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1 *quickref.txt* For Vim version 7.2a. Last change: 2008 Jan 22
4 VIM REFERENCE MANUAL by Bram Moolenaar
6 Quick reference guide
8 *quickref* *Contents*
9 tag subject tag subject ~
10 |Q_ct| list of help files |Q_re| Repeating commands
11 |Q_lr| motion: Left-right |Q_km| Key mapping
12 |Q_ud| motion: Up-down |Q_ab| Abbreviations
13 |Q_tm| motion: Text object |Q_op| Options
14 |Q_pa| motion: Pattern searches |Q_ur| Undo/Redo commands
15 |Q_ma| motion: Marks |Q_et| External commands
16 |Q_vm| motion: Various |Q_qf| Quickfix commands
17 |Q_ta| motion: Using tags |Q_vc| Various commands
18 |Q_sc| Scrolling |Q_ce| Ex: Command-line editing
19 |Q_in| insert: Inserting text |Q_ra| Ex: Ranges
20 |Q_ai| insert: Keys |Q_ex| Ex: Special characters
21 |Q_ss| insert: Special keys |Q_st| Starting VIM
22 |Q_di| insert: Digraphs |Q_ed| Editing a file
23 |Q_si| insert: Special inserts |Q_fl| Using the argument list
24 |Q_de| change: Deleting text |Q_wq| Writing and quitting
25 |Q_cm| change: Copying and moving |Q_ac| Automatic commands
26 |Q_ch| change: Changing text |Q_wi| Multi-window commands
27 |Q_co| change: Complex |Q_bu| Buffer list commands
28 |Q_vi| Visual mode |Q_sy| Syntax highlighting
29 |Q_to| Text objects |Q_gu| GUI commands
30 |Q_fo| Folding
32 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
33 N is used to indicate an optional count that can be given before the command.
34 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
35 *Q_lr* Left-right motions
37 |h| N h left (also: CTRL-H, <BS>, or <Left> key)
38 |l| N l right (also: <Space> or <Right> key)
39 |0| 0 to first character in the line (also: <Home> key)
40 |^| ^ to first non-blank character in the line
41 |$| N $ to the last character in the line (N-1 lines lower)
42 (also: <End> key)
43 |g0| N g0 to first character in screen line (differs from "0"
44 when lines wrap)
45 |g^| N g^ to first non-blank character in screen line (differs
46 from "^" when lines wrap)
47 |g$| N g$ to last character in screen line (differs from "$"
48 when lines wrap)
49 |gm| N gm to middle of the screen line
50 |bar| N | to column N (default: 1)
51 |f| N f{char} to the Nth occurrence of {char} to the right
52 |F| N F{char} to the Nth occurrence of {char} to the left
53 |t| N t{char} till before the Nth occurrence of {char} to the right
54 |T| N T{char} till before the Nth occurrence of {char} to the left
55 |;| N ; repeat the last "f", "F", "t", or "T" N times
56 |,| N , repeat the last "f", "F", "t", or "T" N times in
57 opposite direction
58 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
59 *Q_ud* Up-down motions
61 |k| N k up N lines (also: CTRL-P and <Up>)
62 |j| N j down N lines (also: CTRL-J, CTRL-N, <NL>, and <Down>)
63 |-| N - up N lines, on the first non-blank character
64 |+| N + down N lines, on the first non-blank character (also:
65 CTRL-M and <CR>)
66 |_| N _ down N-1 lines, on the first non-blank character
67 |G| N G goto line N (default: last line), on the first
68 non-blank character
69 |gg| N gg goto line N (default: first line), on the first
70 non-blank character
71 |N%| N % goto line N percentage down in the file. N must be
72 given, otherwise it is the |%| command.
73 |gk| N gk up N screen lines (differs from "k" when line wraps)
74 |gj| N gj down N screen lines (differs from "j" when line wraps)
75 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
76 *Q_tm* Text object motions
78 |w| N w N words forward
79 |W| N W N blank-separated |WORD|s forward
80 |e| N e forward to the end of the Nth word
81 |E| N E forward to the end of the Nth blank-separated |WORD|
82 |b| N b N words backward
83 |B| N B N blank-separated |WORD|s backward
84 |ge| N ge backward to the end of the Nth word
85 |gE| N gE backward to the end of the Nth blank-separated |WORD|
87 |)| N ) N sentences forward
88 |(| N ( N sentences backward
89 |}| N } N paragraphs forward
90 |{| N { N paragraphs backward
91 |]]| N ]] N sections forward, at start of section
92 |[[| N [[ N sections backward, at start of section
93 |][| N ][ N sections forward, at end of section
94 |[]| N [] N sections backward, at end of section
95 |[(| N [( N times back to unclosed '('
96 |[{| N [{ N times back to unclosed '{'
97 |[m| N [m N times back to start of method (for Java)
98 |[M| N [M N times back to end of method (for Java)
99 |])| N ]) N times forward to unclosed ')'
100 |]}| N ]} N times forward to unclosed '}'
101 |]m| N ]m N times forward to start of method (for Java)
102 |]M| N ]M N times forward to end of method (for Java)
103 |[#| N [# N times back to unclosed "#if" or "#else"
104 |]#| N ]# N times forward to unclosed "#else" or "#endif"
105 |[star| N [* N times back to start of comment "/*"
106 |]star| N ]* N times forward to end of comment "*/"
107 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
108 *Q_pa* Pattern searches
110 |/| N /{pattern}[/[offset]]<CR>
111 search forward for the Nth occurrence of {pattern}
112 |?| N ?{pattern}[?[offset]]<CR>
113 search backward for the Nth occurrence of {pattern}
114 |/<CR>| N /<CR> repeat last search, in the forward direction
115 |?<CR>| N ?<CR> repeat last search, in the backward direction
116 |n| N n repeat last search
117 |N| N N repeat last search, in opposite direction
118 |star| N * search forward for the identifier under the cursor
119 |#| N # search backward for the identifier under the cursor
120 |gstar| N g* like "*", but also find partial matches
121 |g#| N g# like "#", but also find partial matches
122 |gd| gd goto local declaration of identifier under the cursor
123 |gD| gD goto global declaration of identifier under the cursor
125 |pattern| Special characters in search patterns
127 meaning magic nomagic ~
128 matches any single character . \.
129 matches start of line ^ ^
130 matches <EOL> $ $
131 matches start of word \< \<
132 matches end of word \> \>
133 matches a single char from the range [a-z] \[a-z]
134 matches a single char not in the range [^a-z] \[^a-z]
135 matches an identifier char \i \i
136 idem but excluding digits \I \I
137 matches a keyword character \k \k
138 idem but excluding digits \K \K
139 matches a file name character \f \f
140 idem but excluding digits \F \F
141 matches a printable character \p \p
142 idem but excluding digits \P \P
143 matches a white space character \s \s
144 matches a non-white space character \S \S
146 matches <Esc> \e \e
147 matches <Tab> \t \t
148 matches <CR> \r \r
149 matches <BS> \b \b
151 matches 0 or more of the preceding atom * \*
152 matches 1 or more of the preceding atom \+ \+
153 matches 0 or 1 of the preceding atom \= \=
154 matches 2 to 5 of the preceding atom \{2,5} \{2,5}
155 separates two alternatives \| \|
156 group a pattern into an atom \(\) \(\)
158 |search-offset| Offsets allowed after search command
160 [num] [num] lines downwards, in column 1
161 +[num] [num] lines downwards, in column 1
162 -[num] [num] lines upwards, in column 1
163 e[+num] [num] characters to the right of the end of the match
164 e[-num] [num] characters to the left of the end of the match
165 s[+num] [num] characters to the right of the start of the match
166 s[-num] [num] characters to the left of the start of the match
167 b[+num] [num] identical to s[+num] above (mnemonic: begin)
168 b[-num] [num] identical to s[-num] above (mnemonic: begin)
169 ;{search-command} execute {search-command} next
170 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
171 *Q_ma* Marks and motions
173 |m| m{a-zA-Z} mark current position with mark {a-zA-Z}
174 |`a| `{a-z} go to mark {a-z} within current file
175 |`A| `{A-Z} go to mark {A-Z} in any file
176 |`0| `{0-9} go to the position where Vim was previously exited
177 |``| `` go to the position before the last jump
178 |`quote| `" go to the position when last editing this file
179 |`[| `[ go to the start of the previously operated or put text
180 |`]| `] go to the end of the previously operated or put text
181 |`<| `< go to the start of the (previous) Visual area
182 |`>| `> go to the end of the (previous) Visual area
183 |`.| `. go to the position of the last change in this file
184 |'| '{a-zA-Z0-9[]'"<>.}
185 same as `, but on the first non-blank in the line
186 |:marks| :marks print the active marks
187 |CTRL-O| N CTRL-O go to Nth older position in jump list
188 |CTRL-I| N CTRL-I go to Nth newer position in jump list
189 |:ju| :ju[mps] print the jump list
190 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
191 *Q_vm* Various motions
193 |%| % find the next brace, bracket, comment, or "#if"/
194 "#else"/"#endif" in this line and go to its match
195 |H| N H go to the Nth line in the window, on the first
196 non-blank
197 |M| M go to the middle line in the window, on the first
198 non-blank
199 |L| N L go to the Nth line from the bottom, on the first
200 non-blank
202 |go| N go go to Nth byte in the buffer
203 |:go| :[range]go[to] [off] go to [off] byte in the buffer
204 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
205 *Q_ta* Using tags
207 |:ta| :ta[g][!] {tag} Jump to tag {tag}
208 |:ta| :[count]ta[g][!] Jump to [count]'th newer tag in tag list
209 |CTRL-]| CTRL-] Jump to the tag under cursor, unless changes
210 have been made
211 |:ts| :ts[elect][!] [tag] List matching tags and select one to jump to
212 |:tjump| :tj[ump][!] [tag] Jump to tag [tag] or select from list when
213 there are multiple matches
214 |:ltag| :lt[ag][!] [tag] Jump to tag [tag] and add matching tags to the
215 location list.
217 |:tags| :tags Print tag list
218 |CTRL-T| N CTRL-T Jump back from Nth older tag in tag list
219 |:po| :[count]po[p][!] Jump back from [count]'th older tag in tag list
220 |:tnext| :[count]tn[ext][!] Jump to [count]'th next matching tag
221 |:tp| :[count]tp[revious][!] Jump to [count]'th previous matching tag
222 |:tr| :[count]tr[ewind][!] Jump to [count]'th matching tag
223 |:tl| :tl[ast][!] Jump to last matching tag
225 |:ptag| :pt[ag] {tag} open a preview window to show tag {tag}
226 |CTRL-W_}| CTRL-W } like CTRL-] but show tag in preview window
227 |:pts| :pts[elect] like ":tselect" but show tag in preview window
228 |:ptjump| :ptj[ump] like ":tjump" but show tag in preview window
229 |:pclose| :pc[lose] close tag preview window
230 |CTRL-W_z| CTRL-W z close tag preview window
231 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
232 *Q_sc* Scrolling
234 |CTRL-E| N CTRL-E window N lines downwards (default: 1)
235 |CTRL-D| N CTRL-D window N lines Downwards (default: 1/2 window)
236 |CTRL-F| N CTRL-F window N pages Forwards (downwards)
237 |CTRL-Y| N CTRL-Y window N lines upwards (default: 1)
238 |CTRL-U| N CTRL-U window N lines Upwards (default: 1/2 window)
239 |CTRL-B| N CTRL-B window N pages Backwards (upwards)
240 |z<CR>| z<CR> or zt redraw, current line at top of window
241 |z.| z. or zz redraw, current line at center of window
242 |z-| z- or zb redraw, current line at bottom of window
244 These only work when 'wrap' is off:
245 |zh| N zh scroll screen N characters to the right
246 |zl| N zl scroll screen N characters to the left
247 |zH| N zH scroll screen half a screenwidth to the right
248 |zL| N zL scroll screen half a screenwidth to the left
249 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
250 *Q_in* Inserting text
252 |a| N a append text after the cursor (N times)
253 |A| N A append text at the end of the line (N times)
254 |i| N i insert text before the cursor (N times) (also: <Insert>)
255 |I| N I insert text before the first non-blank in the line (N times)
256 |gI| N gI insert text in column 1 (N times)
257 |o| N o open a new line below the current line, append text (N times)
258 |O| N O open a new line above the current line, append text (N times)
259 |:startinsert| :star[tinsert][!] start Insert mode, append when [!] used
260 |:startreplace| :startr[eplace][!] start Replace mode, at EOL when [!] used
262 in Visual block mode:
263 |v_b_I| I insert the same text in front of all the selected lines
264 |v_b_A| A append the same text after all the selected lines
265 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
266 *Q_ai* Insert mode keys
268 |insert-index| alphabetical index of Insert mode commands
270 leaving Insert mode:
271 |i_<Esc>| <Esc> end Insert mode, back to Normal mode
272 |i_CTRL-C| CTRL-C like <Esc>, but do not use an abbreviation
273 |i_CTRL-O| CTRL-O {command} execute {command} and return to Insert mode
275 moving around:
276 |i_<Up>| cursor keys move cursor left/right/up/down
277 |i_<S-Left>| shift-left/right one word left/right
278 |i_<S-Up>| shift-up/down one screenful backward/forward
279 |i_<End>| <End> cursor after last character in the line
280 |i_<Home>| <Home> cursor to first character in the line
281 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
282 *Q_ss* Special keys in Insert mode
284 |i_CTRL-V| CTRL-V {char}.. insert character literally, or enter decimal
285 byte value
286 |i_<NL>| <NL> or <CR> or CTRL-M or CTRL-J
287 begin new line
288 |i_CTRL-E| CTRL-E insert the character from below the cursor
289 |i_CTRL-Y| CTRL-Y insert the character from above the cursor
291 |i_CTRL-A| CTRL-A insert previously inserted text
292 |i_CTRL-@| CTRL-@ insert previously inserted text and stop
293 Insert mode
294 |i_CTRL-R| CTRL-R {0-9a-z%#:.-="} insert the contents of a register
296 |i_CTRL-N| CTRL-N insert next match of identifier before the
297 cursor
298 |i_CTRL-P| CTRL-P insert previous match of identifier before
299 the cursor
300 |i_CTRL-X| CTRL-X ... complete the word before the cursor in
301 various ways
303 |i_<BS>| <BS> or CTRL-H delete the character before the cursor
304 |i_<Del>| <Del> delete the character under the cursor
305 |i_CTRL-W| CTRL-W delete word before the cursor
306 |i_CTRL-U| CTRL-U delete all entered characters in the current
307 line
308 |i_CTRL-T| CTRL-T insert one shiftwidth of indent in front of
309 the current line
310 |i_CTRL-D| CTRL-D delete one shiftwidth of indent in front of
311 the current line
312 |i_0_CTRL-D| 0 CTRL-D delete all indent in the current line
313 |i_^_CTRL-D| ^ CTRL-D delete all indent in the current line,
314 restore indent in next line
315 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
316 *Q_di* Digraphs
318 |:dig| :dig[raphs] show current list of digraphs
319 |:dig| :dig[raphs] {char1}{char2} {number} ...
320 add digraph(s) to the list
322 In Insert or Command-line mode:
323 |i_CTRL-K| CTRL-K {char1} {char2}
324 enter digraph
325 |i_digraph| {char1} <BS> {char2}
326 enter digraph if 'digraph' option set
327 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
328 *Q_si* Special inserts
330 |:r| :r [file] insert the contents of [file] below the cursor
331 |:r!| :r! {command} insert the standard output of {command} below the
332 cursor
333 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
334 *Q_de* Deleting text
336 |x| N x delete N characters under and after the cursor
337 |<Del>| N <Del> delete N characters under and after the cursor
338 |X| N X delete N characters before the cursor
339 |d| N d{motion} delete the text that is moved over with {motion}
340 |v_d| {visual}d delete the highlighted text
341 |dd| N dd delete N lines
342 |D| N D delete to the end of the line (and N-1 more lines)
343 |J| N J join N-1 lines (delete <EOL>s)
344 |v_J| {visual}J join the highlighted lines
345 |gJ| N gJ like "J", but without inserting spaces
346 |v_gJ| {visual}gJ like "{visual}J", but without inserting spaces
347 |:d| :[range]d [x] delete [range] lines [into register x]
348 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
349 *Q_cm* Copying and moving text
351 |quote| "{char} use register {char} for the next delete, yank, or put
352 |:reg| :reg show the contents of all registers
353 |:reg| :reg {arg} show the contents of registers mentioned in {arg}
354 |y| N y{motion} yank the text moved over with {motion} into a register
355 |v_y| {visual}y yank the highlighted text into a register
356 |yy| N yy yank N lines into a register
357 |Y| N Y yank N lines into a register
358 |p| N p put a register after the cursor position (N times)
359 |P| N P put a register before the cursor position (N times)
360 |]p| N ]p like p, but adjust indent to current line
361 |[p| N [p like P, but adjust indent to current line
362 |gp| N gp like p, but leave cursor after the new text
363 |gP| N gP like P, but leave cursor after the new text
364 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
365 *Q_ch* Changing text
367 |r| N r{char} replace N characters with {char}
368 |gr| N gr{char} replace N characters without affecting layout
369 |R| N R enter Replace mode (repeat the entered text N times)
370 |gR| N gR enter virtual Replace mode: Like Replace mode but
371 without affecting layout
372 |v_b_r| {visual}r{char}
373 in Visual block mode: Replace each char of the
374 selected text with {char}
376 (change = delete text and enter Insert mode)
377 |c| N c{motion} change the text that is moved over with {motion}
378 |v_c| {visual}c change the highlighted text
379 |cc| N cc change N lines
380 |S| N S change N lines
381 |C| N C change to the end of the line (and N-1 more lines)
382 |s| N s change N characters
383 |v_b_c| {visual}c in Visual block mode: Change each of the selected
384 lines with the entered text
385 |v_b_C| {visual}C in Visual block mode: Change each of the selected
386 lines until end-of-line with the entered text
388 |~| N ~ switch case for N characters and advance cursor
389 |v_~| {visual}~ switch case for highlighted text
390 |v_u| {visual}u make highlighted text lowercase
391 |v_U| {visual}U make highlighted text uppercase
392 |g~| g~{motion} switch case for the text that is moved over with
393 {motion}
394 |gu| gu{motion} make the text that is moved over with {motion}
395 lowercase
396 |gU| gU{motion} make the text that is moved over with {motion}
397 uppercase
398 |v_g?| {visual}g? perform rot13 encoding on highlighted text
399 |g?| g?{motion} perform rot13 encoding on the text that is moved over
400 with {motion}
402 |CTRL-A| N CTRL-A add N to the number at or after the cursor
403 |CTRL-X| N CTRL-X subtract N from the number at or after the cursor
405 |<| N <{motion} move the lines that are moved over with {motion} one
406 shiftwidth left
407 |<<| N << move N lines one shiftwidth left
408 |>| N >{motion} move the lines that are moved over with {motion} one
409 shiftwidth right
410 |>>| N >> move N lines one shiftwidth right
411 |gq| N gq{motion} format the lines that are moved over with {motion} to
412 'textwidth' length
413 |:ce| :[range]ce[nter] [width]
414 center the lines in [range]
415 |:le| :[range]le[ft] [indent]
416 left-align the lines in [range] (with [indent])
417 |:ri| :[range]ri[ght] [width]
418 right-align the lines in [range]
419 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
420 *Q_co* Complex changes
422 |!| N !{motion}{command}<CR>
423 filter the lines that are moved over through {command}
424 |!!| N !!{command}<CR>
425 filter N lines through {command}
426 |v_!| {visual}!{command}<CR>
427 filter the highlighted lines through {command}
428 |:range!| :[range]! {command}<CR>
429 filter [range] lines through {command}
430 |=| N ={motion}
431 filter the lines that are moved over through 'equalprg'
432 |==| N == filter N lines through 'equalprg'
433 |v_=| {visual}=
434 filter the highlighted lines through 'equalprg'
435 |:s| :[range]s[ubstitute]/{pattern}/{string}/[g][c]
436 substitute {pattern} by {string} in [range] lines;
437 with [g], replace all occurrences of {pattern};
438 with [c], confirm each replacement
439 |:s| :[range]s[ubstitute] [g][c]
440 repeat previous ":s" with new range and options
441 |&| & Repeat previous ":s" on current line without options
442 |:ret| :[range]ret[ab][!] [tabstop]
443 set 'tabstop' to new value and adjust white space
444 accordingly
445 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
446 *Q_vi* Visual mode
448 |visual-index| list of Visual mode commands.
450 |v| v start highlighting characters } move cursor and use
451 |V| V start highlighting linewise } operator to affect
452 |CTRL-V| CTRL-V start highlighting blockwise } highlighted text
453 |v_o| o exchange cursor position with start of highlighting
454 |gv| gv start highlighting on previous visual area
455 |v_v| v highlight characters or stop highlighting
456 |v_V| V highlight linewise or stop highlighting
457 |v_CTRL-V| CTRL-V highlight blockwise or stop highlighting
458 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
459 *Q_to* Text objects (only in Visual mode or after an operator)
461 |v_aw| N aw Select "a word"
462 |v_iw| N iw Select "inner word"
463 |v_aW| N aW Select "a |WORD|"
464 |v_iW| N iW Select "inner |WORD|"
465 |v_as| N as Select "a sentence"
466 |v_is| N is Select "inner sentence"
467 |v_ap| N ap Select "a paragraph"
468 |v_ip| N ip Select "inner paragraph"
469 |v_ab| N ab Select "a block" (from "[(" to "])")
470 |v_ib| N ib Select "inner block" (from "[(" to "])")
471 |v_aB| N aB Select "a Block" (from "[{" to "]}")
472 |v_iB| N iB Select "inner Block" (from "[{" to "]}")
473 |v_a>| N a> Select "a <> block"
474 |v_i>| N i> Select "inner <> block"
475 |v_at| N at Select "a tag block" (from <aaa> to </aaa>)
476 |v_it| N it Select "inner tag block" (from <aaa> to </aaa>)
477 |v_a'| N a' Select "a single quoted string"
478 |v_i'| N i' Select "inner single quoted string"
479 |v_aquote| N a" Select "a double quoted string"
480 |v_iquote| N i" Select "inner double quoted string"
481 |v_a`| N a` Select "a backward quoted string"
482 |v_i`| N i` Select "inner backward quoted string"
484 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
485 *Q_re* Repeating commands
487 |.| N . repeat last change (with count replaced with N)
488 |q| q{a-z} record typed characters into register {a-z}
489 |q| q{A-Z} record typed characters, appended to register {a-z}
490 |q| q stop recording
491 |@| N @{a-z} execute the contents of register {a-z} (N times)
492 |@@| N @@ repeat previous @{a-z} (N times)
493 |:@| :@{a-z} execute the contents of register {a-z} as an Ex
494 command
495 |:@@| :@@ repeat previous :@{a-z}
496 |:g| :[range]g[lobal]/{pattern}/[cmd]
497 Execute Ex command [cmd] (default: ":p") on the lines
498 within [range] where {pattern} matches.
499 |:g| :[range]g[lobal]!/{pattern}/[cmd]
500 Execute Ex command [cmd] (default: ":p") on the lines
501 within [range] where {pattern} does NOT match.
502 |:so| :so[urce] {file}
503 Read Ex commands from {file}.
504 |:so| :so[urce]! {file}
505 Read Vim commands from {file}.
506 |:sl| :sl[eep] [sec]
507 don't do anything for [sec] seconds
508 |gs| N gs Goto Sleep for N seconds
509 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
510 *Q_km* Key mapping
512 |:map| :ma[p] {lhs} {rhs} Map {lhs} to {rhs} in Normal and Visual
513 mode.
514 |:map!| :ma[p]! {lhs} {rhs} Map {lhs} to {rhs} in Insert and Command-line
515 mode.
516 |:noremap| :no[remap][!] {lhs} {rhs}
517 Same as ":map", no remapping for this {rhs}
518 |:unmap| :unm[ap] {lhs} Remove the mapping of {lhs} for Normal and
519 Visual mode.
520 |:unmap!| :unm[ap]! {lhs} Remove the mapping of {lhs} for Insert and
521 Command-line mode.
522 |:map_l| :ma[p] [lhs] List mappings (starting with [lhs]) for
523 Normal and Visual mode.
524 |:map_l!| :ma[p]! [lhs] List mappings (starting with [lhs]) for
525 Insert and Command-line mode.
526 |:cmap| :cmap/:cunmap/:cnoremap
527 like ":map!"/":unmap!"/":noremap!" but for
528 Command-line mode only
529 |:imap| :imap/:iunmap/:inoremap
530 like ":map!"/":unmap!"/":noremap!" but for
531 Insert mode only
532 |:nmap| :nmap/:nunmap/:nnoremap
533 like ":map"/":unmap"/":noremap" but for
534 Normal mode only
535 |:vmap| :vmap/:vunmap/:vnoremap
536 like ":map"/":unmap"/":noremap" but for
537 Visual mode only
538 |:omap| :omap/:ounmap/:onoremap
539 like ":map"/":unmap"/":noremap" but only for
540 when an operator is pending
541 |:mapc| :mapc[lear] remove mappings for Normal and Visual mode
542 |:mapc| :mapc[lear]! remove mappings for Insert and Cmdline mode
543 |:imapc| :imapc[lear] remove mappings for Insert mode
544 |:vmapc| :vmapc[lear] remove mappings for Visual mode
545 |:omapc| :omapc[lear] remove mappings for Operator-pending mode
546 |:nmapc| :nmapc[lear] remove mappings for Normal mode
547 |:cmapc| :cmapc[lear] remove mappings for Cmdline mode
548 |:mkexrc| :mk[exrc][!] [file] write current mappings, abbreviations, and
549 settings to [file] (default: ".exrc";
550 use ! to overwrite)
551 |:mkvimrc| :mkv[imrc][!] [file]
552 same as ":mkexrc", but with default ".vimrc"
553 |:mksession| :mks[ession][!] [file]
554 like ":mkvimrc", but store current files,
555 windows, etc. too, to be able to continue
556 this session later.
557 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
558 *Q_ab* Abbreviations
560 |:abbreviate| :ab[breviate] {lhs} {rhs} add abbreviation for {lhs} to {rhs}
561 |:abbreviate| :ab[breviate] {lhs} show abbr's that start with {lhs}
562 |:abbreviate| :ab[breviate] show all abbreviations
563 |:unabbreviate| :una[bbreviate] {lhs} remove abbreviation for {lhs}
564 |:noreabbrev| :norea[bbrev] [lhs] [rhs] like ":ab", but don't remap [rhs]
565 |:iabbrev| :iab/:iunab/:inoreab like ":ab", but only for Insert mode
566 |:cabbrev| :cab/:cunab/:cnoreab like ":ab", but only for
567 Command-line mode
568 |:abclear| :abc[lear] remove all abbreviations
569 |:cabclear| :cabc[lear] remove all abbr's for Cmdline mode
570 |:iabclear| :iabc[lear] remove all abbr's for Insert mode
571 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
572 *Q_op* Options
574 |:set| :se[t] Show all modified options.
575 |:set| :se[t] all Show all non-termcap options.
576 |:set| :se[t] termcap Show all termcap options.
577 |:set| :se[t] {option} Set boolean option (switch it on),
578 show string or number option.
579 |:set| :se[t] no{option} Reset boolean option (switch it off).
580 |:set| :se[t] inv{option} invert boolean option.
581 |:set| :se[t] {option}={value} Set string/number option to {value}.
582 |:set| :se[t] {option}+={value} append {value} to string option, add
583 {value} to number option
584 |:set| :se[t] {option}-={value} remove {value} to string option,
585 subtract {value} from number option
586 |:set| :se[t] {option}? Show value of {option}.
587 |:set| :se[t] {option}& Reset {option} to its default value.
589 |:setlocal| :setl[ocal] like ":set" but set the local value
590 for options that have one
591 |:setglobal| :setg[lobal] like ":set" but set the global value
592 of a local option
594 |:fix| :fix[del] Set value of 't_kD' according to
595 value of 't_kb'.
596 |:options| :opt[ions] Open a new window to view and set
597 options, grouped by functionality,
598 a one line explanation and links to
599 the help.
601 Short explanation of each option: *option-list*
602 'aleph' 'al' ASCII code of the letter Aleph (Hebrew)
603 'allowrevins' 'ari' allow CTRL-_ in Insert and Command-line mode
604 'altkeymap' 'akm' for default second language (Farsi/Hebrew)
605 'ambiwidth' 'ambw' what to do with Unicode chars of ambiguous width
606 'antialias' 'anti' Mac OS X: use smooth, antialiased fonts
607 'autochdir' 'acd' change directory to the file in the current window
608 'arabic' 'arab' for Arabic as a default second language
609 'arabicshape' 'arshape' do shaping for Arabic characters
610 'autoindent' 'ai' take indent for new line from previous line
611 'autoread' 'ar' autom. read file when changed outside of Vim
612 'autowrite' 'aw' automatically write file if changed
613 'autowriteall' 'awa' as 'autowrite', but works with more commands
614 'background' 'bg' "dark" or "light", used for highlight colors
615 'backspace' 'bs' how backspace works at start of line
616 'backup' 'bk' keep backup file after overwriting a file
617 'backupcopy' 'bkc' make backup as a copy, don't rename the file
618 'backupdir' 'bdir' list of directories for the backup file
619 'backupext' 'bex' extension used for the backup file
620 'backupskip' 'bsk' no backup for files that match these patterns
621 'balloondelay' 'bdlay' delay in mS before a balloon may pop up
622 'ballooneval' 'beval' switch on balloon evaluation
623 'balloonexpr' 'bexpr' expression to show in balloon
624 'binary' 'bin' read/write/edit file in binary mode
625 'bioskey' 'biosk' MS-DOS: use bios calls for input characters
626 'bomb' prepend a Byte Order Mark to the file
627 'breakat' 'brk' characters that may cause a line break
628 'browsedir' 'bsdir' which directory to start browsing in
629 'bufhidden' 'bh' what to do when buffer is no longer in window
630 'buflisted' 'bl' whether the buffer shows up in the buffer list
631 'buftype' 'bt' special type of buffer
632 'casemap' 'cmp' specifies how case of letters is changed
633 'cdpath' 'cd' list of directories searched with ":cd"
634 'cedit' key used to open the command-line window
635 'charconvert' 'ccv' expression for character encoding conversion
636 'cindent' 'cin' do C program indenting
637 'cinkeys' 'cink' keys that trigger indent when 'cindent' is set
638 'cinoptions' 'cino' how to do indenting when 'cindent' is set
639 'cinwords' 'cinw' words where 'si' and 'cin' add an indent
640 'clipboard' 'cb' use the clipboard as the unnamed register
641 'cmdheight' 'ch' number of lines to use for the command-line
642 'cmdwinheight' 'cwh' height of the command-line window
643 'columns' 'co' number of columns in the display
644 'comments' 'com' patterns that can start a comment line
645 'commentstring' 'cms' template for comments; used for fold marker
646 'compatible' 'cp' behave Vi-compatible as much as possible
647 'complete' 'cpt' specify how Insert mode completion works
648 'completefunc' 'cfu' function to be used for Insert mode completion
649 'completeopt' 'cot' options for Insert mode completion
650 'confirm' 'cf' ask what to do about unsaved/read-only files
651 'conskey' 'consk' get keys directly from console (MS-DOS only)
652 'copyindent' 'ci' make 'autoindent' use existing indent structure
653 'cpoptions' 'cpo' flags for Vi-compatible behavior
654 'cscopepathcomp' 'cspc' how many components of the path to show
655 'cscopeprg' 'csprg' command to execute cscope
656 'cscopequickfix' 'csqf' use quickfix window for cscope results
657 'cscopetag' 'cst' use cscope for tag commands
658 'cscopetagorder' 'csto' determines ":cstag" search order
659 'cscopeverbose' 'csverb' give messages when adding a cscope database
660 'cursorcolumn' 'cuc' highlight the screen column of the cursor
661 'cursorline' 'cul' highlight the screen line of the cursor
662 'debug' set to "msg" to see all error messages
663 'define' 'def' pattern to be used to find a macro definition
664 'delcombine' 'deco' delete combining characters on their own
665 'dictionary' 'dict' list of file names used for keyword completion
666 'diff' use diff mode for the current window
667 'diffexpr' 'dex' expression used to obtain a diff file
668 'diffopt' 'dip' options for using diff mode
669 'digraph' 'dg' enable the entering of digraphs in Insert mode
670 'directory' 'dir' list of directory names for the swap file
671 'display' 'dy' list of flags for how to display text
672 'eadirection' 'ead' in which direction 'equalalways' works
673 'edcompatible' 'ed' toggle flags of ":substitute" command
674 'encoding' 'enc' encoding used internally
675 'endofline' 'eol' write <EOL> for last line in file
676 'equalalways' 'ea' windows are automatically made the same size
677 'equalprg' 'ep' external program to use for "=" command
678 'errorbells' 'eb' ring the bell for error messages
679 'errorfile' 'ef' name of the errorfile for the QuickFix mode
680 'errorformat' 'efm' description of the lines in the error file
681 'esckeys' 'ek' recognize function keys in Insert mode
682 'eventignore' 'ei' autocommand events that are ignored
683 'expandtab' 'et' use spaces when <Tab> is inserted
684 'exrc' 'ex' read .vimrc and .exrc in the current directory
685 'fileencoding' 'fenc' file encoding for multi-byte text
686 'fileencodings' 'fencs' automatically detected character encodings
687 'fileformat' 'ff' file format used for file I/O
688 'fileformats' 'ffs' automatically detected values for 'fileformat'
689 'filetype' 'ft' type of file, used for autocommands
690 'fillchars' 'fcs' characters to use for displaying special items
691 'fkmap' 'fk' Farsi keyboard mapping
692 'foldclose' 'fcl' close a fold when the cursor leaves it
693 'foldcolumn' 'fdc' width of the column used to indicate folds
694 'foldenable' 'fen' set to display all folds open
695 'foldexpr' 'fde' expression used when 'foldmethod' is "expr"
696 'foldignore' 'fdi' ignore lines when 'foldmethod' is "indent"
697 'foldlevel' 'fdl' close folds with a level higher than this
698 'foldlevelstart' 'fdls' 'foldlevel' when starting to edit a file
699 'foldmarker' 'fmr' markers used when 'foldmethod' is "marker"
700 'foldmethod' 'fdm' folding type
701 'foldminlines' 'fml' minimum number of lines for a fold to be closed
702 'foldnestmax' 'fdn' maximum fold depth
703 'foldopen' 'fdo' for which commands a fold will be opened
704 'foldtext' 'fdt' expression used to display for a closed fold
705 'formatlistpat' 'flp' pattern used to recognize a list header
706 'formatoptions' 'fo' how automatic formatting is to be done
707 'formatprg' 'fp' name of external program used with "gq" command
708 'formatexpr' 'fex' expression used with "gq" command
709 'fsync' 'fs' whether to invoke fsync() after file write
710 'fullscreen' 'fu' let vim cover the whole screen (MacVim only)
711 'fuoptions' 'fuopt' controls how 'fullscreen' behaves (MacVim only)
712 'gdefault' 'gd' the ":substitute" flag 'g' is default on
713 'grepformat' 'gfm' format of 'grepprg' output
714 'grepprg' 'gp' program to use for ":grep"
715 'guicursor' 'gcr' GUI: settings for cursor shape and blinking
716 'guifont' 'gfn' GUI: Name(s) of font(s) to be used
717 'guifontset' 'gfs' GUI: Names of multi-byte fonts to be used
718 'guifontwide' 'gfw' list of font names for double-wide characters
719 'guiheadroom' 'ghr' GUI: pixels room for window decorations
720 'guioptions' 'go' GUI: Which components and options are used
721 'guipty' GUI: try to use a pseudo-tty for ":!" commands
722 'guitablabel' 'gtl' GUI: custom label for a tab page
723 'guitabtooltip' 'gtt' GUI: custom tooltip for a tab page
724 'helpfile' 'hf' full path name of the main help file
725 'helpheight' 'hh' minimum height of a new help window
726 'helplang' 'hlg' preferred help languages
727 'hidden' 'hid' don't unload buffer when it is |abandon|ed
728 'highlight' 'hl' sets highlighting mode for various occasions
729 'hlsearch' 'hls' highlight matches with last search pattern
730 'history' 'hi' number of command-lines that are remembered
731 'hkmap' 'hk' Hebrew keyboard mapping
732 'hkmapp' 'hkp' phonetic Hebrew keyboard mapping
733 'icon' let Vim set the text of the window icon
734 'iconstring' string to use for the Vim icon text
735 'ignorecase' 'ic' ignore case in search patterns
736 'imactivatekey' 'imak' key that activates the X input method
737 'imcmdline' 'imc' use IM when starting to edit a command line
738 'imdisable' 'imd' do not use the IM in any mode
739 'iminsert' 'imi' use :lmap or IM in Insert mode
740 'imsearch' 'ims' use :lmap or IM when typing a search pattern
741 'include' 'inc' pattern to be used to find an include file
742 'includeexpr' 'inex' expression used to process an include line
743 'incsearch' 'is' highlight match while typing search pattern
744 'indentexpr' 'inde' expression used to obtain the indent of a line
745 'indentkeys' 'indk' keys that trigger indenting with 'indentexpr'
746 'infercase' 'inf' adjust case of match for keyword completion
747 'insertmode' 'im' start the edit of a file in Insert mode
748 'isfname' 'isf' characters included in file names and pathnames
749 'isident' 'isi' characters included in identifiers
750 'iskeyword' 'isk' characters included in keywords
751 'isprint' 'isp' printable characters
752 'joinspaces' 'js' two spaces after a period with a join command
753 'key' encryption key
754 'keymap' 'kmp' name of a keyboard mapping
755 'keymodel' 'km' enable starting/stopping selection with keys
756 'keywordprg' 'kp' program to use for the "K" command
757 'langmap' 'lmap' alphabetic characters for other language mode
758 'langmenu' 'lm' language to be used for the menus
759 'laststatus' 'ls' tells when last window has status lines
760 'lazyredraw' 'lz' don't redraw while executing macros
761 'linebreak' 'lbr' wrap long lines at a blank
762 'lines' number of lines in the display
763 'linespace' 'lsp' number of pixel lines to use between characters
764 'lisp' automatic indenting for Lisp
765 'lispwords' 'lw' words that change how lisp indenting works
766 'list' show <Tab> and <EOL>
767 'listchars' 'lcs' characters for displaying in list mode
768 'loadplugins' 'lpl' load plugin scripts when starting up
769 'macatsui' Mac GUI: use ATSUI text drawing
770 'magic' changes special characters in search patterns
771 'makeef' 'mef' name of the errorfile for ":make"
772 'makeprg' 'mp' program to use for the ":make" command
773 'matchpairs' 'mps' pairs of characters that "%" can match
774 'matchtime' 'mat' tenths of a second to show matching paren
775 'maxcombine' 'mco' maximum nr of combining characters displayed
776 'maxfuncdepth' 'mfd' maximum recursive depth for user functions
777 'maxmapdepth' 'mmd' maximum recursive depth for mapping
778 'maxmem' 'mm' maximum memory (in Kbyte) used for one buffer
779 'maxmempattern' 'mmp' maximum memory (in Kbyte) used for pattern search
780 'maxmemtot' 'mmt' maximum memory (in Kbyte) used for all buffers
781 'menuitems' 'mis' maximum number of items in a menu
782 'mkspellmem' 'msm' memory used before |:mkspell| compresses the tree
783 'modeline' 'ml' recognize modelines at start or end of file
784 'modelines' 'mls' number of lines checked for modelines
785 'modifiable' 'ma' changes to the text are not possible
786 'modified' 'mod' buffer has been modified
787 'more' pause listings when the whole screen is filled
788 'mouse' enable the use of mouse clicks
789 'mousefocus' 'mousef' keyboard focus follows the mouse
790 'mousehide' 'mh' hide mouse pointer while typing
791 'mousemodel' 'mousem' changes meaning of mouse buttons
792 'mouseshape' 'mouses' shape of the mouse pointer in different modes
793 'mousetime' 'mouset' max time between mouse double-click
794 'mzquantum' 'mzq' the interval between polls for MzScheme threads
795 'nrformats' 'nf' number formats recognized for CTRL-A command
796 'number' 'nu' print the line number in front of each line
797 'numberwidth' 'nuw' number of columns used for the line number
798 'omnifunc' 'ofu' function for filetype-specific completion
799 'opendevice' 'odev' allow reading/writing devices on MS-Windows
800 'operatorfunc' 'opfunc' function to be called for |g@| operator
801 'osfiletype' 'oft' operating system-specific filetype information
802 'paragraphs' 'para' nroff macros that separate paragraphs
803 'paste' allow pasting text
804 'pastetoggle' 'pt' key code that causes 'paste' to toggle
805 'patchexpr' 'pex' expression used to patch a file
806 'patchmode' 'pm' keep the oldest version of a file
807 'path' 'pa' list of directories searched with "gf" et.al.
808 'preserveindent' 'pi' preserve the indent structure when reindenting
809 'previewheight' 'pvh' height of the preview window
810 'previewwindow' 'pvw' identifies the preview window
811 'printdevice' 'pdev' name of the printer to be used for :hardcopy
812 'printencoding' 'penc' encoding to be used for printing
813 'printexpr' 'pexpr' expression used to print PostScript for :hardcopy
814 'printfont' 'pfn' name of the font to be used for :hardcopy
815 'printheader' 'pheader' format of the header used for :hardcopy
816 'printmbcharset' 'pmbcs' CJK character set to be used for :hardcopy
817 'printmbfont' 'pmbfn' font names to be used for CJK output of :hardcopy
818 'printoptions' 'popt' controls the format of :hardcopy output
819 'pumheight' 'ph' maximum height of the popup menu
820 'quoteescape' 'qe' escape characters used in a string
821 'readonly' 'ro' disallow writing the buffer
822 'redrawtime' 'rdt' timeout for 'hlsearch' and |:match| highlighting
823 'remap' allow mappings to work recursively
824 'report' threshold for reporting nr. of lines changed
825 'restorescreen' 'rs' Win32: restore screen when exiting
826 'revins' 'ri' inserting characters will work backwards
827 'rightleft' 'rl' window is right-to-left oriented
828 'rightleftcmd' 'rlc' commands for which editing works right-to-left
829 'ruler' 'ru' show cursor line and column in the status line
830 'rulerformat' 'ruf' custom format for the ruler
831 'runtimepath' 'rtp' list of directories used for runtime files
832 'scroll' 'scr' lines to scroll with CTRL-U and CTRL-D
833 'scrollbind' 'scb' scroll in window as other windows scroll
834 'scrolljump' 'sj' minimum number of lines to scroll
835 'scrolloff' 'so' minimum nr. of lines above and below cursor
836 'scrollopt' 'sbo' how 'scrollbind' should behave
837 'sections' 'sect' nroff macros that separate sections
838 'secure' secure mode for reading .vimrc in current dir
839 'selection' 'sel' what type of selection to use
840 'selectmode' 'slm' when to use Select mode instead of Visual mode
841 'sessionoptions' 'ssop' options for |:mksession|
842 'shell' 'sh' name of shell to use for external commands
843 'shellcmdflag' 'shcf' flag to shell to execute one command
844 'shellpipe' 'sp' string to put output of ":make" in error file
845 'shellquote' 'shq' quote character(s) for around shell command
846 'shellredir' 'srr' string to put output of filter in a temp file
847 'shellslash' 'ssl' use forward slash for shell file names
848 'shelltemp' 'stmp' whether to use a temp file for shell commands
849 'shelltype' 'st' Amiga: influences how to use a shell
850 'shellxquote' 'sxq' like 'shellquote', but include redirection
851 'shiftround' 'sr' round indent to multiple of shiftwidth
852 'shiftwidth' 'sw' number of spaces to use for (auto)indent step
853 'shortmess' 'shm' list of flags, reduce length of messages
854 'shortname' 'sn' non-MS-DOS: Filenames assumed to be 8.3 chars
855 'showbreak' 'sbr' string to use at the start of wrapped lines
856 'showcmd' 'sc' show (partial) command in status line
857 'showfulltag' 'sft' show full tag pattern when completing tag
858 'showmatch' 'sm' briefly jump to matching bracket if insert one
859 'showmode' 'smd' message on status line to show current mode
860 'showtabline' 'stal' tells when the tab pages line is displayed
861 'sidescroll' 'ss' minimum number of columns to scroll horizontal
862 'sidescrolloff' 'siso' min. nr. of columns to left and right of cursor
863 'smartcase' 'scs' no ignore case when pattern has uppercase
864 'smartindent' 'si' smart autoindenting for C programs
865 'smarttab' 'sta' use 'shiftwidth' when inserting <Tab>
866 'softtabstop' 'sts' number of spaces that <Tab> uses while editing
867 'spell' enable spell checking
868 'spellcapcheck' 'spc' pattern to locate end of a sentence
869 'spellfile' 'spf' files where |zg| and |zw| store words
870 'spelllang' 'spl' language(s) to do spell checking for
871 'spellsuggest' 'sps' method(s) used to suggest spelling corrections
872 'splitbelow' 'sb' new window from split is below the current one
873 'splitright' 'spr' new window is put right of the current one
874 'startofline' 'sol' commands move cursor to first non-blank in line
875 'statusline' 'stl' custom format for the status line
876 'suffixes' 'su' suffixes that are ignored with multiple match
877 'suffixesadd' 'sua' suffixes added when searching for a file
878 'swapfile' 'swf' whether to use a swapfile for a buffer
879 'swapsync' 'sws' how to sync the swap file
880 'switchbuf' 'swb' sets behavior when switching to another buffer
881 'synmaxcol' 'smc' maximum column to find syntax items
882 'syntax' 'syn' syntax to be loaded for current buffer
883 'tabstop' 'ts' number of spaces that <Tab> in file uses
884 'tabline' 'tal' custom format for the console tab pages line
885 'tabpagemax' 'tpm' maximum number of tab pages for |-p| and "tab all"
886 'tagbsearch' 'tbs' use binary searching in tags files
887 'taglength' 'tl' number of significant characters for a tag
888 'tagrelative' 'tr' file names in tag file are relative
889 'tags' 'tag' list of file names used by the tag command
890 'tagstack' 'tgst' push tags onto the tag stack
891 'term' name of the terminal
892 'termbidi' 'tbidi' terminal takes care of bi-directionality
893 'termencoding' 'tenc' character encoding used by the terminal
894 'terse' shorten some messages
895 'textauto' 'ta' obsolete, use 'fileformats'
896 'textmode' 'tx' obsolete, use 'fileformat'
897 'textwidth' 'tw' maximum width of text that is being inserted
898 'thesaurus' 'tsr' list of thesaurus files for keyword completion
899 'tildeop' 'top' tilde command "~" behaves like an operator
900 'timeout' 'to' time out on mappings and key codes
901 'timeoutlen' 'tm' time out time in milliseconds
902 'title' let Vim set the title of the window
903 'titlelen' percentage of 'columns' used for window title
904 'titleold' old title, restored when exiting
905 'titlestring' string to use for the Vim window title
906 'toolbar' 'tb' GUI: which items to show in the toolbar
907 'toolbariconsize' 'tbis' size of the toolbar icons (MacVim and GTK 2 only)
908 'transparency' 'transp' transparency of the GUI window (MacVim only)
909 'ttimeout' time out on mappings
910 'ttimeoutlen' 'ttm' time out time for key codes in milliseconds
911 'ttybuiltin' 'tbi' use built-in termcap before external termcap
912 'ttyfast' 'tf' indicates a fast terminal connection
913 'ttymouse' 'ttym' type of mouse codes generated
914 'ttyscroll' 'tsl' maximum number of lines for a scroll
915 'ttytype' 'tty' alias for 'term'
916 'undolevels' 'ul' maximum number of changes that can be undone
917 'updatecount' 'uc' after this many characters flush swap file
918 'updatetime' 'ut' after this many milliseconds flush swap file
919 'verbose' 'vbs' give informative messages
920 'verbosefile' 'vfile' file to write messages in
921 'viewdir' 'vdir' directory where to store files with :mkview
922 'viewoptions' 'vop' specifies what to save for :mkview
923 'viminfo' 'vi' use .viminfo file upon startup and exiting
924 'virtualedit' 've' when to use virtual editing
925 'visualbell' 'vb' use visual bell instead of beeping
926 'warn' warn for shell command when buffer was changed
927 'weirdinvert' 'wi' for terminals that have weird inversion method
928 'whichwrap' 'ww' allow specified keys to cross line boundaries
929 'wildchar' 'wc' command-line character for wildcard expansion
930 'wildcharm' 'wcm' like 'wildchar' but also works when mapped
931 'wildignore' 'wig' files matching these patterns are not completed
932 'wildmenu' 'wmnu' use menu for command line completion
933 'wildmode' 'wim' mode for 'wildchar' command-line expansion
934 'wildoptions' 'wop' specifies how command line completion is done.
935 'winaltkeys' 'wak' when the windows system handles ALT keys
936 'winheight' 'wh' minimum number of lines for the current window
937 'winfixheight' 'wfh' keep window height when opening/closing windows
938 'winfixwidth' 'wfw' keep window width when opening/closing windows
939 'winminheight' 'wmh' minimum number of lines for any window
940 'winminwidth' 'wmw' minimal number of columns for any window
941 'winwidth' 'wiw' minimal number of columns for current window
942 'wrap' long lines wrap and continue on the next line
943 'wrapmargin' 'wm' chars from the right where wrapping starts
944 'wrapscan' 'ws' searches wrap around the end of the file
945 'write' writing to a file is allowed
946 'writeany' 'wa' write to file with no need for "!" override
947 'writebackup' 'wb' make a backup before overwriting a file
948 'writedelay' 'wd' delay this many msec for each char (for debug)
949 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
950 *Q_ur* Undo/Redo commands
952 |u| N u undo last N changes
953 |CTRL-R| N CTRL-R redo last N undone changes
954 |U| U restore last changed line
955 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
956 *Q_et* External commands
958 |:shell| :sh[ell] start a shell
959 |:!| :!{command} execute {command} with a shell
960 |K| K lookup keyword under the cursor with
961 'keywordprg' program (default: "man")
962 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
963 *Q_qf* Quickfix commands
965 |:cc| :cc [nr] display error [nr] (default is the same again)
966 |:cnext| :cn display the next error
967 |:cprevious| :cp display the previous error
968 |:clist| :cl list all errors
969 |:cfile| :cf read errors from the file 'errorfile'
970 |:cgetbuffer| :cgetb like :cbuffer but don't jump to the first error
971 |:cgetfile| :cg like :cfile but don't jump to the first error
972 |:cgetexpr| :cgete like :cexpr but don't jump to the first error
973 |:caddfile| :caddf add errors from the error file to the current
974 quickfix list
975 |:caddexpr| :cad add errors from an expression to the current
976 quickfix list
977 |:cbuffer| :cb read errors from text in a buffer
978 |:cexpr| :cex read errors from an expression
979 |:cquit| :cq quit without writing and return error code (to
980 the compiler)
981 |:make| :make [args] start make, read errors, and jump to first
982 error
983 |:grep| :gr[ep] [args] execute 'grepprg' to find matches and jump to
984 the first one.
985 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
986 *Q_vc* Various commands
988 |CTRL-L| CTRL-L Clear and redraw the screen.
989 |CTRL-G| CTRL-G show current file name (with path) and cursor
990 position
991 |ga| ga show ascii value of character under cursor in
992 decimal, hex, and octal
993 |g8| g8 for utf-8 encoding: show byte sequence for
994 character under cursor in hex.
995 |g_CTRL-G| g CTRL-G show cursor column, line, and character
996 position
997 |CTRL-C| CTRL-C during searches: Interrupt the search
998 |dos-CTRL-Break| CTRL-Break MS-DOS: during searches: Interrupt the search
999 |<Del>| <Del> while entering a count: delete last character
1000 |:version| :ve[rsion] show version information
1001 |:mode| :mode N MS-DOS: set screen mode to N (number, C80,
1002 C4350, etc.)
1003 |:normal| :norm[al][!] {commands}
1004 Execute Normal mode commands.
1005 |Q| Q switch to "Ex" mode
1007 |:redir| :redir >{file} redirect messages to {file}
1008 |:silent| :silent[!] {command} execute {command} silently
1009 |:confirm| :confirm {command} quit, write, etc., asking about
1010 unsaved changes or read-only files.
1011 |:browse| :browse {command} open/read/write file, using a
1012 file selection dialog
1013 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1014 *Q_ce* Command-line editing
1016 |c_<Esc>| <Esc> abandon command-line (if 'wildchar' is
1017 <Esc>, type it twice)
1019 |c_CTRL-V| CTRL-V {char} insert {char} literally
1020 |c_CTRL-V| CTRL-V {number} enter decimal value of character (up to
1021 three digits)
1022 |c_CTRL-K| CTRL-K {char1} {char2}
1023 enter digraph (See |Q_di|)
1024 |c_CTRL-R| CTRL-R {0-9a-z"%#:-=}
1025 insert the contents of a register
1027 |c_<Left>| <Left>/<Right> cursor left/right
1028 |c_<S-Left>| <S-Left>/<S-Right> cursor one word left/right
1029 |c_CTRL-B| CTRL-B/CTRL-E cursor to beginning/end of command-line
1031 |c_<BS>| <BS> delete the character in front of the cursor
1032 |c_<Del>| <Del> delete the character under the cursor
1033 |c_CTRL-W| CTRL-W delete the word in front of the cursor
1034 |c_CTRL-U| CTRL-U remove all characters
1036 |c_<Up>| <Up>/<Down> recall older/newer command-line that starts
1037 with current command
1038 |c_<S-Up>| <S-Up>/<S-Down> recall older/newer command-line from history
1039 |:history| :his[tory] show older command-lines
1041 Context-sensitive completion on the command-line:
1043 |c_wildchar| 'wildchar' (default: <Tab>)
1044 do completion on the pattern in front of the
1045 cursor. If there are multiple matches,
1046 beep and show the first one; further
1047 'wildchar' will show the next ones.
1048 |c_CTRL-D| CTRL-D list all names that match the pattern in
1049 front of the cursor
1050 |c_CTRL-A| CTRL-A insert all names that match pattern in front
1051 of cursor
1052 |c_CTRL-L| CTRL-L insert longest common part of names that
1053 match pattern
1054 |c_CTRL-N| CTRL-N after 'wildchar' with multiple matches: go
1055 to next match
1056 |c_CTRL-P| CTRL-P after 'wildchar' with multiple matches: go
1057 to previous match
1058 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1059 *Q_ra* Ex ranges
1061 |:range| , separates two line numbers
1062 |:range| ; idem, set cursor to the first line number
1063 before interpreting the second one
1065 |:range| {number} an absolute line number
1066 |:range| . the current line
1067 |:range| $ the last line in the file
1068 |:range| % equal to 1,$ (the entire file)
1069 |:range| * equal to '<,'> (visual area)
1070 |:range| 't position of mark t
1071 |:range| /{pattern}[/] the next line where {pattern} matches
1072 |:range| ?{pattern}[?] the previous line where {pattern} matches
1074 |:range| +[num] add [num] to the preceding line number
1075 (default: 1)
1076 |:range| -[num] subtract [num] from the preceding line
1077 number (default: 1)
1078 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1079 *Q_ex* Special Ex characters
1081 |:bar| | separates two commands (not for ":global" and ":!")
1082 |:quote| " begins comment
1084 |:_%| % current file name (only where a file name is expected)
1085 |:_#| #[num] alternate file name [num] (only where a file name is
1086 expected)
1087 Note: The next four are typed literally; these are not special keys!
1088 |:<cword>| <cword> word under the cursor (only where a file name is
1089 expected)
1090 |:<cWORD>| <cWORD> WORD under the cursor (only where a file name is
1091 expected) (see |WORD|)
1092 |:<cfile>| <cfile> file name under the cursor (only where a file name is
1093 expected)
1094 |:<afile>| <afile> file name for autocommand (only where a file name is
1095 expected)
1096 |:<sfile>| <sfile> file name of a ":source"d file, within that file (only
1097 where a file name is expected)
1099 After "%", "#", "<cfile>", "<sfile>" or "<afile>"
1100 |::p| :p full path
1101 |::h| :h head (file name removed)
1102 |::t| :t tail (file name only)
1103 |::r| :r root (extension removed)
1104 |::e| :e extension
1105 |::s| :s/{pat}/{repl}/ substitute {pat} with {repl}
1106 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1107 *Q_st* Starting VIM
1109 |-vim| vim [options] start editing with an empty buffer
1110 |-file| vim [options] {file} .. start editing one or more files
1111 |--| vim [options] - read file from stdin
1112 |-tag| vim [options] -t {tag} edit the file associated with {tag}
1113 |-qf| vim [options] -q [fname] start editing in QuickFix mode,
1114 display the first error
1116 Most useful Vim arguments (for full list see |startup-options|)
1118 |-gui| -g start GUI (also allows other options)
1120 |-+| +[num] put the cursor at line [num] (default: last line)
1121 |-+c| +{command} execute {command} after loading the file
1122 |-+/| +/{pat} {file} .. put the cursor at the first occurrence of {pat}
1123 |-v| -v Vi mode, start ex in Normal mode
1124 |-e| -e Ex mode, start vim in Ex mode
1125 |-R| -R Read-only mode, implies -n
1126 |-m| -m modifications not allowed (resets 'write' option)
1127 |-d| -d diff mode |diff|
1128 |-b| -b binary mode
1129 |-l| -l lisp mode
1130 |-A| -A Arabic mode ('arabic' is set)
1131 |-F| -F Farsi mode ('fkmap' and 'rightleft' are set)
1132 |-H| -H Hebrew mode ('hkmap' and 'rightleft' are set)
1133 |-V| -V Verbose, give informative messages
1134 |-C| -C Compatible, set the 'compatible' option
1135 |-N| -N Nocompatible, reset the 'compatible' option
1136 |-r| -r give list of swap files
1137 |-r| -r {file} .. recover aborted edit session
1138 |-n| -n do not create a swap file
1139 |-o| -o [num] open [num] windows (default: one for each file)
1140 |-f| -f GUI: foreground process, don't fork
1141 Amiga: do not restart VIM to open a window (for
1142 e.g., mail)
1143 |-s| -s {scriptin} first read commands from the file {scriptin}
1144 |-w| -w {scriptout} write typed chars to file {scriptout} (append)
1145 |-W| -W {scriptout} write typed chars to file {scriptout} (overwrite)
1146 |-T| -T {terminal} set terminal name
1147 |-d| -d {device} Amiga: open {device} to be used as a console
1148 |-u| -u {vimrc} read inits from {vimrc} instead of other inits
1149 |-U| -U {gvimrc} idem, for when starting the GUI
1150 |-i| -i {viminfo} read info from {viminfo} instead of other files
1151 |---| -- end of options, other arguments are file names
1152 |--help| --help show list of arguments and exit
1153 |--version| --version show version info and exit
1154 |--| - Read file from stdin.
1155 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1156 *Q_ed* Editing a file
1158 Without !: Fail if changes has been made to the current buffer.
1159 With !: Discard any changes to the current buffer.
1160 |:edit_f| :e[dit][!] {file} Edit {file}.
1161 |:edit| :e[dit][!] Reload the current file.
1162 |:enew| :ene[w][!] Edit a new, unnamed buffer.
1163 |:find| :fin[d][!] {file} Find {file} in 'path' and edit it.
1165 |CTRL-^| N CTRL-^ Edit alternate file N (equivalent to ":e #N").
1166 |gf| gf or ]f Edit the file whose name is under the cursor
1167 |:pwd| :pwd Print the current directory name.
1168 |:cd| :cd [path] Change the current directory to [path].
1169 |:cd-| :cd - Back to previous current directory.
1170 |:file| :f[ile] Print the current file name and the cursor
1171 position.
1172 |:file| :f[ile] {name} Set the current file name to {name}.
1173 |:files| :files Show alternate file names.
1174 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1175 *Q_fl* Using the argument list |argument-list|
1177 |:args| :ar[gs] Print the argument list, with the current file
1178 in "[]".
1179 |:all| :all or :sall Open a window for every file in the arg list.
1180 |:wn| :wn[ext][!] Write file and edit next file.
1181 |:wn| :wn[ext][!] {file} Write to {file} and edit next file, unless
1182 {file} exists. With !, overwrite existing
1183 file.
1184 |:wN| :wN[ext][!] [file] Write file and edit previous file.
1186 in current window in new window ~
1187 |:argument| :argu[ment] N :sar[gument] N Edit file N
1188 |:next| :n[ext] :sn[ext] Edit next file
1189 |:next_f| :n[ext] {arglist} :sn[ext] {arglist} define new arg list
1190 and edit first file
1191 |:Next| :N[ext] :sN[ext] Edit previous file
1192 |:first| :fir[st] :sfir[st] Edit first file
1193 |:last| :la[st] :sla[st] Edit last file
1194 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1195 *Q_wq* Writing and quitting
1197 |:w| :[range]w[rite][!] Write to the current file.
1198 |:w_f| :[range]w[rite] {file} Write to {file}, unless it already
1199 exists.
1200 |:w_f| :[range]w[rite]! {file} Write to {file}. Overwrite an existing
1201 file.
1202 |:w_a| :[range]w[rite][!] >> Append to the current file.
1203 |:w_a| :[range]w[rite][!] >> {file} Append to {file}.
1204 |:w_c| :[range]w[rite] !{cmd} Execute {cmd} with [range] lines as
1205 standard input.
1206 |:up| :[range]up[date][!] write to current file if modified
1207 |:wall| :wa[ll][!] write all changed buffers
1209 |:q| :q[uit] Quit current buffer, unless changes have been
1210 made. Exit Vim when there are no other
1211 non-help buffers
1212 |:q| :q[uit]! Quit current buffer always, discard any
1213 changes. Exit Vim when there are no other
1214 non-help buffers
1215 |:qa| :qa[ll] Exit Vim, unless changes have been made.
1216 |:qa| :qa[ll]! Exit Vim always, discard any changes.
1217 |:cq| :cq Quit without writing and return error code.
1219 |:wq| :wq[!] Write the current file and exit.
1220 |:wq| :wq[!] {file} Write to {file} and exit.
1221 |:xit| :x[it][!] [file] Like ":wq" but write only when changes have
1222 been made
1223 |ZZ| ZZ Same as ":x".
1224 |ZQ| ZQ Same as ":q!".
1225 |:xall| :xa[ll][!] or :wqall[!]
1226 Write all changed buffers and exit
1228 |:stop| :st[op][!] Suspend VIM or start new shell. If 'aw' option
1229 is set and [!] not given write the buffer.
1230 |CTRL-Z| CTRL-Z Same as ":stop"
1231 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1232 *Q_ac* Automatic Commands
1234 |viminfo-file| Read registers, marks, history at startup, save when exiting.
1236 |:rviminfo| :rv[iminfo] [file] Read info from viminfo file [file]
1237 |:rviminfo| :rv[iminfo]! [file] idem, overwrite existing info
1238 |:wviminfo| :wv[iminfo] [file] Add info to viminfo file [file]
1239 |:wviminfo| :wv[iminfo]! [file] Write info to viminfo file [file]
1241 |modeline| Automatic option setting when editing a file
1243 |modeline| vim:{set-arg}: .. In the first and last lines of the
1244 file (see 'ml' option), {set-arg} is
1245 given as an argument to ":set"
1247 |autocommand| Automatic execution of commands on certain events.
1249 |:autocmd| :au List all autocommands
1250 |:autocmd| :au {event} List all autocommands for {event}
1251 |:autocmd| :au {event} {pat} List all autocommands for {event} with
1252 {pat}
1253 |:autocmd| :au {event} {pat} {cmd} Enter new autocommands for {event}
1254 with {pat}
1255 |:autocmd| :au! Remove all autocommands
1256 |:autocmd| :au! {event} Remove all autocommands for {event}
1257 |:autocmd| :au! * {pat} Remove all autocommands for {pat}
1258 |:autocmd| :au! {event} {pat} Remove all autocommands for {event}
1259 with {pat}
1260 |:autocmd| :au! {event} {pat} {cmd} Remove all autocommands for {event}
1261 with {pat} and enter new one
1262 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1263 *Q_wi* Multi-window commands
1265 |CTRL-W_s| CTRL-W s or :split Split window into two parts
1266 |:split_f| :split {file} Split window and edit {file} in one of
1267 them
1268 |:vsplit| :vsplit {file} Same, but split vertically
1269 |:vertical| :vertical {cmd} Make {cmd} split vertically
1271 |:sfind| :sf[ind] {file} Split window, find {file} in 'path'
1272 and edit it.
1273 |CTRL-W_]| CTRL-W ] Split window and jump to tag under
1274 cursor
1275 |CTRL-W_f| CTRL-W f Split window and edit file name under
1276 the cursor
1277 |CTRL-W_^| CTRL-W ^ Split window and edit alternate file
1278 |CTRL-W_n| CTRL-W n or :new Create new empty window
1279 |CTRL-W_q| CTRL-W q or :q[uit] Quit editing and close window
1280 |CTRL-W_c| CTRL-W c or :cl[ose] Make buffer hidden and close window
1281 |CTRL-W_o| CTRL-W o or :on[ly] Make current window only one on the
1282 screen
1284 |CTRL-W_j| CTRL-W j Move cursor to window below
1285 |CTRL-W_k| CTRL-W k Move cursor to window above
1286 |CTRL-W_CTRL-W| CTRL-W CTRL-W Move cursor to window below (wrap)
1287 |CTRL-W_W| CTRL-W W Move cursor to window above (wrap)
1288 |CTRL-W_t| CTRL-W t Move cursor to top window
1289 |CTRL-W_b| CTRL-W b Move cursor to bottom window
1290 |CTRL-W_p| CTRL-W p Move cursor to previous active window
1292 |CTRL-W_r| CTRL-W r Rotate windows downwards
1293 |CTRL-W_R| CTRL-W R Rotate windows upwards
1294 |CTRL-W_x| CTRL-W x Exchange current window with next one
1296 |CTRL-W_=| CTRL-W = Make all windows equal height
1297 |CTRL-W_-| CTRL-W - Decrease current window height
1298 |CTRL-W_+| CTRL-W + Increase current window height
1299 |CTRL-W__| CTRL-W _ Set current window height (default:
1300 very high)
1301 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1302 *Q_bu* Buffer list commands
1304 |:buffers| :buffers or :files list all known buffer and file names
1306 |:ball| :ball or :sball edit all args/buffers
1307 |:unhide| :unhide or :sunhide edit all loaded buffers
1309 |:badd| :badd {fname} add file name {fname} to the list
1310 |:bunload| :bunload[!] [N] unload buffer [N] from memory
1311 |:bdelete| :bdelete[!] [N] unload buffer [N] and delete it from
1312 the buffer list
1314 in current window in new window ~
1315 |:buffer| :[N]buffer [N] :[N]sbuffer [N] to arg/buf N
1316 |:bnext| :[N]bnext [N] :[N]sbnext [N] to Nth next arg/buf
1317 |:bNext| :[N]bNext [N] :[N]sbNext [N] to Nth previous arg/buf
1318 |:bprevious| :[N]bprevious [N] :[N]sbprevious [N] to Nth previous arg/buf
1319 |:bfirst| :bfirst :sbfirst to first arg/buf
1320 |:blast| :blast :sblast to last arg/buf
1321 |:bmodified| :[N]bmod [N] :[N]sbmod [N] to Nth modified buf
1322 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1323 *Q_sy* Syntax Highlighting
1325 |:syn-on| :syntax on start using syntax highlighting
1326 |:syn-off| :syntax off stop using syntax highlighting
1328 |:syn-keyword| :syntax keyword {group-name} {keyword} ..
1329 add a syntax keyword item
1330 |:syn-match| :syntax match {group-name} {pattern} ...
1331 add syntax match item
1332 |:syn-region| :syntax region {group-name} {pattern} ...
1333 add syntax region item
1334 |:syn-sync| :syntax sync [ccomment | lines {N} | ...]
1335 tell syntax how to sync
1336 |:syntax| :syntax [list] list current syntax items
1337 |:syn-clear| :syntax clear clear all syntax info
1339 |:highlight| :highlight clear clear all highlight info
1340 |:highlight| :highlight {group-name} {key}={arg} ..
1341 set highlighting for {group-name}
1343 |:filetype| :filetype on switch on file type detection, without
1344 syntax highlighting
1345 |:filetype| :filetype plugin indent on
1346 switch on file type detection, with
1347 automatic indenting and settings
1348 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1349 *Q_gu* GUI commands
1351 |:gui| :gui UNIX: start the GUI
1352 |:gui| :gui {fname} .. idem, and edit {fname} ..
1354 |:menu| :menu list all menus
1355 |:menu| :menu {mpath} list menus starting with {mpath}
1356 |:menu| :menu {mpath} {rhs} add menu {mpath}, giving {lhs}
1357 |:menu| :menu {pri} {mpath} {rhs}
1358 idem, with priorities {pri}
1359 |:menu| :menu ToolBar.{name} {rhs}
1360 add toolbar item, giving {lhs}
1361 |:tmenu| :tmenu {mpath} {text} add tooltip to menu {mpath}
1362 |:unmenu| :unmenu {mpath} remove menu {mpath}
1363 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1364 *Q_fo* Folding
1366 |'foldmethod'| set foldmethod=manual manual folding
1367 set foldmethod=indent folding by indent
1368 set foldmethod=expr folding by 'foldexpr'
1369 set foldmethod=syntax folding by syntax regions
1370 set foldmethod=marker folding by 'foldmarkers'
1372 |zf| zf{motion} operator: Define a fold manually
1373 |:fold| :{range}fold define a fold for {range} lines
1374 |zd| zd delete one fold under the cursor
1375 |zD| zD delete all folds under the cursor
1377 |zo| zo open one fold under the cursor
1378 |zO| zO open all folds under the cursor
1379 |zc| zc close one fold under the cursor
1380 |zC| zC close all folds under the cursor
1382 |zm| zm fold more: decrease 'foldlevel'
1383 |zM| zM close all folds: make 'foldlevel' zero
1384 |zr| zr reduce folding: increase 'foldlevel'
1385 |zR| zR open all folds: make 'foldlevel' max.
1387 |zn| zn fold none: reset 'foldenable'
1388 |zN| zN fold normal set 'foldenable'
1389 |zi| zi invert 'foldenable'
1391 vim:tw=78:ts=8:ft=help:norl: