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4 VIM REFERENCE MANUAL by Bram Moolenaar
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6 Quick reference guide
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8 *quickref* *Contents*
9 tag subject tag subject ~
Bram Moolenaar00154502013-02-13 16:15:55 +010010|Q_ct| list of help files |Q_re| Repeating commands
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011|Q_lr| motion: Left-right |Q_km| Key mapping
12|Q_ud| motion: Up-down |Q_ab| Abbreviations
13|Q_tm| motion: Text object |Q_op| Options
14|Q_pa| motion: Pattern searches |Q_ur| Undo/Redo commands
15|Q_ma| motion: Marks |Q_et| External commands
16|Q_vm| motion: Various |Q_qf| Quickfix commands
17|Q_ta| motion: Using tags |Q_vc| Various commands
18|Q_sc| Scrolling |Q_ce| Ex: Command-line editing
19|Q_in| insert: Inserting text |Q_ra| Ex: Ranges
20|Q_ai| insert: Keys |Q_ex| Ex: Special characters
Bram Moolenaar9028b102010-07-11 16:58:51 +020021|Q_ss| insert: Special keys |Q_st| Starting Vim
Bram Moolenaar2df6dcc2004-07-12 15:53:54 +000022|Q_di| insert: Digraphs |Q_ed| Editing a file
23|Q_si| insert: Special inserts |Q_fl| Using the argument list
24|Q_de| change: Deleting text |Q_wq| Writing and quitting
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000025|Q_cm| change: Copying and moving |Q_ac| Automatic commands
26|Q_ch| change: Changing text |Q_wi| Multi-window commands
27|Q_co| change: Complex |Q_bu| Buffer list commands
28|Q_vi| Visual mode |Q_sy| Syntax highlighting
29|Q_to| Text objects |Q_gu| GUI commands
Bram Moolenaar00154502013-02-13 16:15:55 +010030 |Q_fo| Folding
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000031
32------------------------------------------------------------------------------
33N is used to indicate an optional count that can be given before the command.
34------------------------------------------------------------------------------
35*Q_lr* Left-right motions
36
37|h| N h left (also: CTRL-H, <BS>, or <Left> key)
38|l| N l right (also: <Space> or <Right> key)
39|0| 0 to first character in the line (also: <Home> key)
40|^| ^ to first non-blank character in the line
41|$| N $ to the last character in the line (N-1 lines lower)
42 (also: <End> key)
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +010043|g0| g0 to first character in screen line (differs from "0"
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000044 when lines wrap)
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +010045|g^| g^ to first non-blank character in screen line (differs
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000046 from "^" when lines wrap)
47|g$| N g$ to last character in screen line (differs from "$"
48 when lines wrap)
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +010049|gm| gm to middle of the screen line
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000050|bar| N | to column N (default: 1)
51|f| N f{char} to the Nth occurrence of {char} to the right
52|F| N F{char} to the Nth occurrence of {char} to the left
53|t| N t{char} till before the Nth occurrence of {char} to the right
54|T| N T{char} till before the Nth occurrence of {char} to the left
55|;| N ; repeat the last "f", "F", "t", or "T" N times
56|,| N , repeat the last "f", "F", "t", or "T" N times in
57 opposite direction
58------------------------------------------------------------------------------
59*Q_ud* Up-down motions
60
61|k| N k up N lines (also: CTRL-P and <Up>)
62|j| N j down N lines (also: CTRL-J, CTRL-N, <NL>, and <Down>)
63|-| N - up N lines, on the first non-blank character
64|+| N + down N lines, on the first non-blank character (also:
65 CTRL-M and <CR>)
66|_| N _ down N-1 lines, on the first non-blank character
67|G| N G goto line N (default: last line), on the first
68 non-blank character
69|gg| N gg goto line N (default: first line), on the first
70 non-blank character
Bram Moolenaar9028b102010-07-11 16:58:51 +020071|N%| N % goto line N percentage down in the file; N must be
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +020072 given, otherwise it is the |%| command
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000073|gk| N gk up N screen lines (differs from "k" when line wraps)
74|gj| N gj down N screen lines (differs from "j" when line wraps)
75------------------------------------------------------------------------------
76*Q_tm* Text object motions
77
78|w| N w N words forward
79|W| N W N blank-separated |WORD|s forward
80|e| N e forward to the end of the Nth word
81|E| N E forward to the end of the Nth blank-separated |WORD|
82|b| N b N words backward
83|B| N B N blank-separated |WORD|s backward
84|ge| N ge backward to the end of the Nth word
85|gE| N gE backward to the end of the Nth blank-separated |WORD|
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87|)| N ) N sentences forward
88|(| N ( N sentences backward
89|}| N } N paragraphs forward
90|{| N { N paragraphs backward
91|]]| N ]] N sections forward, at start of section
92|[[| N [[ N sections backward, at start of section
93|][| N ][ N sections forward, at end of section
94|[]| N [] N sections backward, at end of section
95|[(| N [( N times back to unclosed '('
96|[{| N [{ N times back to unclosed '{'
97|[m| N [m N times back to start of method (for Java)
98|[M| N [M N times back to end of method (for Java)
99|])| N ]) N times forward to unclosed ')'
100|]}| N ]} N times forward to unclosed '}'
101|]m| N ]m N times forward to start of method (for Java)
102|]M| N ]M N times forward to end of method (for Java)
103|[#| N [# N times back to unclosed "#if" or "#else"
104|]#| N ]# N times forward to unclosed "#else" or "#endif"
105|[star| N [* N times back to start of comment "/*"
106|]star| N ]* N times forward to end of comment "*/"
107------------------------------------------------------------------------------
108*Q_pa* Pattern searches
109
110|/| N /{pattern}[/[offset]]<CR>
111 search forward for the Nth occurrence of {pattern}
112|?| N ?{pattern}[?[offset]]<CR>
113 search backward for the Nth occurrence of {pattern}
114|/<CR>| N /<CR> repeat last search, in the forward direction
115|?<CR>| N ?<CR> repeat last search, in the backward direction
116|n| N n repeat last search
117|N| N N repeat last search, in opposite direction
118|star| N * search forward for the identifier under the cursor
119|#| N # search backward for the identifier under the cursor
120|gstar| N g* like "*", but also find partial matches
121|g#| N g# like "#", but also find partial matches
122|gd| gd goto local declaration of identifier under the cursor
123|gD| gD goto global declaration of identifier under the cursor
124
125|pattern| Special characters in search patterns
126
127 meaning magic nomagic ~
128 matches any single character . \.
129 matches start of line ^ ^
130 matches <EOL> $ $
131 matches start of word \< \<
132 matches end of word \> \>
133 matches a single char from the range [a-z] \[a-z]
134 matches a single char not in the range [^a-z] \[^a-z]
135 matches an identifier char \i \i
136 idem but excluding digits \I \I
137 matches a keyword character \k \k
138 idem but excluding digits \K \K
139 matches a file name character \f \f
140 idem but excluding digits \F \F
141 matches a printable character \p \p
142 idem but excluding digits \P \P
143 matches a white space character \s \s
144 matches a non-white space character \S \S
145
146 matches <Esc> \e \e
147 matches <Tab> \t \t
148 matches <CR> \r \r
149 matches <BS> \b \b
150
151 matches 0 or more of the preceding atom * \*
152 matches 1 or more of the preceding atom \+ \+
153 matches 0 or 1 of the preceding atom \= \=
154 matches 2 to 5 of the preceding atom \{2,5} \{2,5}
155 separates two alternatives \| \|
156 group a pattern into an atom \(\) \(\)
157
158|search-offset| Offsets allowed after search command
159
160 [num] [num] lines downwards, in column 1
161 +[num] [num] lines downwards, in column 1
162 -[num] [num] lines upwards, in column 1
163 e[+num] [num] characters to the right of the end of the match
164 e[-num] [num] characters to the left of the end of the match
165 s[+num] [num] characters to the right of the start of the match
166 s[-num] [num] characters to the left of the start of the match
167 b[+num] [num] identical to s[+num] above (mnemonic: begin)
168 b[-num] [num] identical to s[-num] above (mnemonic: begin)
169 ;{search-command} execute {search-command} next
170------------------------------------------------------------------------------
171*Q_ma* Marks and motions
172
Bram Moolenaardc8b25c2013-07-06 13:58:22 +0200173|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
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000178|`quote| `" go to the position when last editing this file
Bram Moolenaardc8b25c2013-07-06 13:58:22 +0200179|`[| `[ 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[]'"<>.}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000185 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
Bram Moolenaar00154502013-02-13 16:15:55 +0100189|:ju| :ju[mps] print the jump list
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000190------------------------------------------------------------------------------
191*Q_vm* Various motions
192
193|%| % find the next brace, bracket, comment, or "#if"/
194 "#else"/"#endif" in this line and go to its match
195|H| N H go to the Nth line in the window, on the first
196 non-blank
197|M| M go to the middle line in the window, on the first
198 non-blank
199|L| N L go to the Nth line from the bottom, on the first
200 non-blank
201
202|go| N go go to Nth byte in the buffer
203|:go| :[range]go[to] [off] go to [off] byte in the buffer
204------------------------------------------------------------------------------
205*Q_ta* Using tags
206
Bram Moolenaar00154502013-02-13 16:15:55 +0100207|:ta| :ta[g][!] {tag} jump to tag {tag}
208|:ta| :[count]ta[g][!] jump to [count]'th newer tag in tag list
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +0200209|CTRL-]| CTRL-] jump to the tag under cursor, unless changes
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000210 have been made
Bram Moolenaar00154502013-02-13 16:15:55 +0100211|:ts| :ts[elect][!] [tag] list matching tags and select one to jump to
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +0200212|:tjump| :tj[ump][!] [tag] jump to tag [tag] or select from list when
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000213 there are multiple matches
Bram Moolenaar00154502013-02-13 16:15:55 +0100214|:ltag| :lt[ag][!] [tag] jump to tag [tag] and add matching tags to the
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +0200215 location list
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000216
Bram Moolenaar00154502013-02-13 16:15:55 +0100217|:tags| :tags print tag list
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +0200218|CTRL-T| N CTRL-T jump back from Nth older tag in tag list
Bram Moolenaar00154502013-02-13 16:15:55 +0100219|:po| :[count]po[p][!] jump back from [count]'th older tag in tag list
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +0200220|:tnext| :[count]tn[ext][!] jump to [count]'th next matching tag
221|:tp| :[count]tp[revious][!] jump to [count]'th previous matching tag
