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Last change: 2004 May 05 + + + VIM REFERENCE MANUAL by Bram Moolenaar + + Quick reference guide + + *quickref* *Contents* + tag subject tag subject ~ +|Q_ct| list of help files |Q_re| Repeating commands +|Q_lr| motion: Left-right |Q_km| Key mapping +|Q_ud| motion: Up-down |Q_ab| Abbreviations +|Q_tm| motion: Text object |Q_op| Options +|Q_pa| motion: Pattern searches |Q_ur| Undo/Redo commands +|Q_ma| motion: Marks |Q_et| External commands +|Q_vm| motion: Various |Q_qf| Quickfix commands +|Q_ta| motion: Using tags |Q_vc| Various commands +|Q_sc| Scrolling |Q_ce| Ex: Command-line editing +|Q_in| insert: Inserting text |Q_ra| Ex: Ranges +|Q_ai| insert: Keys |Q_ex| Ex: Special characters +|Q_ss| insert: Special keys |Q_ed| Editing a file +|Q_di| insert: Digraphs |Q_fl| Using the argument list +|Q_si| insert: Special inserts |Q_wq| Writing and quitting +|Q_de| change: Deleting text |Q_st| Starting VIM +|Q_cm| change: Copying and moving |Q_ac| Automatic commands +|Q_ch| change: Changing text |Q_wi| Multi-window commands +|Q_co| change: Complex |Q_bu| Buffer list commands +|Q_vi| Visual mode |Q_sy| Syntax highlighting +|Q_to| Text objects |Q_gu| GUI commands + |Q_fo| Folding + +------------------------------------------------------------------------------ +N is used to indicate an optional count that can be given before the command. +------------------------------------------------------------------------------ +*Q_lr* Left-right motions + +|h| N h left (also: CTRL-H, <BS>, or <Left> key) +|l| N l right (also: <Space> or <Right> key) +|0| 0 to first character in the line (also: <Home> key) +|^| ^ to first non-blank character in the line +|$| N $ to the last character in the line (N-1 lines lower) + (also: <End> key) +|g0| N g0 to first character in screen line (differs from "0" + when lines wrap) +|g^| N g^ to first non-blank character in screen line (differs + from "^" when lines wrap) +|g$| N g$ to last character in screen line (differs from "$" + when lines wrap) +|gm| N gm to middle of the screen line +|bar| N | to column N (default: 1) +|f| N f{char} to the Nth occurrence of {char} to the right +|F| N F{char} to the Nth occurrence of {char} to the left +|t| N t{char} till before the Nth occurrence of {char} to the right +|T| N T{char} till before the Nth occurrence of {char} to the left +|;| N ; repeat the last "f", "F", "t", or "T" N times +|,| N , repeat the last "f", "F", "t", or "T" N times in + opposite direction +------------------------------------------------------------------------------ +*Q_ud* Up-down motions + +|k| N k up N lines (also: CTRL-P and <Up>) +|j| N j down N lines (also: CTRL-J, CTRL-N, <NL>, and <Down>) +|-| N - up N lines, on the first non-blank character +|+| N + down N lines, on the first non-blank character (also: + CTRL-M and <CR>) +|_| N _ down N-1 lines, on the first non-blank character +|G| N G goto line N (default: last line), on the first + non-blank character +|gg| N gg goto line N (default: first line), on the first + non-blank character +|N%| N % goto line N percentage down in the file. N must be + given, otherwise it is the |%| command. +|gk| N gk up N screen lines (differs from "k" when line wraps) +|gj| N gj down N screen lines (differs from "j" when line wraps) +------------------------------------------------------------------------------ +*Q_tm* Text object motions + +|w| N w N words forward +|W| N W N blank-separated |WORD|s forward +|e| N e forward to the end of the Nth word +|E| N E forward to the end of the Nth blank-separated |WORD| +|b| N b N words backward +|B| N B N blank-separated |WORD|s backward +|ge| N ge backward to the end of the Nth word +|gE| N gE backward to the end of the Nth blank-separated |WORD| + +|)| N ) N sentences forward +|(| N ( N sentences backward +|}| N } N paragraphs forward +|{| N { N paragraphs backward +|]]| N ]] N sections forward, at start of section +|[[| N [[ N sections backward, at start of section +|][| N ][ N sections forward, at end of section +|[]| N [] N sections backward, at end of section +|[(| N [( N times back to unclosed '(' +|[{| N [{ N times back to unclosed '{' +|[m| N [m N times back to start of method (for Java) +|[M| N [M N times back to end of method (for Java) +|])| N ]) N times forward to unclosed ')' +|]}| N ]} N times forward to unclosed '}' +|]m| N ]m N times forward to start of method (for Java) +|]M| N ]M N times forward to end of method (for Java) +|[#| N [# N times back to unclosed "#if" or "#else" +|]#| N ]# N times forward to unclosed "#else" or "#endif" +|[star| N [* N times back to start of comment "/*" +|]star| N ]* N times forward to end of comment "*/" +------------------------------------------------------------------------------ +*Q_pa* Pattern searches + +|/| N /{pattern}[/[offset]]<CR> + search forward for the Nth occurrence of {pattern} +|?| N ?{pattern}[?[offset]]<CR> + search backward for the Nth occurrence of {pattern} +|/<CR>| N /<CR> repeat last search, in the forward direction +|?<CR>| N ?<CR> repeat last search, in the backward direction +|n| N n repeat last search +|N| N N repeat last search, in opposite direction +|star| N * search forward for the identifier under the cursor +|#| N # search backward for the identifier under the cursor +|gstar| N g* like "*", but also find partial matches +|g#| N g# like "#", but also find partial matches +|gd| gd goto local declaration of identifier under the cursor +|gD| gD goto global declaration of identifier under the cursor + +|pattern| Special characters in search patterns + + meaning magic nomagic ~ + matches any single character . \. + matches start of line ^ ^ + matches <EOL> $ $ + matches start of word \< \< + matches end of word \> \> + matches a single char from the range [a-z] \[a-z] + matches a single char not in the range [^a-z] \[^a-z] + matches an identifier char \i \i + idem but excluding digits \I \I + matches a keyword character \k \k + idem but excluding digits \K \K + matches a file name character \f \f + idem but excluding digits \F \F + matches a printable character \p \p + idem but excluding digits \P \P + matches a white space character \s \s + matches a non-white space character \S \S + + matches <Esc> \e \e + matches <Tab> \t \t + matches <CR> \r \r + matches <BS> \b \b + + matches 0 or more of the preceding atom * \* + matches 1 or more of the preceding atom \+ \+ + matches 0 or 1 of the preceding atom \= \= + matches 2 to 5 of the preceding atom \{2,5} \{2,5} + separates two alternatives \| \| + group a pattern into an atom \(\) \(\) + +|search-offset| Offsets allowed after search command + + [num] [num] lines downwards, in column 1 + +[num] [num] lines downwards, in column 1 + -[num] [num] lines upwards, in column 1 + e[+num] [num] characters to the right of the end of the match + e[-num] [num] characters to the left of the end of the match + s[+num] [num] characters to the right of the start of the match + s[-num] [num] characters to the left of the start of the match + b[+num] [num] identical to s[+num] above (mnemonic: begin) + b[-num] [num] identical to s[-num] above (mnemonic: begin) + ;{search-command} execute {search-command} next +------------------------------------------------------------------------------ +*Q_ma* Marks and motions + +|m| m{a-zA-Z} mark current position with mark {a-zA-Z} +|`a| `{a-z} go to mark {a-z} within current file +|`A| `{A-Z} go to mark {A-Z} in any file +|`0| `{0-9} go to the position where Vim was previously exited +|``| `` go to the position before the last jump +|`quote| `" go to the position when last editing this file +|`[| `[ go to the start of the previously operated or put text +|`]| `] go to the end of the previously operated or put text +|`<| `< go to the start of the (previous) Visual area +|`>| `> go to the end of the (previous) Visual area +|`.| `. go to the position of the last change in this file +|'| '{a-zA-Z0-9[]'"<>.} + same as `, but on the first non-blank in the line +|:marks| :marks print the active marks +|CTRL-O| N CTRL-O go to Nth older position in jump list +|CTRL-I| N CTRL-I go to Nth newer position in jump list +|:ju| :ju[mps] print the jump list +------------------------------------------------------------------------------ +*Q_vm* Various motions + +|%| % find the next brace, bracket, comment, or "#if"/ + "#else"/"#endif" in this line and go to its match +|H| N H go to the Nth line in the window, on the first + non-blank +|M| M go to the middle line in the window, on the first + non-blank +|L| N L go to the Nth line from the bottom, on the first + non-blank + +|go| N go go to Nth byte in the buffer +|:go| :[range]go[to] [off] go to [off] byte in the buffer +------------------------------------------------------------------------------ +*Q_ta* Using tags + +|:ta| :ta[g][!] {tag} Jump to tag {tag} +|:ta| :[count]ta[g][!] Jump to [count]'th newer tag in tag list +|CTRL-]| CTRL-] Jump to the tag under cursor, unless changes + have been made +|:ts| :ts[elect][!] [tag] List matching tags and select one to jump to +|:tjump| :tj[ump][!] [tag] Jump to tag [tag] or select from list when + there are multiple matches + +|:tags| :tags Print tag list +|CTRL-T| N CTRL-T Jump back from Nth older tag in tag list +|:po| :[count]po[p][!] Jump back from [count]'th older tag in tag list +|:tnext| :[count]tn[ext][!] Jump to [count]'th next matching tag +|:tp| :[count]tp[revious][!] Jump to [count]'th previous matching tag +|:tr| :[count]tr[ewind][!] Jump to [count]'th matching tag +|:tl| :tl[ast][!] Jump to last matching tag + +|:ptag| :pt[ag] {tag} open a preview window to show tag {tag} +|CTRL-W_}| CTRL-W } like CTRL-] but show tag in preview window +|:pts| :pts[elect] like ":tselect" but show tag in preview window +|:ptjump| :ptj[ump] like ":tjump" but show tag in preview window +|:pclose| :pc[lose] close tag preview window +|CTRL-W_z| CTRL-W z close tag preview window +------------------------------------------------------------------------------ +*Q_sc* Scrolling + +|CTRL-E| N CTRL-E window N lines downwards (default: 1) +|CTRL-D| N CTRL-D window N lines Downwards (default: 1/2 window) +|CTRL-F| N CTRL-F window N pages Forwards (downwards) +|CTRL-Y| N CTRL-Y window N lines upwards (default: 1) +|CTRL-U| N CTRL-U window N lines Upwards (default: 1/2 window) +|CTRL-B| N CTRL-B window N pages Backwards (upwards) +|z<CR>| z<CR> or zt redraw, current line at top of window +|z.| z. or zz redraw, current line at center of window +|z-| z- or zb redraw, current line at bottom of window + +These only work when 'wrap' is off: +|zh| N zh scroll screen N characters to the right +|zl| N zl scroll screen N characters to the left +|zH| N zH scroll screen half a screenwidth to the right +|zL| N zL scroll screen half a screenwidth to the left +------------------------------------------------------------------------------ +*Q_in* Inserting text + +|a| N a append text after the cursor (N times) +|A| N A append text at the end of the line (N times) +|i| N i insert text before the cursor (N times) (also: <Insert>) +|I| N I insert text before the first non-blank in the line (N times) +|gI| N gI insert text in column 1 (N times) +|o| N o open a new line below the current line, append text (N times) +|O| N O open a new line above the current line, append text (N times) +|:startinsert| :star[tinsert][!] start Insert mode, append when [!] used + +in Visual block mode: +|v_b_I| I insert the same text in front of all the selected lines +|v_b_A| A append the same text after all the selected lines +------------------------------------------------------------------------------ +*Q_ai* Insert mode keys + +|insert-index| alphabetical index of Insert mode commands + +leaving Insert mode: +|i_<Esc>| <Esc> end Insert mode, back to Normal mode +|i_CTRL-C| CTRL-C like <Esc>, but do not use an abbreviation +|i_CTRL-O| CTRL-O {command} execute {command} and return to Insert mode + +moving around: +|i_<Up>| cursor keys move cursor left/right/up/down +|i_<S-Left>| shift-left/right one word left/right +|i_<S-Up>| shift-up/down one screenful backward/forward +|i_<End>| <End> cursor after last character in the line +|i_<Home>| <Home> cursor to first character in the line +------------------------------------------------------------------------------ +*Q_ss* Special keys in Insert mode + +|i_CTRL-V| CTRL-V {char}.. insert character literally, or enter decimal + byte value +|i_<NL>| <NL> or <CR> or CTRL-M or CTRL-J + begin new line +|i_CTRL-E| CTRL-E insert the character from below the cursor +|i_CTRL-Y| CTRL-Y insert the character from above the cursor + +|i_CTRL-A| CTRL-A insert previously inserted text +|i_CTRL-@| CTRL-@ insert previously inserted text and stop + Insert mode +|i_CTRL-R| CTRL-R {0-9a-z%#:.-="} insert the contents of a register + +|i_CTRL-N| CTRL-N insert next match of identifier before the + cursor +|i_CTRL-P| CTRL-P insert previous match of identifier before + the cursor +|i_CTRL-X| CTRL-X ... complete the word before the cursor in + various ways + +|i_<BS>| <BS> or CTRL-H delete the character before the cursor +|i_<Del>| <Del> delete the character under the cursor +|i_CTRL-W| CTRL-W delete word before the cursor +|i_CTRL-U| CTRL-U delete all entered characters in the current + line +|i_CTRL-T| CTRL-T insert one shiftwidth of indent in front of + the current line +|i_CTRL-D| CTRL-D delete one shiftwidth of indent in front of + the current line +|i_0_CTRL-D| 0 CTRL-D delete all indent in the current line +|i_^_CTRL-D| ^ CTRL-D delete all indent in the current line, + restore indent in next line +------------------------------------------------------------------------------ +*Q_di* Digraphs + +|:dig| :dig[raphs] show current list of digraphs +|:dig| :dig[raphs] {char1}{char2} {number} ... + add digraph(s) to the list + +In Insert or Command-line mode: +|i_CTRL-K| CTRL-K {char1} {char2} + enter digraph +|i_digraph| {char1} <BS> {char2} + enter digraph if 'digraph' option set +------------------------------------------------------------------------------ +*Q_si* Special inserts + +|:r| :r [file] insert the contents of [file] below the cursor +|:r!| :r! {command} insert the standard output of {command} below the + cursor +------------------------------------------------------------------------------ +*Q_de* Deleting text + +|x| N x delete N characters under and after the cursor +|<Del>| N <Del> delete N characters under and after the cursor +|X| N X delete N characters before the cursor +|d| N d{motion} delete the text that is moved over with {motion} +|v_d| {visual}d delete the highlighted text +|dd| N dd delete N lines +|D| N D delete to the end of the line (and N-1 more lines) +|J| N J join N-1 lines (delete <EOL>s) +|v_J| {visual}J join the highlighted lines +|gJ| N gJ like "J", but without inserting spaces +|v_gJ| {visual}gJ like "{visual}J", but without inserting spaces +|:d| :[range]d [x] delete [range] lines [into register x] +------------------------------------------------------------------------------ +*Q_cm* Copying and moving text + +|quote| "{char} use register {char} for the next delete, yank, or put +|:reg| :reg show the contents of all registers +|:reg| :reg {arg} show the contents of registers mentioned in {arg} +|y| N y{motion} yank the text moved over with {motion} into a register +|v_y| {visual}y yank the highlighted text into a register +|yy| N yy