Some of my favorite Vim commands ... 
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Thu Oct 20 10:50:27 2005 Edit
if wrap is on, go to the end of screen:
g$
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Good for command line stuff:
h ;
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h sidescroll
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h changelist
(jump to changes)
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How can mouse scrolling of the scrollbar be imitated in ex mode with only keystrokes?
e.g., i want to bring the last line of the file to the center of the screen, but can only do so with the scrollbar!
answer:
:h scroll-down
ctrl-e
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Fri Oct 21 17:57:33 2005 Edit
h ctrl-w
ctrl-w j " go down windows ctrl-w k " go up windows
Tue Dec 06 11:31:10 2005 Edit
jump to next/previous marks (set marks using m[a-z] or m[A-Z])
[' ]'
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- h helpgrep
page through the search results w/ :c[nN]ext or view them all with :cwindow
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@@ @: repeat last ':' command
Thu Dec 15 11:33:45 2005 Edit
Q: how to enter multiple ':' commands from the cmd-line window (q:)? A:
:command1 | command2 | ...
Fri Dec 16 12:04:09 2005 Edit
adjust readmeFold so that it doesn't execute on very large files (e.g., set the condition at 100,000 lines? or x number of KB?)
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set offset to another search!
let @J = "/|FAIL/;/?### RTE:?
use lower case j to overwrite the register ...
let @j = "/|FAIL/;/?### RTE:?
do @J in normal mode to execute the register.
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set scrolloff to 999 to keep the cursor in the middle of the window
Thu Jan 05 13:45:39 2006 Edit
EXECUTING COMMANDS ON FOLDS ~
:[range]foldd[oopen] {cmd} *:foldd* *:folddoopen*
Execute {cmd} on all lines that are not in a closed fold.
When [range] is given, only these lines are used.
Each time {cmd} is executed the cursor is positioned on the
line it is executed for.
This works like the ":global" command: First all lines that
are not in a closed fold are marked. Then the {cmd} is
executed for all marked lines. Thus when {cmd} changes the
folds, this has no influence on where it is executed (except
when lines are deleted, of course).
Example: >
:folddoopen s/end/loop_end/ge
< Note the use of the "e" flag to avoid getting an error message
where "end" doesn't match.
:[range]folddoc[losed] {cmd} *:folddoc* *:folddoclosed*
Execute {cmd} on all lines that are in a closed fold.
Otherwise like ":folddoopen".
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instead of visually selecting entire file, use '%':
:%<some command here>
% equal to 1,$ (the entire file) *:%*
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*search-range*
You cannot limit the search command "/" to a certain range of lines. A trick
to do this anyway is to use the ":substitute" command with the 'c' flag.
Example: >
:.,300s/Pattern//gc
This command will search from the cursor position until line 300 for
"Pattern". At the match, you will be asked to type a character. Type 'q' to
stop at this match, type 'n' to find the next match.
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*gd*
gd Goto local Declaration. When the cursor is on a local
variable, this command will jump to its declaration.
First Vim searches for the start of the current
function, just like "[[". If it is not found the
search stops in line 1. If it is found, Vim goes back
until a blank line is found. From this position Vim
searches for the keyword under the cursor, like with
"*", but lines that look like a comment are ignored
(see 'comments' option).
Note that this is not guaranteed to work, Vim does not
really check the syntax, it only searches for a match
with the keyword. If included files also need to be
searched use the commands listed in |include-search|.
After this command |n| searches forward for the next
match (not backward).
{not in Vi}
*gD*
gD Goto global Declaration. When the cursor is on a
global variable that is defined in the file, this
command will jump to its declaration. This works just
like "gd", except that the search for the keyword
always starts in line 1. {not in Vi}
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It would be nice if one could visually select text in diff mode, and have that text not included in the diff operation.
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write a macro | mapping | script | thingy to open all files visually selected
foo bar foo1 bar1
so vselect the above and do a <leader><something> and this is performed:
! gvim `find . | grep -w \<foo\>|\<bar\>|\<foo1\>|\<bar1\>`
Thu Jan 19 13:59:20 2006 Edit
multiline register assignments are really ugly! another way?
let @c = "/*" . "\n * Copyright 2006 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved." . "\n * Use is subject to license terms." . "\n *" . "\n * The contents of this file contain proprietary material of Sun" . "\n * Microsystems, Inc., and are subject to the current version of the Sun" . "\n * Community Source License for Sun HPC ClusterTools (TM) (\"the License\")." . "\n * You may not use this file except in compliance with the License. You" . "\n * may obtain a copy of the License on the World Wide Web from" . "\n * http://www.sun.com/software/communitysource/. See the License for the" . "\n * rights, obligations, and limitations governing use of the contents of" . "\n * this file." . "\n *" . "\n * Sun, Sun Microsystems, the Sun logo, Sun HPC ClusterTools, Sun PFS," . "\n * Sun C++, Sun MPI, Prism, Sun Prism, and all Sun-based trademarks and logos," . "\n * are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in" . "\n * the United States and other countries." . "\n */"
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just cd to a different dir!
:cd
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:h system() - capture shell output
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highlight search items without using / (persistent highlighting across searches!)
:mat[ch] {group} /{pattern}/
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a good "undo" for s/;/;\r/g -> do "vip" in visual-mode. it will select the whole paragraph.
Wed Mar 01 16:39:52 2006 Edit
Show all lines that match keyword under cursor - also searches include files! (how about one for all buffers?)
[I ]I
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To add line numbers in vim:
:g/^/exec "s/^/".strpart(line(".")." ", 0, 4)
Thu Mar 02 16:53:46 2006 Edit
Never download another colorscheme again - create your own in a single line with existing colorschemes!
:h reloaded
:Reload blah blah blah
Thu Mar 02 17:44:44 2006 Edit
:[range]foldd[oopen] {cmd} *:foldd* *:folddoopen*
:[range]folddoc[losed] {cmd} *:folddoc* *:folddoclosed*
Fri Mar 03 19:00:40 2006 Edit
Jump to match in [I or ]I operation! input("blah blah") is neat too
:map <F4> [I:let nr = input("Which one: ")<Bar>exe "normal " . nr ."[\t"<CR>
:ilist or :il to search for a pattern instead of what's under the cursor
Wed Mar 22 11:44:26 2006 Edit
TODO: learn how to set 'foldtext' to my liking. E.g., eliminate dashes.
Thu Mar 23 10:45:58 2006 Edit
To debug a vim function/script:
Do, e.g.:
pepper code w/ echo statements
redir @a ('a' is the register of your choosing)
Then, to see trace of echo statements, do:
normal "ap
Thu Mar 23 19:00:01 2006 Edit
Why does vim break up into two windows when i want all 64 buffers in the same one?
em162155@burl-ct-v440-2 /workspace/em162155/hpc/mpi-neworder/openmpi/sparc 380> g -lw opt.SUNWhpc `f . | gs2` | x gvim 46 files to edit 18 files to edit
Mon Mar 27 18:28:28 2006 Edit
Open all folds that contain pattern "xyz".
In normal mode:
qq/xyznq� @q
Mapping for this?
Q: How do i prevent it from wrapping around? A: set nowrapscan
Fri Mar 31 11:44:34 2006 Edit
grab words, lines, paragraphs, ...
:h visual-operators
Fri Mar 31 11:55:28 2006 Edit
Notice the time-to-exec difference between this:
default-universe-21646\|default-universe-10056\|default-universe-28908\|default-universe-17386\|default-universe-19999\|default-universe-17111\|default-universe-16938\|default-universe-16936\|default-universe-16937\|default-universe-16935\|default-universe-16926\|default-universe-16927\|default-universe-16925\|default-universe-16924\|default-universe-16916\|default-universe-16915\|default-universe-16914\|default-universe-16906\|default-universe-16905\|default-universe-16904\|default-universe-16896\|default-universe-16895\|default-universe-16887\|default-universe-16886\|default-universe-16866\|default-universe-4226
and this:
default-universe-\(21646\|10056\|28908\|17386\|19999\|17111\|16938\|16936\|16937\|16935\|16926\|16927\|16925\|16924\|16916\|16915\|16914\|16906\|16905\|16904\|16896\|16895\|16887\|16886\|16866\|4226\)
Fri Apr 07 10:24:38 2006 Edit
numeric sorting:
:%!sort -k8 -n
Wed Apr 12 11:06:42 2006 Edit
TODO: shortcut (mapping) to set focus to previously visited buffer
Fri Apr 14 11:40:33 EDT 2006 Edit
Network based vim!
:Nread "ftp://[user@]machine[[:#]port]/file"
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Use these options with indent_dtrace.pl
:set foldmethod=indent | set shiftwidth=1
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/home/em162155/share/vim/vim63/colors $ find . | grep -vw core | tail -138 | xargs -i -t sudo cp {} /ws/ompi-tools/share/vim/vim70/colors/\{\}
/home/em162155/share/vim/vim63/plugin $ sudo cp sketch* increment.vim drawing.vim explorer.vim Align* vis.vim themes.vim cecutil.vim Decho.vim /ws/ompi-tools/share/vim/vim70/plugin/
1-liner:
find . | grep -vw core | tail -138 | xargs -i -t sudo cp {} /import/lab-tools/local/sparc/share/vim/vim70/colors/\{\} && cd ../plugin && sudo cp sketch* increment.vim drawing.vim explorer.vim Align* vis.vim themes.vim cecutil.vim Decho.vim /import/lab-tools/local/sparc/share/vim/vim70/plugin/ &&
find . | grep -vw core | tail -138 | xargs -i -t sudo cp {} /import/lab-tools/local/i386/share/vim/vim70/colors/\{\} && cd ../plugin && sudo cp sketch* increment.vim drawing.vim explorer.vim Align* vis.vim themes.vim cecutil.vim Decho.vim /import/lab-tools/local/i386/share/vim/vim70/plugin/
Fri May 26 15:38:25 2006 Edit
vim70 vs vim63
- ls works differently now ... it now knows (and lists) every buffer vim has open in all windows, versus just the buffers in the current window
Sat Jun 24 11:48:31 2006 Edit
Attempted install of vimDebug. Needs some tweaking for solaris?
Mon Jun 26 12:40:45 2006 Edit
Figure out how 'comments' option works. So that I can get "normal gqq" to indent for lines like this:
Q: this is a long long long question ... (insert many lines worth of chars here)? A: You could set sw=3 ?
:h comments
Wed Jun 28 11:27:53 2006 Edit
Undo branches (in vim 7)
g+ and g-
Wed Jun 28 11:37:51 2006 Edit
dosini.vim needed to account for '#' comments:
syn match dosiniComment "^\(;\|#\).*$"
Mon Jul 10 12:18:39 2006 Edit
Why does :colorscheme take so long to set on sparc?
Mon Jul 10 17:37:48 2006 Edit
What vim feature is best for code browsing? cscope, tags, grep, or find?
cscope
+ find symbols (definitions and usage) - not loaded on i386 - doesn't use quickfix/location lists - need to attach to cscope database
tags
+ find symbols (definitions)
[vim]grep
+ find any string
find
+ find files
Tue Aug 01 17:45:36 2006 Edit
USING A PATTERN IN A RANGE
Suppose you are editing a chapter in a book, and want to replace all occurrences of "grey" with "gray". But only in this chapter, not in the next one. You know that only chapter boundaries have the word "Chapter" in the first column. This command will work then: >
:?^Chapter?,/^Chapter/s=grey=gray=g
Wed Sep 20 10:35:09 2006 Edit
scroll-cursor
redraw screen with cursor in middle, top, ...
z. z<CR>
Fri Oct 13 18:03:23 2006 Edit
!@#$%! I need to get off this machine but i have a zillion vim windows/tabs/buffers opened just how i want them!
You can quickly start editing with a previously saved View or Session with the
|-S| argument: >
vim -S Session.vim
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All this is {not in Vi} and {not available when compiled without the
|+mksession| feature}.
:mks[ession][!] [file] Write a Vim script that restores the current editing
session.
Wed Oct 18 22:42:33 2006 Edit
:h client-server
$ gvim --servername GVIM1 --remote files ...
Fri Nov 17 18:13:01 2006 Edit
filename-modifiers
e.g.,
! echo %:t
Tue Dec 05 12:58:27 2006 Edit
How come the RSS of the last entry is so damn big?!
PID USERNAME SIZE RSS STATE PRI NICE TIME CPU PROCESS/NLWP
6645 em162155 15M 1280K sleep 59 0 0:03:20 0.0% vim/1
5887 em162155 15M 6888K sleep 59 0 0:00:14 0.0% vim/1
1055 em162155 17M 480K sleep 59 0 0:00:03 0.0% vim/1
5507 em162155 15M 1304K sleep 59 0 0:00:35 0.0% vim/1
29766 em162155 24M 14M sleep 59 0 0:24:48 0.0% vim/1
Wed May 02 18:42:24 2007 Edit
:h modelines!
E.g.,
vim:comments=fb\:[x],fb\:[s],fb\:[\ ],fb\:*,fb\:[/],fb\:[j],fb\:[m]:
Thu Jun 21 11:44:49 2007 Edit
word count, wordcount:
g<C-g>
Mon Sep 10 18:34:31 2007 Edit
Vim expressions in `` :-)
:e `=tempname()`
Thu Oct 25 11:28:05 2007 Edit
:help rename-files ...
$ vim
:r !ls *.c
:%s/\(.*\).c/mv & \1.bla
:w !sh
:q!
Thu Oct 25 11:33:02 2007 Edit
Q: Why does vim become slow after a while? A: Do this:
:set fdm=manual
My folds can slow the works down!
Mon Nov 19 18:42:28 2007 Edit
windo:
Does everything in a single tab. I'd been thinking
- bufdo does this!
Sun Dec 16 23:06:51 2007 Edit
d) - delete a sentence. ) - move to next sentence ( - move to prev sentence
:h )
Tue 08 Apr 2008 04:11:04 PM EDT Edit
./configure --disable-nextaw-check --prefix=/ws/ompi-tools/ && make all && sudo make install ; irc.pl `pwd`
./configure --prefix=/foo/bar CC=cc CXX=CC && make all X_LIBS_DIR="-L/usr/X11R6/lib64 -R/usr/X11R6/lib64" && sudo make install ; irc.pl `pwd`
Wed Apr 16 11:23:43 2008 Edit
Autocommands.
(:h au!). Jump to the end of a file immediately after opening it:
au! BufRead,BufWinEnter * normal G
Wed Apr 16 11:23:43 2008 Edit
Replace expression
:%s@>\d\+<\/a>@\=">" . Urndm(0,100) . "%</a>"@
:h sub-replace-expression
Tue Jun 10 10:02:12 2008 Edit
If you want to format the current paragraph and continue where you were, use: > gwap If you always want to keep paragraphs formatted you may want to add the 'a' flag to 'formatoptions'. See |auto-format|.
Fri Jun 20 15:43:29 2008 Edit
Makes things legible (e.g., not darkblue against black background!)
:set bg=dark