Bram Moolenaar00154502013-02-13 16:15:55 +0100222|:tr| :[count]tr[ewind][!] jump to [count]'th matching tag
223|:tl| :tl[ast][!] jump to last matching tag
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000224
Bram Moolenaar00154502013-02-13 16:15:55 +0100225|:ptag| :pt[ag] {tag} open a preview window to show tag {tag}
226|CTRL-W_}| CTRL-W } like CTRL-] but show tag in preview window
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000227|:pts| :pts[elect] like ":tselect" but show tag in preview window
228|:ptjump| :ptj[ump] like ":tjump" but show tag in preview window
229|:pclose| :pc[lose] close tag preview window
Bram Moolenaar00154502013-02-13 16:15:55 +0100230|CTRL-W_z| CTRL-W z close tag preview window
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000231------------------------------------------------------------------------------
232*Q_sc* Scrolling
233
234|CTRL-E| N CTRL-E window N lines downwards (default: 1)
235|CTRL-D| N CTRL-D window N lines Downwards (default: 1/2 window)
236|CTRL-F| N CTRL-F window N pages Forwards (downwards)
237|CTRL-Y| N CTRL-Y window N lines upwards (default: 1)
238|CTRL-U| N CTRL-U window N lines Upwards (default: 1/2 window)
239|CTRL-B| N CTRL-B window N pages Backwards (upwards)
240|z<CR>| z<CR> or zt redraw, current line at top of window
241|z.| z. or zz redraw, current line at center of window
242|z-| z- or zb redraw, current line at bottom of window
243
244These only work when 'wrap' is off:
245|zh| N zh scroll screen N characters to the right
246|zl| N zl scroll screen N characters to the left
247|zH| N zH scroll screen half a screenwidth to the right
248|zL| N zL scroll screen half a screenwidth to the left
249------------------------------------------------------------------------------
250*Q_in* Inserting text
251
252|a| N a append text after the cursor (N times)
253|A| N A append text at the end of the line (N times)
254|i| N i insert text before the cursor (N times) (also: <Insert>)
255|I| N I insert text before the first non-blank in the line (N times)
256|gI| N gI insert text in column 1 (N times)
257|o| N o open a new line below the current line, append text (N times)
258|O| N O open a new line above the current line, append text (N times)
259|:startinsert| :star[tinsert][!] start Insert mode, append when [!] used
Bram Moolenaar325b7a22004-07-05 15:58:32 +0000260|:startreplace| :startr[eplace][!] start Replace mode, at EOL when [!] used
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000261
262in Visual block mode:
Bram Moolenaar00154502013-02-13 16:15:55 +0100263|v_b_I| I insert the same text in front of all the selected lines
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000264|v_b_A| A append the same text after all the selected lines
265------------------------------------------------------------------------------
266*Q_ai* Insert mode keys
267
268|insert-index| alphabetical index of Insert mode commands
269
270leaving Insert mode:
271|i_<Esc>| <Esc> end Insert mode, back to Normal mode
272|i_CTRL-C| CTRL-C like <Esc>, but do not use an abbreviation
273|i_CTRL-O| CTRL-O {command} execute {command} and return to Insert mode
274
275moving around:
276|i_<Up>| cursor keys move cursor left/right/up/down
277|i_<S-Left>| shift-left/right one word left/right
278|i_<S-Up>| shift-up/down one screenful backward/forward
279|i_<End>| <End> cursor after last character in the line
280|i_<Home>| <Home> cursor to first character in the line
281------------------------------------------------------------------------------
282*Q_ss* Special keys in Insert mode
283
284|i_CTRL-V| CTRL-V {char}.. insert character literally, or enter decimal
285 byte value
286|i_<NL>| <NL> or <CR> or CTRL-M or CTRL-J
287 begin new line
288|i_CTRL-E| CTRL-E insert the character from below the cursor
289|i_CTRL-Y| CTRL-Y insert the character from above the cursor
290
291|i_CTRL-A| CTRL-A insert previously inserted text
292|i_CTRL-@| CTRL-@ insert previously inserted text and stop
293 Insert mode
294|i_CTRL-R| CTRL-R {0-9a-z%#:.-="} insert the contents of a register
295
296|i_CTRL-N| CTRL-N insert next match of identifier before the
297 cursor
298|i_CTRL-P| CTRL-P insert previous match of identifier before
299 the cursor
300|i_CTRL-X| CTRL-X ... complete the word before the cursor in
301 various ways
302
303|i_<BS>| <BS> or CTRL-H delete the character before the cursor
304|i_<Del>| <Del> delete the character under the cursor
305|i_CTRL-W| CTRL-W delete word before the cursor
306|i_CTRL-U| CTRL-U delete all entered characters in the current
307 line
308|i_CTRL-T| CTRL-T insert one shiftwidth of indent in front of
309 the current line
310|i_CTRL-D| CTRL-D delete one shiftwidth of indent in front of
311 the current line
312|i_0_CTRL-D| 0 CTRL-D delete all indent in the current line
313|i_^_CTRL-D| ^ CTRL-D delete all indent in the current line,
314 restore indent in next line
315------------------------------------------------------------------------------
316*Q_di* Digraphs
317
318|:dig| :dig[raphs] show current list of digraphs
319|:dig| :dig[raphs] {char1}{char2} {number} ...
320 add digraph(s) to the list
321
322In Insert or Command-line mode:
323|i_CTRL-K| CTRL-K {char1} {char2}
324 enter digraph
325|i_digraph| {char1} <BS> {char2}
326 enter digraph if 'digraph' option set
327------------------------------------------------------------------------------
328*Q_si* Special inserts
329
330|:r| :r [file] insert the contents of [file] below the cursor
331|:r!| :r! {command} insert the standard output of {command} below the
332 cursor
333------------------------------------------------------------------------------
334*Q_de* Deleting text
335
336|x| N x delete N characters under and after the cursor
Bram Moolenaar00154502013-02-13 16:15:55 +0100337|<Del>| N <Del> delete N characters under and after the cursor
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000338|X| N X delete N characters before the cursor
339|d| N d{motion} delete the text that is moved over with {motion}
Bram Moolenaar00154502013-02-13 16:15:55 +0100340|v_d| {visual}d delete the highlighted text
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000341|dd| N dd delete N lines
342|D| N D delete to the end of the line (and N-1 more lines)
343|J| N J join N-1 lines (delete <EOL>s)
Bram Moolenaar00154502013-02-13 16:15:55 +0100344|v_J| {visual}J join the highlighted lines
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000345|gJ| N gJ like "J", but without inserting spaces
Bram Moolenaar00154502013-02-13 16:15:55 +0100346|v_gJ| {visual}gJ like "{visual}J", but without inserting spaces
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000347|:d| :[range]d [x] delete [range] lines [into register x]
348------------------------------------------------------------------------------
349*Q_cm* Copying and moving text
350
351|quote| "{char} use register {char} for the next delete, yank, or put
352|:reg| :reg show the contents of all registers
353|:reg| :reg {arg} show the contents of registers mentioned in {arg}
354|y| N y{motion} yank the text moved over with {motion} into a register
355|v_y| {visual}y yank the highlighted text into a register
356|yy| N yy yank N lines into a register
357|Y| N Y yank N lines into a register
358|p| N p put a register after the cursor position (N times)
359|P| N P put a register before the cursor position (N times)
360|]p| N ]p like p, but adjust indent to current line
361|[p| N [p like P, but adjust indent to current line
362|gp| N gp like p, but leave cursor after the new text
363|gP| N gP like P, but leave cursor after the new text
364------------------------------------------------------------------------------
365*Q_ch* Changing text
366
367|r| N r{char} replace N characters with {char}
368|gr| N gr{char} replace N characters without affecting layout
369|R| N R enter Replace mode (repeat the entered text N times)
370|gR| N gR enter virtual Replace mode: Like Replace mode but
371 without affecting layout
Bram Moolenaar00154502013-02-13 16:15:55 +0100372|v_b_r| {visual}r{char}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000373 in Visual block mode: Replace each char of the
374 selected text with {char}
375
376 (change = delete text and enter Insert mode)
377|c| N c{motion} change the text that is moved over with {motion}
378|v_c| {visual}c change the highlighted text
379|cc| N cc change N lines
380|S| N S change N lines
381|C| N C change to the end of the line (and N-1 more lines)
382|s| N s change N characters
383|v_b_c| {visual}c in Visual block mode: Change each of the selected
384 lines with the entered text
385|v_b_C| {visual}C in Visual block mode: Change each of the selected
386 lines until end-of-line with the entered text
387
388|~| N ~ switch case for N characters and advance cursor
389|v_~| {visual}~ switch case for highlighted text
390|v_u| {visual}u make highlighted text lowercase
391|v_U| {visual}U make highlighted text uppercase
392|g~| g~{motion} switch case for the text that is moved over with
393 {motion}
394|gu| gu{motion} make the text that is moved over with {motion}
395 lowercase
396|gU| gU{motion} make the text that is moved over with {motion}
397 uppercase
398|v_g?| {visual}g? perform rot13 encoding on highlighted text
399|g?| g?{motion} perform rot13 encoding on the text that is moved over
400 with {motion}
401
402|CTRL-A| N CTRL-A add N to the number at or after the cursor
403|CTRL-X| N CTRL-X subtract N from the number at or after the cursor
404
405|<| N <{motion} move the lines that are moved over with {motion} one
406 shiftwidth left
407|<<| N << move N lines one shiftwidth left
408|>| N >{motion} move the lines that are moved over with {motion} one
409 shiftwidth right
410|>>| N >> move N lines one shiftwidth right
411|gq| N gq{motion} format the lines that are moved over with {motion} to
412 'textwidth' length
413|:ce| :[range]ce[nter] [width]
414 center the lines in [range]
415|:le| :[range]le[ft] [indent]
416 left-align the lines in [range] (with [indent])
417|:ri| :[range]ri[ght] [width]
418 right-align the lines in [range]
419------------------------------------------------------------------------------
420*Q_co* Complex changes
421
422|!| N !{motion}{command}<CR>
423 filter the lines that are moved over through {command}
424|!!| N !!{command}<CR>
425 filter N lines through {command}
426|v_!| {visual}!{command}<CR>
427 filter the highlighted lines through {command}
428|:range!| :[range]! {command}<CR>
429 filter [range] lines through {command}
430|=| N ={motion}
431 filter the lines that are moved over through 'equalprg'
432|==| N == filter N lines through 'equalprg'
433|v_=| {visual}=
434 filter the highlighted lines through 'equalprg'
435|:s| :[range]s[ubstitute]/{pattern}/{string}/[g][c]
436 substitute {pattern} by {string} in [range] lines;
437 with [g], replace all occurrences of {pattern};
438 with [c], confirm each replacement
439|:s| :[range]s[ubstitute] [g][c]
440 repeat previous ":s" with new range and options
441|&| & Repeat previous ":s" on current line without options
442|:ret| :[range]ret[ab][!] [tabstop]
443 set 'tabstop' to new value and adjust white space
444 accordingly
445------------------------------------------------------------------------------
446*Q_vi* Visual mode
447
448|visual-index| list of Visual mode commands.
