Learning powerful vim commands

markdown 1. open file/close file/open terminal `:e` file_location\filename.txt `:clo` or `:close` close current pane/file `:ter` or `:terminal` open a terminal 2. copy and paste file `v+y` for copy `p` for paste 3. split window `ctrl-w, ctrl-s`: as shown below in gvim9.0 window toolmenu. `ctrl-w, ctrl-v`: split vertical  4. delete content and paragraphs d for deletion d$: delete to the end of the line d motion: motion could be w, e, $ d#motion: i.e. d2w for deleting two words dd: delete the line 2dd: delete two lines x: delete the current character 5. move to different location line number + G: move the specific line 6. type the same words for multiple lines The example below explains how to comment multiple lines: - Place the cursor on the first line that you’d like to edit - Press `Ctrl+v` - User the arrow keys to go down until the last line - Press `Shift+i` to go into insert mode - Press `#` - Press `Esc` and wait a second 7. search / or ? can be search the phrase: first is for forward, ? is for backward n is to find the next occurrence N is to find the previous occurrence CTRL-O takes to you back to the older positions CTRL-I to newer positions `/[keyword]` - Searches for text in the document where keyword is whatever keyword, phrase or string of characters you're looking for `?[keyword]` - Searches previous text for your keyword, phrase or character string `n` - Searches your text again in whatever direction your last search was `N` - Searches your text again in the opposite direction `:%s/[pattern]/[replacement]/g` - This replaces all occurrences of a pattern without confirming each one `:%s/[pattern]/[replacement]/gc` - Replaces all occurrences of a pattern and confirms each one 8. move the cursor location w, e, $, 0: move the cursor by word, by character, end and start of the line number + w, e: can be used moving the cursor by multiple words or characters gt: move to the next tab gT: move to the previous tab G move to the end gg move to the first line #num G moves to the specific line number 9. match the bracket % used for matching 10. create new file ctrl-w, ctrl-n: create new file with new window 11. undo and redo u for undo, U for redo 12. operator+number+motion: 13. common commands: `d` - delete marked text `y` - yank or copy marked text `\ ` - shift text right `\<` - shift text lfet `\~` - swap case upper or lower `:bn` - Switch to next buffer `:bp` - Switch to previous buffer `:bd` - Close a buffer `:sp [filename]` - Opens a new file and splits your screen horizontally to show more than one buffer `:vsp [filename]` - Opens a new file and splits your screen vertically to show more than one buffer `:ls` - Lists all open buffers `Ctrl` + `ws` - Split windows horizontally `Ctrl` + `wv` - Split windows vertically `Ctrl` + `ww` - Switch between windows `Ctrl` + `wq` - Quit a window `Ctrl` + `wh` - Moves your cursor to the window to the left `Ctrl` + `wl` - Moves your cursor to the window to the right `Ctrl` + `wj` - Moves your cursor to the window below the one you're in `Ctrl` + `wk` - Moves your cursor to the window above the one you're in 14. replace with search for all occurrence ``` - Open the file in Vim - Press slash (/) key along with the search term like “/ search_term” and press Enter. It will highlight the selected word. - Then hit the keystroke cgn to replace the highlighted word and enter the replace_term - Go back to normal mode. Next, hit “n” to move to the next occurrence of the search term. - sThen press the dot (.) if you want to replace the next occurrence with the same replace_term otherwise again press the “n” key to move to the next occurrence. ``` ``` $ :s///option Note that you have to enter this command in normal mode. Where S: stands for substitute search_term: the word you want to search and replace replace_term: the word with which you want to replace it with Option: c (for confirmation), g (replace all occurrence in one line), i (for ignoring the case) ```

Vim installation in Windows 10/11

markdown download the following zip file from official vim download page: https://www.vim.org/download.php **Runtime files** vim##rt.zip > For all the following binary versions you need this runtime archive, which includes the documentation, syntax files, etc. Always get this, unless you use the self-installing executable. create a Vim folder and extract the vim## from the zip into the Vim folder create a _vimrc in Vim folder and copy the following into it ```python " vim -u test/vimrc set nocompatible set nowrap let bundle_dir = './bundles/' " let src = 'http://github.com/gmarik/vundle.git' " Vundle Options " let g:vundle_default_git_proto = 'git' " silent execute '!mkdir -p 'bundle_dir " silent execute '!ln -f -s ../.vim/bundle/Vundle.vim 'bundle_dir filetype off syntax on runtime macros/matchit.vim " This test should be executed in "test" directory exec 'set rtp^='.bundle_dir.'Vundle.vim/' call vundle#rc(bundle_dir) "Plugin 'jcherven/jummidark.vim' Plugin 'tpope/vim-vividchalk' Plugin 'frazrepo/vim-rainbow' "call vundle#begin() Plugin 'preservim/nerdtree' "call vundle#end() Plugin 'preservim/nerdcommenter' Plugin 'molokai' " vim-scripts name " github username with dashes Bundle 'vim-scripts/ragtag.vim' " original repo Bundle 'altercation/vim-colors-solarized' " with extension Bundle 'nelstrom/vim-mac-classic-theme.git' " " invalid uri "Bundle 'nonexistinguser/yupppierepo.git' " full uri Bundle 'https://github.com/vim-scripts/vim-game-of-life' " full uri "Bundle 'https://github.com/gmarik/ingretu' " short uri Bundle 'gh:gmarik/snipmate.vim.git' Bundle 'github:mattn/gist-vim.git' " local uri stuff "Bundle '~/Dropbox/.gitrepos/utilz.vim.git' " Bundle 'file://Dropbox/.gitrepos/utilz.vim.git' " with options Bundle 'rstacruz/sparkup.git', {'rtp': 'vim/'} Bundle 'matchit.zip', {'name': 'matchit'} " Camel case Bundle 'vim-scripts/RubySinatra' " syntax issue #203 Bundle 'jimenezrick/vimerl' " Static bundle: Same name as a valid vim-scripts bundle Bundle 'latte', {'pinned' : 1} if !isdirectory(expand(bundle_dir) . '/latte') call mkdir(expand(bundle_dir) . '/latte', 'p') endif """" Basic Behavior set number " show line numbers set wrap " wrap lines set encoding=utf-8 " set encoding to UTF-8 (default was "latin1") set mouse=a " enable mouse support (might not work well on Mac OS X) set wildmenu " visual autocomplete for command menu set lazyredraw " redraw screen only when we need to set showmatch " highlight matching parentheses / brackets [{()}] set laststatus=2 " always show statusline (even with only single window) set ruler " show line and column number of the cursor on right side of statusline set visualbell " blink cursor on error, instead of beeping """" Vim Appearance syntax enable "colorscheme jummidark colorscheme vividchalk " put colorscheme files in ~/.vim/colors/ "colorscheme desert " good colorschemes: murphy, slate, molokai, badwolf, solarized filetype plugin indent on " Automatically detect file types. set wildignore+=doc " should not break helptags set wildignore+=.git " should not break clone set wildignore+=.git/* " should not break clone set wildignore+=*/.git/* " TODO: helptags fails with this " set wildignore+=doc/* " should not break clone " set wildignore+=*/doc/* set guioptions+=T "au VimEnter * BundleInstall " e test/files/erlang.erl " vim: set expandtab sts=2 ts=2 sw=2 tw=78: """" Miscellaneous settings that might be worth enabling set cursorline " highlight current line set background=dark " configure Vim to use brighter colors set autoread " autoreload the file in Vim if it has been changed outside of Vim ""NERDTree startup autocmd StdinReadPre * let s:std_in=1 autocmd VimEnter * if argc() == 0 && !exists("s:std_in") | NERDTree | endif map :NERDTreeToggle ```