)
379|s| N s change N characters
380|v_b_c| {visual}c in Visual block mode: Change each of the selected
381 lines with the entered text
382|v_b_C| {visual}C in Visual block mode: Change each of the selected
383 lines until end-of-line with the entered text
384
385|~| N ~ switch case for N characters and advance cursor
386|v_~| {visual}~ switch case for highlighted text
387|v_u| {visual}u make highlighted text lowercase
388|v_U| {visual}U make highlighted text uppercase
389|g~| g~{motion} switch case for the text that is moved over with
390 {motion}
391|gu| gu{motion} make the text that is moved over with {motion}
392 lowercase
393|gU| gU{motion} make the text that is moved over with {motion}
394 uppercase
395|v_g?| {visual}g? perform rot13 encoding on highlighted text
396|g?| g?{motion} perform rot13 encoding on the text that is moved over
397 with {motion}
398
399|CTRL-A| N CTRL-A add N to the number at or after the cursor
400|CTRL-X| N CTRL-X subtract N from the number at or after the cursor
401
402|<| N <{motion} move the lines that are moved over with {motion} one
403 shiftwidth left
404|<<| N << move N lines one shiftwidth left
405|>| N >{motion} move the lines that are moved over with {motion} one
406 shiftwidth right
407|>>| N >> move N lines one shiftwidth right
408|gq| N gq{motion} format the lines that are moved over with {motion} to
409 'textwidth' length
410|:ce| :[range]ce[nter] [width]
411 center the lines in [range]
412|:le| :[range]le[ft] [indent]
413 left-align the lines in [range] (with [indent])
414|:ri| :[range]ri[ght] [width]
415 right-align the lines in [range]
416------------------------------------------------------------------------------
417*Q_co* Complex changes
418
419|!| N !{motion}{command}<CR>
420 filter the lines that are moved over through {command}
421|!!| N !!{command}<CR>
422 filter N lines through {command}
423|v_!| {visual}!{command}<CR>
424 filter the highlighted lines through {command}
425|:range!| :[range]! {command}<CR>
426 filter [range] lines through {command}
427|=| N ={motion}
428 filter the lines that are moved over through 'equalprg'
429|==| N == filter N lines through 'equalprg'
430|v_=| {visual}=
431 filter the highlighted lines through 'equalprg'
432|:s| :[range]s[ubstitute]/{pattern}/{string}/[g][c]
433 substitute {pattern} by {string} in [range] lines;
434 with [g], replace all occurrences of {pattern};
435 with [c], confirm each replacement
436|:s| :[range]s[ubstitute] [g][c]
437 repeat previous ":s" with new range and options
438|&| & Repeat previous ":s" on current line without options
439|:ret| :[range]ret[ab][!] [tabstop]
440 set 'tabstop' to new value and adjust white space
441 accordingly
442------------------------------------------------------------------------------
443*Q_vi* Visual mode
444
445|visual-index| list of Visual mode commands.
446
447|v| v start highlighting characters } move cursor and use
448|V| V start highlighting linewise } operator to affect
449|CTRL-V| CTRL-V start highlighting blockwise } highlighted text
450|v_o| o exchange cursor position with start of highlighting
451|gv| gv start highlighting on previous visual area
452|v_v| v highlight characters or stop highlighting
453|v_V| V highlight linewise or stop highlighting
454|v_CTRL-V| CTRL-V highlight blockwise or stop highlighting
455------------------------------------------------------------------------------
456*Q_to* Text objects (only in Visual mode or after an operator)
457
458|v_aw| N aw Select "a word"
459|v_iw| N iw Select "inner word"
460|v_aW| N aW Select "a |WORD|"
461|v_iW| N iW Select "inner |WORD|"
462|v_as| N as Select "a sentence"
463|v_is| N is Select "inner sentence"
464|v_ap| N ap Select "a paragraph"
465|v_ip| N ip Select "inner paragraph"
466|v_ab| N ab Select "a block" (from "[(" to "])")
467|v_ib| N ib Select "inner block" (from "[(" to "])")
468|v_aB| N aB Select "a Block" (from "[{" to "]}")
469|v_iB| N iB Select "inner Block" (from "[{" to "]}")
470------------------------------------------------------------------------------
471*Q_re* Repeating commands
472
473|.| N . repeat last change (with count replaced with N)
474|q| q{a-z} record typed characters into register {a-z}
475|q| q{A-Z} record typed characters, appended to register {a-z}
476|q| q stop recording
477|@| N @{a-z} execute the contents of register {a-z} (N times)
478|@@| N @@ repeat previous @{a-z} (N times)
479|:@| :@{a-z} execute the contents of register {a-z} as an Ex
480 command
481|:@@| :@@ repeat previous :@{a-z}
482|:g| :[range]g[lobal]/{pattern}/[cmd]
483 Execute Ex command [cmd] (default: ":p") on the lines
484 within [range] where {pattern} matches.
485|:g| :[range]g[lobal]!/{pattern}/[cmd]
486 Execute Ex command [cmd] (default: ":p") on the lines
487 within [range] where {pattern} does NOT match.
488|:so| :so[urce] {file}
489 Read Ex commands from {file}.
490|:so| :so[urce]! {file}
491 Read Vim commands from {file}.
492|:sl| :sl[eep] [sec]
493 don't do anything for [sec] seconds
494|gs| N gs Goto Sleep for N seconds
495------------------------------------------------------------------------------
496*Q_km* Key mapping
497
498|:map| :ma[p] {lhs} {rhs} Map {lhs} to {rhs} in Normal and Visual
499 mode.
500|:map!| :ma[p]! {lhs} {rhs} Map {lhs} to {rhs} in Insert and Command-line
501 mode.