449
Bram Moolenaar00154502013-02-13 16:15:55 +0100450|v| v start highlighting characters } move cursor and use
451|V| V start highlighting linewise } operator to affect
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000452|CTRL-V| CTRL-V start highlighting blockwise } highlighted text
Bram Moolenaar00154502013-02-13 16:15:55 +0100453|v_o| o exchange cursor position with start of highlighting
454|gv| gv start highlighting on previous visual area
455|v_v| v highlight characters or stop highlighting
456|v_V| V highlight linewise or stop highlighting
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000457|v_CTRL-V| CTRL-V highlight blockwise or stop highlighting
458------------------------------------------------------------------------------
459*Q_to* Text objects (only in Visual mode or after an operator)
460
Bram Moolenaar3577c6f2008-06-24 21:16:56 +0000461|v_aw| N aw Select "a word"
462|v_iw| N iw Select "inner word"
463|v_aW| N aW Select "a |WORD|"
464|v_iW| N iW Select "inner |WORD|"
465|v_as| N as Select "a sentence"
466|v_is| N is Select "inner sentence"
467|v_ap| N ap Select "a paragraph"
468|v_ip| N ip Select "inner paragraph"
469|v_ab| N ab Select "a block" (from "[(" to "])")
470|v_ib| N ib Select "inner block" (from "[(" to "])")
471|v_aB| N aB Select "a Block" (from "[{" to "]}")
472|v_iB| N iB Select "inner Block" (from "[{" to "]}")
473|v_a>| N a> Select "a <> block"
474|v_i>| N i> Select "inner <> block"
475|v_at| N at Select "a tag block" (from <aaa> to </aaa>)
476|v_it| N it Select "inner tag block" (from <aaa> to </aaa>)
477|v_a'| N a' Select "a single quoted string"
478|v_i'| N i' Select "inner single quoted string"
479|v_aquote| N a" Select "a double quoted string"
480|v_iquote| N i" Select "inner double quoted string"
481|v_a`| N a` Select "a backward quoted string"
482|v_i`| N i` Select "inner backward quoted string"
483
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000484------------------------------------------------------------------------------
485*Q_re* Repeating commands
486
487|.| N . repeat last change (with count replaced with N)
488|q| q{a-z} record typed characters into register {a-z}
489|q| q{A-Z} record typed characters, appended to register {a-z}
490|q| q stop recording
491|@| N @{a-z} execute the contents of register {a-z} (N times)
492|@@| N @@ repeat previous @{a-z} (N times)
493|:@| :@{a-z} execute the contents of register {a-z} as an Ex
494 command
495|:@@| :@@ repeat previous :@{a-z}
496|:g| :[range]g[lobal]/{pattern}/[cmd]
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +0200497 execute Ex command [cmd] (default: ":p") on the lines
498 within [range] where {pattern} matches
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000499|:g| :[range]g[lobal]!/{pattern}/[cmd]
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +0200500 execute Ex command [cmd] (default: ":p") on the lines
501 within [range] where {pattern} does NOT match
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000502|:so| :so[urce] {file}
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +0200503 read Ex commands from {file}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000504|:so| :so[urce]! {file}
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +0200505 read Vim commands from {file}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000506|:sl| :sl[eep] [sec]
507 don't do anything for [sec] seconds
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +0200508|gs| N gs goto Sleep for N seconds
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000509------------------------------------------------------------------------------
510*Q_km* Key mapping
511
Bram Moolenaar00154502013-02-13 16:15:55 +0100512|:map| :ma[p] {lhs} {rhs} map {lhs} to {rhs} in Normal and Visual mode
513|:map!| :ma[p]! {lhs} {rhs} map {lhs} to {rhs} in Insert and Command-line
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +0200514 mode
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000515|:noremap| :no[remap][!] {lhs} {rhs}
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +0200516 same as ":map", no remapping for this {rhs}
517|:unmap| :unm[ap] {lhs} remove the mapping of {lhs} for Normal and
518 Visual mode
519|:unmap!| :unm[ap]! {lhs} remove the mapping of {lhs} for Insert and
520 Command-line mode
521|:map_l| :ma[p] [lhs] list mappings (starting with [lhs]) for
522 Normal and Visual mode
523|:map_l!| :ma[p]! [lhs] list mappings (starting with [lhs]) for
524 Insert and Command-line mode
Bram Moolenaar00154502013-02-13 16:15:55 +0100525|:cmap| :cmap/:cunmap/:cnoremap
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000526 like ":map!"/":unmap!"/":noremap!" but for
527 Command-line mode only
Bram Moolenaar00154502013-02-13 16:15:55 +0100528|:imap| :imap/:iunmap/:inoremap
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000529 like ":map!"/":unmap!"/":noremap!" but for
530 Insert mode only
Bram Moolenaar00154502013-02-13 16:15:55 +0100531|:nmap| :nmap/:nunmap/:nnoremap
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000532 like ":map"/":unmap"/":noremap" but for
533 Normal mode only
Bram Moolenaar00154502013-02-13 16:15:55 +0100534|:vmap| :vmap/:vunmap/:vnoremap
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000535 like ":map"/":unmap"/":noremap" but for
536 Visual mode only
Bram Moolenaar00154502013-02-13 16:15:55 +0100537|:omap| :omap/:ounmap/:onoremap
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000538 like ":map"/":unmap"/":noremap" but only for
539 when an operator is pending
540|:mapc| :mapc[lear] remove mappings for Normal and Visual mode
541|:mapc| :mapc[lear]! remove mappings for Insert and Cmdline mode
542|:imapc| :imapc[lear] remove mappings for Insert mode
543|:vmapc| :vmapc[lear] remove mappings for Visual mode
544|:omapc| :omapc[lear] remove mappings for Operator-pending mode
545|:nmapc| :nmapc[lear] remove mappings for Normal mode
546|:cmapc| :cmapc[lear] remove mappings for Cmdline mode
547|:mkexrc| :mk[exrc][!] [file] write current mappings, abbreviations, and
548 settings to [file] (default: ".exrc";
549 use ! to overwrite)
550|:mkvimrc| :mkv[imrc][!] [file]
551 same as ":mkexrc", but with default ".vimrc"
552|:mksession| :mks[ession][!] [file]
553 like ":mkvimrc", but store current files,
554 windows, etc. too, to be able to continue
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +0200555 this session later
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000556------------------------------------------------------------------------------
557*Q_ab* Abbreviations
558
559|:abbreviate| :ab[breviate] {lhs} {rhs} add abbreviation for {lhs} to {rhs}
560|:abbreviate| :ab[breviate] {lhs} show abbr's that start with {lhs}
561|:abbreviate| :ab[breviate] show all abbreviations
562|:unabbreviate| :una[bbreviate] {lhs} remove abbreviation for {lhs}
563|:noreabbrev| :norea[bbrev] [lhs] [rhs] like ":ab", but don't remap [rhs]
564|:iabbrev| :iab/:iunab/:inoreab like ":ab", but only for Insert mode
565|:cabbrev| :cab/:cunab/:cnoreab like ":ab", but only for
566 Command-line mode
567|:abclear| :abc[lear] remove all abbreviations
568|:cabclear| :cabc[lear] remove all abbr's for Cmdline mode
569|:iabclear| :iabc[lear] remove all abbr's for Insert mode
570------------------------------------------------------------------------------
571*Q_op* Options
572
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +0200573|:set| :se[t] show all modified options
574|:set| :se[t] all show all non-termcap options
575|:set| :se[t] termcap show all termcap options
576|:set| :se[t] {option} set boolean option (switch it on),
577 show string or number option
578|:set| :se[t] no{option} reset boolean option (switch it off)
579|:set| :se[t] inv{option} invert boolean option
580|:set| :se[t] {option}={value} set string/number option to {value}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000581|:set| :se[t] {option}+={value} append {value} to string option, add
582 {value} to number option
583|:set| :se[t] {option}-={value} remove {value} to string option,
584 subtract {value} from number option
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +0200585|:set| :se[t] {option}? show value of {option}
586|:set| :se[t] {option}& reset {option} to its default value
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000587
588|:setlocal| :setl[ocal] like ":set" but set the local value
589 for options that have one
590|:setglobal| :setg[lobal] like ":set" but set the global value
591 of a local option
592
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +0200593|:fix| :fix[del] set value of 't_kD' according to
594 value of 't_kb'
595|:options| :opt[ions] open a new window to view and set
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000596 options, grouped by functionality,
597 a one line explanation and links to
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +0200598 the help
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000599
600Short explanation of each option: *option-list*
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000601'aleph' 'al' ASCII code of the letter Aleph (Hebrew)
602'allowrevins' 'ari' allow CTRL-_ in Insert and Command-line mode
603'altkeymap' 'akm' for default second language (Farsi/Hebrew)
604'ambiwidth' 'ambw' what to do with Unicode chars of ambiguous width
605'antialias' 'anti' Mac OS X: use smooth, antialiased fonts
606'autochdir' 'acd' change directory to the file in the current window
607'arabic' 'arab' for Arabic as a default second language
608'arabicshape' 'arshape' do shaping for Arabic characters
609'autoindent' 'ai' take indent for new line from previous line
610'autoread' 'ar' autom. read file when changed outside of Vim
611'autowrite' 'aw' automatically write file if changed
612'autowriteall' 'awa' as 'autowrite', but works with more commands
