*index.txt* For Vim version 6.3. Last change: 2004 May 24
VIM REFERENCE MANUAL by Bram Moolenaar
*index*
This file contains a list of all commands for each mode, with a tag and a
short description. The lists are sorted on ASCII value.
Tip: When looking for certain functionality, use a search command. E.g.,
to look for deleting something, use: "/delete".
1. Insert mode |insert-index|
2. Normal mode |normal-index|
2.1. Text objects |objects|
2.2. Window commands |CTRL-W|
2.3. Square bracket commands |[|
2.4. Commands starting with 'g' |g|
2.5. Commands starting with 'z' |z|
3. Visual mode |visual-index|
4. Command-line editing |ex-edit-index|
5. EX commands |ex-cmd-index|
For an overview of options see help.txt |option-list|.
For an overview of built-in functions see |functions|.
For a list of Vim variables see |vim-variable|.
For a complete listing of all help items see |help-tags|.
1. Insert mode *insert-index*
tag char action
|i_CTRL-@| CTRL-@ insert previously inserted text and stop insert |i_CTRL-A|CTRL-Ainsert previously inserted textCTRL-Bnot used |i_CTRL-B-gone| |i_CTRL-C|CTRL-Cquit insert mode, without checking for abbreviation, unless 'insertmode' set. |i_CTRL-D|CTRL-Ddelete one shiftwidth of indent in the current line |i_CTRL-E|CTRL-Einsert the character which is below the cursorCTRL-Fnot used (but by default it's in 'cinkeys' to re-indent the current line) |i_CTRL-G_j|CTRL-GCTRL-Jline down, to column where inserting started |i_CTRL-G_j|CTRL-Gj line down, to column where inserting started |i_CTRL-G_j|CTRL-G<Down>line down, to column where inserting started |i_CTRL-G_k|CTRL-GCTRL-Kline up, to column where inserting started |i_CTRL-G_k|CTRL-Gk line up, to column where inserting started |i_CTRL-G_k|CTRL-G<Up>line up, to column where inserting started |i_CTRL-G_u|CTRL-Gu start new undoable edit |i_<BS>|<BS>delete character before the cursor |i_digraph|{char1}<BS>{char2}enter digraph (only when 'digraph' option set) |i_CTRL-H|CTRL-Hsame as<BS>|i_<Tab>|<Tab>insert a<Tab>character |i_CTRL-I|CTRL-Isame as<Tab>|i_<NL>|<NL>same as<CR>|i_CTRL-J|CTRL-Jsame as<CR>|i_CTRL-K|CTRL-K{char1}{char2}enter digraph |i_CTRL-L|CTRL-Lwhen 'insertmode' set: Leave Insert mode |i_<CR>|<CR>begin new line |i_CTRL-M|CTRL-Msame as<CR>|i_CTRL-N|CTRL-Nfind next match for keyword in front of the cursor |i_CTRL-O|CTRL-Oexecute a single command and return to insert mode |i_CTRL-P|CTRL-Pfind previous match for keyword in front of the cursor |i_CTRL-Q|CTRL-Qsame asCTRL-V, unless used for terminal control flow |i_CTRL-R|CTRL-R{0-9a-z"%#*:=}insert the contents of a register |i_CTRL-R_CTRL-R|CTRL-RCTRL-R{0-9a-z"%#*:=}insert the contents of a register literally |i_CTRL-R_CTRL-O|CTRL-RCTRL-O{0-9a-z"%#*:=}insert the contents of a register literally and don't auto-indent |i_CTRL-R_CTRL-P|CTRL-RCTRL-P{0-9a-z"%#*:=}insert the contents of a register literally and fix indent.CTRL-S(used for terminal control flow) |i_CTRL-T|CTRL-Tinsert one shiftwidth of indent in current line |i_CTRL-U|CTRL-Udelete all entered characters in the current line |i_CTRL-V|CTRL-V{char}insert next non-digit literally |i_CTRL-V_digit|CTRL-V{number}insert three digit decimal number as a single byte. |i_CTRL-W|CTRL-Wdelete word before the cursor |i_CTRL-X|CTRL-X{mode}enterCTRL-Xsub mode, see below |i_CTRL-Y|CTRL-Yinsert the character which is above the cursor |i_CTRL-Z|CTRL-Zwhen 'insertmode' set: suspend Vim |i_<Esc>|<Esc>end insert mode (unless 'insertmode' set) |i_CTRL-[| CTRL-[ same as<Esc>|i_CTRL-\_CTRL-N| CTRL-\CTRL-Ngo to Normal mode |i_CTRL-\_CTRL-G| CTRL-\CTRL-Ggo to mode specified with 'insertmode' CTRL-\ a - z reserved for extensions CTRL-\ others not used |i_CTRL-]| CTRL-] trigger abbreviation |i_CTRL-^| CTRL-^ toggle use of |:lmap| mappings |i_CTRL-_|CTRL-_When 'allowrevins' set: change language (Hebrew, Farsi) {only when compiled with +rightleft feature}<Space>to '~' not used, except '0' and '^' followed byCTRL-D|i_0_CTRL-D| 0CTRL-Ddelete all indent in the current line |i_^_CTRL-D| ^CTRL-Ddelete all indent in the current line, restore it in the next line |i_<Del>|<Del>delete character under the cursor Meta characters (0x80 to 0xff, 128 to 255) not used |i_<Left>|<Left>cursor one character left |i_<S-Left>|<S-Left>cursor one word left |i_<C-Left>|<C-Left>cursor one word left |i_<Right>|<Right>cursor one character right |i_<S-Right>|<S-Right>cursor one word right |i_<C-Right>|<C-Right>cursor one word right |i_<Up>|<Up>cursor one line up |i_<S-Up>|<S-Up>same as<PageUp>|i_<Down>|<Down>cursor one line down |i_<S-Down>|<S-Down>same as<PageDown>|i_<Home>|<Home>cursor to start of line |i_<C-Home>|<C-Home>cursor to start of file |i_<End>|<End>cursor past end of line |i_<C-End>|<C-End>cursor past end of file |i_<PageUp>|<PageUp>one screenfull backward |i_<PageDown>|<PageDown>one screenfull forward |i_<F1>|<F1>same as<Help>|i_<Help>|<Help>stop insert mode and display help window |i_<Insert>|<Insert>toggle Insert/Replace mode |i_<LeftMouse>|<LeftMouse>cursor at mouse click |i_<MouseDown>|<MouseDown>scroll three lines downwards |i_<S-MouseDown>|<S-MouseDown>scroll a full page downwards |i_<MouseUp>|<MouseUp>scroll three lines upwards |i_<S-MouseUp>|<S-MouseUp>scroll a full page upwards commands inCTRL-Xsubmode |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-D|CTRL-XCTRL-Dcomplete defined identifiers |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-E|CTRL-XCTRL-Escroll up |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-F|CTRL-XCTRL-Fcomplete file names |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-I|CTRL-XCTRL-Icomplete identifiers |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-K|CTRL-XCTRL-Kcomplete identifiers from dictionary |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-L|CTRL-XCTRL-Lcomplete whole lines |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-N|CTRL-XCTRL-Nnext completion |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-P|CTRL-XCTRL-Pprevious completion |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-T|CTRL-XCTRL-Tcomplete identifiers from thesaurus |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-Y|CTRL-XCTRL-Yscroll down |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-]|CTRL-XCTRL-] complete tags{not available when compiled without the +insert_expand feature}
2. Normal mode *normal-index* CHAR any non-blank character WORD a sequence of non-blank characters N a number entered before the command{motion}a cursor movement command Nmove the text that is moved over with a{motion}SECTION a section that possibly starts with '}' instead of '{'note:1 = cursor movement command; 2 = can be undone/redonetag charnoteaction in Normal mode
CTRL-@ not used |CTRL-A|CTRL-A2 add N to number at/after cursor |CTRL-B|CTRL-B1 scroll N screens Backwards |CTRL-C|CTRL-Cinterrupt current (search) command |CTRL-D|CTRL-Dscroll Down N lines (default: half a screen) |CTRL-E|CTRL-Escroll N lines upwards (N lines Extra) |CTRL-F|CTRL-F1 scroll N screens Forward |CTRL-G|CTRL-Gdisplay current file name and position |<BS>|<BS>1 same as "h" |CTRL-H|CTRL-H1 same as "h" |<Tab>|<Tab>1 go to N newer entry in jump list |CTRL-I|CTRL-I1 same as<Tab>|<NL>|<NL>1 same as "j" |CTRL-J|CTRL-J1 same as "j"CTRL-Knot used |CTRL-L|CTRL-Lredraw screen |<CR>|<CR>1 cursor to the first CHAR N lines lower |CTRL-M|CTRL-M1 same as<CR>|CTRL-N|CTRL-N1 same as "j" |CTRL-O|CTRL-O1 go to N older entry in jump list |CTRL-P|CTRL-P1 same as "k"CTRL-Q(used for terminal control flow) |CTRL-R|CTRL-R2 redo changes which were undone with 'u'CTRL-S(used for terminal control flow) |CTRL-T|CTRL-Tjump to N older Tag in tag list |CTRL-U|CTRL-Uscroll N lines Upwards (default: half a screen) |CTRL-V|CTRL-Vstart blockwise Visual mode |CTRL-W|CTRL-W{char}window commands, see |CTRL-W| |CTRL-X|CTRL-X2 subtract N from number at/after cursor |CTRL-Y|CTRL-Yscroll N lines downwards |CTRL-Z|CTRL-Zsuspend program (or start new shell) CTRL-[<Esc>not used |CTRL-\_CTRL-N| CTRL-\CTRL-Ngo to Normal mode (no-op) |CTRL-\_CTRL-G| CTRL-\CTRL-Ggo to mode specified with 'insertmode' CTRL-\ a - z reserved for extensions CTRL-\ others not used |CTRL-]| CTRL-] :ta to ident under cursor |CTRL-^| CTRL-^ edit Nth alternate file (equivalent to ":e #N")CTRL-_not used |<Space>|<Space>1 same as "l" |!| !{motion}{filter}2 filter Nmove text through the{filter}command |!!| !!{filter}2 filter N lines through the{filter}command |quote| "{a-zA-Z0-9.%#:-"}use register{a-zA-Z0-9.%#:-"}for next delete, yank or put (uppercase to append) ({.%#:}only work with put) |#| # 1 search backward for the Nth occurrence of the ident under the cursor |$| $ 1 cursor to the end of Nth next line |%| % 1 find the next (curly/square) bracket on this line and go to its match, or go to matching comment bracket, or go to matching preprocessor directive. |N%|{count}% 1 go to N percentage in the file |&| & 2 repeat last :s |'| '{a-zA-Z0-9}1 cursor to the first CHAR on the line with mark{a-zA-Z0-9}|''| '' 1 cursor to the first CHAR of the line where the cursor was before the latest jump. |'(| '( 1 cursor to the first CHAR on the line of the start of the current sentence |')| ') 1 cursor to the first CHAR on the line of the end of the current sentence |'<| '< 1 cursor to the first CHAR of the line where highlighted area starts/started in the current buffer. |'>| '> 1 cursor to the first CHAR of the line where highlighted area ends/ended in the current buffer. |'[| '[ 1 cursor to the first CHAR on the line of the start of last operated text or start of put text |']| '] 1 cursor to the first CHAR on the line of the end of last operated text or end of put text |'{| '{ 1 cursor to the first CHAR on the line of the start of the current paragraph |'}| '} 1 cursor to the first CHAR on the line of the end of the current paragraph |(| ( 1 cursor N sentences backward |)| ) 1 cursor N sentences forward |star| * 1 search forward for the Nth occurrence of the ident under the cursor |+| + 1 same as<CR>|,| , 1 repeat latest f, t, F or T in opposite direction N times |-| - 1 cursor to the first CHAR N lines higher |.| . 2 repeat last change with count replaced with N |/| /{pattern}<CR>1 search forward for the Nth occurrence of{pattern}|/<CR>| /<CR>1 search forward for{pattern}of last search |count| 0 1 cursor to the first char of the line |count| 1 prepend to command to give a count |count| 2 " |count| 3 " |count| 4 " |count| 5 " |count| 6 " |count| 7 " |count| 8 " |count| 9 " |:| : 1 start entering an Ex command |N:|{count}: start entering an Ex command with range from current line to N-1 lines down |;| ; 1 repeat latest f, t, F or T N times |<| <{motion}2 shift Nmove lines one 'shiftwidth' leftwards |<<| << 2 shift N lines one 'shiftwidth' leftwards |=| ={motion}2 filter Nmove lines through "indent" |==| == 2 filter N lines through "indent" |>| >{motion}2 shift Nmove lines one 'shiftwidth' rightwards |>>| >> 2 shift N lines one 'shiftwidth' rightwards |?| ?{pattern}<CR>1 search backward for the Nth previous occurrence of{pattern}|?<CR>| ?<CR>1 search backward for{pattern}of last search |@| @{a-z}2 execute the contents of register{a-z}N times |@:| @: repeat the previous ":" command N times |@@| @@ 2 repeat the previous @{a-z}N times |A| A 2 append text after the end of the line N times |B| B 1 cursor N WORDS backward |C| ["x]C 2 change from the cursor position to the end of the line, and N-1 more lines [into buffer x]; synonym for "c$" |D| ["x]D 2 delete the characters under the cursor until the end of the line and N-1 more lines [into buffer x]; synonym for "d$" |E| E 1 cursor forward to the end of WORD N |F| F{char}1 cursor to the Nth occurrence of{char}to the left |G| G 1 cursor to line N, default last line |H| H 1 cursor to line N from top of screen |I| I 2 insert text before the first CHAR on the line N times |J| J 2 Join N lines; default is 2 |K| K lookup Keyword under the cursor with 'keywordprg' |L| L 1 cursor to line N from bottom of screen |M| M 1 cursor to middle line of screen |N| N 1 repeat the latest '/' or '?' N times in opposite direction |O| O 2 begin a new line above the cursor and insert text, repeat N times |P| ["x]P 2 put the text [from buffer x] before the cursor N times |Q| Q switch to "Ex" mode |R| R 2 enter replace mode: overtype existing characters, repeat the entered text N-1 times |S| ["x]S 2 delete N lines [into buffer x] and start insert; synonym for "^cc" or "0cc", depending on autoindent |T| T{char}1 cursor till after Nth occurrence of{char}to the left |U| U 2 undo all latest changes on one line |V| V start linewise Visual mode |W| W 1 cursor N WORDS forward |X| ["x]X 2 delete N characters before the cursor [into buffer x] |Y| ["x]Y yank N lines [into buffer x]; synonym for "yy" |ZZ| ZZ store current file if modified, and exit |ZQ| ZQ exit current file always |[| [{char}square bracket command (see below) \ not used |]| ]{char}square bracket command (see below) |^| ^ 1 cursor to the first CHAR of the line |_| _ 1 cursor to the first CHAR N - 1 lines lower |`| `{a-zA-Z0-9}1 cursor to the mark{a-zA-Z0-9}|`(| `( 1 cursor to the start of the current sentence |`)| `) 1 cursor to the end of the current sentence |`<| `< 1 cursor to the start of the highlighted area |`>| `> 1 cursor to the end of the highlighted area |`[| `[ 1 cursor to the start of last operated text or start of putted text |`]| `] 1 cursor to the end of last operated text or end of putted text |``| `` 1 cursor to the position before latest jump |`{| `{ 1 cursor to the start of the current paragraph |`}| `} 1 cursor to the end of the current paragraph |a| a 2 append text after the cursor N times |b| b 1 cursor N words backward |c| ["x]c{motion}2 delete Nmove text [into buffer x] and start insert |cc| ["x]cc 2 delete N lines [into buffer x] and start insert |d| ["x]d{motion}2 delete Nmove text [into buffer x] |dd| ["x]dd 2 delete N lines [into buffer x] |do| do 2 same as ":diffget" |dp| dp 2 same as ":diffput" |e| e 1 cursor forward to the end of word N |f| f{char}1 cursor to Nth occurrence of{char}to the right |g| g{char}extended commands, see below |h| h 1 cursor N chars to the left |i| i 2 insert text before the cursor N times |j| j 1 cursor N lines downward |k| k 1 cursor N lines upward |l| l 1 cursor N chars to the right |m| m{A-Za-z}set mark{A-Za-z}at cursor position |n| n 1 repeat the latest '/' or '?' N times |o| o 2 begin a new line below the cursor and insert text, repeat N times |p| ["x]p 2 put the text [from register x] after the cursor N times |q| q{0-9a-zA-Z"}record typed characters into named register{0-9a-zA-Z"}(uppercase to append) |q| q (while recording) stops recording |q:| q: edit : command-line in command-line window |q/| q/ edit / command-line in command-line window |q?| q? edit ? command-line in command-line window |r| r{char}2 replace N chars with{char}|s| ["x]s 2 (substitute) delete N characters [into buffer x] and start insert |t| t{char}1 cursor till before Nth occurrence of{char}to the right |u| u 2 undo changes |v| v start characterwise Visual mode |w| w 1 cursor N words forward |x| ["x]x 2 delete N characters under and after the cursor [into buffer x] |y| ["x]y{motion}yank Nmove text [into buffer x] |yy| ["x]yy yank N lines [into buffer x] |z| z{char}commands starting with 'z', see below |{| { 1 cursor N paragraphs backward |bar| | 1 cursor to column N |}| } 1 cursor N paragraphs forward |~| ~ 2 'tildeop' off: switch case of N characters under cursor and move the cursor N characters to the right |~| ~{motion}'tildeop' on: switch case of Nmove text |<C-End>|<C-End>1 same as "G" |<C-Home>|<C-Home>1 same as "gg" |<C-Left>|<C-Left>1 same as "b" |<C-LeftMouse>|<C-LeftMouse>":ta" to the keyword at the mouse click |<C-Right>|<C-Right>1 same as "w" |<C-RightMouse>|<C-RightMouse>same as "CTRL-T" |<Del>| ["x]<Del>2 same as "x" |N<Del>|{count}<Del>remove the last digit from{count}|<Down>|<Down>1 same as "j" |<End>|<End>1 same as "$" |<F1>|<F1>same as<Help>|<Help>|<Help>open a help window |<Home>|<Home>1 same as "0" |<Insert>|<Insert>2 same as "i" |<Left>|<Left>1 same as "h" |<LeftMouse>|<LeftMouse>1 move cursor to the mouse click position |<MiddleMouse>|<MiddleMouse>2 same as "P" at the mouse click position |<PageDown>|<PageDown>same asCTRL-F|<PageUp>|<PageUp>same asCTRL-B|<Right>|<Right>1 same as "l" |<RightMouse>|<RightMouse>start Visual mode, move cursor to the mouse click position |<S-Down>|<S-Down>1 same asCTRL-F|<S-Left>|<S-Left>1 same as "b" |<S-LeftMouse>|<S-LeftMouse>same as "*" at the mouse click position |<S-Right>|<S-Right>1 same as "w" |<S-RightMouse>|<S-RightMouse>same as "#" at the mouse click position |<S-Up>|<S-Up>1 same asCTRL-B|<Undo>|<Undo>2 same as "u" |<Up>|<Up>1 same as "k" |<MouseDown>|<MouseDown>scroll three lines downwards |<S-MouseDown>|<S-MouseDown>scroll a full page downwards |<MouseUp>|<MouseUp>scroll three lines upwards |<S-MouseUp>|<S-MouseUp>scroll a full page upwards
2.1 Text objects *objects*
These can be used after an operator or in Visual mode to select an object.
tag command action in Normal mode
|v_a(| a( same as ab |v_a)| a) same as ab |v_a<| a< "a <>" from '<' to the matching '>' |v_a>| a> same as a< |v_aB| aB "a Block" from "[{" to "]}" (with brackets) |v_aW| aW "a WORD" (with white space) |v_a[| a[ "a []" from '[' to the matching ']' |v_a]| a] same as a[ |v_ab| ab "a block" from "[(" to "])" (with braces) |v_ap| ap "a paragraph" (with white space) |v_as| as "a sentence" (with white space) |v_aw| aw "a word" (with white space) |v_a{| a{ same as aB |v_a}| a} same as aB |v_i(| i( same as ib |v_i)| i) same as ib |v_i<| i< "inner <>" from '<' to the matching '>' |v_i>| i> same as i< |v_iB| iB "inner Block" from "[{" and "]}" |v_iW| iW "inner WORD" |v_i[| i[ "inner []" from '[' to the matching ']' |v_i]| i] same as i[ |v_ib| ib "inner block" from "[(" to "])" |v_ip| ip "inner paragraph" |v_is| is "inner sentence" |v_iw| iw "inner word" |v_i{| i{ same as iB |v_i}| i} same as iB
2.2 Window commands *CTRL-W*
tag command action in Normal mode
|CTRL-W_CTRL-B|CTRL-WCTRL-Bsame as "CTRL-Wb" |CTRL-W_CTRL-C|CTRL-WCTRL-Csame as "CTRL-Wc" |CTRL-W_CTRL-D|CTRL-WCTRL-Dsame as "CTRL-Wd" |CTRL-W_CTRL-F|CTRL-WCTRL-Fsame as "CTRL-Wf"CTRL-WCTRL-Gsame as "CTRL-Wg .." |CTRL-W_CTRL-H|CTRL-WCTRL-Hsame as "CTRL-Wh" |CTRL-W_CTRL-I|CTRL-WCTRL-Isame as "CTRL-Wi" |CTRL-W_CTRL-J|CTRL-WCTRL-Jsame as "CTRL-Wj" |CTRL-W_CTRL-K|CTRL-WCTRL-Ksame as "CTRL-Wk" |CTRL-W_CTRL-L|CTRL-WCTRL-Lsame as "CTRL-Wl" |CTRL-W_CTRL-N|CTRL-WCTRL-Nsame as "CTRL-Wn" |CTRL-W_CTRL-O|CTRL-WCTRL-Osame as "CTRL-Wo" |CTRL-W_CTRL-P|CTRL-WCTRL-Psame as "CTRL-Wp" |CTRL-W_CTRL-Q|CTRL-WCTRL-Qsame as "CTRL-Wq" |CTRL-W_CTRL-R|CTRL-WCTRL-Rsame as "CTRL-Wr" |CTRL-W_CTRL-S|CTRL-WCTRL-Ssame as "CTRL-Ws" |CTRL-W_CTRL-T|CTRL-WCTRL-Tsame as "CTRL-Wt" |CTRL-W_CTRL-V|CTRL-WCTRL-Vsame as "CTRL-Wv" |CTRL-W_CTRL-W|CTRL-WCTRL-Wsame as "CTRL-Ww" |CTRL-W_CTRL-X|CTRL-WCTRL-Xsame as "CTRL-Wx" |CTRL-W_CTRL-Z|CTRL-WCTRL-Zsame as "CTRL-Wz" |CTRL-W_CTRL-]|CTRL-WCTRL-] same as "CTRL-W]" |CTRL-W_CTRL-^|CTRL-WCTRL-^ same as "CTRL-W^" |CTRL-W_CTRL-_|CTRL-WCTRL-_same as "CTRL-W_" |CTRL-W_+|CTRL-W+ increase current window height N lines |CTRL-W_-|CTRL-W- decrease current window height N lines |CTRL-W_<|CTRL-W< decrease current window width N columns |CTRL-W_=|CTRL-W= make all windows the same height |CTRL-W_>|CTRL-W> increase current window width N columns |CTRL-W_H|CTRL-WH move current window to the far left |CTRL-W_J|CTRL-WJ move current window to the very bottom |CTRL-W_K|CTRL-WK move current window to the very top |CTRL-W_L|CTRL-WL move current window to the far right |CTRL-W_P|CTRL-WP go to preview window |CTRL-W_R|CTRL-WR rotate windows upwards N times |CTRL-W_S|CTRL-WS same as "CTRL-Ws" |CTRL-W_W|CTRL-WW go to N previous window (wrap around) |CTRL-W_]|CTRL-W] split window and jump to tag under cursor |CTRL-W_^|CTRL-W^ split current window and edit alternate file N |CTRL-W__|CTRL-W_ set current window height to N (default: very high) |CTRL-W_b|CTRL-Wb go to bottom window |CTRL-W_c|CTRL-Wc close current window (like |:close|) |CTRL-W_d|CTRL-Wd split window and jump to definition under the cursor |CTRL-W_f|CTRL-Wf split window and edit file name under the cursor |CTRL-W_g_CTRL-]|CTRL-Wg CTRL-] split window and do |:tjump| to tag under cursor |CTRL-W_g]|CTRL-Wg ] split window and do |:tselect| for tag under cursor |CTRL-W_g}|CTRL-Wg } do a |:ptjump| to the tag under the cursor |CTRL-W_h|CTRL-Wh go to Nth left window (stop at first window) |CTRL-W_i|CTRL-Wi split window and jump to declaration of identifier under the cursor |CTRL-W_j|CTRL-Wj go N windows down (stop at last window) |CTRL-W_k|CTRL-Wk go N windows up (stop at first window) |CTRL-W_l|CTRL-Wl go to Nth right window (stop at last window) |CTRL-W_n|CTRL-Wn open new window, N lines high |CTRL-W_o|CTRL-Wo close all but current window (like |:only|) |CTRL-W_p|CTRL-Wp go to previous (last accessed) window |CTRL-W_q|CTRL-Wq quit current window (like |:quit|) |CTRL-W_r|CTRL-Wr rotate windows downwards N times |CTRL-W_s|CTRL-Ws split current window in two parts, new window N lines high |CTRL-W_t|CTRL-Wt go to top window |CTRL-W_v|CTRL-Wv split current window vertically, new window N lines wide |CTRL-W_w|CTRL-Ww go to N next window (wrap around) |CTRL-W_x|CTRL-Wx exchange current window with window N (default: next window) |CTRL-W_z|CTRL-Wz close preview window |CTRL-W_bar|CTRL-W| set window width to N columns |CTRL-W_}|CTRL-W} show tag under cursor in preview window |CTRL-W_<Down>|CTRL-W<Down>same as "CTRL-Wj" |CTRL-W_<Up>|CTRL-W<Up>same as "CTRL-Wk" |CTRL-W_<Left>|CTRL-W<Left>same as "CTRL-Wh" |CTRL-W_<Right>|CTRL-W<Right>same as "CTRL-Wl"
2.3 Square bracket commands *[* *]*
tag char note action in Normal mode
|[_CTRL-D| [CTRL-Djump to first #define found in current and included files matching the word under the cursor, start searching at beginning of current file |[_CTRL-I| [CTRL-Ijump to first line in current and included files that contains the word under the cursor, start searching at beginning of current file |[#| [# 1 cursor to N previous unmatched #if, #else or #ifdef |['| [' 1 cursor to previous lowercase mark, on first non-blank |[(| [( 1 cursor N times back to unmatched '(' |[star| [* 1 same as "[/" |[`| [` 1 cursor to previous lowercase mark |[/| [/ 1 cursor to N previous start of a C comment |[D| [D list all defines found in current and included files matching the word under the cursor, start searching at beginning of current file |[I| [I list all lines found in current and included files that contain the word under the cursor, start searching at beginning of current file |[P| [P 2 same as "[p" |[[| [[ 1 cursor N sections backward |[]| [] 1 cursor N SECTIONS backward |[c| [c 1 cursor N times backwards to start of change |[d| [d show first #define found in current and included files matching the word under the cursor, start searching at beginning of current file |[f| [f same as "gf" |[i| [i show first line found in current and included files that contains the word under the cursor, start searching at beginning of current file |[p| [p 2 like "P", but adjust indent to current line |[m| [m 1 cursor N times back to start of member function |[z| [z 1 move to start of open fold |[{| [{ 1 cursor N times back to unmatched '{' |[<MiddleMouse>[<MiddleMouse>2 same as "[p" |]_CTRL-D| ]CTRL-Djump to first #define found in current and included files matching the word under the cursor, start searching at cursor position |]_CTRL-I| ]CTRL-Ijump to first line in current and included files that contains the word under the cursor, start searching at cursor position |]#| ]# 1 cursor to N next unmatched #endif or #else |]'| ]' 1 cursor to next lowercase mark, on first non-blank |])| ]) 1 cursor N times forward to unmatched ')' |]star| ]* 1 same as "]/" |]`| ]` 1 cursor to next lowercase mark |]/| ]/ 1 cursor to N next end of a C comment |]D| ]D list all #defines found in current and included files matching the word under the cursor, start searching at cursor position |]I| ]I list all lines found in current and included files that contain the word under the cursor, start searching at cursor position |]P| ]P 2 same as "[p" |][| ][ 1 cursor N SECTIONS forward |]]| ]] 1 cursor N sections forward |]c| ]c 1 cursor N times forward to start of change |]d| ]d show first #define found in current and included files matching the word under the cursor, start searching at cursor position |]f| ]f same as "gf" |]i| ]i show first line found in current and included files that contains the word under the cursor, start searching at cursor position |]p| ]p 2 like "p", but adjust indent to current line |]m| ]m 1 cursor N times forward to end of member function |]z| ]z 1 move to end of open fold |]}| ]} 1 cursor N times forward to unmatched '}' |]<MiddleMouse>]<MiddleMouse>2 same as "]p"
2.4 Commands starting with 'g' *g*
tag char note action in Normal mode
|g_CTRL-A| gCTRL-Aonly when compiled with MEM_PROFILE defined: dump a memory profile |g_CTRL-G| gCTRL-Gshow information about current cursor position |g_CTRL-H| gCTRL-Hstart Select block mode |g_CTRL-]| g CTRL-] |:tjump| to the tag under the cursor |g#| g# 1 like "#", but without using "\<" and "\>" |g$| g$ 1 when 'wrap' off go to rightmost character of the current line that is on the screen; when 'wrap' on go to the rightmost character of the current screen line |g&| g& 2 repeat last ":s" on all lines |g'| g'{mark}1 like |'| but without changing the jumplist |g`| g`{mark}1 like |`| but without changing the jumplist |gstar| g* 1 like "*", but without using "\<" and "\>" |g0| g0 1 when 'wrap' off go to leftmost character of the current line that is on the screen; when 'wrap' on go to the leftmost character of the current screen line |g8| g8 print hex value of bytes used in UTF-8 character under the cursor |g?| g? 2 Rot13 encoding operator |g?g?| g?? 2 Rot13 encode current line |g?g?| g?g? 2 Rot13 encode current line |gD| gD 1 go to definition of word under the cursor in current file |gE| gE 1 go backwards to the end of the previous WORD |gH| gH start Select line mode |gI| gI 2 like "I", but always start in column 1 |gJ| gJ 2 join lines without inserting space |gP| ["x]gP 2 put the text [from register x] before the cursor N times, leave the cursor after it |gR| gR 2 enter Virtual Replace mode |gU| gU{motion}2 make Nmove text uppercase |gV| gV don't reselect the previous Visual area when executing a mapping or menu in Select mode |g]| g] :tselect on the tag under the cursor |g^| g^ 1 when 'wrap' off go to leftmost non-white character of the current line that is on the screen; when 'wrap' on go to the leftmost non-white character of the current screen line |ga| ga print ascii value of character under the cursor |gd| gd 1 go to definition of word under the cursor in current function |ge| ge 1 go backwards to the end of the previous word |gf| gf start editing the file whose name is under the cursor |gg| gg 1 cursor to line N, default first line |gh| gh start Select mode |gi| gi 2 like "i", but first move to the |'^| mark |gj| gj 1 like "j", but when 'wrap' on go N screen lines down |gk| gk 1 like "k", but when 'wrap' on go N screen lines up |gm| gm 1 go to character at middle of the screenline |go| go 1 cursor to byte N in the buffer |gp| ["x]gp 2 put the text [from register x] after the cursor N times, leave the cursor after it |gq| gq{motion}2 format Nmove text |gr| gr{char}2 virtual replace N chars with{char}|gs| gs go to sleep for N seconds (default 1) |gu| gu{motion}2 make Nmove text lowercase |gv| gv reselect the previous Visual area |gw| gw{motion}2 format Nmove text and keep cursor |g~| g~{motion}2 swap case for Nmove text |g<Down>| g<Down>1 same as "gj" |g<End>| g<End>1 same as "g$" |g<Home>| g<Home>1 same as "g0" |g<LeftMouse>| g<LeftMouse>same as<C-LeftMouse>g<MiddleMouse>same as<C-MiddleMouse>|g<RightMouse>| g<RightMouse>same as<C-RightMouse>|g<Up>| g<Up>1 same as "gk"
2.5 Commands starting with 'z' *z*
tag char note action in Normal mode
|z<CR>| z<CR>redraw, cursor line to top of window, cursor on first non-blank |zN<CR>| z{height}<CR>redraw, make window{height}lines high |z+| z+ cursor on line N (default line below window), otherwise like "z<CR>" |z-| z- redraw, cursor line at bottom of window, cursor on first non-blank |z.| z. redraw, cursor line to center of window, cursor on first non-blank |zA| zA open a closed fold or close an open fold recursively |zC| zC close folds recursively |zD| zD delete folds recursively |zE| zE eliminate all folds |zF| zF create a fold for N lines |zM| zM set 'foldlevel' to zero |zN| zN set 'foldenable' |zO| zO open folds recursively |zR| zR set 'foldlevel' to the deepest fold |zX| zX re-apply 'foldlevel' |z^| z^ cursor on line N (default line above window), otherwise like "z-" |za| za open a closed fold, close an open fold |zb| zb redraw, cursor line at bottom of window |zc| zc close a fold |zd| zd delete a fold |ze| ze when 'wrap' off scroll horizontally to position the cursor at the end (right side) of the screen |zf| zf{motion}create a fold for Nmove text |zh| zh when 'wrap' off scroll screen N characters to the right |zi| zi toggle 'foldenable' |zj| zj 1 move to the start of the next fold |zk| zk 1 move to the end of the previous fold |zl| zl when 'wrap' off scroll screen N characters to the left |zm| zm subtract one from 'foldlevel' |zn| zn reset 'foldenable' |zo| zo open fold |zr| zr add one to 'foldlevel' |zs| zs when 'wrap' off scroll horizontally to position the cursor at the start (left side) of the screen |zt| zt redraw, cursor line at top of window |zv| zv open enough folds to view the cursor line |zx| zx re-apply 'foldlevel' and do "zv" |zz| zz redraw, cursor line at center of window |z<Left>| z<Left>same as "zh" |z<Right>| z<Right>same as "zl"
3. Visual mode *visual-index*
Most commands in Visual mode are the same as in Normal mode. The ones listed
here are those that are different.
tag command note action in Visual mode
|v_CTRL-\_CTRL-N| CTRL-\CTRL-Nstop Visual mode |v_CTRL-\_CTRL-G| CTRL-\CTRL-Ggo to mode specified with 'insertmode' |v_CTRL-G|CTRL-Gtoggle between Visual mode and Select mode |v_<BS>|<BS>2 Select mode: delete highlighted area |v_CTRL-H|CTRL-H2 same as<BS>|v_CTRL-O|CTRL-Oswitch from Select to Visual mode for one command |v_CTRL-V|CTRL-Vmake Visual mode blockwise or stop Visual mode |v_CTRL-]| CTRL-] jump to highlighted tag |v_!| !{filter}2 filter the highlighted lines through the external command{filter}|v_:| : start a command-line with the highlighted lines as a range |v_<| < 2 shift the highlighted lines one 'shiftwidth' left |v_=| = 2 filter the highlighted lines through the external program given with the 'equalprg' option |v_>| > 2 shift the highlighted lines one 'shiftwidth' right |v_b_A| A 2 block mode: append same text in all lines, after the highlighted area |v_C| C 2 delete the highlighted lines and start insert |v_D| D 2 delete the highlighted lines |v_b_I| I 2 block mode: insert same text in all lines, before the highlighted area |v_J| J 2 join the highlighted lines |v_K| K run 'keywordprg' on the highlighted area |v_O| O Move horizontally to other corner of area. Q does not start Ex mode |v_R| R 2 delete the highlighted lines and start insert |v_S| S 2 delete the highlighted lines and start insert |v_U| U 2 make highlighted area uppercase |v_V| V make Visual mode linewise or stop Visual mode |v_X| X 2 delete the highlighted lines |v_Y| Y yank the highlighted lines |v_a(| a( same as ab |v_a)| a) same as ab |v_a<| a< extend highlighted area with a <>block |v_a>| a> same as a< |v_aB| aB extend highlighted area with a{}block |v_aW| aW extend highlighted area with "a WORD" |v_a[| a[ extend highlighted area with a [] block |v_a]| a] same as a[ |v_ab| ab extend highlighted area with a () block |v_ap| ap extend highlighted area with a paragraph |v_as| as extend highlighted area with a sentence |v_aw| aw extend highlighted area with "a word" |v_a{| a{ same as aB |v_a}| a} same as aB |v_c| c 2 delete highlighted area and start insert |v_d| d 2 delete highlighted area |v_gJ| gJ 2 join the highlighted lines without inserting spaces |v_gq| gq 2 format the highlighted lines |v_gv| gv exchange current and previous highlighted area |v_i(| i( same as ib |v_i)| i) same as ib |v_i<| i< extend highlighted area with inner <>block |v_i>| i> same as i< |v_iB| iB extend highlighted area with inner{}block |v_iW| iW extend highlighted area with "inner WORD" |v_i[| i[ extend highlighted area with inner [] block |v_i]| i] same as i[ |v_ib| ib extend highlighted area with inner () block |v_ip| ip extend highlighted area with inner paragraph |v_is| is extend highlighted area with inner sentence |v_iw| iw extend highlighted area with "inner word" |v_i{| i{ same as iB |v_i}| i} same as iB |v_o| o move cursor to other corner of area |v_r| r 2 delete highlighted area and start insert |v_s| s 2 delete highlighted area and start insert |v_u| u 2 make highlighted area lowercase |v_v| v make Visual mode characterwise or stop Visual mode |v_x| x 2 delete the highlighted area |v_y| y yank the highlighted area |v_~| ~ 2 swap case for the highlighted area
4. Command-line editing *ex-edit-index* Get to the command-line with the ':', '!', '/' or '?' commands. Normal characters are inserted at the current cursor position. "Completion" below refers to context-sensitive completion. It will complete file names, tags, commands etc. as appropriate. CTRL-@ not used |c_CTRL-A|CTRL-Ado completion on the pattern in front of the cursor and insert all matches |c_CTRL-B|CTRL-Bcursor to begin of command-line |c_CTRL-C|CTRL-Csame as<ESC>|c_CTRL-D|CTRL-Dlist completions that match the pattern in front of the cursor |c_CTRL-E|CTRL-Ecursor to end of command-line |'cedit'|CTRL-Fdefault value for 'cedit': opens the command-line window; otherwise not usedCTRL-Gnot used |c_<BS>|<BS>delete the character in front of the cursor |c_digraph|{char1}<BS>{char2}enter digraph when 'digraph' is on |c_CTRL-H|CTRL-Hsame as<BS>|c_<Tab>|<Tab>if 'wildchar' is<Tab>: Do completion on the pattern in front of the cursor |c_<S-Tab>|<S-Tab>same asCTRL-P|c_wildchar| 'wildchar' Do completion on the pattern in front of the cursor (default:<Tab>) |c_CTRL-I|CTRL-Isame as<Tab>|c_<NL>|<NL>same as<CR>|c_CTRL-J|CTRL-Jsame as<CR>|c_CTRL-K|CTRL-K{char1}{char2}enter digraph |c_CTRL-L|CTRL-Ldo completion on the pattern in front of the cursor and insert the longest common part |c_<CR>|<CR>execute entered command |c_<CR>|CTRL-Msame as<CR>|c_CTRL-N|CTRL-Nafter using 'wildchar' with multiple matches: go to next match, otherwise: same as<Down>CTRL-Onot used |c_CTRL-P|CTRL-Pafter using 'wildchar' with multiple matches: go to previous match, otherwise: same as<Up>|c_CTRL-Q|CTRL-Qsame asCTRL-V, unless it's used for terminal control flow |c_CTRL-R|CTRL-R{0-9a-z"%#*:=insert the contents of a register or object under the cursor as if typed |c_CTRL-R_CTRL-R|CTRL-FCTRL-PCTRL-WCTRL-A}CTRL-RCTRL-R{0-9a-z"%#*:=insert the contents of a register or object under the cursor literallyCTRL-FCTRL-PCTRL-WCTRL-A}CTRL-S(used for terminal control flow)CTRL-Tnot used |c_CTRL-U|CTRL-Uremove all characters |c_CTRL-V|CTRL-Vinsert next non-digit literally, insert three digit decimal number as a single byte. |c_CTRL-W|CTRL-Wdelete the word in front of the cursorCTRL-Xnot used (reserved for completion)CTRL-Ycopy (yank) modeless selectionCTRL-Znot used (reserved for suspend) |c_<Esc>|<Esc>abandon command-line without executing it |c_<Esc>| CTRL-[ same as<Esc>|c_CTRL-\_CTRL-N| CTRL-\CTRL-Ngo to Normal mode, abandon command-line |c_CTRL-\_CTRL-G| CTRL-\CTRL-Ggo to mode specified with 'insertmode', abandon command-line CTRL-\ a - d reserved for extensions |c_CTRL-\_e| CTRL-\ e{expr}replace the command line with the result of{expr}CTRL-\ f - z reserved for extensions CTRL-\ others not used CTRL-] not used |c_CTRL-^| CTRL-^ toggle use of |:lmap| mappings |c_CTRL-_|CTRL-_when 'allowrevins' set: change language (Hebrew, Farsi) |c_<Del>|<Del>delete the character under the cursor |c_<Left>|<Left>cursor left |c_<S-Left>|<S-Left>cursor one word left |c_<C-Left>|<C-Left>cursor one word left |c_<Right>|<Right>cursor right |c_<S-Right>|<S-Right>cursor one word right |c_<C-Right>|<C-Right>cursor one word right |c_<Up>|<Up>recall previous command-line from history that matches pattern in front of the cursor |c_<S-Up>|<S-Up>recall previous command-line from history |c_<Down>|<Down>recall next command-line from history that matches pattern in front of the cursor |c_<S-Down>|<S-Down>recall next command-line from history |c_<Home>|<Home>cursor to start of command-line |c_<End>|<End>cursor to end of command-line |c_<PageDown>|<PageDown>same as<S-Down>|c_<PageUp>|<PageUp>same as<S-Up>|c_<Insert>|<Insert>toggle insert/overstrike mode |c_<LeftMouse>|<LeftMouse>cursor at mouse click You found it, Arthur! *holy-grail*
5. EX commands *ex-cmd-index* *:index* This is a brief but complete listing of all the ":" commands, without mentioning any arguments. The optional part of the command name is inside []. The commands are sorted on the non-optional part of their name. |:!| :! filter lines or execute an external command |:!!| :!! repeat last ":!" command |:#| :# same as ":number" |:&| :& repeat last ":substitute" |:star| :* execute contents of a register |:<| :< shift lines one 'shiftwidth' left |:=| := print the cursor line number |:>| :> shift lines one 'shiftwidth' right |:@| :@ execute contents of a register |:@@| :@@ repeat the previous ":@" |:Next| :N[ext] go to previous file in the argument list |:Print| :P[rint] print lines |:X| :X ask for encryption key |:append| :a[ppend] append text |:abbreviate| :ab[breviate] enter abbreviation |:abclear| :abc[lear] remove all abbreviations |:aboveleft| :abo[veleft] make split window appear left or above |:all| :al[l] open a window for each file in the argument list |:amenu| :am[enu] enter new menu item for all modes |:anoremenu| :an[oremenu] enter a new menu for all modes that will not be remapped |:args| :ar[gs] print the argument list |:argadd| :arga[dd] add items to the argument list |:argdelete| :argd[elete] delete items from the argument list |:argedit| :arge[dit] add item to the argument list and edit it |:argdo| :argdo do a command on all items in the argument list |:argglobal| :argg[lobal] define the global argument list |:arglocal| :argl[ocal] define a local argument list |:argument| :argu[ment] go to specific file in the argument list |:ascii| :as[cii] print ascii value of character under the cursor |:autocmd| :au[tocmd] enter or show autocommands |:augroup| :aug[roup] select the autocommand group to use |:aunmenu| :aun[menu] remove menu for all modes |:buffer| :b[uffer] go to specific buffer in the buffer list |:bNext| :bN[ext] go to previous buffer in the buffer list |:ball| :ba[ll] open a window for each buffer in the buffer list |:badd| :bad[d] add buffer to the buffer list |:bdelete| :bd[elete] remove a buffer from the buffer list |:behave| :be[have] set mouse and selection behavior |:belowright| :bel[owright] make split window appear right or below |:bfirst| :bf[irst] go to first buffer in the buffer list |:blast| :bl[ast] go to last buffer in the buffer list |:bmodified| :bm[odified] go to next buffer in the buffer list that has been modified |:bnext| :bn[ext] go to next buffer in the buffer list |:botright| :bo[tright] make split window appear at bottom or far right |:bprevious| :bp[revious] go to previous buffer in the buffer list |:brewind| :br[ewind] go to first buffer in the buffer list |:break| :brea[k] break out of while loop |:breakadd| :breaka[dd] add a debugger breakpoint |:breakdel| :breakd[el] delete a debugger breakpoint |:breaklist| :breakl[ist] list debugger breakpoints |:browse| :bro[wse] use file selection dialog |:bufdo| :bufdo execute command in each listed buffer |:buffers| :buffers list all files in the buffer list |:bunload| :bun[load] unload a specific buffer |:bwipeout| :bw[ipeout] really delete a buffer |:change| :c[hange] replace a line or series of lines |:cNext| :cN[ext] go to previous error |:cNfile| :cNf[ile] go to last error in previous file |:cabbrev| :ca[bbrev] like ":abbreviate" but for Command-line mode |:cabclear| :cabc[lear] clear all abbreviations for Command-line mode |:call| :cal[l] call a function |:catch| :cat[ch] part of a :try command |:cc| :cc go to specific error |:cclose| :ccl[ose] close quickfix window |:cd| :cd change directory |:center| :ce[nter] format lines at the center |:cfile| :cf[ile] read file with error messages and jump to first |:cfirst| :cfir[st] go to the specified error, default first one |:cgetfile| :cg[etfile] read file with error messages |:changes| :cha[nges] print the change list |:chdir| :chd[ir] change directory |:checkpath| :che[ckpath] list included files |:checktime| :checkt[ime] check timestamp of loaded buffers |:clist| :cl[ist] list all errors |:clast| :cla[st] go to the specified error, default last one |:close| :clo[se] close current window |:cmap| :cm[ap] like ":map" but for Command-line mode |:cmapclear| :cmapc[lear] clear all mappings for Command-line mode |:cmenu| :cme[nu] add menu for Command-line mode |:cnext| :cn[ext] go to next error |:cnewer| :cnew[er] go to newer error list |:cnfile| :cnf[ile] go to first error in next file |:cnoremap| :cno[remap] like ":noremap" but for Command-line mode |:cnoreabbrev| :cnorea[bbrev] like ":noreabbrev" but for Command-line mode |:cnoremenu| :cnoreme[nu] like ":noremenu" but for Command-line mode |:copy| :co[py] copy lines |:colder| :col[der] go to older error list |:colorscheme| :colo[rscheme] load a specific color scheme |:command| :com[mand] create user-defined command |:comclear| :comc[lear] clear all user-defined commands |:compiler| :comp[iler] do settings for a specific compiler |:continue| :con[tinue] go back to :while |:confirm| :conf[irm] prompt user when confirmation required |:copen| :cope[n] open quickfix window |:cprevious| :cp[revious] go to previous error |:cpfile| :cpf[ile] go to last error in previous file |:cquit| :cq[uit] quit Vim with an error code |:crewind| :cr[ewind] go to the specified error, default first one |:cscope| :cs[cope] execute cscope command |:cstag| :cst[ag] use cscope to jump to a tag |:cunmap| :cu[nmap] like ":unmap" but for Command-line mode |:cunabbrev| :cuna[bbrev] like ":unabbrev" but for Command-line mode |:cunmenu| :cunme[nu] remove menu for Command-line mode |:cwindow| :cw[indow] open or close quickfix window |:delete| :d[elete] delete lines |:debug| :deb[ug] run a command in debugging mode |:debuggreedy| :debugg[reedy] read debug mode commands from normal input |:delcommand| :delc[ommand] delete user-defined command |:delfunction| :delf[unction] delete a user function |:diffupdate| :dif[fupdate] update 'diff' buffers |:diffget| :diffg[et] remove differences in current buffer |:diffpatch| :diffp[atch] apply a patch and show differences |:diffput| :diffpu[t] remove differences in other buffer |:diffsplit| :diffs[plit] show differences with another file |:diffthis| :diffthis make current window a diff window |:digraphs| :dig[raphs] show or enter digraphs |:display| :di[splay] display registers |:djump| :dj[ump] jump to #define |:dlist| :dl[ist] list #defines |:doautocmd| :do[autocmd] apply autocommands to current buffer |:doautoall| :doautoa[ll] apply autocommands for all loaded buffers |:drop| :dr[op] jump to window editing file or edit file in current window |:dsearch| :ds[earch] list one #define |:dsplit| :dsp[lit] split window and jump to #define |:edit| :e[dit] edit a file |:echo| :ec[ho] echoes the result of expressions |:echoerr| :echoe[rr] like :echo, show like an error and use history |:echohl| :echoh[l] set highlighting for echo commands |:echomsg| :echom[sg] same as :echo, put message in history |:echon| :echon same as :echo, but without<EOL>|:else| :el[se] part of an :if command |:elseif| :elsei[f] part of an :if command |:emenu| :em[enu] execute a menu by name |:endif| :en[dif] end previous :if |:endfunction| :endf[unction] end of a user function |:endtry| :endt[ry] end previous :try |:endwhile| :endw[hile] end previous :while |:enew| :ene[w] edit a new, unnamed buffer |:ex| :ex same as ":edit" |:execute| :exe[cute] execute result of expressions |:exit| :exi[t] same as ":xit" |:file| :f[ile] show or set the current file name |:files| :files list all files in the buffer list |:filetype| :filet[ype] switch file type detection on/off |:find| :fin[d] find file in 'path' and edit it |:finally| :fina[lly] part of a :try command |:finish| :fini[sh] quit sourcing a Vim script |:first| :fir[st] go to the first file in the argument list |:fixdel| :fix[del] set key code of<Del>|:fold| :fo[ld] create a fold |:foldclose| :foldc[lose] close folds |:folddoopen| :foldd[oopen] execute command on lines not in a closed fold |:folddoclosed| :folddoc[losed] execute command on lines in a closed fold |:foldopen| :foldo[pen] open folds |:function| :fu[nction] define a user function |:global| :g[lobal] execute commands for matching lines |:goto| :go[to] go to byte in the buffer |:grep| :gr[ep] run 'grepprg' and jump to first match |:grepadd| :grepa[dd] like grep, but append to current list |:gui| :gu[i] start the GUI |:gvim| :gv[im] start the GUI |:hardcopy| :ha[rdcopy] send text to the printer |:help| :h[elp] open a help window |:helpfind| :helpf[ind] dialog to open a help window |:helpgrep| :helpg[rep] like ":grep" but searches help files |:helptags| :helpt[ags] generate help tags for a directory |:highlight| :hi[ghlight] specify highlighting methods |:hide| :hid[e] hide current buffer for a command |:history| :his[tory] print a history list |:insert| :i[nsert] insert text |:iabbrev| :ia[bbrev] like ":abbrev" but for Insert mode |:iabclear| :iabc[lear] like ":abclear" but for Insert mode |:if| :if execute commands when condition met |:ijump| :ij[ump] jump to definition of identifier |:ilist| :il[ist] list lines where identifier matches |:imap| :im[ap] like ":map" but for Insert mode |:imapclear| :imapc[lear] like ":mapclear" but for Insert mode |:imenu| :ime[nu] add menu for Insert mode |:inoremap| :ino[remap] like ":noremap" but for Insert mode |:inoreabbrev| :inorea[bbrev] like ":noreabbrev" but for Insert mode |:inoremenu| :inoreme[nu] like ":noremenu" but for Insert mode |:intro| :int[ro] print the introductory message |:isearch| :is[earch] list one line where identifier matches |:isplit| :isp[lit] split window and jump to definition of identifier |:iunmap| :iu[nmap] like ":unmap" but for Insert mode |:iunabbrev| :iuna[bbrev] like ":unabbrev" but for Insert mode |:iunmenu| :iunme[nu] remove menu for Insert mode |:join| :j[oin] join lines |:jumps| :ju[mps] print the jump list |:k| :k set a mark |:keepmarks| :kee[pmarks] following command keeps marks where they are |:keepjumps| :keepj[jumps] following command keeps jumplist and marks |:list| :l[ist] print lines |:last| :la[st] go to the last file in the argument list |:language| :lan[guage] set the language (locale) |:lcd| :lc[d] change directory locally |:lchdir| :lch[dir] change directory locally |:left| :le[ft] left align lines |:leftabove| :lefta[bove] make split window appear left or above |:let| :let assign a value to a variable or option |:lmap| :lm[ap] like ":map!" but includes Lang-Arg mode |:lmapclear| :lmapc[lear] like ":mapclear!" but includes Lang-Arg mode |:lnoremap| :ln[oremap] like ":noremap!" but includes Lang-Arg mode |:loadkeymap| :loadk[eymap] load the following keymaps until EOF |:loadview| :lo[adview] load view for current window from a file |:lockmarks| :loc[kmarks] following command keeps marks where they are |:ls| :ls list all buffers |:lunmap| :lu[nmap] like ":unmap!" but includes Lang-Arg mode |:move| :m[ove] move lines |:mark| :ma[rk] set a mark |:make| :mak[e] execute external command 'makeprg' and parse error messages |:map| :map show or enter a mapping |:mapclear| :mapc[lear] clear all mappings for Normal and Visual mode |:marks| :marks list all marks |:match| :mat[ch] define a match to highlight |:menu| :me[nu] enter a new menu item |:menutranslate| :menut[ranslate] add a menu translation item |:messages| :mes[sages] view previously displayed messages |:mkexrc| :mk[exrc] write current mappings and settings to a file |:mksession| :mks[ession] write session info to a file |:mkvimrc| :mkv[imrc] write current mappings and settings to a file |:mkview| :mkvie[w] write view of current window to a file |:mode| :mod[e] show or change the screen mode |:next| :n[ext] go to next file in the argument list |:new| :new create a new empty window |:nmap| :nm[ap] like ":map" but for Normal mode |:nmapclear| :nmapc[lear] clear all mappings for Normal mode |:nmenu| :nme[nu] add menu for Normal mode |:nnoremap| :nn[oremap] like ":noremap" but for Normal mode |:nnoremenu| :nnoreme[nu] like ":noremenu" but for Normal mode |:noremap| :no[remap] enter a mapping that will not be remapped |:nohlsearch| :noh[lsearch] suspend 'hlsearch' highlighting |:noreabbrev| :norea[bbrev] enter an abbreviation that will not be remapped |:noremenu| :noreme[nu] enter a menu that will not be remapped |:normal| :norm[al] execute Normal mode commands |:number| :nu[mber] print lines with line number |:nunmap| :nun[map] like ":unmap" but for Normal mode |:nunmenu| :nunme[nu] remove menu for Normal mode |:open| :o[pen] start open mode (not implemented) |:omap| :om[ap] like ":map" but for Operator-pending mode |:omapclear| :omapc[lear] remove all mappings for Operator-pending mode |:omenu| :ome[nu] add menu for Operator-pending mode |:only| :on[ly] close all windows except current one |:onoremap| :ono[remap] like ":noremap" but for Operator-pending mode |:onoremenu| :onoreme[nu] like ":noremenu" but for Operator-pending mode |:options| :opt[ions] open the options-window |:ounmap| :ou[nmap] like ":unmap" but for Operator-pending mode |:ounmenu| :ounme[nu] remove menu for Operator-pending mode |:print| :p[rint] print lines |:pclose| :pc[lose] close preview window |:pedit| :ped[it] edit file in the preview window |:perl| :pe[rl] execute Perl command |:perldo| :perld[o] execute Perl command for each line |:pop| :po[p] jump to older entry in tag stack |:popup| :pop[up] popup a menu by name |:ppop| :pp[op] ":pop" in preview window |:preserve| :pre[serve] write all text to swap file |:previous| :prev[ious] go to previous file in argument list |:promptfind| :pro[mptfind] Search dialog |:promptrepl| :promptr[epl] Search/Replace dialog |:psearch| :ps[earch] like ":ijump" but shows match in preview window |:ptag| :pt[ag] show tag in preview window |:ptNext| :ptN[ext] |:tNext| in preview window |:ptfirst| :ptf[irst] |:trewind| in preview window |:ptjump| :ptj[ump] |:tjump| and show tag in preview window |:ptlast| :ptl[ast] |:tlast| in preview window |:ptnext| :ptn[ext] |:tnext| in preview window |:ptprevious| :ptp[revious] |:tprevious| in preview window |:ptrewind| :ptr[ewind] |:trewind| in preview window |:ptselect| :pts[elect] |:tselect| and show tag in preview window |:put| :pu[t] insert contents of register in the text |:pwd| :pw[d] print current directory |:python| :py[thon] execute Python command |:pyfile| :pyf[ile] execute Python script file |:quit| :q[uit] quit current window (when one window quit Vim) |:quitall| :quita[ll] quit Vim |:qall| :qa[ll] quit Vim |:read| :r[ead] read file into the text |:recover| :rec[over] recover a file from a swap file |:redo| :red[o] redo one undone change |:redir| :redi[r] redirect messages to a file or register |:redraw| :redr[aw] force a redraw of the display |:redrawstatus| :redraws[tatus] force a redraw of the status line(s) |:registers| :reg[isters] display the contents of registers |:resize| :res[ize] change current window height |:retab| :ret[ab] change tab size |:return| :retu[rn] return from a user function |:rewind| :rew[ind] go to the first file in the argument list |:right| :ri[ght] right align text |:rightbelow| :rightb[elow] make split window appear right or below |:ruby| :rub[y] execute Ruby command |:rubydo| :rubyd[o] execute Ruby command for each line |:rubyfile| :rubyf[ile] execute Ruby script file |:runtime| :ru[ntime] source vim scripts in 'runtimepath' |:rviminfo| :rv[iminfo] read from viminfo file |:substitute| :s[ubstitute] find and replace text |:sNext| :sN[ext] split window and go to previous file in argument list |:sargument| :sa[rgument] split window and go to specific file in argument list |:sall| :sal[l] open a window for each file in argument list |:saveas| :sav[eas] save file under another name. |:sbuffer| :sb[uffer] split window and go to specific file in the buffer list |:sbNext| :sbN[ext] split window and go to previous file in the buffer list |:sball| :sba[ll] open a window for each file in the buffer list |:sbfirst| :sbf[irst] split window and go to first file in the buffer list |:sblast| :sbl[ast] split window and go to last file in buffer list |:sbmodified| :sbm[odified] split window and go to modified file in the buffer list |:sbnext| :sbn[ext] split window and go to next file in the buffer list |:sbprevious| :sbp[revious] split window and go to previous file in the buffer list |:sbrewind| :sbr[ewind] split window and go to first file in the buffer list |:scriptnames| :scrip[tnames] list names of all sourced Vim scripts |:scriptencoding| :scripte[ncoding] encoding used in sourced Vim script |:scscope| :scs[cope] split window and execute cscope command |:set| :se[t] show or set options |:setfiletype| :setf[iletype] set 'filetype', unless it was set already |:setglobal| :setg[lobal] show global values of options |:setlocal| :setl[ocal] show or set options locally |:sfind| :sf[ind] split current window and edit file in 'path' |:sfirst| :sfir[st] split window and go to first file in the argument list |:shell| :sh[ell] escape to a shell |:simalt| :sim[alt] Win32 GUI: simulate Windows ALT key |:sign| :sig[n] manipulate signs |:silent| :sil[ent] Run a command silently |:sleep| :sl[eep] do nothing for a few seconds |:slast| :sla[st] split window and go to last file in the argument list |:smagic| :sm[agic] :substitute with 'magic' |:snext| :sn[ext] split window and go to next file in the argument list |:sniff| :sni[ff] send request to sniff |:snomagic| :sno[magic] :substitute with 'nomagic' |:source| :so[urce] read Vim or Ex commands from a file |:split| :sp[lit] split current window |:sprevious| :spr[evious] split window and go to previous file in the argument list |:srewind| :sre[wind] split window and go to first file in the argument list |:stop| :st[op] suspend the editor or escape to a shell |:stag| :sta[g] split window and jump to a tag |:startinsert| :star[tinsert] start Insert mode |:stopinsert|| :stopi[nsert] stop Insert mode |:stjump| :stj[ump] do ":tjump" and split window |:stselect| :sts[elect] do ":tselect" and split window |:sunhide| :sun[hide] same as ":unhide" |:suspend| :sus[pend] same as ":stop" |:sview| :sv[iew] split window and edit file read-only |:swapname| :sw[apname] show the name of the current swap file |:syntax| :sy[ntax] syntax highlighting |:syncbind| :sync[bind] sync scroll binding |:t| :t same as ":copy" |:tNext| :tN[ext] jump to previous matching tag |:tag| :ta[g] jump to tag |:tags| :tags show the contents of the tag stack |:tcl| :tc[l] execute Tcl command |:tcldo| :tcld[o] execute Tcl command for each line |:tclfile| :tclf[ile] execute Tcl script file |:tearoff| :te[aroff] tear-off a menu |:tfirst| :tf[irst] jump to first matching tag |:throw| :th[row] throw an exception |:tjump| :tj[ump] like ":tselect", but jump directly when there is only one match |:tlast| :tl[ast] jump to last matching tag |:tmenu| :tm[enu] define menu tooltip |:tnext| :tn[ext] jump to next matching tag |:topleft| :to[pleft] make split window appear at top or far left |:tprevious| :tp[revious] jump to previous matching tag |:trewind| :tr[ewind] jump to first matching tag |:try| :try execute commands, abort on error or exception |:tselect| :ts[elect] list matching tags and select one |:tunmenu| :tu[nmenu] remove menu tooltip |:undo| :u[ndo] undo last change(s) |:unabbreviate| :una[bbreviate] remove abbreviation |:unhide| :unh[ide] open a window for each loaded file in the buffer list |:unlet| :unl[et] delete variable |:unmap| :unm[ap] remove mapping |:unmenu| :unme[nu] remove menu |:update| :up[date] write buffer if modified |:vglobal| :v[global] execute commands for not matching lines |:version| :ve[rsion] print version number and other info |:verbose| :verb[ose] execute command with 'verbose' set |:vertical| :vert[ical] make following command split vertically |:visual| :vi[sual] same as ":edit", but turns off "Ex" mode |:view| :vie[w] edit a file read-only |:vmap| :vm[ap] like ":map" but for Visual mode |:vmapclear| :vmapc[lear] remove all mappings for Visual mode |:vmenu| :vme[nu] add menu for Visual mode |:vnoremap| :vn[oremap] like ":noremap" but for Visual mode |:vnew| :vne[w] create a new empty window, vertically split |:vnoremenu| :vnoreme[nu] like ":noremenu" but for Visual mode |:vsplit| :vs[plit] split current window vertically |:vunmap| :vu[nmap] like ":unmap" but for Visual mode |:vunmenu| :vunme[nu] remove menu for Visual mode |:windo| :windo execute command in each window |:write| :w[rite] write to a file |:wNext| :wN[ext] write to a file and go to previous file in argument list |:wall| :wa[ll] write all (changed) buffers |:while| :wh[ile] execute loop for as long as condition met |:winsize| :wi[nsize] get or set window size (obsolete) |:wincmd| :winc[md] execute a Window (CTRL-W) command |:winpos| :winp[os] get or set window position |:wnext| :wn[ext] write to a file and go to next file in argument list |:wprevious| :wp[revious] write to a file and go to previous file in argument list |:wq| :wq write to a file and quit window or Vim |:wqall| :wqa[ll] write all changed buffers and quit Vim |:wsverb| :ws[verb] pass the verb to workshop over IPC |:wviminfo| :wv[iminfo] write to viminfo file |:xit| :x[it] write if buffer changed and quit window or Vim |:xall| :xa[ll] same as ":wqall" |:yank| :y[ank] yank lines into a register |:z| :z print some lines |:~| :~ repeat last ":substitute" vim:tw=78:ts=8:ft=help:norl:
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