vim_stuff/cheat_sheet.md

VIM Cheat Sheet

Setup

Install vim-plug:

curl -fLo ~/.vim/autoload/plug.vim --create-dirs \
    https://raw.githubusercontent.com/junegunn/vim-plug/master/plug.vim

clone repo and

ln -s /path/to/cloned/repo/.vimrc ~/.vimrc

then open vim and

:PlugInstall

then

source ~/.vimrc

or reopen vim

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

Editing

• dw delete forward to end of word
• db delete backward to beginning of word
• x delete current char
• X delete previous char

Formatting

• = auto indent selection/line
• gg=G auto indent entire buffer
• J join current line with next line

Comments

• \cc - Nerdcommentor
• <ctrl-v> then select block. Then <shift-i> to enter insert. Enter text and hit Esc

Selection

• <shift-V> visual-line
• <ctrl-v> visual block
• <option-click> 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