yank N lines into a register +|Y| N Y yank N lines into a register +|p| N p put a register after the cursor position (N times) +|P| N P put a register before the cursor position (N times) +|]p| N ]p like p, but adjust indent to current line +|[p| N [p like P, but adjust indent to current line +|gp| N gp like p, but leave cursor after the new text +|gP| N gP like P, but leave cursor after the new text +------------------------------------------------------------------------------ +*Q_ch* Changing text + +|r| N r{char} replace N characters with {char} +|gr| N gr{char} replace N characters without affecting layout +|R| N R enter Replace mode (repeat the entered text N times) +|gR| N gR enter virtual Replace mode: Like Replace mode but + without affecting layout +|v_b_r| {visual}r{char} + in Visual block mode: Replace each char of the + selected text with {char} + + (change = delete text and enter Insert mode) +|c| N c{motion} change the text that is moved over with {motion} +|v_c| {visual}c change the highlighted text +|cc| N cc change N lines +|S| N S change N lines +|C| N C change to the end of the line (and N-1 more lines) +|s| N s change N characters +|v_b_c| {visual}c in Visual block mode: Change each of the selected + lines with the entered text +|v_b_C| {visual}C in Visual block mode: Change each of the selected + lines until end-of-line with the entered text + +|~| N ~ switch case for N characters and advance cursor +|v_~| {visual}~ switch case for highlighted text +|v_u| {visual}u make highlighted text lowercase +|v_U| {visual}U make highlighted text uppercase +|g~| g~{motion} switch case for the text that is moved over with + {motion} +|gu| gu{motion} make the text that is moved over with {motion} + lowercase +|gU| gU{motion} make the text that is moved over with {motion} + uppercase +|v_g?| {visual}g? perform rot13 encoding on highlighted text +|g?| g?{motion} perform rot13 encoding on the text that is moved over + with {motion} + +|CTRL-A| N CTRL-A add N to the number at or after the cursor +|CTRL-X| N CTRL-X subtract N from the number at or after the cursor + +|<| N <{motion} move the lines that are moved over with {motion} one + shiftwidth left +|<<| N << move N lines one shiftwidth left +|>| N >{motion} move the lines that are moved over with {motion} one + shiftwidth right +|>>| N >> move N lines one shiftwidth right +|gq| N gq{motion} format the lines that are moved over with {motion} to + 'textwidth' length +|:ce| :[range]ce[nter] [width] + center the lines in [range] +|:le| :[range]le[ft] [indent] + left-align the lines in [range] (with [indent]) +|:ri| :[range]ri[ght] [width] + right-align the lines in [range] +------------------------------------------------------------------------------ +*Q_co* Complex changes + +|!| N !{motion}{command}<CR> + filter the lines that are moved over through {command} +|!!| N !!{command}<CR> + filter N lines through {command} +|v_!| {visual}!{command}<CR> + filter the highlighted lines through {command} +|:range!| :[range]! {command}<CR> + filter [range] lines through {command} +|=| N ={motion} + filter the lines that are moved over through 'equalprg' +|==| N == filter N lines through 'equalprg' +|v_=| {visual}= + filter the highlighted lines through 'equalprg' +|:s| :[range]s[ubstitute]/{pattern}/{string}/[g][c] + substitute {pattern} by {string} in [range] lines; + with [g], replace all occurrences of {pattern}; + with [c], confirm each replacement +|:s| :[range]s[ubstitute] [g][c] + repeat previous ":s" with new range and options +|&| & Repeat previous ":s" on current line without options +|:ret| :[range]ret[ab][!] [tabstop] + set 'tabstop' to new value and adjust white space + accordingly +------------------------------------------------------------------------------ +*Q_vi* Visual mode + +|visual-index| list of Visual mode commands. + +|v| v start highlighting characters } move cursor and use +|V| V start highlighting linewise } operator to affect +|CTRL-V| CTRL-V start highlighting blockwise } highlighted text +|v_o| o exchange cursor position with start of highlighting +|gv| gv start highlighting on previous visual area +|v_v| v highlight characters or stop highlighting +|v_V| V highlight linewise or stop highlighting +|v_CTRL-V| CTRL-V highlight blockwise or stop highlighting +------------------------------------------------------------------------------ +*Q_to* Text objects (only in Visual mode or after an operator) + +|v_aw| N aw Select "a word" +|v_iw| N iw Select "inner word" +|v_aW| N aW Select "a |WORD|" +|v_iW| N iW Select "inner |WORD|" +|v_as| N as Select "a sentence" +|v_is| N is Select "inner sentence" +|v_ap| N ap Select "a paragraph" +|v_ip| N ip Select "inner paragraph" +|v_ab| N ab Select "a block" (from "[(" to "])") +|v_ib| N ib Select "inner block" (from "[(" to "])") +|v_aB| N aB Select "a Block" (from "[{" to "]}") +|v_iB| N iB Select "inner Block" (from "[{" to "]}") +------------------------------------------------------------------------------ +*Q_re* Repeating commands + +|.| N . repeat last change (with count replaced with N) +|q| q{a-z} record typed characters into register {a-z} +|q| q{A-Z} record typed characters, appended to register {a-z} +|q| q stop recording +|@| N @{a-z} execute the contents of register {a-z} (N times) +|@@| N @@ repeat previous @{a-z} (N times) +|:@| :@{a-z} execute the contents of register {a-z} as an Ex + command +|:@@| :@@ repeat previous :@{a-z} +|:g| :[range]g[lobal]/{pattern}/[cmd] + Execute Ex command [cmd] (default: ":p") on the lines + within [range] where {pattern} matches. +|:g| :[range]g[lobal]!/{pattern}/[cmd] + Execute Ex command [cmd] (default: ":p") on the lines + within [range] where {pattern} does NOT match. +|:so| :so[urce] {file} + Read Ex commands from {file}. +|:so| :so[urce]! {file} + Read Vim commands from {file}. +|:sl| :sl[eep] [sec] + don't do anything for [sec] seconds +|gs| N gs Goto Sleep for N seconds +------------------------------------------------------------------------------ +*Q_km* Key mapping + +|:map| :ma[p] {lhs} {rhs} Map {lhs} to {rhs} in Normal and Visual + mode. +|:map!| :ma[p]! {lhs} {rhs} Map {lhs} to {rhs} in Insert and Command-line + mode. +|:noremap| :no[remap][!] {lhs} {rhs} + Same as ":map", no remapping for this {rhs} +|:unmap| :unm[ap] {lhs} Remove the mapping of {lhs} for Normal and + Visual mode. +|:unmap!| :unm[ap]! {lhs} Remove the mapping of {lhs} for Insert and + Command-line mode. +|:map_l| :ma[p] [lhs] List mappings (starting with [lhs]) for + Normal and Visual mode. +|:map_l!| :ma[p]! [lhs] List mappings (starting with [lhs]) for + Insert and Command-line mode. +|:cmap| :cmap/:cunmap/:cnoremap + like ":map!"/":unmap!"/":noremap!" but for + Command-line mode only +|:imap| :imap/:iunmap/:inoremap + like ":map!"/":unmap!"