502|:noremap| :no[remap][!] {lhs} {rhs}
503 Same as ":map", no remapping for this {rhs}
504|:unmap| :unm[ap] {lhs} Remove the mapping of {lhs} for Normal and
505 Visual mode.
506|:unmap!| :unm[ap]! {lhs} Remove the mapping of {lhs} for Insert and
507 Command-line mode.
508|:map_l| :ma[p] [lhs] List mappings (starting with [lhs]) for
509 Normal and Visual mode.
510|:map_l!| :ma[p]! [lhs] List mappings (starting with [lhs]) for
511 Insert and Command-line mode.
512|:cmap| :cmap/:cunmap/:cnoremap
513 like ":map!"/":unmap!"/":noremap!" but for
514 Command-line mode only
515|:imap| :imap/:iunmap/:inoremap
516 like ":map!"/":unmap!"/":noremap!" but for
517 Insert mode only
518|:nmap| :nmap/:nunmap/:nnoremap
519 like ":map"/":unmap"/":noremap" but for
520 Normal mode only
521|:vmap| :vmap/:vunmap/:vnoremap
522 like ":map"/":unmap"/":noremap" but for
523 Visual mode only
524|:omap| :omap/:ounmap/:onoremap
525 like ":map"/":unmap"/":noremap" but only for
526 when an operator is pending
527|:mapc| :mapc[lear] remove mappings for Normal and Visual mode
528|:mapc| :mapc[lear]! remove mappings for Insert and Cmdline mode
529|:imapc| :imapc[lear] remove mappings for Insert mode
530|:vmapc| :vmapc[lear] remove mappings for Visual mode
531|:omapc| :omapc[lear] remove mappings for Operator-pending mode
532|:nmapc| :nmapc[lear] remove mappings for Normal mode
533|:cmapc| :cmapc[lear] remove mappings for Cmdline mode
534|:mkexrc| :mk[exrc][!] [file] write current mappings, abbreviations, and
535 settings to [file] (default: ".exrc";
536 use ! to overwrite)
537|:mkvimrc| :mkv[imrc][!] [file]
538 same as ":mkexrc", but with default ".vimrc"
539|:mksession| :mks[ession][!] [file]
540 like ":mkvimrc", but store current files,
541 windows, etc. too, to be able to continue
542 this session later.
543------------------------------------------------------------------------------
544*Q_ab* Abbreviations
545
546|:abbreviate| :ab[breviate] {lhs} {rhs} add abbreviation for {lhs} to {rhs}
547|:abbreviate| :ab[breviate] {lhs} show abbr's that start with {lhs}
548|:abbreviate| :ab[breviate] show all abbreviations
549|:unabbreviate| :una[bbreviate] {lhs} remove abbreviation for {lhs}
550|:noreabbrev| :norea[bbrev] [lhs] [rhs] like ":ab", but don't remap [rhs]
551|:iabbrev| :iab/:iunab/:inoreab like ":ab", but only for Insert mode
552|:cabbrev| :cab/:cunab/:cnoreab like ":ab", but only for
553 Command-line mode
554|:abclear| :abc[lear] remove all abbreviations
555|:cabclear| :cabc[lear] remove all abbr's for Cmdline mode
556|:iabclear| :iabc[lear] remove all abbr's for Insert mode
557------------------------------------------------------------------------------
558*Q_op* Options
559
560|:set| :se[t] Show all modified options.
561|:set| :se[t] all Show all non-termcap options.
562|:set| :se[t] termcap Show all termcap options.
563|:set| :se[t] {option} Set boolean option (switch it on),
564 show string or number option.
565|:set| :se[t] no{option} Reset boolean option (switch it off).
566|:set| :se[t] inv{option} invert boolean option.
567|:set| :se[t] {option}={value} Set string/number option to {value}.
568|:set| :se[t] {option}+={value} append {value} to string option, add
569 {value} to number option
570|:set| :se[t] {option}-={value} remove {value} to string option,
571 subtract {value} from number option
572|:set| :se[t] {option}? Show value of {option}.
573|:set| :se[t] {option}& Reset {option} to its default value.
574
575|:setlocal| :setl[ocal] like ":set" but set the local value
576 for options that have one
577|:setglobal| :setg[lobal] like ":set" but set the global value
578 of a local option
579
580|:fix| :fix[del] Set value of 't_kD' according to
581 value of 't_kb'.
582|:options| :opt[ions] Open a new window to view and set
583 options, grouped by functionality,
584 a one line explanation and links to
585 the help.
586
587Short explanation of each option: *option-list*
588|'aleph'| |'al'| ASCII code of the letter Aleph (Hebrew)
589|'allowrevins'| |'ari'| allow CTRL-_ in Insert and Command-line mode
590|'altkeymap'| |'akm'| for default second language (Farsi/Hebrew)
591|'ambiwidth'| |'ambw'| what to do with Unicode chars of ambiguous width
592|'antialias'| |'anti'| Mac OS X: use smooth, antialiased fonts
593|'autochdir'| |'acd'| change directory to the file in the current window
594|'arabic'| |'arab'| for Arabic as a default second language
595|'arabicshape'| |'arshape'| do shaping for Arabic characters
596|'autoindent'| |'ai'| take indent for new line from previous line
597|'autoread'| |'ar'| autom. read file when changed outside of Vim
598|'autowrite'| |'aw'| automatically write file if changed
599|'autowriteall'| |'awa'| as 'autowrite', but works with more commands
600|'background'| |'bg'| "dark" or "light", used for highlight colors
601|'backspace'| |'bs'| how backspace works at start of line
602|'backup'| |'bk'| keep backup file after overwriting a file
603|'backupcopy'| |'bkc'| make backup as a copy, don't rename the file
604|'backupdir'| |'bdir'| list of directories for the backup file
605|'backupext'| |'bex'| extension used for the backup file
606|'backupskip'| |'bsk'| no backup for files that match these patterns
607|'balloondelay'| |'bdlay'| delay in mS before a balloon may pop up
608|'ballooneval'| |'beval'| switch on balloon evaluation
609|'binary'| |'bin'| read/write/edit file in binary mode
610|'bioskey'| |'biosk'| MS-DOS: use bios calls for input characters
611|'bomb'| prepend a Byte Order Mark to the file
612|'breakat'| |'brk'| characters that may cause a line break
613|'browsedir'| |'bsdir'| which directory to start browsing in
614|'bufhidden'| |'bh'| what to do when buffer is no longer in window
615|'buflisted'| |'bl'| whether the buffer shows up in the buffer list
616|'buftype'| |'bt'| special type of buffer
617|'casemap'| |'cmp'| specifies how case of letters is changed
618|'cdpath'| |'cd'| list of directories searched with ":cd"
619|'cedit'| key used to open the command-line window
620|'charconvert'| |'ccv'| expression for character encoding conversion
621|'cindent'| |'cin'| do C program indenting
622|'cinkeys'| |'cink'| keys that trigger indent when 'cindent' is set
623|'cinoptions'| |'cino'| how to do indenting when 'cindent' is set
624|'cinwords'| |'cinw'| words where 'si' and 'cin' add an indent
625|'clipboard'| |'cb'| use the clipboard as the unnamed register
626|'cmdheight'| |'ch'| number of lines to use for the command-line
627|'cmdwinheight'| |'cwh'| height of the command-line window
628|'columns'| |'co'| number of columns in the display
629|'comments'| |'com'| patterns that can start a comment line
630|'commentstring'| |'cms'| template for comments; used for fold marker
631|'compatible'| |'cp'| behave Vi-compatible as much as possible
632|'complete'| |'cpt'| specify how Insert mode completion works
633|'confirm'| |'cf'| ask what to do about unsaved/read-only files
634|'conskey'| |'consk'| get keys directly from console (MS-DOS only)
635|'copyindent'| |'ci'| make 'autoindent' use existing indent structure
636|'cpoptions'| |'cpo'| flags for Vi-compatible behavior
637|'cscopepathcomp'| |'cspc'| how many components of the path to show
638|'cscopeprg'| |'csprg'| command to execute cscope
639|'cscopequickfix'| |'csqf'| use quickfix window for cscope results
640|'cscopetag'| |'cst'| use cscope for tag commands
641|'cscopetagorder'| |'csto'| determines ":cstag" search order
642|'cscopeverbose'| |'csverb'| give messages when adding a cscope database
643|'debug'| set to "msg" to see all error messages
644|'define'| |'def'| pattern to be used to find a macro definition
645|'delcombine'| |'deco'| delete combining characters on their own
646|'dictionary'| |'dict'| list of file names used for keyword completion
647|'diff'| use diff mode for the current window
648|'diffexpr'| |'dex'| expression used to obtain a diff file
649|'diffopt'| |'dip'| options for using diff mode
650|'digraph'| |'dg'| enable the entering of digraphs in Insert mode
651|'directory'| |'dir'| list of directory names for the swap file
652|'display'| |'dy'| list of flags for how to display text
653|'eadirection'| |'ead'| in which direction 'equalalways' works
654|'edcompatible'| |'ed'| toggle flags of ":substitute" command
655|'encoding'| |'enc'| encoding used internally
656|'endofline'| |'eol'| write <EOL> for last line in file
657|'equalalways'| |'ea'| windows are automatically made the same size
658|'equalprg'| |'ep'| external program to use for "=" command
659|'errorbells'| |'eb'| ring the bell for error messages
660|'errorfile'| |'ef'| name of the errorfile for the QuickFix mode
661|'errorformat'| |'efm'| description of the lines in the error file
662|'esckeys'| |'ek'| recognize function keys in Insert mode
663|'eventignore'| |'ei'| autocommand events that are ignored
664|'expandtab'| |'et'| use spaces when <Tab> is inserted
665|'exrc'| |'ex'| read .vimrc and .exrc in the current directory
666|'fileencoding'| |'fenc'| file encoding for multi-byte text
667|'fileencodings'| |'fencs'| automatically detected character encodings
668|'fileformat'| |'ff'| file format used for file I/O
669|'fileformats'| |'ffs'| automatically detected values for 'fileformat'
670|'filetype'| |'ft'| type of file, used for autocommands
671|'fillchars'| |'fcs'| characters to use for displaying special items
672|'fkmap'| |'fk'| Farsi keyboard mapping
673|'foldclose'| |'fcl'| close a fold when the cursor leaves it
674|'foldcolumn'| |'fdc'| width of the column used to indicate folds
675|'foldenable'| |'fen'| set to display all folds open
676|'foldexpr'| |'fde'| expression used when 'foldmethod' is "expr"
677|'foldignore'| |'fdi'| ignore lines when 'foldmethod' is "indent"
678|'foldlevel'| |'fdl'| close folds with a level higher than this
679|'foldlevelstart'| |'fdls'| 'foldlevel' when starting to edit a file
680|'foldmarker'| |'fmr'| markers used when 'foldmethod' is "marker"
681|'foldmethod'| |'fdm'| folding type
682|'foldminlines'| |'fml'| minimum number of lines for a fold to be closed
683|'foldnestmax'| |'fdn'| maximum fold depth
684|'foldopen'| |'fdo'| for which commands a fold will be opened
685|'foldtext'| |'fdt'| expression used to display for a closed fold
686|'formatoptions'| |'fo'| how automatic formatting is to be done
687|'formatprg'| |'fp'| name of external program used with "gq" command
688|'gdefault'| |'gd'| the ":substitute" flag 'g' is default on
689|'grepformat'| |'gfm'| format of 'grepprg' output
690|'grepprg'| |'gp'| program to use for ":grep"
691|'guicursor'| |'gcr'| GUI: settings for cursor shape and blinking
692|'guifont'| |'gfn'| GUI: Name(s) of font(s) to be used
693|'guifontset'| |'gfs'| GUI: Names of multi-byte fonts to be used
694|'guifontwide'| |'gfw'| list of font names for double-wide characters
695|'guiheadroom'| |'ghr'| GUI: pixels room for window decorations
696|'guioptions'| |'go'| GUI: Which components and options are used
697|'guipty'| GUI: try to use a pseudo-tty for ":!" commands
698|'helpfile'| |'hf'| full path name of the main help file
699|'helpheight'| |'hh'| minimum height of a new help window
700|'helplang'| |'hlg'| preferred help languages
701|'hidden'| |'hid'| don't unload buffer when it is |abandon|ed
702|'highlight'| |'hl'| sets highlighting mode for various occasions
703|'hlsearch'| |'hls'| highlight matches with last search pattern
704|'history'| |'hi'| number of command-lines that are remembered
705|'hkmap'| |'hk'| Hebrew keyboard mapping
706|'hkmapp'| |'hkp'| phonetic Hebrew keyboard mapping
707|'icon'| let Vim set the text of the window icon
708|'iconstring'| string to use for the Vim icon text
709|'ignorecase'| |'ic'| ignore case in search patterns
710|'imactivatekey'| |'imak'| key that activates the X input method
711|'imcmdline'| |'imc'| use IM when starting to edit a command line
712|'imdisable'| |'imd'| do not use the IM in any mode
713|'iminsert'| |'imi'| use :lmap or IM in Insert mode
714|'imsearch'| |'ims'| use :lmap or IM when typing a search pattern
715|'include'| |'inc'| pattern to be used to find an include file
716|'includeexpr'| |'inex'| expression used to process an include line
717|'incsearch'| |'is'| highlight match while typing search pattern
718|'indentexpr'| |'inde'| expression used to obtain the indent of a line
719|'indentkeys'| |'indk'| keys that trigger indenting with 'indentexpr'
720|'infercase'| |'inf'| adjust case of match for keyword completion
721|'insertmode'| |'im'| start the edit of a file in Insert mode
722|'isfname'| |'isf'| characters included in file names and pathnames
723|'isident'| |'isi'| characters included in identifiers
724|'iskeyword'| |'isk'| characters included in keywords
725|'isprint'| |'isp'| printable characters
726|'joinspaces'| |'js'| two spaces after a period with a join command
727|'key'| encryption key
728|'keymap'| |'kmp'| name of a keyboard mapping
729|'keymodel'| |'km'| enable starting/stopping selection with keys
730|'keywordprg'| |'kp'| program to use for the "K" command
731|'langmap'| |'lmap'| alphabetic characters for other language mode
732|'langmenu'| |'lm'| language to be used for the menus
733|'laststatus'| |'ls'| tells when last window has status lines
734|'lazyredraw'| |'lz'| don't redraw while executing macros
735|'linebreak'| |'lbr'| wrap long lines at a blank
736|'lines'| number of lines in the display
737|'linespace'| |'lsp'| number of pixel lines to use between characters
738|'lisp'| automatic indenting for Lisp
739|'lispwords'| |'lw'| words that change how lisp indenting works
740|'list'| show <Tab> and <EOL>
741|'listchars'| |'lcs'| characters for displaying in list mode
742|'loadplugins'| |'lpl'| load plugin scripts when starting up
743|'magic'| changes special characters in search patterns
744|'makeef'| |'mef'| name of the errorfile for ":make"
745|'makeprg'| |'mp'| program to use for the ":make" command
746|'matchpairs'| |'mps'| pairs of characters that "%" can match
747|'matchtime'| |'mat'| tenths of a second to show matching paren
748|'maxfuncdepth'| |'mfd'| maximum recursive depth for user functions
749|'maxmapdepth'| |'mmd'| maximum recursive depth for mapping
750|'maxmem'| |'mm'| maximum memory (in Kbyte) used for one buffer
751|'maxmemtot'| |'mmt'| maximum memory (in Kbyte) used for all buffers
752|'menuitems'| |'mis'| maximum number of items in a menu
753|'modeline'| |'ml'| recognize modelines at start or end of file
754|'modelines'| |'mls'| number of lines checked for modelines
755|'modifiable'| |'ma'| changes to the text are not possible
756|'modified'| |'mod'| buffer has been modified
757|'more'| pause listings when the whole screen is filled
758|'mouse'| enable the use of mouse clicks
759|'mousefocus'| |'mousef'| keyboard focus follows the mouse
760|'mousehide'| |'mh'| hide mouse pointer while typing
761|'mousemodel'| |'mousem'| changes meaning of mouse buttons
762|'mouseshape'| |'mouses'| shape of the mouse pointer in different modes
763|'mousetime'| |'mouset'| max time between mouse double-click
764|'nrformats'| |'nf'| number formats recognized for CTRL-A command
765|'number'| |'nu'| print the line number in front of each line
766|'osfiletype'| |'oft'| operating system-specific filetype information
767|'paragraphs'| |'para'| nroff macros that separate paragraphs
768|'paste'| allow pasting text
769|'pastetoggle'| |'pt'| key code that causes 'paste' to toggle
770|'patchexpr'| |'pex'| expression used to patch a file
771|'patchmode'| |'pm'| keep the oldest version of a file
772|'path'| |'pa'| list of directories searched with "gf" et.al.
773|'preserveindent'| |'pi'| preserve the indent structure when reindenting
774|'previewheight'| |'pvh'| height of the preview window
775|'previewwindow'| |'pvw'| identifies the preview window
776|'printdevice'| |'pdev'| name of the printer to be used for :hardcopy
777|'printencoding'| |'penc'| encoding to be used for printing
778|'printexpr'| |'pexpr'| expression used to print PostScript for :hardcopy
779|'printfont'| |'pfn'| name of the font to be used for :hardcopy
780|'printheader'| |'pheader'| format of the header used for :hardcopy
781|'printoptions'| |'popt'| controls the format of :hardcopy output
782|'readonly'| |'ro'| disallow writing the buffer
783|'remap'| allow mappings to work recursively
784|'report'| threshold for reporting nr. of lines changed
785|'restorescreen'| |'rs'| Win32: restore screen when exiting
786|'revins'| |'ri'| inserting characters will work backwards
787|'rightleft'| |'rl'| window is right-to-left oriented
788|'rightleftcmd'| |'rlc'| commands for which editing works right-to-left
789|'ruler'| |'ru'| show cursor line and column in the status line
790|'rulerformat'| |'ruf'| custom format for the ruler
791|'runtimepath'| |'rtp'| list of directories used for runtime files
792|'scroll'| |'scr'| lines to scroll with CTRL-U and CTRL-D
793|'scrollbind'| |'scb'| scroll in window as other windows scroll
794|'scrolljump'| |'sj'| minimum number of lines to scroll
795|'scrolloff'| |'so'| minimum nr. of lines above and below cursor
796|'scrollopt'| |'sbo'| how 'scrollbind' should behave
797|'sections'| |'sect'| nroff macros that separate sections
798|'secure'| secure mode for reading .vimrc in current dir
799|'selection'| |'sel'| what type of selection to use
800|'selectmode'| |'slm'| when to use Select mode instead of Visual mode
801|'sessionoptions'| |'ssop'| options for |:mksession|
802|'shell'| |'sh'| name of shell to use for external commands
803|'shellcmdflag'| |'shcf'| flag to shell to execute one command
804|'shellpipe'| |'sp'| string to put output of ":make" in error file
805|'shellquote'| |'shq'| quote character(s) for around shell command
806|'shellredir'| |'srr'| string to put output of filter in a temp file
807|'shellslash'| |'ssl'| use forward slash for shell file names
808|'shelltype'| |'st'| Amiga: influences how to use a shell
809|'shellxquote'| |'sxq'| like 'shellquote', but include redirection
810|'shiftround'| |'sr'| round indent to multiple of shiftwidth
811|'shiftwidth'| |'sw'| number of spaces to use for (auto)indent step
812|'shortmess'| |'shm'| list of flags, reduce length of messages
813|'shortname'| |'sn'| non-MS-DOS: Filenames assumed to be 8.3 chars
814|'showbreak'| |'sbr'| string to use at the start of wrapped lines
815|'showcmd'| |'sc'| show (partial) command in status line
816|'showfulltag'| |'sft'| show full tag pattern when completing tag
817|'showmatch'| |'sm'| briefly jump to matching bracket if insert one
818|'showmode'| |'smd'| message on status line to show current mode
819|'sidescroll'| |'ss'| minimum number of columns to scroll horizontal
820|'sidescrolloff'| |'siso'| min. nr. of columns to left and right of cursor
821|'smartcase'| |'scs'| no ignore case when pattern has uppercase
822|'smartindent'| |'si'| smart autoindenting for C programs
823|'smarttab'| |'sta'| use 'shiftwidth' when inserting <Tab>
824|'softtabstop'| |'sts'| number of spaces that <Tab> uses while editing
825|'splitbelow'| |'sb'| new window from split is below the current one
826|'splitright'| |'spr'| new window is put right of the current one
827|'startofline'| |'sol'| commands move cursor to first blank in line
828|'statusline'| |'stl'| custom format for the status line
829|'suffixes'| |'su'| suffixes that are ignored with multiple match
830|'suffixesadd'| |'sua'| suffixes added when searching for a file
831|'swapfile'| |'swf'| whether to use a swapfile for a buffer
832|'swapsync'| |'sws'| how to sync the swap file
833|'switchbuf'| |'swb'| sets behavior when switching to another buffer
834|'syntax'| |'syn'| syntax to be loaded for current buffer
835|'tabstop'| |'ts'| number of spaces that <Tab> in file uses
836|'tagbsearch'| |'tbs'| use binary searching in tags files
837|'taglength'| |'tl'| number of significant characters for a tag
838|'tagrelative'| |'tr'| file names in tag file are relative
839|'tags'| |'tag'| list of file names used by the tag command
840|'tagstack'| |'tgst'| push tags onto the tag stack
841|'term'| name of the terminal
842|'termbidi'| |'tbidi'| terminal takes care of bi-directionality
843|'termencoding'| |'tenc'| character encoding used by the terminal
844|'terse'| shorten some messages
845|'textauto'| |'ta'| obsolete, use 'fileformats'
846|'textmode'| |'tx'| obsolete, use 'fileformat'
847|'textwidth'| |'tw'| maximum width of text that is being inserted
848|'thesaurus'| |'tsr'| list of thesaurus files for keyword completion
849|'tildeop'| |'top'| tilde command "~" behaves like an operator
850|'timeout'| |'to'| time out on mappings and key codes
851|'timeoutlen'| |'tm'| time out time in milliseconds
852|'title'| let Vim set the title of the window
853|'titlelen'| percentage of 'columns' used for window title
854|'titleold'| old title, restored when exiting
855|'titlestring'| string to use for the Vim window title
856|'toolbar'| |'tb'| GUI: which items to show in the toolbar
857|'toolbariconsize'| |'tbis'| size of the toolbar icons (for GTK 2 only)
858|'ttimeout'| time out on mappings
859|'ttimeoutlen'| |'ttm'| time out time for key codes in milliseconds
860|'ttybuiltin'| |'tbi'| use built-in termcap before external termcap
861|'ttyfast'| |'tf'| indicates a fast terminal connection
862|'ttymouse'| |'ttym'| type of mouse codes generated
863|'ttyscroll'| |'tsl'| maximum number of lines for a scroll
864|'ttytype'| |'tty'| alias for 'term'
865|'undolevels'| |'ul'| maximum number of changes that can be undone
866|'updatecount'| |'uc'| after this many characters flush swap file
867|'updatetime'| |'ut'| after this many milliseconds flush swap file
868|'verbose'| |'vbs'| give informative messages
869|'viewdir'| |'vdir'| directory where to store files with :mkview
870|'viewoptions'| |'vop'| specifies what to save for :mkview
871|'viminfo'| |'vi'| use .viminfo file upon startup and exiting
872|'virtualedit'| |'ve'| when to use virtual editing
873|'visualbell'| |'vb'| use visual bell instead of beeping
874|'warn'| warn for shell command when buffer was changed
875|'weirdinvert'| |'wi'| for terminals that have weird inversion method
876|'whichwrap'| |'ww'| allow specified keys to cross line boundaries
877|'wildchar'| |'wc'| command-line character for wildcard expansion
878|'wildcharm'| |'wcm'| like 'wildchar' but also works when mapped
879|'wildignore'| |'wig'| files matching these patterns are not completed
880|'wildmenu'| |'wmnu'| use menu for command line completion
881|'wildmode'| |'wim'| mode for 'wildchar' command-line expansion
882|'winaltkeys'| |'wak'| when the windows system handles ALT keys
883|'winheight'| |'wh'| minimum number of lines for the current window
884|'winfixheight'| |'wfh'| keep window height when opening/closing windows
885|'winminheight'| |'wmh'| minimum number of lines for any window
886|'winminwidth'| |'wmw'| minimal number of columns for any window
887|'winwidth'| |'wiw'| minimal number of columns for current window
888|'wrap'| long lines wrap and continue on the next line
889|'wrapmargin'| |'wm'| chars from the right where wrapping starts
890|'wrapscan'| |'ws'| searches wrap around the end of the file
891|'write'| writing to a file is allowed
892|'writeany'| |'wa'| write to file with no need for "!" override
893|'writebackup'| |'wb'| make a backup before overwriting a file
894|'writedelay'| |'wd'| delay this many msec for each char (for debug)
895------------------------------------------------------------------------------
896*Q_ur* Undo/Redo commands
897
898|u| N u undo last N changes
899|CTRL-R| N CTRL-R redo last N undone changes
900|U| U restore last changed line
901------------------------------------------------------------------------------
902*Q_et* External commands
903
904|:shell| :sh[ell] start a shell
905|:!| :!{command} execute {command} with a shell
906|K| K lookup keyword under the cursor with
907 'keywordprg' program (default: "man")
908------------------------------------------------------------------------------
909*Q_qf* Quickfix commands
910
911|:cc| :cc [nr] display error [nr] (default is the same again)
912|:cnext| :cn display the next error
913|:cprevious| :cp display the previous error
914|:clist| :cl list all errors
915|:cfile| :cf read errors from the file 'errorfile'
916|:cquit| :cq quit without writing and return error code (to
917 the compiler)
918|:make| :make [args] start make, read errors, and jump to first
919 error
920|:grep| :gr[ep] [args] execute 'grepprg' to find matches and jump to
921 the first one.
922------------------------------------------------------------------------------
923*Q_vc* Various commands
924
925|CTRL-L| CTRL-L Clear and redraw the screen.
926|CTRL-G| CTRL-G show current file name (with path) and cursor
927 position
928|ga| ga show ascii value of character under cursor in
929 decimal, hex, and octal
930|g_CTRL-G| g CTRL-G show cursor column, line, and character
931 position
932|CTRL-C| CTRL-C during searches: Interrupt the search
933|dos-CTRL-Break| CTRL-Break MS-DOS: during searches: Interrupt the search
934|<Del>| <Del> while entering a count: delete last character
935|:version| :ve[rsion] show version information
936|:mode| :mode N MS-DOS: set screen mode to N (number, C80,
937 C4350, etc.)
938|:normal| :norm[al][!] {commands}
939 Execute Normal mode commands.
940|Q| Q switch to "Ex" mode
941
942|:redir| :redir >{file} redirect messages to {file}
943|:silent| :silent[!] {command} execute {command} silently
944|:confirm| :confirm {command} quit, write, etc., asking about
945 unsaved changes or read-only files.
946|:browse| :browse {command} open/read/write file, using a
947 file selection dialog
948------------------------------------------------------------------------------
949*Q_ce* Command-line editing
950
951|c_<Esc>| <Esc> abandon command-line (if 'wildchar' is
952 <Esc>, type it twice)
953
954|c_CTRL-V| CTRL-V {char} insert {char} literally
955|c_CTRL-V| CTRL-V {number} enter decimal value of character (up to
956 three digits)
957|c_CTRL-K| CTRL-K {char1} {char2}
958 enter digraph (See |Q_di|)
959|c_CTRL-R| CTRL-R {0-9a-z"%#:-=}
960 insert the contents of a register
961
962|c_<Left>| <Left>/<Right> cursor left/right
963|c_<S-Left>| <S-Left>/<S-Right> cursor one word left/right
964|c_CTRL-B| CTRL-B/CTRL-E cursor to beginning/end of command-line
965
966|c_<BS>| <BS> delete the character in front of the cursor
967|c_<Del>| <Del> delete the character under the cursor
968|c_CTRL-W| CTRL-W delete the word in front of the cursor
969|c_CTRL-U| CTRL-U remove all characters
970
971|c_<Up>| <Up>/<Down> recall older/newer command-line that starts
972 with current command
973|c_<S-Up>| <S-Up>/<S-Down> recall older/newer command-line from history
974|:history| :his[tory] show older command-lines
975
976Context-sensitive completion on the command-line:
977
978|c_wildchar| 'wildchar' (default: <Tab>)
979 do completion on the pattern in front of the
980 cursor. If there are multiple matches,
981 beep and show the first one; further
982 'wildchar' will show the next ones.
983|c_CTRL-D| CTRL-D list all names that match the pattern in
984 front of the cursor
985|c_CTRL-A| CTRL-A insert all names that match pattern in front
986 of cursor
987|c_CTRL-L| CTRL-L insert longest common part of names that
988 match pattern
989|c_CTRL-N| CTRL-N after 'wildchar' with multiple matches: go
990 to next match
991|c_CTRL-P| CTRL-P after 'wildchar' with multiple matches: go
992 to previous match
993------------------------------------------------------------------------------
994*Q_ra* Ex ranges
995
996|:range| , separates two line numbers
997|:range| ; idem, set cursor to the first line number
998 before interpreting the second one
999
1000|:range| {number} an absolute line number
1001|:range| . the current line
1002|:range| $ the last line in the file
1003|:range| % equal to 1,$ (the entire file)
1004|:range| * equal to '<,'> (visual area)
1005|:range| 't position of mark t
1006|:range| /{pattern}[/] the next line where {pattern} matches
1007|:range| ?{pattern}[?] the previous line where {pattern} matches
1008
1009|:range| +[num] add [num] to the preceding line number
1010 (default: 1)
1011|:range| -[num] subtract [num] from the preceding line
1012 number (default: 1)
1013------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1014*Q_ex* Special Ex characters
1015
1016|:bar| | separates two commands (not for ":global" and ":!")
1017|:quote| " begins comment
1018
1019|:_%| % current file name (only where a file name is expected)
1020|:_#| #[num] alternate file name [num] (only where a file name is
1021 expected)
1022 Note: The next four are typed literally; these are not special keys!
1023|:<cword>| <cword> word under the cursor (only where a file name is
1024 expected)
1025|:<cWORD>| <cWORD> WORD under the cursor (only where a file name is
1026 expected) (see |WORD|)
1027|:<cfile>| <cfile> file name under the cursor (only where a file name is
1028 expected)
1029|:<afile>| <afile> file name for autocommand (only where a file name is
1030 expected)
1031|:<sfile>| <sfile> file name of a ":source"d file, within that file (only
1032 where a file name is expected)
1033
1034 After "%", "#", "<cfile>", "<sfile>" or "<afile>"
1035 |::p| :p full path
1036 |::h| :h head (file name removed)
1037 |::t| :t tail (file name only)
1038 |::r| :r root (extension removed)
1039 |::e| :e extension
1040 |::s| :s/{pat}/{repl}/ substitute {pat} with {repl}
1041------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1042*Q_ed* Editing a file
1043
1044 Without !: Fail if changes has been made to the current buffer.
1045 With !: Discard any changes to the current buffer.
1046|:edit_f| :e[dit][!] {file} Edit {file}.
1047|:edit| :e[dit][!] Reload the current file.
1048|:enew| :ene[w][!] Edit a new, unnamed buffer.
1049|:find| :fin[d][!] {file} Find {file} in 'path' and edit it.
1050
1051|CTRL-^| N CTRL-^ Edit alternate file N (equivalent to ":e #N").
1052|gf| gf or ]f Edit the file whose name is under the cursor
1053|:pwd| :pwd Print the current directory name.
1054|:cd| :cd [path] Change the current directory to [path].
1055|:cd-| :cd - Back to previous current directory.
1056|:file| :f[ile] Print the current file name and the cursor
1057 position.
1058|:file| :f[ile] {name} Set the current file name to {name}.
1059|:files| :files Show alternate file names.
1060------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1061*Q_fl* Using the argument list |argument-list|
1062
1063|:args| :ar[gs] Print the argument list, with the current file
1064 in "[]".
1065|:all| :all or :sall Open a window for every file in the arg list.
1066|:wn| :wn[ext][!] Write file and edit next file.
1067|:wn| :wn[ext][!] {file} Write to {file} and edit next file, unless
1068 {file} exists. With !, overwrite existing
1069 file.
1070|:wN| :wN[ext][!] [file] Write file and edit previous file.
1071
1072 in current window in new window ~
1073|:argument| :argu[ment] N :sar[gument] N Edit file N
1074|:next| :n[ext] :sn[ext] Edit next file
1075|:next_f| :n[ext] {arglist} :sn[ext] {arglist} define new arg list
1076 and edit first file
1077|:Next| :N[ext] :sN[ext] Edit previous file
1078|:first| :fir[st] :sfir[st] Edit first file
1079|:last| :la[st] :sla[st] Edit last file
1080------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1081*Q_wq* Writing and quitting
1082
1083|:w| :[range]w[rite][!] Write to the current file.
1084|:w_f| :[range]w[rite] {file} Write to {file}, unless it already
1085 exists.
1086|:w_f| :[range]w[rite]! {file} Write to {file}. Overwrite an existing
1087 file.
1088|:w_a| :[range]w[rite][!] >> Append to the current file.
1089|:w_a| :[range]w[rite][!] >> {file} Append to {file}.
1090|:w_c| :[range]w[rite] !{cmd} Execute {cmd} with [range] lines as
1091 standard input.
1092|:up| :[range]up[date][!] write to current file if modified
1093|:wall| :wa[ll][!] write all changed buffers
1094
1095|:q| :q[uit] Quit current buffer, unless changes have been
1096 made. Exit Vim when there are no other
1097 non-help buffers
1098|:q| :q[uit]! Quit current buffer always, discard any
1099 changes. Exit Vim when there are no other
1100 non-help buffers
1101|:qa| :qa[ll] Exit Vim, unless changes have been made.
1102|:qa| :qa[ll]! Exit Vim always, discard any changes.
1103|:cq| :cq Quit without writing and return error code.
1104
1105|:wq| :wq[!] Write the current file and exit.
1106|:wq| :wq[!] {file} Write to {file} and exit.
1107|:xit| :x[it][!] [file] Like ":wq" but write only when changes have
1108 been made
1109|ZZ| ZZ Same as ":x".
1110|ZQ| ZQ Same as ":q!".
1111|:xall| :xa[ll][!] or :wqall[!]
1112 Write all changed buffers and exit
1113
1114|:stop| :st[op][!] Suspend VIM or start new shell. If 'aw' option
1115 is set and [!] not given write the buffer.
1116|CTRL-Z| CTRL-Z Same as ":stop"
1117------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1118*Q_st* Starting VIM
1119
1120|-vim| vim [options] start editing with an empty buffer
1121|-file| vim [options] {file} .. start editing one or more files
1122|--| vim [options] - read file from stdin
1123|-tag| vim [options] -t {tag} edit the file associated with {tag}
1124|-qf| vim [options] -q [fname] start editing in QuickFix mode,
1125 display the first error
1126
1127 Vim arguments:
1128
1129|-gui| -g start GUI (also allows other options)
1130
1131|-+| +[num] put the cursor at line [num] (default: last line)
1132|-+c| +{command} execute {command} after loading the file
1133|-+/| +/{pat} {file} .. put the cursor at the first occurrence of {pat}
1134|-v| -v Vi mode, start ex in Normal mode
1135|-e| -e Ex mode, start vim in Ex mode
1136|-R| -R Read-only mode, implies -n
1137|-m| -m modifications not allowed (resets 'write' option)
1138|-b| -b binary mode
1139|-l| -l lisp mode
1140|-A| -A Arabic mode ('arabic' is set)
1141|-F| -F Farsi mode ('fkmap' and 'rightleft' are set)
1142|-H| -H Hebrew mode ('hkmap' and 'rightleft' are set)
1143|-V| -V Verbose, give informative messages
1144|-C| -C Compatible, set the 'compatible' option
1145|-N| -N Nocompatible, reset the 'compatible' option
1146|-r| -r give list of swap files
1147|-r| -r {file} .. recover aborted edit session
1148|-n| -n do not create a swap file
1149|-o| -o [num] open [num] windows (default: one for each file)
1150|-f| -f GUI: foreground process, don't fork
1151 Amiga: do not restart VIM to open a window (for
1152 e.g., mail)
1153|-s| -s {scriptin} first read commands from the file {scriptin}
1154|-w| -w {scriptout} write typed chars to file {scriptout} (append)
1155|-W| -W {scriptout} write typed chars to file {scriptout} (overwrite)
1156|-T| -T {terminal} set terminal name
1157|-d| -d {device} Amiga: open {device} to be used as a console
1158|-u| -u {vimrc} read inits from {vimrc} instead of other inits
1159|-U| -U {gvimrc} idem, for when starting the GUI
1160|-i| -i {viminfo} read info from {viminfo} instead of other files
1161|---| -- end of options, other arguments are file names
1162|--help| --help show list of arguments and exit
1163|--version| --version show version info and exit
1164|--| - Read file from stdin.
1165------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1166*Q_ac* Automatic Commands
1167
1168|viminfo-file| Read registers, marks, history at startup, save when exiting.
1169
1170|:rviminfo| :rv[iminfo] [file] Read info from viminfo file [file]
1171|:rviminfo| :rv[iminfo]! [file] idem, overwrite existing info
1172|:wviminfo| :wv[iminfo] [file] Add info to viminfo file [file]
1173|:wviminfo| :wv[iminfo]! [file] Write info to viminfo file [file]
1174
1175|modeline| Automatic option setting when editing a file
1176
1177|modeline| vim:{set-arg}: .. In the first and last lines of the
1178 file (see 'ml' option), {set-arg} is
1179 given as an argument to ":set"
1180
1181|autocommand| Automatic execution of commands on certain events.
1182
1183|:autocmd| :au List all autocommands
1184|:autocmd| :au {event} List all autocommands for {event}
1185|:autocmd| :au {event} {pat} List all autocommands for {event} with
1186 {pat}
1187|:autocmd| :au {event} {pat} {cmd} Enter new autocommands for {event}
1188 with {pat}
1189|:autocmd| :au! Remove all autocommands
1190|:autocmd| :au! {event} Remove all autocommands for {event}
1191|:autocmd| :au! * {pat} Remove all autocommands for {pat}
1192|:autocmd| :au! {event} {pat} Remove all autocommands for {event}
1193 with {pat}
1194|:autocmd| :au! {event} {pat} {cmd} Remove all autocommands for {event}
1195 with {pat} and enter new one
1196------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1197*Q_wi* Multi-window commands
1198
1199|CTRL-W_s| CTRL-W s or :split Split window into two parts
1200|:split_f| :split {file} Split window and edit {file} in one of
1201 them
1202|:vsplit| :vsplit {file} Same, but split vertically
1203|:vertical| :vertical {cmd} Make {cmd} split vertically
1204
1205|:sfind| :sf[ind] {file} Split window, find {file} in 'path'
1206 and edit it.
1207|CTRL-W_]| CTRL-W ] Split window and jump to tag under
1208 cursor
1209|CTRL-W_f| CTRL-W f Split window and edit file name under
1210 the cursor
1211|CTRL-W_^| CTRL-W ^ Split window and edit alternate file
1212|CTRL-W_n| CTRL-W n or :new Create new empty window
1213|CTRL-W_q| CTRL-W q or :q[uit] Quit editing and close window
1214|CTRL-W_c| CTRL-W c or :cl[ose] Make buffer hidden and close window
1215|CTRL-W_o| CTRL-W o or :on[ly] Make current window only one on the
1216 screen
1217
1218|CTRL-W_j| CTRL-W j Move cursor to window below
1219|CTRL-W_k| CTRL-W k Move cursor to window above
1220|CTRL-W_CTRL-W| CTRL-W CTRL-W Move cursor to window below (wrap)
1221|CTRL-W_W| CTRL-W W Move cursor to window above (wrap)
1222|CTRL-W_t| CTRL-W t Move cursor to top window
1223|CTRL-W_b| CTRL-W b Move cursor to bottom window
1224|CTRL-W_p| CTRL-W p Move cursor to previous active window
1225
1226|CTRL-W_r| CTRL-W r Rotate windows downwards
1227|CTRL-W_R| CTRL-W R Rotate windows upwards
1228|CTRL-W_x| CTRL-W x Exchange current window with next one
1229
1230|CTRL-W_=| CTRL-W = Make all windows equal height
1231|CTRL-W_-| CTRL-W - Decrease current window height
1232|CTRL-W_+| CTRL-W + Increase current window height
1233|CTRL-W__| CTRL-W _ Set current window height (default:
1234 very high)
1235------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1236*Q_bu* Buffer list commands
1237
1238|:buffers| :buffers or :files list all known buffer and file names
1239
1240|:ball| :ball or :sball edit all args/buffers
1241|:unhide| :unhide or :sunhide edit all loaded buffers
1242
1243|:badd| :badd {fname} add file name {fname} to the list
1244|:bunload| :bunload[!] [N] unload buffer [N] from memory
1245|:bdelete| :bdelete[!] [N] unload buffer [N] and delete it from
1246 the buffer list
1247
1248 in current window in new window ~
1249|:buffer| :[N]buffer [N] :[N]sbuffer [N] to arg/buf N
1250|:bnext| :[N]bnext [N] :[N]sbnext [N] to Nth next arg/buf
1251|:bNext| :[N]bNext [N] :[N]sbNext [N] to Nth previous arg/buf
1252|:bprevious| :[N]bprevious [N] :[N]sbprevious [N] to Nth previous arg/buf
1253|:bfirst| :bfirst :sbfirst to first arg/buf
1254|:blast| :blast :sblast to last arg/buf
1255|:bmodified| :[N]bmod [N] :[N]sbmod [N] to Nth modified buf
1256------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1257*Q_sy* Syntax Highlighting
1258
1259|:syn-on| :syntax on start using syntax highlighting
1260|:syn-off| :syntax off stop using syntax highlighting
1261
1262|:syn-keyword| :syntax keyword {group-name} {keyword} ..
1263 add a syntax keyword item
1264|:syn-match| :syntax match {group-name} {pattern} ...
1265 add syntax match item
1266|:syn-region| :syntax region {group-name} {pattern} ...
1267 add syntax region item
1268|:syn-sync| :syntax sync [ccomment | lines {N} | ...]
1269 tell syntax how to sync
1270|:syntax| :syntax [list] list current syntax items
1271|:syn-clear| :syntax clear clear all syntax info
1272
1273|:highlight| :highlight clear clear all highlight info
1274|:highlight| :highlight {group-name} {key}={arg} ..
1275 set highlighting for {group-name}
1276
1277|:filetype| :filetype on switch on file type detection, without
1278 syntax highlighting
1279|:filetype| :filetype plugin indent on
1280 switch on file type detection, with
1281 automatic indenting and settings
1282------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1283*Q_gu* GUI commands
1284
1285|:gui| :gui UNIX: start the GUI
1286|:gui| :gui {fname} .. idem, and edit {fname} ..
1287
1288|:menu| :menu list all menus
1289|:menu| :menu {mpath} list menus starting with {mpath}
1290|:menu| :menu {mpath} {rhs} add menu {mpath}, giving {lhs}
1291|:menu| :menu {pri} {mpath} {rhs}
1292 idem, with priorities {pri}
1293|:menu| :menu ToolBar.{name} {rhs}
1294 add toolbar item, giving {lhs}
1295|:tmenu| :tmenu {mpath} {text} add tooltip to menu {mpath}
1296|:unmenu| :unmenu {mpath} remove menu {mpath}
1297------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1298*Q_fo* Folding
1299
1300|'foldmethod'| set foldmethod=manual manual folding
1301 set foldmethod=indent folding by indent
1302 set foldmethod=expr folding by 'foldexpr'
1303 set foldmethod=syntax folding by syntax regions
1304 set foldmethod=marker folding by 'foldmarkers'
1305
1306|zf| zf{motion} operator: Define a fold manually
1307|:fold| :{range}fold define a fold for {range} lines
1308|zd| zd delete one fold under the cursor
1309|zD| zD delete all folds under the cursor
1310
1311|zo| zo open one fold under the cursor
1312|zO| zO open all folds under the cursor
1313|zc| zc close one fold under the cursor
1314|zC| zC close all folds under the cursor
1315
1316|zm| zm fold more: decrease 'foldlevel'
1317|zM| zM close all folds: make 'foldlevel' zero
1318|zr| zr reduce folding: increase 'foldlevel'
1319|zR| zR open all folds: make 'foldlevel' max.
1320
1321|zn| zn fold none: reset 'foldenable'
1322|zN| zN fold normal set 'foldenable'
1323|zi| zi invert 'foldenable'
1324
1325 vim:tw=78:ts=8:ft=help:norl: