# VIM Cheat Sheet ## Split - `s` or `:sp` split with line running horizontally - `v` or `:vsp` split with line running verticall - `arrow` move to pane - `:q` close tab - `:tab split` move split to new tab ## Buffers - `:b[num]` use buffer [num] - `:bn` next buffer - `:[num]bd` unload buffer [num] ## Tabs - `gt` go to next tab - `gT` go to next tab - `[num]gt` go to tab [num] - `:tabnew` open new tab - `:tabc` close tab - `:tabe` edit file in new tab ## Auto Complete - `` omni completion - `,` emmet - `` abbreviations - `` word completion ## Navigation - `` page down - `` page up ## Editing - `dw` delete forward to end of word - `db` delete backward to beginning of word - `x` delete current char - `X` delete previous char - `:%s/wordtochange/changedvalue/gc` search/replace ## Formatting - `=` auto indent selection/line - `gg=G` auto indent entire buffer - `J` join current line with next line ## Comments - `\c` - Nerdcommentor - `` then select block. Then `` to enter insert. Enter text and hit `Esc` ## Selection - `` visual-line - `` visual block - `` visual block, highlight from start to click point ## Commands - `:%s/\s\+$//e` trim ending whitespace - `:%retab!` convert spaces to tabs - `NERDTree` open up nerd tree file explorer ## NERDTree - `r` refresh tree