/":noremap!" but for + Insert mode only +|:nmap| :nmap/:nunmap/:nnoremap + like ":map"/":unmap"/":noremap" but for + Normal mode only +|:vmap| :vmap/:vunmap/:vnoremap + like ":map"/":unmap"/":noremap" but for + Visual mode only +|:omap| :omap/:ounmap/:onoremap + like ":map"/":unmap"/":noremap" but only for + when an operator is pending +|:mapc| :mapc[lear] remove mappings for Normal and Visual mode +|:mapc| :mapc[lear]! remove mappings for Insert and Cmdline mode +|:imapc| :imapc[lear] remove mappings for Insert mode +|:vmapc| :vmapc[lear] remove mappings for Visual mode +|:omapc| :omapc[lear] remove mappings for Operator-pending mode +|:nmapc| :nmapc[lear] remove mappings for Normal mode +|:cmapc| :cmapc[lear] remove mappings for Cmdline mode +|:mkexrc| :mk[exrc][!] [file] write current mappings, abbreviations, and + settings to [file] (default: ".exrc"; + use ! to overwrite) +|:mkvimrc| :mkv[imrc][!] [file] + same as ":mkexrc", but with default ".vimrc" +|:mksession| :mks[ession][!] [file] + like ":mkvimrc", but store current files, + windows, etc. too, to be able to continue + this session later. +------------------------------------------------------------------------------ +*Q_ab* Abbreviations + +|:abbreviate| :ab[breviate] {lhs} {rhs} add abbreviation for {lhs} to {rhs} +|:abbreviate| :ab[breviate] {lhs} show abbr's that start with {lhs} +|:abbreviate| :ab[breviate] show all abbreviations +|:unabbreviate| :una[bbreviate] {lhs} remove abbreviation for {lhs} +|:noreabbrev| :norea[bbrev] [lhs] [rhs] like ":ab", but don't remap [rhs] +|:iabbrev| :iab/:iunab/:inoreab like ":ab", but only for Insert mode +|:cabbrev| :cab/:cunab/:cnoreab like ":ab", but only for + Command-line mode +|:abclear| :abc[lear] remove all abbreviations +|:cabclear| :cabc[lear] remove all abbr's for Cmdline mode +|:iabclear| :iabc[lear] remove all abbr's for Insert mode +------------------------------------------------------------------------------ +*Q_op* Options + +|:set| :se[t] Show all modified options. +|:set| :se[t] all Show all non-termcap options. +|:set| :se[t] termcap Show all termcap options. +|:set| :se[t] {option} Set boolean option (switch it on), + show string or number option. +|:set| :se[t] no{option} Reset boolean option (switch it off). +|:set| :se[t] inv{option} invert boolean option. +|:set| :se[t] {option}={value} Set string/number option to {value}. +|:set| :se[t] {option}+={value} append {value} to string option, add + {value} to number option +|:set| :se[t] {option}-={value} remove {value} to string option, + subtract {value} from number option +|:set| :se[t] {option}? Show value of {option}. +|:set| :se[t] {option}& Reset {option} to its default value. + +|:setlocal| :setl[ocal] like ":set" but set the local value + for options that have one +|:setglobal| :setg[lobal] like ":set" but set the global value + of a local option + +|:fix| :fix[del] Set value of 't_kD' according to + value of 't_kb'. +|:options| :opt[ions] Open a new window to view and set + options, grouped by functionality, + a one line explanation and links to + the help. + +Short explanation of each option: *option-list* +|'aleph'| |'al'| ASCII code of the letter Aleph (Hebrew) +|'allowrevins'| |'ari'| allow CTRL-_ in Insert and Command-line mode +|'altkeymap'| |'akm'| for default second language (Farsi/Hebrew) +|'ambiwidth'| |'ambw'| what to do with Unicode chars of ambiguous width +|'antialias'| |'anti'| Mac OS X: use smooth, antialiased fonts +|'autochdir'| |'acd'| change directory to the file in the current window +|'arabic'| |'arab'| for Arabic as a default second language +|'arabicshape'| |'arshape'| do shaping for Arabic characters +|'autoindent'| |'ai'| take indent for new line from previous line +|'autoread'| |'ar'| autom. read file when changed outside of Vim +|'autowrite'| |'aw'| automatically write file if changed +|'autowriteall'| |'awa'| as 'autowrite', but works with more commands +|'background'| |'bg'| "dark" or "light", used for highlight colors +|'backspace'| |'bs'| how backspace works at start of line +|'backup'| |'bk'| keep backup file after overwriting a file +|'backupcopy'| |'bkc'| make backup as a copy, don't rename the file +|'backupdir'| |'bdir'| list of directories for the backup file +|'backupext'| |'bex'| extension used for the backup file +|'backupskip'| |'bsk'| no backup for files that match these patterns +|'balloondelay'| |'bdlay'| delay in mS before a balloon may pop up +|'ballooneval'| |'beval'| switch on balloon evaluation +|'binary'| |'bin'| read/write/edit file in binary mode +|'bioskey'| |'biosk'| MS-DOS: use bios calls for input characters +|'bomb'| prepend a Byte Order Mark to the file +|'breakat'| |'brk'| characters that may cause a line break +|'browsedir'| |'bsdir'| which directory to start browsing in +|'bufhidden'| |'bh'| what to do when buffer is no longer in window +|'buflisted'| |'bl'| whether the buffer shows up in the buffer list +|'buftype'| |'bt'| special type of buffer +|'casemap'| |'cmp'| specifies how case of letters is changed +|'cdpath'| |'cd'| list of directories searched with ":cd" +|'cedit'| key used to open the command-line window +|'charconvert'| |'ccv'| expression for character encoding conversion +|'cindent'| |'cin'| do C program indenting +|'cinkeys'| |'cink'| keys that trigger indent when 'cindent' is set +|'cinoptions'| |'cino'| how to do indenting when 'cindent' is set +|'cinwords'| |'cinw'| words where 'si' and 'cin' add an indent +|'clipboard'| |'cb'| use the clipboard as the unnamed register +|'cmdheight'| |'ch'| number of lines to use for the command-line +|'cmdwinheight'| |'cwh'| height of the command-line window +|'columns'| |'co'| number of columns in the display +|'comments'| |'com'| patterns that can start a comment line +|'commentstring'| |'cms'| template for comments; used for fold marker +|'compatible'| |'cp'| behave Vi-compatible as much as possible +|'complete'| |'cpt'| specify how Insert mode completion works +|'confirm'| |'cf'| ask what to do about unsaved/read-only files +|'conskey'| |'consk'| get keys directly from console (MS-DOS only) +|'copyindent'| |'ci'| make 'autoindent' use existing indent structure +|'cpoptions'| |'cpo'| flags for Vi-compatible behavior +|'cscopepathcomp'| |'cspc'| how many components of the path to show +|'cscopeprg'| |'csprg'| command to execute cscope +|'cscopequickfix'| |'csqf'| use quickfix window for cscope results +|'cscopetag'| |'cst'| use cscope for tag commands +|'cscopetagorder'| |'csto'| determines ":cstag" search order +|'cscopeverbose'| |'csverb'| give messages when adding a cscope database +|'debug'| set to "msg" to see all error messages +|'define'| |'def'| pattern to be used to find a macro definition +|'delcombine'| |'deco'| delete combining characters on their own +|'dictionary'| |'dict'| list of file names used for keyword completion +|'diff'| use diff mode for the current window +|'diffexpr'| |'dex'| expression used to obtain a diff file +|'diffopt'| |'dip'| options for using diff mode +|'digraph'| |'dg'| enable the entering of digraphs in Insert mode +|'directory'| |'dir'| list of directory names for the swap file +|'display'| |'dy'| list of flags for how to display text +|'eadirection'| |'ead'| in which direction 'equalalways' works +|'edcompatible'| |'ed'| toggle flags of ":substitute" command +|'encoding'| |'enc'| encoding used internally +|'endofline'| |'eol'| write <EOL> for last line in file +|'equalalways'| |'ea'| windows are automatically made the same size +|'equalprg'| |'ep'| external program to use for "=" command +|'errorbells'| |'eb'| ring the bell for error messages +|'errorfile'| |'ef'| name of the errorfile for the QuickFix mode +|'errorformat'| |'efm'| description of the lines in the error file +|'esckeys'| |'ek'| recognize function keys in Insert mode +|'eventignore'| |'ei'| autocommand events that are ignored +|'expandtab'| |'et'| use spaces when <Tab> is inserted +|'exrc'| |'ex'| read .vimrc and .exrc in the current directory +|'fileencoding'| |'fenc'| file encoding for multi-byte text +|'fileencodings'| |'fencs'| automatically detected character encodings +|'fileformat'| |'ff'| file format used for file I/O +|'fileformats'| |'ffs'| automatically detected values for 'fileformat' +|'filetype'| |'ft'| type of file, used for autocommands +|'fillchars'| |'fcs'| characters to use for displaying special items +|'fkmap'| |'fk'| Farsi keyboard mapping +|'foldclose'| |'fcl'| close a fold when the cursor leaves it +|'foldcolumn'| |'fdc'| width of the column used to indicate folds +|'foldenable'| |'fen'| set to display all folds open +|'foldexpr'| |'fde'| expression used when 'foldmethod' is "expr" +|'foldignore'| |'fdi'| ignore lines when 'foldmethod' is "indent" +|'foldlevel'| |'fdl'| close folds with a level higher than this +|'foldlevelstart'| |'fdls'| 'foldlevel' when starting to edit a file +|'foldmarker'| |'fmr'| markers used when 'foldmethod' is "marker" +|'foldmethod'| |'fdm'| folding type +|'foldminlines'| |'fml'| minimum number of lines for a fold to be closed +|'foldnestmax'| |'fdn'| maximum fold depth +|'foldopen'| |'fdo'| for which commands a fold will be opened +|'foldtext'| |'fdt'| expression used to display for a closed fold +|'formatoptions'| |'fo'| how automatic formatting is to be done +|'formatprg'| |'fp'| name of external program used with "gq" command +|'gdefault'| |'gd'| the ":substitute" flag 'g' is default on +|'grepformat'| |'gfm'| format of 'grepprg' output +|'grepprg'| |'gp'| program to use for ":grep" +|'guicursor'| |'gcr'| GUI: settings for cursor shape and blinking +|'guifont'| |'gfn'| GUI: Name(s) of font(s) to be used +|'guifontset'| |'gfs'| GUI: Names of multi-byte fonts to be used +|'guifontwide'| |'gfw'| list of font names for double-wide characters +|'guiheadroom'| |'ghr'| GUI: pixels room for window decorations +|'guioptions'| |'go'| GUI: Which components and options are used +|'guipty'| GUI: try to use a pseudo-tty for ":!" commands +|'helpfile'| |'hf'| full path name of the main help file +|'helpheight'| |'hh'| minimum height of a new help window +|'helplang'| |'hlg'| preferred help languages +|'hidden'| |'hid'| don't unload buffer when it is |abandon|ed +|'highlight'| |'hl'| sets highlighting mode for various occasions +|'hlsearch'| |'hls'| highlight matches with last search pattern +|'history'| |'hi'| number of command-lines that are remembered +|'hkmap'| |'hk'| Hebrew keyboard mapping +|'hkmapp'| |'hkp'| phonetic Hebrew keyboard mapping +|'icon'| let Vim set the text of the window icon +|'iconstring'| string to use for the Vim icon text +|'ignorecase'| |'ic'| ignore case in search patterns +|'imactivatekey'| |'imak'| key that activates the X input method +|'imcmdline'| |'imc'| use IM when starting to edit a command line +|'imdisable'| |'imd'| do not use the IM in any mode +|'iminsert'| |'imi'| use :lmap or IM in Insert mode +|'imsearch'| |'ims'| use :lmap or IM when typing a search pattern +|'include'| |'inc'| pattern to be used to find an include file +|'includeexpr'| |'inex'| expression used to process an include line +|'incsearch'| |'is'| highlight match while typing search pattern +|'indentexpr'| |'inde'| expression used to obtain the indent of a line +|'indentkeys'| |'indk'| keys that trigger indenting with 'indentexpr' +|'infercase'| |'inf'| adjust case of match for keyword completion +|'insertmode'| |'im'| start the edit of a file in Insert mode +|'isfname'| |'isf'| characters included in file names and pathnames +|'isident'| |'isi'| characters included in identifiers +|'iskeyword'| |'isk'| characters included in keywords +|'isprint'| |'isp'| printable characters +|'joinspaces'| |'js'| two spaces after a period with a join command +|'key'| encryption key +|'keymap'| |'kmp'| name of a keyboard mapping +|'keymodel'| |'km'| enable starting/stopping selection with keys +|'keywordprg'| |'kp'| program to use for the "K" command +|'langmap'| |'lmap'| alphabetic characters for other language mode +|'langmenu'| |'lm'| language to be used for the menus +|'laststatus'| |'ls'| tells when last window has status lines +|'lazyredraw'| |'lz'| don't redraw while executing macros +|'linebreak'| |'lbr'| wrap long lines at a blank +|'lines'| number of lines in the display +|'linespace'| |'lsp'| number of pixel lines to use between characters +|'lisp'| automatic indenting for Lisp +|'lispwords'| |'lw'| words that change how lisp indenting works +|'list'| show <Tab> and <EOL> +|'listchars'| |'lcs'| characters for displaying in list mode +|'loadplugins'| |'lpl'| load plugin scripts when starting up +|'magic'| changes special characters in search patterns +|'makeef'| |'mef'| name of the errorfile for ":make" +|'makeprg'| |'mp'| program to use for the ":make" command +|'matchpairs'| |'mps'| pairs of characters that "%" can match +|'matchtime'| |'mat'| tenths of a second to show matching paren +|'maxfuncdepth'| |'mfd'| maximum recursive depth for user functions +|'maxmapdepth'| |'mmd'| maximum recursive depth for mapping +|'maxmem'| |'mm'| maximum memory (in Kbyte) used for one buffer +|'maxmemtot'| |'mmt'| maximum memory (in Kbyte) used for all buffers +|'menuitems'| |'mis'| maximum number of items in a menu +|'modeline'| |'ml'| recognize modelines at start or end of file +|'modelines'| |'mls'| number of lines checked for modelines +|'modifiable'| |'ma'| changes to the text are not possible +|'modified'| |'mod'| buffer has been modified +|'more'| pause listings when the whole screen is filled +|'mouse'| enable the use of mouse clicks +|'mousefocus'| |'mousef'| keyboard focus follows the mouse +|'mousehide'| |'mh'| hide mouse pointer while typing +|'mousemodel'| |'mousem'| changes meaning of mouse buttons +|'mouseshape'| |'mouses'| shape of the mouse pointer in different modes +|'mousetime'| |'mouset'| max time between mouse double-click +|'nrformats'| |'nf'| number formats recognized for CTRL-A command +|'number'| |'nu'| print the line number in front of each line +|'osfiletype'| |'oft'| operating system-specific filetype information +|'paragraphs'| |'para'| nroff macros that separate paragraphs +|'paste'| allow pasting text +|'pastetoggle'| |'pt'| key code that causes 'paste' to toggle +|'patchexpr'| |'pex'| expression used to patch a file +|'patchmode'| |'pm'| keep the oldest version of a file +|'path'| |'pa'| list of directories searched with "gf" et.al. +|'preserveindent'| |'pi'| preserve the indent structure when reindenting +|'previewheight'| |'pvh'| height of the preview window +|'previewwindow'| |'pvw'| identifies the preview window +|'printdevice'| |'pdev'| name of the printer to be used for :hardcopy +|'printencoding'| |'penc'| encoding to be used for printing +|'printexpr'| |'pexpr'| expression used to print PostScript for :hardcopy +|'printfont'| |'pfn'| name of the font to be used for :hardcopy +|'printheader'| |'pheader'| format of the header used for :hardcopy +|'printoptions'| |'popt'| controls the format of :hardcopy output +|'readonly'| |'ro'| disallow writing the buffer +|'remap'| allow mappings to work recursively +|'report'| threshold for reporting nr. of lines changed +|'restorescreen'| |'rs'| Win32: restore screen when exiting +|'revins'| |'ri'| inserting characters will work backwards +|'rightleft'| |'rl'| window is right-to-left oriented +|'rightleftcmd'| |'rlc'| commands for which editing works right-to-left +|'ruler'| |'ru'| show cursor line and column in the status line +|'rulerformat'| |'ruf'| custom format for the ruler +|'runtimepath'| |'rtp'| list of directories used for runtime files +|'scroll'| |'scr'| lines to scroll with CTRL-U and CTRL-D +|'scrollbind'| |'scb'| scroll in window as other windows scroll +|'scrolljump'| |'sj'| minimum number of lines to scroll +|'scrolloff'| |'so'| minimum nr. of lines above and below cursor +|'scrollopt'| |'sbo'| how 'scrollbind' should behave +|'sections'| |'sect'| nroff macros that separate sections +|'secure'| secure mode for reading .vimrc in current dir +|'selection'| |'sel'| what type of selection to use +|'selectmode'| |'slm'| when to use Select mode instead of Visual mode +|'sessionoptions'| |'ssop'| options for |:mksession| +|'shell'| |'sh'| name of shell to use for external commands +|'shellcmdflag'| |'shcf'| flag to shell to execute one command +|'shellpipe'| |'sp'| string to put output of ":make" in error file +|'shellquote'| |'shq'| quote character(s) for around shell command +|'shellredir'| |'srr'| string to put output of filter in a temp file +|'shellslash'| |'ssl'| use forward slash for shell file names +|'shelltype'| |'st'| Amiga: influences how to use a shell +|'shellxquote'| |'sxq'| like 'shellquote', but include redirection +|'shiftround'| |'sr'| round indent to multiple of shiftwidth +|'shiftwidth'| |'sw'| number of spaces to use for (auto)indent step +|'shortmess'| |'shm'| list of flags, reduce length of messages +|'shortname'| |'sn'| non-MS-DOS: Filenames assumed to be 8.3 chars +|'showbreak'| |'sbr'| string to use at the start of wrapped lines +|'showcmd'| |'sc'| show (partial) command in status line +|'showfulltag'| |'sft'| show full tag pattern when completing tag +|'showmatch'| |'sm'| briefly jump to matching bracket if insert one +|'showmode'| |'smd'| message on status line to show current mode +|'sidescroll'| |'ss'| minimum number of columns to scroll horizontal +|'sidescrolloff'| |'siso'| min. nr. of columns to left and right of cursor +|'smartcase'| |'scs'| no ignore case when pattern has uppercase +|'smartindent'| |'si'| smart autoindenting for C programs +|'smarttab'| |'sta'| use 'shiftwidth' when inserting <Tab> +|'softtabstop'| |'sts'| number of spaces that <Tab> uses while editing +|'splitbelow'| |'sb'| new window from split is below the current one +|'splitright'| |'spr'| new window is put right of the current one +|'startofline'| |'sol'| commands move cursor to first blank in line +|'statusline'| |'stl'| custom format for the status line +|'suffixes'| |'su'| suffixes that are ignored with multiple match +|'suffixesadd'| |'sua'| suffixes added when searching for a file +|'swapfile'| |'swf'| whether to use a swapfile for a buffer +|'swapsync'| |'sws'| how to sync the swap file +|'switchbuf'| |'swb'| sets behavior when switching to another buffer +|'syntax'| |'syn'| syntax to be loaded for current buffer +|'tabstop'| |'ts'| number of spaces that <Tab> in file uses +|'tagbsearch'| |'tbs'| use binary searching in tags files +|'taglength'| |'tl'| number of significant characters for a tag +|'tagrelative'| |'tr'| file names in tag file are relative +|'tags'| |'tag'| list of file names used by the tag command +|'tagstack'| |'tgst'| push tags onto the tag stack +|'term'| name of the terminal +|'termbidi'| |'tbidi'| terminal takes care of bi-directionality +|'termencoding'| |'tenc'| character encoding used by the terminal +|'terse'| shorten some messages +|'textauto'| |'ta'| obsolete, use 'fileformats' +|'textmode'| |'tx'| obsolete, use 'fileformat' +|'textwidth'| |'tw'| maximum width of text that is being inserted +|'thesaurus'| |'tsr'| list of thesaurus files for keyword completion +|'tildeop'| |'top'| tilde command "~" behaves like an operator +|'timeout'| |'to'| time out on mappings and key codes +|'timeoutlen'| |'tm'| time out time in milliseconds +|'title'| let Vim set the title of the window +|'titlelen'| percentage of 'columns' used for window title +|'titleold'| old title, restored when exiting +|'titlestring'| string to use for the Vim window title +|'toolbar'| |'tb'| GUI: which items to show in the toolbar +|'toolbariconsize'| |'tbis'| size of the toolbar icons (for GTK 2 only) +|'ttimeout'| time out on mappings +|'ttimeoutlen'| |'ttm'| time out time for key codes in milliseconds +|'ttybuiltin'| |'tbi'| use built-in termcap before external termcap +|'ttyfast'| |'tf'| indicates a fast terminal connection +|'ttymouse'| |'ttym'| type of mouse codes generated +|'ttyscroll'| |'tsl'| maximum number of lines for a scroll +|'ttytype'| |'tty'| alias for 'term' +|'undolevels'| |'ul'| maximum number of changes that can be undone +|'updatecount'| |'uc'| after this many characters flush swap file +|'updatetime'| |'ut'| after this many milliseconds flush swap file +|'verbose'| |'vbs'| give informative messages +|'viewdir'| |'vdir'| directory where to store files with :mkview +|'viewoptions'| |'vop'| specifies what to save for :mkview +|'viminfo'| |'vi'| use .viminfo file upon startup and exiting +|'virtualedit'| |'ve'| when to use virtual editing +|'visualbell'| |'vb'| use visual bell instead of beeping +|'warn'| warn for shell command when buffer was changed +|'weirdinvert'| |'wi'| for terminals that have weird inversion method +|'whichwrap'| |'ww'| allow specified keys to cross line boundaries +|'wildchar'| |'wc'| command-line character for wildcard expansion +|'wildcharm'| |'wcm'| like 'wildchar' but also works when mapped +|'wildignore'| |'wig'| files matching these patterns are not completed +|'wildmenu'| |'wmnu'| use menu for command line completion +|'wildmode'| |'wim'| mode for 'wildchar' command-line expansion +|'winaltkeys'| |'wak'| when the windows system handles ALT keys +|'winheight'| |'wh'| minimum number of lines for the current window +|'winfixheight'| |'wfh'| keep window height when opening/closing windows +|'winminheight'| |'wmh'| minimum number of lines for any window +|'winminwidth'| |'wmw'| minimal number of columns for any window +|'winwidth'| |'wiw'| minimal number of columns for current window +|'wrap'| long lines wrap and continue on the next line +|'wrapmargin'| |'wm'| chars from the right where wrapping starts +|'wrapscan'| |'ws'| searches wrap around the end of the file +|'write'| writing to a file is allowed +|'writeany'| |'wa'| write to file with no need for "!" override +|'writebackup'| |'wb'| make a backup before overwriting a file +|'writedelay'| |'wd'| delay this many msec for each char (for debug) +------------------------------------------------------------------------------ +*Q_ur* Undo/Redo commands + +|u| N u undo last N changes +|CTRL-R| N CTRL-R redo last N undone changes +|U| U restore last changed line +------------------------------------------------------------------------------ +*Q_et* External commands + +|:shell| :sh[ell] start a shell +|:!| :!{command} execute {command} with a shell +|K| K lookup keyword under the cursor with + 'keywordprg' program (default: "man") +------------------------------------------------------------------------------ +*Q_qf* Quickfix commands + +|:cc| :cc [nr] display error [nr] (default is the same again) +|:cnext| :cn display the next error +|:cprevious| :cp display the previous error +|:clist| :cl list all errors +|:cfile| :cf read errors from the file 'errorfile' +|:cquit| :cq quit without writing and return error code (to + the compiler) +|:make| :make [args] start make, read errors, and jump to first + error +|:grep| :gr[ep] [args] execute 'grepprg' to find matches and jump to + the first one. +------------------------------------------------------------------------------ +*Q_vc* Various commands + +|CTRL-L| CTRL-L Clear and redraw the screen. +|CTRL-G| CTRL-G show current file name (with path) and cursor + position +|ga| ga show ascii value of character under cursor in + decimal, hex, and octal +|g_CTRL-G| g CTRL-G show cursor column, line, and character + position +|CTRL-C| CTRL-C during searches: Interrupt the search +|dos-CTRL-Break| CTRL-Break MS-DOS: during searches: Interrupt the search +|<Del>| <Del> while entering a count: delete last character +|:version| :ve[rsion] show version information +|:mode| :mode N MS-DOS: set screen mode to N (number, C80, + C4350, etc.) +|:normal| :norm[al][!] {commands} + Execute Normal mode commands. +|Q| Q switch to "Ex" mode + +|:redir| :redir >{file} redirect messages to {file} +|:silent| :silent[!] {command} execute {command} silently +|:confirm| :confirm {command} quit, write, etc., asking about + unsaved changes or read-only files. +|:browse| :browse {command} open/read/write file, using a + file selection dialog +------------------------------------------------------------------------------ +*Q_ce* Command-line editing + +|c_<Esc>| <Esc> abandon command-line (if 'wildchar' is + <Esc>, type it twice) + +|c_CTRL-V| CTRL-V {char} insert {char} literally +|c_CTRL-V| CTRL-V {number} enter decimal value of character (up to + three digits) +|c_CTRL-K| CTRL-K {char1} {char2} + enter digraph (See |Q_di|) +|c_CTRL-R| CTRL-R {0-9a-z"%#:-=} + insert the contents of a register + +|c_<Left>| <Left>/<Right> cursor left/right +|c_<S-Left>| <S-Left>/<S-Right> cursor one word left/right +|c_CTRL-B| CTRL-B/CTRL-E cursor to beginning/end of command-line + +|c_<BS>| <BS> delete the character in front of the cursor +|c_<Del>| <Del> delete the character under the cursor +|c_CTRL-W| CTRL-W delete the word in front of the cursor +|c_CTRL-U| CTRL-U remove all characters + +|c_<Up>| <Up>/<Down> recall older/newer command-line that starts + with current command +|c_<S-Up>| <S-Up>/<S-Down> recall older/newer command-line from history +|:history| :his[tory] show older command-lines + +Context-sensitive completion on the command-line: + +|c_wildchar| 'wildchar' (default: <Tab>) + do completion on the pattern in front of the + cursor. If there are multiple matches, + beep and show the first one; further + 'wildchar' will show the next ones. +|c_CTRL-D| CTRL-D list all names that match the pattern in + front of the cursor +|c_CTRL-A| CTRL-A insert all names that match pattern in front + of cursor +|c_CTRL-L| CTRL-L insert longest common part of names that + match pattern +|c_CTRL-N| CTRL-N after 'wildchar' with multiple matches: go + to next match +|c_CTRL-P| CTRL-P after 'wildchar' with multiple matches: go + to previous match +------------------------------------------------------------------------------ +*Q_ra* Ex ranges + +|:range| , separates two line numbers +|:range| ; idem, set cursor to the first line number + before interpreting the second one + +|:range| {number} an absolute line number +|:range| . the current line +|:range| $ the last line in the file +|:range| % equal to 1,$ (the entire file) +|:range| * equal to '<,'> (visual area) +|:range| 't position of mark t +|:range| /{pattern}[/] the next line where {pattern} matches +|:range| ?{pattern}[?] the previous line where {pattern} matches + +|:range| +[num] add [num] to the preceding line number + (default: 1) +|:range| -[num] subtract [num] from the preceding line + number (default: 1) +------------------------------------------------------------------------------ +*Q_ex* Special Ex characters + +|:bar| | separates two commands (not for ":global" and ":!") +|:quote| " begins comment + +|:_%| % current file name (only where a file name is expected) +|:_#| #[num] alternate file name [num] (only where a file name is + expected) + Note: The next four are typed literally; these are not special keys! +|:<cword>| <cword> word under the cursor (only where a file name is + expected) +|:<cWORD>| <cWORD> WORD under the cursor (only where a file name is + expected) (see |WORD|) +|:<cfile>| <cfile> file name under the cursor (only where a file name is + expected) +|:<afile>| <afile> file name for autocommand (only where a file name is + expected) +|:<sfile>| <sfile> file name of a ":source"d file, within that file (only + where a file name is expected) + + After "%", "#", "<cfile>", "<sfile>" or "<afile>" + |::p| :p full path + |::h| :h head (file name removed) + |::t| :t tail (file name only) + |::r| :r root (extension removed) + |::e| :e extension + |::s| :s/{pat}/{repl}/ substitute {pat} with {repl} +------------------------------------------------------------------------------ +*Q_ed* Editing a file + + Without !: Fail if changes has been made to the current buffer. + With !: Discard any changes to the current buffer. +|:edit_f| :e[dit][!] {file} Edit {file}. +|:edit| :e[dit][!] Reload the current file. +|:enew| :ene[w][!] Edit a new, unnamed buffer. +|:find| :fin[d][!] {file} Find {file} in 'path' and edit it. + +|CTRL-^| N CTRL-^ Edit alternate file N (equivalent to ":e #N"). +|gf| gf or ]f Edit the file whose name is under the cursor +|:pwd| :pwd Print the current directory name. +|:cd| :cd [path] Change the current directory to [path]. +|:cd-| :cd - Back to previous current directory. +|:file| :f[ile] Print the current file name and the cursor + position. +|:file| :f[ile] {name} Set the current file name to {name}. +|:files| :files Show alternate file names. +------------------------------------------------------------------------------ +*Q_fl* Using the argument list |argument-list| + +|:args| :ar[gs] Print the argument list, with the current file + in "[]". +|:all| :all or :sall Open a window for every file in the arg list. +|:wn| :wn[ext][!] Write file and edit next file. +|:wn| :wn[ext][!] {file} Write to {file} and edit next file, unless + {file} exists. With !, overwrite existing + file. +|:wN| :wN[ext][!] [file] Write file and edit previous file. + + in current window in new window ~ +|:argument| :argu[ment] N :sar[gument] N Edit file N +|:next| :n[ext] :sn[ext] Edit next file +|:next_f| :n[ext] {arglist} :sn[ext] {arglist} define new arg list + and edit first file +|:Next| :N[ext] :sN[ext] Edit previous file +|:first| :fir[st] :sfir[st] Edit first file +|:last| :la[st] :sla[st] Edit last file +------------------------------------------------------------------------------ +*Q_wq* Writing and quitting + +|:w| :[range]w[rite][!] Write to the current file. +|:w_f| :[range]w[rite] {file} Write to {file}, unless it already + exists. +|:w_f| :[range]w[rite]! {file} Write to {file}. Overwrite an existing + file. +|:w_a| :[range]w[rite][!] >> Append to the current file. +|:w_a| :[range]w[rite][!] >> {file} Append to {file}. +|:w_c| :[range]w[rite] !{cmd} Execute {cmd} with [range] lines as + standard input. +|:up| :[range]up[date][!] write to current file if modified +|:wall| :wa[ll][!] write all changed buffers + +|:q| :q[uit] Quit current buffer, unless changes have been + made. Exit Vim when there are no other + non-help buffers +|:q| :q[uit]! Quit current buffer always, discard any + changes. Exit Vim when there are no other + non-help buffers +|:qa| :qa[ll] Exit Vim, unless changes have been made. +|:qa| :qa[ll]! Exit Vim always, discard any changes. +|:cq| :cq Quit without writing and return error code. + +|:wq| :wq[!] Write the current file and exit. +|:wq| :wq[!] {file} Write to {file} and exit. +|:xit| :x[it][!] [file] Like ":wq" but write only when changes have + been made +|ZZ| ZZ Same as ":x". +|ZQ| ZQ Same as ":q!". +|:xall| :xa[ll][!] or :wqall[!] + Write all changed buffers and exit + +|:stop| :st[op][!] Suspend VIM or start new shell. If 'aw' option + is set and [!] not given write the buffer. +|CTRL-Z| CTRL-Z Same as ":stop" +------------------------------------------------------------------------------ +*Q_st* Starting VIM + +|-vim| vim [options] start editing with an empty buffer +|-file| vim [options] {file} .. start editing one or more files +|--| vim [options] - read file from stdin +|-tag| vim [options] -t {tag} edit the file associated with {tag} +|-qf| vim [options] -q [fname] start editing in QuickFix mode, + display the first error + + Vim arguments: + +|-gui| -g start GUI (also allows other options) + +|-+| +[num] put the cursor at line [num] (default: last line) +|-+c| +{command} execute {command} after loading the file +|-+/| +/{pat} {file} .. put the cursor at the first occurrence of {pat} +|-v| -v Vi mode, start ex in Normal mode +|-e| -e Ex mode, start vim in Ex mode +|-R| -R Read-only mode, implies -n +|-m| -m modifications not allowed (resets 'write' option) +|-b| -b binary mode +|-l| -l lisp mode +|-A| -A Arabic mode ('arabic' is set) +|-F| -F Farsi mode ('fkmap' and 'rightleft' are set) +|-H| -H Hebrew mode ('hkmap' and 'rightleft' are set) +|-V| -V Verbose, give informative messages +|-C| -C Compatible, set the 'compatible' option +|-N| -N Nocompatible, reset the 'compatible' option +|-r| -r give list of swap files +|-r| -r {file} .. recover aborted edit session +|-n| -n do not create a swap file +|-o| -o [num] open [num] windows (default: one for each file) +|-f| -f GUI: foreground process, don't fork + Amiga: do not restart VIM to open a window (for + e.g., mail) +|-s| -s {scriptin} first read commands from the file {scriptin} +|-w| -w {scriptout} write typed chars to file {scriptout} (append) +|-W| -W {scriptout} write typed chars to file {scriptout} (overwrite) +|-T| -T {terminal} set terminal name +|-d| -d {device} Amiga: open {device} to be used as a console +|-u| -u {vimrc} read inits from {vimrc} instead of other inits +|-U| -U {gvimrc} idem, for when starting the GUI +|-i| -i {viminfo} read info from {viminfo} instead of other files +|---| -- end of options, other arguments are file names +|--help| --help show list of arguments and exit +|--version| --version show version info and exit +|--| - Read file from stdin. +------------------------------------------------------------------------------ +*Q_ac* Automatic Commands + +|viminfo-file| Read registers, marks, history at startup, save when exiting. + +|:rviminfo| :rv[iminfo] [file] Read info from viminfo file [file] +|:rviminfo| :rv[iminfo]! [file] idem, overwrite existing info +|:wviminfo| :wv[iminfo] [file] Add info to viminfo file [file] +|:wviminfo| :wv[iminfo]! [file] Write info to viminfo file [file] + +|modeline| Automatic option setting when editing a file + +|modeline| vim:{set-arg}: .. In the first and last lines of the + file (see 'ml' option), {set-arg} is + given as an argument to ":set" + +|autocommand| Automatic execution of commands on certain events. + +|:autocmd| :au List all autocommands +|:autocmd| :au {event} List all autocommands for {event} +|:autocmd| :au {event} {pat} List all autocommands for {event} with + {pat} +|:autocmd| :au {event} {pat} {cmd} Enter new autocommands for {event} + with {pat} +|:autocmd| :au! Remove all autocommands +|:autocmd| :au! {event} Remove all autocommands for {event} +|:autocmd| :au! * {pat} Remove all autocommands for {pat} +|:autocmd| :au! {event} {pat} Remove all autocommands for {event} + with {pat} +|:autocmd| :au! {event} {pat} {cmd} Remove all autocommands for {event} + with {pat} and enter new one +------------------------------------------------------------------------------ +*Q_wi* Multi-window commands + +|CTRL-W_s| CTRL-W s or :split Split window into two parts +|:split_f| :split {file} Split window and edit {file} in one of + them +|:vsplit| :vsplit {file} Same, but split vertically +|:vertical| :vertical {cmd} Make {cmd} split vertically + +|:sfind| :sf[ind] {file} Split window, find {file} in 'path' + and edit it. +|CTRL-W_]| CTRL-W ] Split window and jump to tag under + cursor +|CTRL-W_f| CTRL-W f Split window and edit file name under + the cursor +|CTRL-W_^| CTRL-W ^ Split window and edit alternate file +|CTRL-W_n| CTRL-W n or :new Create new empty window +|CTRL-W_q| CTRL-W q or :q[uit] Quit editing and close window +|CTRL-W_c| CTRL-W c or :cl[ose] Make buffer hidden and close window +|CTRL-W_o| CTRL-W o or :on[ly] Make current window only one on the + screen + +|CTRL-W_j| CTRL-W j Move cursor to window below +|CTRL-W_k| CTRL-W k Move cursor to window above +|CTRL-W_CTRL-W| CTRL-W CTRL-W Move cursor to window below (wrap) +|CTRL-W_W| CTRL-W W Move cursor to window above (wrap) +|CTRL-W_t| CTRL-W t Move cursor to top window +|CTRL-W_b| CTRL-W b Move cursor to bottom window +|CTRL-W_p| CTRL-W p Move cursor to previous active window + +|CTRL-W_r| CTRL-W r Rotate windows downwards +|CTRL-W_R| CTRL-W R Rotate windows upwards +|CTRL-W_x| CTRL-W x Exchange current window with next one + +|CTRL-W_=| CTRL-W = Make all windows equal height +|CTRL-W_-| CTRL-W - Decrease current window height +|CTRL-W_+| CTRL-W + Increase current window height +|CTRL-W__| CTRL-W _ Set current window height (default: + very high) +------------------------------------------------------------------------------ +*Q_bu* Buffer list commands + +|:buffers| :buffers or :files list all known buffer and file names + +|:ball| :ball or :sball edit all args/buffers +|:unhide| :unhide or :sunhide edit all loaded buffers + +|:badd| :badd {fname} add file name {fname} to the list +|:bunload| :bunload[!] [N] unload buffer [N] from memory +|:bdelete| :bdelete[!] [N] unload buffer [N] and delete it from + the buffer list + + in current window in new window ~ +|:buffer| :[N]buffer [N] :[N]sbuffer [N] to arg/buf N +|:bnext| :[N]bnext [N] :[N]sbnext [N] to Nth next arg/buf +|:bNext| :[N]bNext [N] :[N]sbNext [N] to Nth previous arg/buf +|:bprevious| :[N]bprevious [N] :[N]sbprevious [N] to Nth previous arg/buf +|:bfirst| :bfirst :sbfirst to first arg/buf +|:blast| :blast :sblast to last arg/buf +|:bmodified| :[N]bmod [N] :[N]sbmod [N] to Nth modified buf +------------------------------------------------------------------------------ +*Q_sy* Syntax Highlighting + +|:syn-on| :syntax on start using syntax highlighting +|:syn-off| :syntax off stop using syntax highlighting + +|:syn-keyword| :syntax keyword {group-name} {keyword} .. + add a syntax keyword item +|:syn-match| :syntax match {group-name} {pattern} ... + add syntax match item +|:syn-region| :syntax region {group-name} {pattern} ... + add syntax region item +|:syn-sync| :syntax sync [ccomment | lines {N} | ...] + tell syntax how to sync +|:syntax| :syntax [list] list current syntax items +|:syn-clear| :syntax clear clear all syntax info + +|:highlight| :highlight clear clear all highlight info +|:highlight| :highlight {group-name} {key}={arg} .. + set highlighting for {group-name} + +|:filetype| :filetype on switch on file type detection, without + syntax highlighting +|:filetype| :filetype plugin indent on + switch on file type detection, with + automatic indenting and settings +------------------------------------------------------------------------------ +*Q_gu* GUI commands + +|:gui| :gui UNIX: start the GUI +|:gui| :gui {fname} .. idem, and edit {fname} .. + +|:menu| :menu list all menus +|:menu| :menu {mpath} list menus starting with {mpath} +|:menu| :menu {mpath} {rhs} add menu {mpath}, giving {lhs} +|:menu| :menu {pri} {mpath} {rhs} + idem, with priorities {pri} +|:menu| :menu ToolBar.{name} {rhs} + add toolbar item, giving {lhs} +|:tmenu| :tmenu {mpath} {text} add tooltip to menu {mpath} +|:unmenu| :unmenu {mpath} remove menu {mpath} +------------------------------------------------------------------------------ +*Q_fo* Folding + +|'foldmethod'| set foldmethod=manual manual folding + set foldmethod=indent folding by indent + set foldmethod=expr folding by 'foldexpr' + set foldmethod=syntax folding by syntax regions + set foldmethod=marker folding by 'foldmarkers' + +|zf| zf{motion} operator: Define a fold manually +|:fold| :{range}fold define a fold for {range} lines +|zd| zd delete one fold under the cursor +|zD| zD delete all folds under the cursor + +|zo| zo open one fold under the cursor +|zO| zO open all folds under the cursor +|zc| zc close one fold under the cursor +|zC| zC close all folds under the cursor + +|zm| zm fold more: decrease 'foldlevel' +|zM| zM close all folds: make 'foldlevel' zero +|zr| zr reduce folding: increase 'foldlevel' +|zR| zR open all folds: make 'foldlevel' max. + +|zn| zn fold none: reset 'foldenable' +|zN| zN fold normal set 'foldenable' +|zi| zi invert 'foldenable' + + vim:tw=78:ts=8:ft=help:norl: