vim_stuff/cheat_sheet.md

VIM Cheat Sheet

Split

• <ctrl-w>s or :sp split with line running horizontally
• <ctrl-w>v or :vsp split with line running verticall
• <ctrl-w>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

• <ctrl-x><ctrl-o> omni completion
• <ctrl-y>, emmet
• <ctrl-]> abbreviations
• <ctrl-n> word completion

Navigation

• <ctrl-f> page down
• <ctrl-b> page up

Commands

• :%s/\s\+$//e trim ending whitespace
• :%retab! convert spaces to tabs