613'background' 'bg' "dark" or "light", used for highlight colors
614'backspace' 'bs' how backspace works at start of line
615'backup' 'bk' keep backup file after overwriting a file
616'backupcopy' 'bkc' make backup as a copy, don't rename the file
617'backupdir' 'bdir' list of directories for the backup file
618'backupext' 'bex' extension used for the backup file
619'backupskip' 'bsk' no backup for files that match these patterns
620'balloondelay' 'bdlay' delay in mS before a balloon may pop up
621'ballooneval' 'beval' switch on balloon evaluation
622'balloonexpr' 'bexpr' expression to show in balloon
Bram Moolenaarf9132812015-07-21 19:19:13 +0200623'belloff' 'bo' do not ring the bell for these reasons
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000624'binary' 'bin' read/write/edit file in binary mode
625'bioskey' 'biosk' MS-DOS: use bios calls for input characters
626'bomb' prepend a Byte Order Mark to the file
627'breakat' 'brk' characters that may cause a line break
Bram Moolenaar946e27a2014-06-25 18:50:27 +0200628'breakindent' 'bri' wrapped line repeats indent
629'breakindentopt' 'briopt' settings for 'breakindent'
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000630'browsedir' 'bsdir' which directory to start browsing in
631'bufhidden' 'bh' what to do when buffer is no longer in window
632'buflisted' 'bl' whether the buffer shows up in the buffer list
633'buftype' 'bt' special type of buffer
634'casemap' 'cmp' specifies how case of letters is changed
635'cdpath' 'cd' list of directories searched with ":cd"
636'cedit' key used to open the command-line window
637'charconvert' 'ccv' expression for character encoding conversion
638'cindent' 'cin' do C program indenting
639'cinkeys' 'cink' keys that trigger indent when 'cindent' is set
640'cinoptions' 'cino' how to do indenting when 'cindent' is set
641'cinwords' 'cinw' words where 'si' and 'cin' add an indent
642'clipboard' 'cb' use the clipboard as the unnamed register
643'cmdheight' 'ch' number of lines to use for the command-line
644'cmdwinheight' 'cwh' height of the command-line window
Bram Moolenaar607cc1e2010-07-18 18:47:44 +0200645'colorcolumn' 'cc' columns to highlight
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000646'columns' 'co' number of columns in the display
647'comments' 'com' patterns that can start a comment line
Bram Moolenaar362e1a32006-03-06 23:29:24 +0000648'commentstring' 'cms' template for comments; used for fold marker
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000649'compatible' 'cp' behave Vi-compatible as much as possible
650'complete' 'cpt' specify how Insert mode completion works
651'completefunc' 'cfu' function to be used for Insert mode completion
652'completeopt' 'cot' options for Insert mode completion
Bram Moolenaarf5963f72010-07-23 22:10:27 +0200653'concealcursor' 'cocu' whether concealable text is hidden in cursor line
Bram Moolenaardc8b25c2013-07-06 13:58:22 +0200654'conceallevel' 'cole' whether concealable text is shown or hidden
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000655'confirm' 'cf' ask what to do about unsaved/read-only files
656'conskey' 'consk' get keys directly from console (MS-DOS only)
657'copyindent' 'ci' make 'autoindent' use existing indent structure
658'cpoptions' 'cpo' flags for Vi-compatible behavior
Bram Moolenaarb702c842010-05-18 22:28:22 +0200659'cryptmethod' 'cm' type of encryption to use for file writing
Bram Moolenaar362e1a32006-03-06 23:29:24 +0000660'cscopepathcomp' 'cspc' how many components of the path to show
661'cscopeprg' 'csprg' command to execute cscope
662'cscopequickfix' 'csqf' use quickfix window for cscope results
Bram Moolenaar251e1912011-06-19 05:09:16 +0200663'cscoperelative' 'csre' Use cscope.out path basename as prefix
Bram Moolenaar362e1a32006-03-06 23:29:24 +0000664'cscopetag' 'cst' use cscope for tag commands
665'cscopetagorder' 'csto' determines ":cstag" search order
666'cscopeverbose' 'csverb' give messages when adding a cscope database
Bram Moolenaarb2c03502010-07-02 20:20:09 +0200667'cursorbind' 'crb' move cursor in window as it moves in other windows
Bram Moolenaar60f83772006-03-12 21:52:47 +0000668'cursorcolumn' 'cuc' highlight the screen column of the cursor
669'cursorline' 'cul' highlight the screen line of the cursor
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000670'debug' set to "msg" to see all error messages
671'define' 'def' pattern to be used to find a macro definition
672'delcombine' 'deco' delete combining characters on their own
673'dictionary' 'dict' list of file names used for keyword completion
674'diff' use diff mode for the current window
675'diffexpr' 'dex' expression used to obtain a diff file
676'diffopt' 'dip' options for using diff mode
677'digraph' 'dg' enable the entering of digraphs in Insert mode
678'directory' 'dir' list of directory names for the swap file
679'display' 'dy' list of flags for how to display text
680'eadirection' 'ead' in which direction 'equalalways' works
681'edcompatible' 'ed' toggle flags of ":substitute" command
682'encoding' 'enc' encoding used internally
683'endofline' 'eol' write <EOL> for last line in file
684'equalalways' 'ea' windows are automatically made the same size
685'equalprg' 'ep' external program to use for "=" command
686'errorbells' 'eb' ring the bell for error messages
687'errorfile' 'ef' name of the errorfile for the QuickFix mode
688'errorformat' 'efm' description of the lines in the error file
689'esckeys' 'ek' recognize function keys in Insert mode
690'eventignore' 'ei' autocommand events that are ignored
691'expandtab' 'et' use spaces when <Tab> is inserted
692'exrc' 'ex' read .vimrc and .exrc in the current directory
693'fileencoding' 'fenc' file encoding for multi-byte text
Bram Moolenaar362e1a32006-03-06 23:29:24 +0000694'fileencodings' 'fencs' automatically detected character encodings
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000695'fileformat' 'ff' file format used for file I/O
696'fileformats' 'ffs' automatically detected values for 'fileformat'
Bram Moolenaar91fc43d2013-04-05 15:41:05 +0200697'fileignorecase' 'fic' ignore case when using file names
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000698'filetype' 'ft' type of file, used for autocommands
699'fillchars' 'fcs' characters to use for displaying special items
Bram Moolenaarf9132812015-07-21 19:19:13 +0200700'fixendofline' 'fixeol' make sure last line in file has <EOL>
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000701'fkmap' 'fk' Farsi keyboard mapping
702'foldclose' 'fcl' close a fold when the cursor leaves it
703'foldcolumn' 'fdc' width of the column used to indicate folds
704'foldenable' 'fen' set to display all folds open
705'foldexpr' 'fde' expression used when 'foldmethod' is "expr"
706'foldignore' 'fdi' ignore lines when 'foldmethod' is "indent"
707'foldlevel' 'fdl' close folds with a level higher than this
Bram Moolenaar362e1a32006-03-06 23:29:24 +0000708'foldlevelstart' 'fdls' 'foldlevel' when starting to edit a file
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000709'foldmarker' 'fmr' markers used when 'foldmethod' is "marker"
710'foldmethod' 'fdm' folding type
711'foldminlines' 'fml' minimum number of lines for a fold to be closed
712'foldnestmax' 'fdn' maximum fold depth
713'foldopen' 'fdo' for which commands a fold will be opened
714'foldtext' 'fdt' expression used to display for a closed fold
Bram Moolenaarf9132812015-07-21 19:19:13 +0200715'formatexpr' 'fex' expression used with "gq" command
Bram Moolenaar362e1a32006-03-06 23:29:24 +0000716'formatlistpat' 'flp' pattern used to recognize a list header
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000717'formatoptions' 'fo' how automatic formatting is to be done
718'formatprg' 'fp' name of external program used with "gq" command
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000719'fsync' 'fs' whether to invoke fsync() after file write
720'gdefault' 'gd' the ":substitute" flag 'g' is default on
721'grepformat' 'gfm' format of 'grepprg' output
722'grepprg' 'gp' program to use for ":grep"
723'guicursor' 'gcr' GUI: settings for cursor shape and blinking
724'guifont' 'gfn' GUI: Name(s) of font(s) to be used
725'guifontset' 'gfs' GUI: Names of multi-byte fonts to be used
726'guifontwide' 'gfw' list of font names for double-wide characters
727'guiheadroom' 'ghr' GUI: pixels room for window decorations
728'guioptions' 'go' GUI: Which components and options are used
729'guipty' GUI: try to use a pseudo-tty for ":!" commands
730'guitablabel' 'gtl' GUI: custom label for a tab page
Bram Moolenaar57657d82006-04-21 22:12:41 +0000731'guitabtooltip' 'gtt' GUI: custom tooltip for a tab page
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000732'helpfile' 'hf' full path name of the main help file
733'helpheight' 'hh' minimum height of a new help window
734'helplang' 'hlg' preferred help languages
735'hidden' 'hid' don't unload buffer when it is |abandon|ed
736'highlight' 'hl' sets highlighting mode for various occasions
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000737'history' 'hi' number of command-lines that are remembered
738'hkmap' 'hk' Hebrew keyboard mapping
739'hkmapp' 'hkp' phonetic Hebrew keyboard mapping
Bram Moolenaarf9132812015-07-21 19:19:13 +0200740'hlsearch' 'hls' highlight matches with last search pattern
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000741'icon' let Vim set the text of the window icon
742'iconstring' string to use for the Vim icon text
743'ignorecase' 'ic' ignore case in search patterns
Bram Moolenaar14b69452013-06-29 23:05:20 +0200744'imactivatefunc' 'imaf' function to enable/disable the X input method
Bram Moolenaarf9132812015-07-21 19:19:13 +0200745'imactivatekey' 'imak' key that activates the X input method
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000746'imcmdline' 'imc' use IM when starting to edit a command line
747'imdisable' 'imd' do not use the IM in any mode
748'iminsert' 'imi' use :lmap or IM in Insert mode
749'imsearch' 'ims' use :lmap or IM when typing a search pattern
Bram Moolenaar14b69452013-06-29 23:05:20 +0200750'imstatusfunc' 'imsf' function to obtain X input method status
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000751'include' 'inc' pattern to be used to find an include file
752'includeexpr' 'inex' expression used to process an include line
753'incsearch' 'is' highlight match while typing search pattern
754'indentexpr' 'inde' expression used to obtain the indent of a line
755'indentkeys' 'indk' keys that trigger indenting with 'indentexpr'
756'infercase' 'inf' adjust case of match for keyword completion
757'insertmode' 'im' start the edit of a file in Insert mode
758'isfname' 'isf' characters included in file names and pathnames
759'isident' 'isi' characters included in identifiers
760'iskeyword' 'isk' characters included in keywords
761'isprint' 'isp' printable characters
762'joinspaces' 'js' two spaces after a period with a join command
763'key' encryption key
764'keymap' 'kmp' name of a keyboard mapping
765'keymodel' 'km' enable starting/stopping selection with keys
766'keywordprg' 'kp' program to use for the "K" command
767'langmap' 'lmap' alphabetic characters for other language mode
768'langmenu' 'lm' language to be used for the menus
Bram Moolenaar2f3b5102014-11-19 18:54:17 +0100769'langnoremap' 'lnr' do not apply 'langmap' to mapped characters
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000770'laststatus' 'ls' tells when last window has status lines
771'lazyredraw' 'lz' don't redraw while executing macros
772'linebreak' 'lbr' wrap long lines at a blank
773'lines' number of lines in the display
774'linespace' 'lsp' number of pixel lines to use between characters
775'lisp' automatic indenting for Lisp
776'lispwords' 'lw' words that change how lisp indenting works
777'list' show <Tab> and <EOL>
778'listchars' 'lcs' characters for displaying in list mode
779'loadplugins' 'lpl' load plugin scripts when starting up
Bram Moolenaarb4ff5182015-11-10 21:15:48 +0100780'luadll' name of the Lua dynamic library
Bram Moolenaarf9393ef2006-04-24 19:47:27 +0000781'macatsui' Mac GUI: use ATSUI text drawing
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000782'magic' changes special characters in search patterns
783'makeef' 'mef' name of the errorfile for ":make"
784'makeprg' 'mp' program to use for the ":make" command
785'matchpairs' 'mps' pairs of characters that "%" can match
786'matchtime' 'mat' tenths of a second to show matching paren
787'maxcombine' 'mco' maximum nr of combining characters displayed
788'maxfuncdepth' 'mfd' maximum recursive depth for user functions
789'maxmapdepth' 'mmd' maximum recursive depth for mapping
790'maxmem' 'mm' maximum memory (in Kbyte) used for one buffer
Bram Moolenaar362e1a32006-03-06 23:29:24 +0000791'maxmempattern' 'mmp' maximum memory (in Kbyte) used for pattern search
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000792'maxmemtot' 'mmt' maximum memory (in Kbyte) used for all buffers
793'menuitems' 'mis' maximum number of items in a menu
794'mkspellmem' 'msm' memory used before |:mkspell| compresses the tree
795'modeline' 'ml' recognize modelines at start or end of file
796'modelines' 'mls' number of lines checked for modelines
797'modifiable' 'ma' changes to the text are not possible
798'modified' 'mod' buffer has been modified
799'more' pause listings when the whole screen is filled
800'mouse' enable the use of mouse clicks
801'mousefocus' 'mousef' keyboard focus follows the mouse
802'mousehide' 'mh' hide mouse pointer while typing
803'mousemodel' 'mousem' changes meaning of mouse buttons
804'mouseshape' 'mouses' shape of the mouse pointer in different modes
805'mousetime' 'mouset' max time between mouse double-click
806'mzquantum' 'mzq' the interval between polls for MzScheme threads
807'nrformats' 'nf' number formats recognized for CTRL-A command
808'number' 'nu' print the line number in front of each line
809'numberwidth' 'nuw' number of columns used for the line number
810'omnifunc' 'ofu' function for filetype-specific completion
Bram Moolenaar9964e462007-05-05 17:54:07 +0000811'opendevice' 'odev' allow reading/writing devices on MS-Windows
812'operatorfunc' 'opfunc' function to be called for |g@| operator
Bram Moolenaar251e1912011-06-19 05:09:16 +0200813'osfiletype' 'oft' no longer supported
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000814'paragraphs' 'para' nroff macros that separate paragraphs
815'paste' allow pasting text
816'pastetoggle' 'pt' key code that causes 'paste' to toggle
817'patchexpr' 'pex' expression used to patch a file
818'patchmode' 'pm' keep the oldest version of a file
819'path' 'pa' list of directories searched with "gf" et.al.
Bram Moolenaarb4ff5182015-11-10 21:15:48 +0100820'perldll' name of the Perl dynamic library
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000821'preserveindent' 'pi' preserve the indent structure when reindenting
Bram Moolenaar362e1a32006-03-06 23:29:24 +0000822'previewheight' 'pvh' height of the preview window
823'previewwindow' 'pvw' identifies the preview window
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000824'printdevice' 'pdev' name of the printer to be used for :hardcopy
Bram Moolenaar362e1a32006-03-06 23:29:24 +0000825'printencoding' 'penc' encoding to be used for printing
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000826'printexpr' 'pexpr' expression used to print PostScript for :hardcopy
827'printfont' 'pfn' name of the font to be used for :hardcopy
828'printheader' 'pheader' format of the header used for :hardcopy
Bram Moolenaar362e1a32006-03-06 23:29:24 +0000829'printmbcharset' 'pmbcs' CJK character set to be used for :hardcopy
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000830'printmbfont' 'pmbfn' font names to be used for CJK output of :hardcopy
831'printoptions' 'popt' controls the format of :hardcopy output
Bram Moolenaar833dc522007-05-12 13:26:40 +0000832'pumheight' 'ph' maximum height of the popup menu
Bram Moolenaarb4ff5182015-11-10 21:15:48 +0100833'pythondll' name of the Python 2 dynamic library
834'pythonthreedll' name of the Python 3 dynamic library
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000835'quoteescape' 'qe' escape characters used in a string
836'readonly' 'ro' disallow writing the buffer
Bram Moolenaar3577c6f2008-06-24 21:16:56 +0000837'redrawtime' 'rdt' timeout for 'hlsearch' and |:match| highlighting
Bram Moolenaare6ae6222013-05-21 21:01:10 +0200838'regexpengine' 're' default regexp engine to use
Bram Moolenaar64486672010-05-16 15:46:46 +0200839'relativenumber' 'rnu' show relative line number in front of each line
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000840'remap' allow mappings to work recursively
Bram Moolenaarfb539272014-08-22 19:21:47 +0200841'renderoptions' 'rop' options for text rendering on Windows
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000842'report' threshold for reporting nr. of lines changed
843'restorescreen' 'rs' Win32: restore screen when exiting
844'revins' 'ri' inserting characters will work backwards
845'rightleft' 'rl' window is right-to-left oriented
846'rightleftcmd' 'rlc' commands for which editing works right-to-left
Bram Moolenaarb4ff5182015-11-10 21:15:48 +0100847'rubydll' name of the Ruby dynamic library
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000848'ruler' 'ru' show cursor line and column in the status line
849'rulerformat' 'ruf' custom format for the ruler
850'runtimepath' 'rtp' list of directories used for runtime files
851'scroll' 'scr' lines to scroll with CTRL-U and CTRL-D
852'scrollbind' 'scb' scroll in window as other windows scroll
853'scrolljump' 'sj' minimum number of lines to scroll
854'scrolloff' 'so' minimum nr. of lines above and below cursor
855'scrollopt' 'sbo' how 'scrollbind' should behave
856'sections' 'sect' nroff macros that separate sections
857'secure' secure mode for reading .vimrc in current dir
858'selection' 'sel' what type of selection to use
859'selectmode' 'slm' when to use Select mode instead of Visual mode
Bram Moolenaar362e1a32006-03-06 23:29:24 +0000860'sessionoptions' 'ssop' options for |:mksession|
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000861'shell' 'sh' name of shell to use for external commands
862'shellcmdflag' 'shcf' flag to shell to execute one command
863'shellpipe' 'sp' string to put output of ":make" in error file
864'shellquote' 'shq' quote character(s) for around shell command
865'shellredir' 'srr' string to put output of filter in a temp file
866'shellslash' 'ssl' use forward slash for shell file names
867'shelltemp' 'stmp' whether to use a temp file for shell commands
868'shelltype' 'st' Amiga: influences how to use a shell
Bram Moolenaardb7207e2012-02-22 17:30:19 +0100869'shellxescape' 'sxe' characters to escape when 'shellxquote' is (
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000870'shellxquote' 'sxq' like 'shellquote', but include redirection
871'shiftround' 'sr' round indent to multiple of shiftwidth
872'shiftwidth' 'sw' number of spaces to use for (auto)indent step
873'shortmess' 'shm' list of flags, reduce length of messages
874'shortname' 'sn' non-MS-DOS: Filenames assumed to be 8.3 chars
875'showbreak' 'sbr' string to use at the start of wrapped lines
876'showcmd' 'sc' show (partial) command in status line
877'showfulltag' 'sft' show full tag pattern when completing tag
878'showmatch' 'sm' briefly jump to matching bracket if insert one
879'showmode' 'smd' message on status line to show current mode
880'showtabline' 'stal' tells when the tab pages line is displayed
881'sidescroll' 'ss' minimum number of columns to scroll horizontal
Bram Moolenaar362e1a32006-03-06 23:29:24 +0000882'sidescrolloff' 'siso' min. nr. of columns to left and right of cursor
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000883'smartcase' 'scs' no ignore case when pattern has uppercase
884'smartindent' 'si' smart autoindenting for C programs
885'smarttab' 'sta' use 'shiftwidth' when inserting <Tab>
886'softtabstop' 'sts' number of spaces that <Tab> uses while editing
887'spell' enable spell checking
Bram Moolenaar362e1a32006-03-06 23:29:24 +0000888'spellcapcheck' 'spc' pattern to locate end of a sentence
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000889'spellfile' 'spf' files where |zg| and |zw| store words
890'spelllang' 'spl' language(s) to do spell checking for
891'spellsuggest' 'sps' method(s) used to suggest spelling corrections
892'splitbelow' 'sb' new window from split is below the current one
893'splitright' 'spr' new window is put right of the current one
Bram Moolenaar3577c6f2008-06-24 21:16:56 +0000894'startofline' 'sol' commands move cursor to first non-blank in line
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000895'statusline' 'stl' custom format for the status line
896'suffixes' 'su' suffixes that are ignored with multiple match
897'suffixesadd' 'sua' suffixes added when searching for a file
898'swapfile' 'swf' whether to use a swapfile for a buffer
899'swapsync' 'sws' how to sync the swap file
900'switchbuf' 'swb' sets behavior when switching to another buffer
901'synmaxcol' 'smc' maximum column to find syntax items
902'syntax' 'syn' syntax to be loaded for current buffer
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000903'tabline' 'tal' custom format for the console tab pages line
904'tabpagemax' 'tpm' maximum number of tab pages for |-p| and "tab all"
Bram Moolenaarf9132812015-07-21 19:19:13 +0200905'tabstop' 'ts' number of spaces that <Tab> in file uses
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000906'tagbsearch' 'tbs' use binary searching in tags files
Bram Moolenaar0f6562e2015-11-24 18:48:14 +0100907'tagcase' 'tc' how to handle case when searching in tags files
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000908'taglength' 'tl' number of significant characters for a tag
909'tagrelative' 'tr' file names in tag file are relative
910'tags' 'tag' list of file names used by the tag command
911'tagstack' 'tgst' push tags onto the tag stack
Bram Moolenaar8a5115c2016-01-09 19:41:11 +0100912'tcldll' name of the Tcl dynamic library
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000913'term' name of the terminal
914'termbidi' 'tbidi' terminal takes care of bi-directionality
915'termencoding' 'tenc' character encoding used by the terminal
916'terse' shorten some messages
917'textauto' 'ta' obsolete, use 'fileformats'
918'textmode' 'tx' obsolete, use 'fileformat'
919'textwidth' 'tw' maximum width of text that is being inserted
920'thesaurus' 'tsr' list of thesaurus files for keyword completion
921'tildeop' 'top' tilde command "~" behaves like an operator
922'timeout' 'to' time out on mappings and key codes
923'timeoutlen' 'tm' time out time in milliseconds
924'title' let Vim set the title of the window
925'titlelen' percentage of 'columns' used for window title
926'titleold' old title, restored when exiting
927'titlestring' string to use for the Vim window title
928'toolbar' 'tb' GUI: which items to show in the toolbar
Bram Moolenaar362e1a32006-03-06 23:29:24 +0000929'toolbariconsize' 'tbis' size of the toolbar icons (for GTK 2 only)
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000930'ttimeout' time out on mappings
931'ttimeoutlen' 'ttm' time out time for key codes in milliseconds
932'ttybuiltin' 'tbi' use built-in termcap before external termcap
933'ttyfast' 'tf' indicates a fast terminal connection
934'ttymouse' 'ttym' type of mouse codes generated
935'ttyscroll' 'tsl' maximum number of lines for a scroll
936'ttytype' 'tty' alias for 'term'
Bram Moolenaar1d689522010-05-28 20:54:39 +0200937'undodir' 'udir' where to store undo files
938'undofile' 'udf' save undo information in a file
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000939'undolevels' 'ul' maximum number of changes that can be undone
Bram Moolenaar365bdf72010-07-24 20:57:44 +0200940'undoreload' 'ur' max nr of lines to save for undo on a buffer reload
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000941'updatecount' 'uc' after this many characters flush swap file
942'updatetime' 'ut' after this many milliseconds flush swap file
943'verbose' 'vbs' give informative messages
944'verbosefile' 'vfile' file to write messages in
945'viewdir' 'vdir' directory where to store files with :mkview
946'viewoptions' 'vop' specifies what to save for :mkview
947'viminfo' 'vi' use .viminfo file upon startup and exiting
948'virtualedit' 've' when to use virtual editing
949'visualbell' 'vb' use visual bell instead of beeping
950'warn' warn for shell command when buffer was changed
Bram Moolenaar996343d2010-07-04 22:20:21 +0200951'weirdinvert' 'wiv' for terminals that have weird inversion method
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000952'whichwrap' 'ww' allow specified keys to cross line boundaries
953'wildchar' 'wc' command-line character for wildcard expansion
954'wildcharm' 'wcm' like 'wildchar' but also works when mapped
955'wildignore' 'wig' files matching these patterns are not completed
Bram Moolenaar81af9252010-12-10 20:35:50 +0100956'wildignorecase' 'wic' ignore case when completing file names
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000957'wildmenu' 'wmnu' use menu for command line completion
958'wildmode' 'wim' mode for 'wildchar' command-line expansion
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +0200959'wildoptions' 'wop' specifies how command line completion is done
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000960'winaltkeys' 'wak' when the windows system handles ALT keys
Bram Moolenaar365bdf72010-07-24 20:57:44 +0200961'window' 'wi' nr of lines to scroll for CTRL-F and CTRL-B
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000962'winheight' 'wh' minimum number of lines for the current window
963'winfixheight' 'wfh' keep window height when opening/closing windows
964'winfixwidth' 'wfw' keep window width when opening/closing windows
965'winminheight' 'wmh' minimum number of lines for any window
966'winminwidth' 'wmw' minimal number of columns for any window
967'winwidth' 'wiw' minimal number of columns for current window
968'wrap' long lines wrap and continue on the next line
969'wrapmargin' 'wm' chars from the right where wrapping starts
970'wrapscan' 'ws' searches wrap around the end of the file
971'write' writing to a file is allowed
972'writeany' 'wa' write to file with no need for "!" override
973'writebackup' 'wb' make a backup before overwriting a file
974'writedelay' 'wd' delay this many msec for each char (for debug)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000975------------------------------------------------------------------------------
976*Q_ur* Undo/Redo commands
977
Bram Moolenaar00154502013-02-13 16:15:55 +0100978|u| N u undo last N changes
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000979|CTRL-R| N CTRL-R redo last N undone changes
Bram Moolenaar00154502013-02-13 16:15:55 +0100980|U| U restore last changed line
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000981------------------------------------------------------------------------------
982*Q_et* External commands
983
984|:shell| :sh[ell] start a shell
985|:!| :!{command} execute {command} with a shell
986|K| K lookup keyword under the cursor with
987 'keywordprg' program (default: "man")
988------------------------------------------------------------------------------
989*Q_qf* Quickfix commands
990
991|:cc| :cc [nr] display error [nr] (default is the same again)
992|:cnext| :cn display the next error
993|:cprevious| :cp display the previous error
994|:clist| :cl list all errors
995|:cfile| :cf read errors from the file 'errorfile'
Bram Moolenaar7b5f8322006-03-23 22:47:08 +0000996|:cgetbuffer| :cgetb like :cbuffer but don't jump to the first error
Bram Moolenaar87e25fd2005-07-27 21:13:01 +0000997|:cgetfile| :cg like :cfile but don't jump to the first error
Bram Moolenaar7b5f8322006-03-23 22:47:08 +0000998|:cgetexpr| :cgete like :cexpr but don't jump to the first error
Bram Moolenaar4770d092006-01-12 23:22:24 +0000999|:caddfile| :caddf add errors from the error file to the current
1000 quickfix list
1001|:caddexpr| :cad add errors from an expression to the current
Bram Moolenaar87e25fd2005-07-27 21:13:01 +00001002 quickfix list
1003|:cbuffer| :cb read errors from text in a buffer
1004|:cexpr| :cex read errors from an expression
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001005|:cquit| :cq quit without writing and return error code (to
1006 the compiler)
1007|:make| :make [args] start make, read errors, and jump to first
1008 error
1009|:grep| :gr[ep] [args] execute 'grepprg' to find matches and jump to
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +02001010 the first one
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001011------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1012*Q_vc* Various commands
1013
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +02001014|CTRL-L| CTRL-L clear and redraw the screen
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001015|CTRL-G| CTRL-G show current file name (with path) and cursor
1016 position
1017|ga| ga show ascii value of character under cursor in
1018 decimal, hex, and octal
Bram Moolenaar269ec652004-07-29 08:43:53 +00001019|g8| g8 for utf-8 encoding: show byte sequence for
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +02001020 character under cursor in hex
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001021|g_CTRL-G| g CTRL-G show cursor column, line, and character
1022 position
1023|CTRL-C| CTRL-C during searches: Interrupt the search
1024|dos-CTRL-Break| CTRL-Break MS-DOS: during searches: Interrupt the search
1025|<Del>| <Del> while entering a count: delete last character
1026|:version| :ve[rsion] show version information
1027|:mode| :mode N MS-DOS: set screen mode to N (number, C80,
1028 C4350, etc.)
1029|:normal| :norm[al][!] {commands}
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +02001030 execute Normal mode commands
Bram Moolenaar00154502013-02-13 16:15:55 +01001031|Q| Q switch to "Ex" mode
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001032
1033|:redir| :redir >{file} redirect messages to {file}
1034|:silent| :silent[!] {command} execute {command} silently
1035|:confirm| :confirm {command} quit, write, etc., asking about
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +02001036 unsaved changes or read-only files
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001037|:browse| :browse {command} open/read/write file, using a
1038 file selection dialog
1039------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1040*Q_ce* Command-line editing
1041
1042|c_<Esc>| <Esc> abandon command-line (if 'wildchar' is
1043 <Esc>, type it twice)
1044
1045|c_CTRL-V| CTRL-V {char} insert {char} literally
1046|c_CTRL-V| CTRL-V {number} enter decimal value of character (up to
1047 three digits)
1048|c_CTRL-K| CTRL-K {char1} {char2}
1049 enter digraph (See |Q_di|)
1050|c_CTRL-R| CTRL-R {0-9a-z"%#:-=}
1051 insert the contents of a register
1052
1053|c_<Left>| <Left>/<Right> cursor left/right
1054|c_<S-Left>| <S-Left>/<S-Right> cursor one word left/right
1055|c_CTRL-B| CTRL-B/CTRL-E cursor to beginning/end of command-line
1056
1057|c_<BS>| <BS> delete the character in front of the cursor
1058|c_<Del>| <Del> delete the character under the cursor
1059|c_CTRL-W| CTRL-W delete the word in front of the cursor
1060|c_CTRL-U| CTRL-U remove all characters
1061
1062|c_<Up>| <Up>/<Down> recall older/newer command-line that starts
1063 with current command
1064|c_<S-Up>| <S-Up>/<S-Down> recall older/newer command-line from history
1065|:history| :his[tory] show older command-lines
1066
1067Context-sensitive completion on the command-line:
1068
1069|c_wildchar| 'wildchar' (default: <Tab>)
1070 do completion on the pattern in front of the
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +02001071 cursor; if there are multiple matches,
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001072 beep and show the first one; further
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +02001073 'wildchar' will show the next ones
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001074|c_CTRL-D| CTRL-D list all names that match the pattern in
1075 front of the cursor
1076|c_CTRL-A| CTRL-A insert all names that match pattern in front
1077 of cursor
1078|c_CTRL-L| CTRL-L insert longest common part of names that
1079 match pattern
1080|c_CTRL-N| CTRL-N after 'wildchar' with multiple matches: go
1081 to next match
1082|c_CTRL-P| CTRL-P after 'wildchar' with multiple matches: go
1083 to previous match
1084------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1085*Q_ra* Ex ranges
1086
1087|:range| , separates two line numbers
1088|:range| ; idem, set cursor to the first line number
1089 before interpreting the second one
1090
1091|:range| {number} an absolute line number
1092|:range| . the current line
1093|:range| $ the last line in the file
1094|:range| % equal to 1,$ (the entire file)
1095|:range| * equal to '<,'> (visual area)
1096|:range| 't position of mark t
1097|:range| /{pattern}[/] the next line where {pattern} matches
1098|:range| ?{pattern}[?] the previous line where {pattern} matches
1099
1100|:range| +[num] add [num] to the preceding line number
1101 (default: 1)
1102|:range| -[num] subtract [num] from the preceding line
1103 number (default: 1)
1104------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1105*Q_ex* Special Ex characters
1106
Bram Moolenaar00154502013-02-13 16:15:55 +01001107|:bar| | separates two commands (not for ":global" and ":!")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001108|:quote| " begins comment
1109
Bram Moolenaar00154502013-02-13 16:15:55 +01001110|:_%| % current file name (only where a file name is expected)
1111|:_#| #[num] alternate file name [num] (only where a file name is
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001112 expected)
Bram Moolenaar9028b102010-07-11 16:58:51 +02001113 Note: The next seven are typed literally; these are not special keys!
Bram Moolenaar24ea3ba2010-09-19 19:01:21 +02001114|:<abuf>| <abuf> buffer number, for use in an autocommand (only where a
Bram Moolenaare667c952010-07-05 22:57:59 +02001115 file name is expected)
Bram Moolenaar24ea3ba2010-09-19 19:01:21 +02001116|:<afile>| <afile> file name, for use in an autocommand (only where a
Bram Moolenaare667c952010-07-05 22:57:59 +02001117 file name is expected)
Bram Moolenaar24ea3ba2010-09-19 19:01:21 +02001118|:<amatch>| <amatch> what matched with the pattern, for use in an
Bram Moolenaare667c952010-07-05 22:57:59 +02001119 autocommand (only where a file name is expected)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001120|:<cword>| <cword> word under the cursor (only where a file name is
1121 expected)
1122|:<cWORD>| <cWORD> WORD under the cursor (only where a file name is
1123 expected) (see |WORD|)
1124|:<cfile>| <cfile> file name under the cursor (only where a file name is
1125 expected)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001126|:<sfile>| <sfile> file name of a ":source"d file, within that file (only
1127 where a file name is expected)
1128
1129 After "%", "#", "<cfile>", "<sfile>" or "<afile>"
1130 |::p| :p full path
1131 |::h| :h head (file name removed)
1132 |::t| :t tail (file name only)
1133 |::r| :r root (extension removed)
1134 |::e| :e extension
1135 |::s| :s/{pat}/{repl}/ substitute {pat} with {repl}
1136------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bram Moolenaar9028b102010-07-11 16:58:51 +02001137*Q_st* Starting Vim
Bram Moolenaar2df6dcc2004-07-12 15:53:54 +00001138
1139|-vim| vim [options] start editing with an empty buffer
1140|-file| vim [options] {file} .. start editing one or more files
1141|--| vim [options] - read file from stdin
1142|-tag| vim [options] -t {tag} edit the file associated with {tag}
1143|-qf| vim [options] -q [fname] start editing in QuickFix mode,
1144 display the first error
1145
1146 Most useful Vim arguments (for full list see |startup-options|)
1147
1148|-gui| -g start GUI (also allows other options)
1149
1150|-+| +[num] put the cursor at line [num] (default: last line)
1151|-+c| +{command} execute {command} after loading the file
1152|-+/| +/{pat} {file} .. put the cursor at the first occurrence of {pat}
1153|-v| -v Vi mode, start ex in Normal mode
1154|-e| -e Ex mode, start vim in Ex mode
1155|-R| -R Read-only mode, implies -n
1156|-m| -m modifications not allowed (resets 'write' option)
1157|-d| -d diff mode |diff|
1158|-b| -b binary mode
1159|-l| -l lisp mode
1160|-A| -A Arabic mode ('arabic' is set)
1161|-F| -F Farsi mode ('fkmap' and 'rightleft' are set)
1162|-H| -H Hebrew mode ('hkmap' and 'rightleft' are set)
1163|-V| -V Verbose, give informative messages
1164|-C| -C Compatible, set the 'compatible' option
1165|-N| -N Nocompatible, reset the 'compatible' option
1166|-r| -r give list of swap files
1167|-r| -r {file} .. recover aborted edit session
1168|-n| -n do not create a swap file
1169|-o| -o [num] open [num] windows (default: one for each file)
1170|-f| -f GUI: foreground process, don't fork
Bram Moolenaar9028b102010-07-11 16:58:51 +02001171 Amiga: do not restart Vim to open a window (for
Bram Moolenaar2df6dcc2004-07-12 15:53:54 +00001172 e.g., mail)
1173|-s| -s {scriptin} first read commands from the file {scriptin}
1174|-w| -w {scriptout} write typed chars to file {scriptout} (append)
1175|-W| -W {scriptout} write typed chars to file {scriptout} (overwrite)
1176|-T| -T {terminal} set terminal name
1177|-d| -d {device} Amiga: open {device} to be used as a console
1178|-u| -u {vimrc} read inits from {vimrc} instead of other inits
1179|-U| -U {gvimrc} idem, for when starting the GUI
1180|-i| -i {viminfo} read info from {viminfo} instead of other files
1181|---| -- end of options, other arguments are file names
1182|--help| --help show list of arguments and exit
1183|--version| --version show version info and exit
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +02001184|--| - read file from stdin
Bram Moolenaar2df6dcc2004-07-12 15:53:54 +00001185------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001186*Q_ed* Editing a file
1187
Bram Moolenaar9028b102010-07-11 16:58:51 +02001188 Without !: Fail if changes have been made to the current buffer.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001189 With !: Discard any changes to the current buffer.
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +02001190|:edit_f| :e[dit][!] {file} edit {file}
Bram Moolenaar00154502013-02-13 16:15:55 +01001191|:edit| :e[dit][!] reload the current file
1192|:enew| :ene[w][!] edit a new, unnamed buffer
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +02001193|:find| :fin[d][!] {file} find {file} in 'path' and edit it
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001194
Bram Moolenaar00154502013-02-13 16:15:55 +01001195|CTRL-^| N CTRL-^ edit alternate file N (equivalent to ":e #N")
1196|gf| gf or ]f edit the file whose name is under the cursor
1197|:pwd| :pwd print the current directory name
1198|:cd| :cd [path] change the current directory to [path]
1199|:cd-| :cd - back to previous current directory
1200|:file| :f[ile] print the current file name and the cursor
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +02001201 position
Bram Moolenaar00154502013-02-13 16:15:55 +01001202|:file| :f[ile] {name} set the current file name to {name}
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +02001203|:files| :files show alternate file names
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001204------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1205*Q_fl* Using the argument list |argument-list|
1206
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +02001207|:args| :ar[gs] print the argument list, with the current file
1208 in "[]"
1209|:all| :all or :sall open a window for every file in the arg list
1210|:wn| :wn[ext][!] write file and edit next file
1211|:wn| :wn[ext][!] {file} write to {file} and edit next file, unless
1212 {file} exists; With !, overwrite existing
1213 file
1214|:wN| :wN[ext][!] [file] write file and edit previous file
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001215
1216 in current window in new window ~
Bram Moolenaar9028b102010-07-11 16:58:51 +02001217|:argument| :argu[ment] N :sar[gument] N edit file N
Bram Moolenaar00154502013-02-13 16:15:55 +01001218|:next| :n[ext] :sn[ext] edit next file
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001219|:next_f| :n[ext] {arglist} :sn[ext] {arglist} define new arg list
1220 and edit first file
Bram Moolenaar00154502013-02-13 16:15:55 +01001221|:Next| :N[ext] :sN[ext] edit previous file
Bram Moolenaar9028b102010-07-11 16:58:51 +02001222|:first| :fir[st] :sfir[st] edit first file
Bram Moolenaar00154502013-02-13 16:15:55 +01001223|:last| :la[st] :sla[st] edit last file
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001224------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1225*Q_wq* Writing and quitting
1226
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +02001227|:w| :[range]w[rite][!] write to the current file
1228|:w_f| :[range]w[rite] {file} write to {file}, unless it already
1229 exists
1230|:w_f| :[range]w[rite]! {file} write to {file}. Overwrite an existing
1231 file
1232|:w_a| :[range]w[rite][!] >> append to the current file
1233|:w_a| :[range]w[rite][!] >> {file} append to {file}
1234|:w_c| :[range]w[rite] !{cmd} execute {cmd} with [range] lines as
1235 standard input
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001236|:up| :[range]up[date][!] write to current file if modified
1237|:wall| :wa[ll][!] write all changed buffers
1238
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +02001239|:q| :q[uit] quit current buffer, unless changes have been
1240 made; Exit Vim when there are no other
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001241 non-help buffers
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +02001242|:q| :q[uit]! quit current buffer always, discard any
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001243 changes. Exit Vim when there are no other
1244 non-help buffers
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +02001245|:qa| :qa[ll] exit Vim, unless changes have been made
1246|:qa| :qa[ll]! exit Vim always, discard any changes
1247|:cq| :cq quit without writing and return error code
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001248
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +02001249|:wq| :wq[!] write the current file and exit
1250|:wq| :wq[!] {file} write to {file} and exit
1251|:xit| :x[it][!] [file] like ":wq" but write only when changes have
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001252 been made
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +02001253|ZZ| ZZ same as ":x"
1254|ZQ| ZQ same as ":q!"
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001255|:xall| :xa[ll][!] or :wqall[!]
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +02001256 write all changed buffers and exit
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001257
Bram Moolenaar9028b102010-07-11 16:58:51 +02001258|:stop| :st[op][!] suspend Vim or start new shell; if 'aw' option
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +02001259 is set and [!] not given write the buffer
1260|CTRL-Z| CTRL-Z same as ":stop"
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001261------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001262*Q_ac* Automatic Commands
1263
Bram Moolenaar9028b102010-07-11 16:58:51 +02001264|viminfo-file| read registers, marks, history at startup, save when exiting.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001265
Bram Moolenaar9028b102010-07-11 16:58:51 +02001266|:rviminfo| :rv[iminfo] [file] read info from viminfo file [file]
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001267|:rviminfo| :rv[iminfo]! [file] idem, overwrite existing info
Bram Moolenaar9028b102010-07-11 16:58:51 +02001268|:wviminfo| :wv[iminfo] [file] add info to viminfo file [file]
1269|:wviminfo| :wv[iminfo]! [file] write info to viminfo file [file]
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001270
1271|modeline| Automatic option setting when editing a file
1272
1273|modeline| vim:{set-arg}: .. In the first and last lines of the
1274 file (see 'ml' option), {set-arg} is
1275 given as an argument to ":set"
1276
1277|autocommand| Automatic execution of commands on certain events.
1278
Bram Moolenaar9028b102010-07-11 16:58:51 +02001279|:autocmd| :au list all autocommands
1280|:autocmd| :au {event} list all autocommands for {event}
1281|:autocmd| :au {event} {pat} list all autocommands for {event}
1282 with {pat}
1283|:autocmd| :au {event} {pat} {cmd} enter new autocommands for {event}
1284 with {pat}
1285|:autocmd| :au! remove all autocommands
1286|:autocmd| :au! {event} remove all autocommands for {event}
1287|:autocmd| :au! * {pat} remove all autocommands for {pat}
1288|:autocmd| :au! {event} {pat} remove all autocommands for {event}
1289 with {pat}
1290|:autocmd| :au! {event} {pat} {cmd} remove all autocommands for {event}
1291 with {pat} and enter new one
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001292------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1293*Q_wi* Multi-window commands
1294
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +02001295|CTRL-W_s| CTRL-W s or :split split window into two parts
1296|:split_f| :split {file} split window and edit {file} in one of
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001297 them
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +02001298|:vsplit| :vsplit {file} same, but split vertically
1299|:vertical| :vertical {cmd} make {cmd} split vertically
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001300
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +02001301|:sfind| :sf[ind] {file} split window, find {file} in 'path'
1302 and edit it
1303|CTRL-W_]| CTRL-W ] split window and jump to tag under
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001304 cursor
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +02001305|CTRL-W_f| CTRL-W f split window and edit file name under
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001306 the cursor
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +02001307|CTRL-W_^| CTRL-W ^ split window and edit alternate file
1308|CTRL-W_n| CTRL-W n or :new create new empty window
1309|CTRL-W_q| CTRL-W q or :q[uit] quit editing and close window
1310|CTRL-W_c| CTRL-W c or :cl[ose] make buffer hidden and close window
1311|CTRL-W_o| CTRL-W o or :on[ly] make current window only one on the
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001312 screen
1313
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +02001314|CTRL-W_j| CTRL-W j move cursor to window below
1315|CTRL-W_k| CTRL-W k move cursor to window above
1316|CTRL-W_CTRL-W| CTRL-W CTRL-W move cursor to window below (wrap)
1317|CTRL-W_W| CTRL-W W move cursor to window above (wrap)
1318|CTRL-W_t| CTRL-W t move cursor to top window
1319|CTRL-W_b| CTRL-W b move cursor to bottom window
1320|CTRL-W_p| CTRL-W p move cursor to previous active window
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001321
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +02001322|CTRL-W_r| CTRL-W r rotate windows downwards
1323|CTRL-W_R| CTRL-W R rotate windows upwards
1324|CTRL-W_x| CTRL-W x exchange current window with next one
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001325
Bram Moolenaar32efaf62014-11-05 17:02:17 +01001326|CTRL-W_=| CTRL-W = make all windows equal height & width
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +02001327|CTRL-W_-| CTRL-W - decrease current window height
1328|CTRL-W_+| CTRL-W + increase current window height
1329|CTRL-W__| CTRL-W _ set current window height (default:
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001330 very high)
Bram Moolenaar32efaf62014-11-05 17:02:17 +01001331
1332|CTRL-W_<| CTRL-W < decrease current window width
1333|CTRL-W_>| CTRL-W > increase current window width
1334|CTRL-W_bar| CTRL-W | set current window width (default:
1335 widest possible)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001336------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1337*Q_bu* Buffer list commands
1338
1339|:buffers| :buffers or :files list all known buffer and file names
1340
1341|:ball| :ball or :sball edit all args/buffers
1342|:unhide| :unhide or :sunhide edit all loaded buffers
1343
1344|:badd| :badd {fname} add file name {fname} to the list
1345|:bunload| :bunload[!] [N] unload buffer [N] from memory
1346|:bdelete| :bdelete[!] [N] unload buffer [N] and delete it from
1347 the buffer list
1348
Bram Moolenaardc8b25c2013-07-06 13:58:22 +02001349 in current window in new window ~
1350|:buffer| :[N]buffer [N] :[N]sbuffer [N] to arg/buf N
1351|:bnext| :[N]bnext [N] :[N]sbnext [N] to Nth next arg/buf
1352|:bNext| :[N]bNext [N] :[N]sbNext [N] to Nth previous arg/buf
1353|:bprevious| :[N]bprevious [N] :[N]sbprevious [N] to Nth previous arg/buf
1354|:bfirst| :bfirst :sbfirst to first arg/buf
1355|:blast| :blast :sblast to last arg/buf
1356|:bmodified| :[N]bmod [N] :[N]sbmod [N] to Nth modified buf
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001357------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1358*Q_sy* Syntax Highlighting
1359
1360|:syn-on| :syntax on start using syntax highlighting
1361|:syn-off| :syntax off stop using syntax highlighting
1362
1363|:syn-keyword| :syntax keyword {group-name} {keyword} ..
1364 add a syntax keyword item
1365|:syn-match| :syntax match {group-name} {pattern} ...
1366 add syntax match item
1367|:syn-region| :syntax region {group-name} {pattern} ...
1368 add syntax region item
1369|:syn-sync| :syntax sync [ccomment | lines {N} | ...]
1370 tell syntax how to sync
1371|:syntax| :syntax [list] list current syntax items
1372|:syn-clear| :syntax clear clear all syntax info
1373
1374|:highlight| :highlight clear clear all highlight info
1375|:highlight| :highlight {group-name} {key}={arg} ..
1376 set highlighting for {group-name}
1377
1378|:filetype| :filetype on switch on file type detection, without
1379 syntax highlighting
1380|:filetype| :filetype plugin indent on
1381 switch on file type detection, with
1382 automatic indenting and settings
1383------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1384*Q_gu* GUI commands
1385
1386|:gui| :gui UNIX: start the GUI
1387|:gui| :gui {fname} .. idem, and edit {fname} ..
1388
1389|:menu| :menu list all menus
1390|:menu| :menu {mpath} list menus starting with {mpath}
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +02001391|:menu| :menu {mpath} {rhs} add menu {mpath}, giving {rhs}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001392|:menu| :menu {pri} {mpath} {rhs}
1393 idem, with priorities {pri}
1394|:menu| :menu ToolBar.{name} {rhs}
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +02001395 add toolbar item, giving {rhs}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001396|:tmenu| :tmenu {mpath} {text} add tooltip to menu {mpath}
1397|:unmenu| :unmenu {mpath} remove menu {mpath}
1398------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1399*Q_fo* Folding
1400
1401|'foldmethod'| set foldmethod=manual manual folding
1402 set foldmethod=indent folding by indent
1403 set foldmethod=expr folding by 'foldexpr'
1404 set foldmethod=syntax folding by syntax regions
Bram Moolenaar24ea3ba2010-09-19 19:01:21 +02001405 set foldmethod=marker folding by 'foldmarker'
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001406
1407|zf| zf{motion} operator: Define a fold manually
1408|:fold| :{range}fold define a fold for {range} lines
1409|zd| zd delete one fold under the cursor
1410|zD| zD delete all folds under the cursor
1411
1412|zo| zo open one fold under the cursor
1413|zO| zO open all folds under the cursor
1414|zc| zc close one fold under the cursor
1415|zC| zC close all folds under the cursor
1416
1417|zm| zm fold more: decrease 'foldlevel'
1418|zM| zM close all folds: make 'foldlevel' zero
1419|zr| zr reduce folding: increase 'foldlevel'
1420|zR| zR open all folds: make 'foldlevel' max.
1421
1422|zn| zn fold none: reset 'foldenable'
1423|zN| zN fold normal set 'foldenable'
1424|zi| zi invert 'foldenable'
1425
1426 vim:tw=78:ts=8:ft=help:norl: