1*quickref.txt* For Vim version 8.1. Last change: 2019 Feb 16 2 3 4 VIM REFERENCE MANUAL by Bram Moolenaar 5 6 Quick reference guide 7 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 31 32------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 33N is used to indicate an optional count that can be given before the command. 34------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 35*Q_lr* Left-right motions 36 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| g0 to first character in screen line (differs from "0" 44 when lines wrap) 45|g^| 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| 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 60 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 77 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| 86 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 109 110|/| 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 124 125|pattern| Special characters in search patterns 126 127 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 145 146 matches <Esc> \e \e 147 matches <Tab> \t \t 148 matches <CR> \r \r 149 matches <BS> \b \b 150 151 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 \(\) \(\) 157 158|search-offset| Offsets allowed after search command 159 160 [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 172 173|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 192 193|%| % 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 201 202|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 206 207|: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 216 217|: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 224 225|: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 233 234|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 243 244These 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 251 252|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 261 262in 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 267 268|insert-index| alphabetical index of Insert mode commands 269 270leaving 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 274 275moving 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 283 284|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 290 291|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 295 296|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 302 303|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 317 318|:dig| :dig[raphs] show current list of digraphs 319|:dig| :dig[raphs] {char1}{char2} {number} ... 320 add digraph(s) to the list 321 322In 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 329 330|: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 335 336|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 350 351|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 366 367|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} 375 376 (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 387 388|~| 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} 401 402|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 404 405|<| 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 421 422|!| 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 447 448|visual-index| list of Visual mode commands. 449 450|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) 460 461|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" 483 484------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 485*Q_re* Repeating commands 486 487|.| 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 511 512|:map| :ma[p] {lhs} {rhs} map {lhs} to {rhs} in Normal and Visual mode 513|:map!| :ma[p]! {lhs} {rhs} map {lhs} to {rhs} in Insert and Command-line 514 mode 515|:noremap| :no[remap][!] {lhs} {rhs} 516 same as ":map", no remapping for this {rhs} 517|:unmap| :unm[ap] {lhs} remove the mapping of {lhs} for Normal and 518 Visual mode 519|:unmap!| :unm[ap]! {lhs} remove the mapping of {lhs} for Insert and 520 Command-line mode 521|:map_l| :ma[p] [lhs] list mappings (starting with [lhs]) for 522 Normal and Visual mode 523|:map_l!| :ma[p]! [lhs] list mappings (starting with [lhs]) for 524 Insert and Command-line mode 525|:cmap| :cmap/:cunmap/:cnoremap 526 like ":map!"/":unmap!"/":noremap!" but for 527 Command-line mode only 528|:imap| :imap/:iunmap/:inoremap 529 like ":map!"/":unmap!"/":noremap!" but for 530 Insert mode only 531|:nmap| :nmap/:nunmap/:nnoremap 532 like ":map"/":unmap"/":noremap" but for 533 Normal mode only 534|:vmap| :vmap/:vunmap/:vnoremap 535 like ":map"/":unmap"/":noremap" but for 536 Visual mode only 537|:omap| :omap/:ounmap/:onoremap 538 like ":map"/":unmap"/":noremap" but only for 539 when an operator is pending 540|:mapc| :mapc[lear] remove mappings for Normal and Visual mode 541|:mapc| :mapc[lear]! remove mappings for Insert and Cmdline mode 542|:imapc| :imapc[lear] remove mappings for Insert mode 543|:vmapc| :vmapc[lear] remove mappings for Visual mode 544|:omapc| :omapc[lear] remove mappings for Operator-pending mode 545|:nmapc| :nmapc[lear] remove mappings for Normal mode 546|:cmapc| :cmapc[lear] remove mappings for Cmdline mode 547|:mkexrc| :mk[exrc][!] [file] write current mappings, abbreviations, and 548 settings to [file] (default: ".exrc"; 549 use ! to overwrite) 550|:mkvimrc| :mkv[imrc][!] [file] 551 same as ":mkexrc", but with default ".vimrc" 552|:mksession| :mks[ession][!] [file] 553 like ":mkvimrc", but store current files, 554 windows, etc. too, to be able to continue 555 this session later 556------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 557*Q_ab* Abbreviations 558 559|:abbreviate| :ab[breviate] {lhs} {rhs} add abbreviation for {lhs} to {rhs} 560|:abbreviate| :ab[breviate] {lhs} show abbr's that start with {lhs} 561|:abbreviate| :ab[breviate] show all abbreviations 562|:unabbreviate| :una[bbreviate] {lhs} remove abbreviation for {lhs} 563|:noreabbrev| :norea[bbrev] [lhs] [rhs] like ":ab", but don't remap [rhs] 564|:iabbrev| :iab/:iunab/:inoreab like ":ab", but only for Insert mode 565|:cabbrev| :cab/:cunab/:cnoreab like ":ab", but only for 566 Command-line mode 567|:abclear| :abc[lear] remove all abbreviations 568|:cabclear| :cabc[lear] remove all abbr's for Cmdline mode 569|:iabclear| :iabc[lear] remove all abbr's for Insert mode 570------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 571*Q_op* Options 572 573|:set| :se[t] show all modified options 574|:set| :se[t] all show all non-termcap options 575|:set| :se[t] termcap show all termcap options 576|:set| :se[t] {option} set boolean option (switch it on), 577 show string or number option 578|:set| :se[t] no{option} reset boolean option (switch it off) 579|:set| :se[t] inv{option} invert boolean option 580|:set| :se[t] {option}={value} set string/number option to {value} 581|:set| :se[t] {option}+={value} append {value} to string option, add 582 {value} to number option 583|:set| :se[t] {option}-={value} remove {value} to string option, 584 subtract {value} from number option 585|:set| :se[t] {option}? show value of {option} 586|:set| :se[t] {option}& reset {option} to its default value 587 588|:setlocal| :setl[ocal] like ":set" but set the local value 589 for options that have one 590|:setglobal| :setg[lobal] like ":set" but set the global value 591 of a local option 592 593|:fix| :fix[del] set value of 't_kD' according to 594 value of 't_kb' 595|:options| :opt[ions] open a new window to view and set 596 options, grouped by functionality, 597 a one line explanation and links to 598 the help 599 600Short explanation of each option: *option-list* 601'aleph' 'al' ASCII code of the letter Aleph (Hebrew) 602'allowrevins' 'ari' allow CTRL-_ in Insert and Command-line mode 603'ambiwidth' 'ambw' what to do with Unicode chars of ambiguous width 604'antialias' 'anti' Mac OS X: use smooth, antialiased fonts 605'autochdir' 'acd' change directory to the file in the current window 606'arabic' 'arab' for Arabic as a default second language 607'arabicshape' 'arshape' do shaping for Arabic characters 608'autoindent' 'ai' take indent for new line from previous line 609'autoread' 'ar' autom. read file when changed outside of Vim 610'autowrite' 'aw' automatically write file if changed 611'autowriteall' 'awa' as 'autowrite', but works with more commands 612'background' 'bg' "dark" or "light", used for highlight colors 613'backspace' 'bs' how backspace works at start of line 614'backup' 'bk' keep backup file after overwriting a file 615'backupcopy' 'bkc' make backup as a copy, don't rename the file 616'backupdir' 'bdir' list of directories for the backup file 617'backupext' 'bex' extension used for the backup file 618'backupskip' 'bsk' no backup for files that match these patterns 619'balloondelay' 'bdlay' delay in mS before a balloon may pop up 620'ballooneval' 'beval' switch on balloon evaluation in the GUI 621'balloonevalterm' 'bevalterm' switch on balloon evaluation in the terminal 622'balloonexpr' 'bexpr' expression to show in balloon 623'belloff' 'bo' do not ring the bell for these reasons 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'breakindent' 'bri' wrapped line repeats indent 629'breakindentopt' 'briopt' settings for 'breakindent' 630'browsedir' 'bsdir' which directory to start browsing in 631'bufhidden' 'bh' what to do when buffer is no longer in window 632'buflisted' 'bl' whether the buffer shows up in the buffer list 633'buftype' 'bt' special type of buffer 634'casemap' 'cmp' specifies how case of letters is changed 635'cdpath' 'cd' list of directories searched with ":cd" 636'cedit' key used to open the command-line window 637'charconvert' 'ccv' expression for character encoding conversion 638'cindent' 'cin' do C program indenting 639'cinkeys' 'cink' keys that trigger indent when 'cindent' is set 640'cinoptions' 'cino' how to do indenting when 'cindent' is set 641'cinwords' 'cinw' words where 'si' and 'cin' add an indent 642'clipboard' 'cb' use the clipboard as the unnamed register 643'cmdheight' 'ch' number of lines to use for the command-line 644'cmdwinheight' 'cwh' height of the command-line window 645'colorcolumn' 'cc' columns to highlight 646'columns' 'co' number of columns in the display 647'comments' 'com' patterns that can start a comment line 648'commentstring' 'cms' template for comments; used for fold marker 649'compatible' 'cp' behave Vi-compatible as much as possible 650'complete' 'cpt' specify how Insert mode completion works 651'completefunc' 'cfu' function to be used for Insert mode completion 652'completeopt' 'cot' options for Insert mode completion 653'concealcursor' 'cocu' whether concealable text is hidden in cursor line 654'conceallevel' 'cole' whether concealable text is shown or hidden 655'confirm' 'cf' ask what to do about unsaved/read-only files 656'conskey' 'consk' get keys directly from console (MS-DOS only) 657'copyindent' 'ci' make 'autoindent' use existing indent structure 658'cpoptions' 'cpo' flags for Vi-compatible behavior 659'cryptmethod' 'cm' type of encryption to use for file writing 660'cscopepathcomp' 'cspc' how many components of the path to show 661'cscopeprg' 'csprg' command to execute cscope 662'cscopequickfix' 'csqf' use quickfix window for cscope results 663'cscoperelative' 'csre' Use cscope.out path basename as prefix 664'cscopetag' 'cst' use cscope for tag commands 665'cscopetagorder' 'csto' determines ":cstag" search order 666'cscopeverbose' 'csverb' give messages when adding a cscope database 667'cursorbind' 'crb' move cursor in window as it moves in other windows 668'cursorcolumn' 'cuc' highlight the screen column of the cursor 669'cursorline' 'cul' highlight the screen line of the cursor 670'debug' set to "msg" to see all error messages 671'define' 'def' pattern to be used to find a macro definition 672'delcombine' 'deco' delete combining characters on their own 673'dictionary' 'dict' list of file names used for keyword completion 674'diff' use diff mode for the current window 675'diffexpr' 'dex' expression used to obtain a diff file 676'diffopt' 'dip' options for using diff mode 677'digraph' 'dg' enable the entering of digraphs in Insert mode 678'directory' 'dir' list of directory names for the swap file 679'display' 'dy' list of flags for how to display text 680'eadirection' 'ead' in which direction 'equalalways' works 681'edcompatible' 'ed' toggle flags of ":substitute" command 682'emoji' 'emo' emoji characters are considered full width 683'encoding' 'enc' encoding used internally 684'endofline' 'eol' write <EOL> for last line in file 685'equalalways' 'ea' windows are automatically made the same size 686'equalprg' 'ep' external program to use for "=" command 687'errorbells' 'eb' ring the bell for error messages 688'errorfile' 'ef' name of the errorfile for the QuickFix mode 689'errorformat' 'efm' description of the lines in the error file 690'esckeys' 'ek' recognize function keys in Insert mode 691'eventignore' 'ei' autocommand events that are ignored 692'expandtab' 'et' use spaces when <Tab> is inserted 693'exrc' 'ex' read .vimrc and .exrc in the current directory 694'fileencoding' 'fenc' file encoding for multi-byte text 695'fileencodings' 'fencs' automatically detected character encodings 696'fileformat' 'ff' file format used for file I/O 697'fileformats' 'ffs' automatically detected values for 'fileformat' 698'fileignorecase' 'fic' ignore case when using file names 699'filetype' 'ft' type of file, used for autocommands 700'fillchars' 'fcs' characters to use for displaying special items 701'fixendofline' 'fixeol' make sure last line in file has <EOL> 702'foldclose' 'fcl' close a fold when the cursor leaves it 703'foldcolumn' 'fdc' width of the column used to indicate folds 704'foldenable' 'fen' set to display all folds open 705'foldexpr' 'fde' expression used when 'foldmethod' is "expr" 706'foldignore' 'fdi' ignore lines when 'foldmethod' is "indent" 707'foldlevel' 'fdl' close folds with a level higher than this 708'foldlevelstart' 'fdls' 'foldlevel' when starting to edit a file 709'foldmarker' 'fmr' markers used when 'foldmethod' is "marker" 710'foldmethod' 'fdm' folding type 711'foldminlines' 'fml' minimum number of lines for a fold to be closed 712'foldnestmax' 'fdn' maximum fold depth 713'foldopen' 'fdo' for which commands a fold will be opened 714'foldtext' 'fdt' expression used to display for a closed fold 715'formatexpr' 'fex' expression used with "gq" command 716'formatlistpat' 'flp' pattern used to recognize a list header 717'formatoptions' 'fo' how automatic formatting is to be done 718'formatprg' 'fp' name of external program used with "gq" command 719'fsync' 'fs' whether to invoke fsync() after file write 720'gdefault' 'gd' the ":substitute" flag 'g' is default on 721'grepformat' 'gfm' format of 'grepprg' output 722'grepprg' 'gp' program to use for ":grep" 723'guicursor' 'gcr' GUI: settings for cursor shape and blinking 724'guifont' 'gfn' GUI: Name(s) of font(s) to be used 725'guifontset' 'gfs' GUI: Names of multi-byte fonts to be used 726'guifontwide' 'gfw' list of font names for double-wide characters 727'guiheadroom' 'ghr' GUI: pixels room for window decorations 728'guioptions' 'go' GUI: Which components and options are used 729'guipty' GUI: try to use a pseudo-tty for ":!" commands 730'guitablabel' 'gtl' GUI: custom label for a tab page 731'guitabtooltip' 'gtt' GUI: custom tooltip for a tab page 732'helpfile' 'hf' full path name of the main help file 733'helpheight' 'hh' minimum height of a new help window 734'helplang' 'hlg' preferred help languages 735'hidden' 'hid' don't unload buffer when it is |abandon|ed 736'highlight' 'hl' sets highlighting mode for various occasions 737'history' 'hi' number of command-lines that are remembered 738'hkmap' 'hk' Hebrew keyboard mapping 739'hkmapp' 'hkp' phonetic Hebrew keyboard mapping 740'hlsearch' 'hls' highlight matches with last search pattern 741'icon' let Vim set the text of the window icon 742'iconstring' string to use for the Vim icon text 743'ignorecase' 'ic' ignore case in search patterns 744'imactivatefunc' 'imaf' function to enable/disable the X input method 745'imactivatekey' 'imak' key that activates the X input method 746'imcmdline' 'imc' use IM when starting to edit a command line 747'imdisable' 'imd' do not use the IM in any mode 748'iminsert' 'imi' use :lmap or IM in Insert mode 749'imsearch' 'ims' use :lmap or IM when typing a search pattern 750'imstatusfunc' 'imsf' function to obtain X input method status 751'imstyle' 'imst' specifies the input style of the input method 752'include' 'inc' pattern to be used to find an include file 753'includeexpr' 'inex' expression used to process an include line 754'incsearch' 'is' highlight match while typing search pattern 755'indentexpr' 'inde' expression used to obtain the indent of a line 756'indentkeys' 'indk' keys that trigger indenting with 'indentexpr' 757'infercase' 'inf' adjust case of match for keyword completion 758'insertmode' 'im' start the edit of a file in Insert mode 759'isfname' 'isf' characters included in file names and pathnames 760'isident' 'isi' characters included in identifiers 761'iskeyword' 'isk' characters included in keywords 762'isprint' 'isp' printable characters 763'joinspaces' 'js' two spaces after a period with a join command 764'key' encryption key 765'keymap' 'kmp' name of a keyboard mapping 766'keymodel' 'km' enable starting/stopping selection with keys 767'keywordprg' 'kp' program to use for the "K" command 768'langmap' 'lmap' alphabetic characters for other language mode 769'langmenu' 'lm' language to be used for the menus 770'langremap' 'lrm' do apply 'langmap' to mapped characters 771'laststatus' 'ls' tells when last window has status lines 772'lazyredraw' 'lz' don't redraw while executing macros 773'linebreak' 'lbr' wrap long lines at a blank 774'lines' number of lines in the display 775'linespace' 'lsp' number of pixel lines to use between characters 776'lisp' automatic indenting for Lisp 777'lispwords' 'lw' words that change how lisp indenting works 778'list' show <Tab> and <EOL> 779'listchars' 'lcs' characters for displaying in list mode 780'loadplugins' 'lpl' load plugin scripts when starting up 781'luadll' name of the Lua dynamic library 782'mzschemedll' name of the MzScheme dynamic library 783'mzschemegcdll' name of the MzScheme dynamic library for GC 784'macatsui' Mac GUI: use ATSUI text drawing 785'magic' changes special characters in search patterns 786'makeef' 'mef' name of the errorfile for ":make" 787'makeencoding' 'menc' encoding of external make/grep commands 788'makeprg' 'mp' program to use for the ":make" command 789'matchpairs' 'mps' pairs of characters that "%" can match 790'matchtime' 'mat' tenths of a second to show matching paren 791'maxcombine' 'mco' maximum nr of combining characters displayed 792'maxfuncdepth' 'mfd' maximum recursive depth for user functions 793'maxmapdepth' 'mmd' maximum recursive depth for mapping 794'maxmem' 'mm' maximum memory (in Kbyte) used for one buffer 795'maxmempattern' 'mmp' maximum memory (in Kbyte) used for pattern search 796'maxmemtot' 'mmt' maximum memory (in Kbyte) used for all buffers 797'menuitems' 'mis' maximum number of items in a menu 798'mkspellmem' 'msm' memory used before |:mkspell| compresses the tree 799'modeline' 'ml' recognize modelines at start or end of file 800'modelines' 'mls' number of lines checked for modelines 801'modifiable' 'ma' changes to the text are not possible 802'modified' 'mod' buffer has been modified 803'more' pause listings when the whole screen is filled 804'mouse' enable the use of mouse clicks 805'mousefocus' 'mousef' keyboard focus follows the mouse 806'mousehide' 'mh' hide mouse pointer while typing 807'mousemodel' 'mousem' changes meaning of mouse buttons 808'mouseshape' 'mouses' shape of the mouse pointer in different modes 809'mousetime' 'mouset' max time between mouse double-click 810'mzquantum' 'mzq' the interval between polls for MzScheme threads 811'nrformats' 'nf' number formats recognized for CTRL-A command 812'number' 'nu' print the line number in front of each line 813'numberwidth' 'nuw' number of columns used for the line number 814'omnifunc' 'ofu' function for filetype-specific completion 815'opendevice' 'odev' allow reading/writing devices on MS-Windows 816'operatorfunc' 'opfunc' function to be called for |g@| operator 817'osfiletype' 'oft' no longer supported 818'packpath' 'pp' list of directories used for packages 819'paragraphs' 'para' nroff macros that separate paragraphs 820'paste' allow pasting text 821'pastetoggle' 'pt' key code that causes 'paste' to toggle 822'patchexpr' 'pex' expression used to patch a file 823'patchmode' 'pm' keep the oldest version of a file 824'path' 'pa' list of directories searched with "gf" et.al. 825'perldll' name of the Perl dynamic library 826'preserveindent' 'pi' preserve the indent structure when reindenting 827'previewheight' 'pvh' height of the preview window 828'previewwindow' 'pvw' identifies the preview window 829'printdevice' 'pdev' name of the printer to be used for :hardcopy 830'printencoding' 'penc' encoding to be used for printing 831'printexpr' 'pexpr' expression used to print PostScript for :hardcopy 832'printfont' 'pfn' name of the font to be used for :hardcopy 833'printheader' 'pheader' format of the header used for :hardcopy 834'printmbcharset' 'pmbcs' CJK character set to be used for :hardcopy 835'printmbfont' 'pmbfn' font names to be used for CJK output of :hardcopy 836'printoptions' 'popt' controls the format of :hardcopy output 837'prompt' 'prompt' enable prompt in Ex mode 838'pumheight' 'ph' maximum height of the popup menu 839'pumwidth' 'pw' minimum width of the popup menu 840'pythondll' name of the Python 2 dynamic library 841'pythonhome' name of the Python 2 home directory 842'pythonthreedll' name of the Python 3 dynamic library 843'pythonthreehome' name of the Python 3 home directory 844'pyxversion' 'pyx' Python version used for pyx* commands 845'quoteescape' 'qe' escape characters used in a string 846'readonly' 'ro' disallow writing the buffer 847'redrawtime' 'rdt' timeout for 'hlsearch' and |:match| highlighting 848'regexpengine' 're' default regexp engine to use 849'relativenumber' 'rnu' show relative line number in front of each line 850'remap' allow mappings to work recursively 851'renderoptions' 'rop' options for text rendering on Windows 852'report' threshold for reporting nr. of lines changed 853'restorescreen' 'rs' Win32: restore screen when exiting 854'revins' 'ri' inserting characters will work backwards 855'rightleft' 'rl' window is right-to-left oriented 856'rightleftcmd' 'rlc' commands for which editing works right-to-left 857'rubydll' name of the Ruby dynamic library 858'ruler' 'ru' show cursor line and column in the status line 859'rulerformat' 'ruf' custom format for the ruler 860'runtimepath' 'rtp' list of directories used for runtime files 861'scroll' 'scr' lines to scroll with CTRL-U and CTRL-D 862'scrollbind' 'scb' scroll in window as other windows scroll 863'scrolljump' 'sj' minimum number of lines to scroll 864'scrolloff' 'so' minimum nr. of lines above and below cursor 865'scrollopt' 'sbo' how 'scrollbind' should behave 866'sections' 'sect' nroff macros that separate sections 867'secure' secure mode for reading .vimrc in current dir 868'selection' 'sel' what type of selection to use 869'selectmode' 'slm' when to use Select mode instead of Visual mode 870'sessionoptions' 'ssop' options for |:mksession| 871'shell' 'sh' name of shell to use for external commands 872'shellcmdflag' 'shcf' flag to shell to execute one command 873'shellpipe' 'sp' string to put output of ":make" in error file 874'shellquote' 'shq' quote character(s) for around shell command 875'shellredir' 'srr' string to put output of filter in a temp file 876'shellslash' 'ssl' use forward slash for shell file names 877'shelltemp' 'stmp' whether to use a temp file for shell commands 878'shelltype' 'st' Amiga: influences how to use a shell 879'shellxescape' 'sxe' characters to escape when 'shellxquote' is ( 880'shellxquote' 'sxq' like 'shellquote', but include redirection 881'shiftround' 'sr' round indent to multiple of shiftwidth 882'shiftwidth' 'sw' number of spaces to use for (auto)indent step 883'shortmess' 'shm' list of flags, reduce length of messages 884'shortname' 'sn' non-MS-DOS: Filenames assumed to be 8.3 chars 885'showbreak' 'sbr' string to use at the start of wrapped lines 886'showcmd' 'sc' show (partial) command in status line 887'showfulltag' 'sft' show full tag pattern when completing tag 888'showmatch' 'sm' briefly jump to matching bracket if insert one 889'showmode' 'smd' message on status line to show current mode 890'showtabline' 'stal' tells when the tab pages line is displayed 891'sidescroll' 'ss' minimum number of columns to scroll horizontal 892'sidescrolloff' 'siso' min. nr. of columns to left and right of cursor 893'signcolumn' 'scl' when to display the sign column 894'smartcase' 'scs' no ignore case when pattern has uppercase 895'smartindent' 'si' smart autoindenting for C programs 896'smarttab' 'sta' use 'shiftwidth' when inserting <Tab> 897'softtabstop' 'sts' number of spaces that <Tab> uses while editing 898'spell' enable spell checking 899'spellcapcheck' 'spc' pattern to locate end of a sentence 900'spellfile' 'spf' files where |zg| and |zw| store words 901'spelllang' 'spl' language(s) to do spell checking for 902'spellsuggest' 'sps' method(s) used to suggest spelling corrections 903'splitbelow' 'sb' new window from split is below the current one 904'splitright' 'spr' new window is put right of the current one 905'startofline' 'sol' commands move cursor to first non-blank in line 906'statusline' 'stl' custom format for the status line 907'suffixes' 'su' suffixes that are ignored with multiple match 908'suffixesadd' 'sua' suffixes added when searching for a file 909'swapfile' 'swf' whether to use a swapfile for a buffer 910'swapsync' 'sws' how to sync the swap file 911'switchbuf' 'swb' sets behavior when switching to another buffer 912'synmaxcol' 'smc' maximum column to find syntax items 913'syntax' 'syn' syntax to be loaded for current buffer 914'tabline' 'tal' custom format for the console tab pages line 915'tabpagemax' 'tpm' maximum number of tab pages for |-p| and "tab all" 916'tabstop' 'ts' number of spaces that <Tab> in file uses 917'tagbsearch' 'tbs' use binary searching in tags files 918'tagcase' 'tc' how to handle case when searching in tags files 919'taglength' 'tl' number of significant characters for a tag 920'tagrelative' 'tr' file names in tag file are relative 921'tags' 'tag' list of file names used by the tag command 922'tagstack' 'tgst' push tags onto the tag stack 923'tcldll' name of the Tcl dynamic library 924'term' name of the terminal 925'termbidi' 'tbidi' terminal takes care of bi-directionality 926'termencoding' 'tenc' character encoding used by the terminal 927'termguicolors' 'tgc' use GUI colors for the terminal 928'termwinkey' 'twk' key that precedes a Vim command in a terminal 929'termwinscroll' 'twsl' max number of scrollback lines in a terminal window 930'termwinsize' 'tws' size of a terminal window 931'termwintype' 'twt' MS-Windows: type of pty to use for terminal window 932'terse' shorten some messages 933'textauto' 'ta' obsolete, use 'fileformats' 934'textmode' 'tx' obsolete, use 'fileformat' 935'textwidth' 'tw' maximum width of text that is being inserted 936'thesaurus' 'tsr' list of thesaurus files for keyword completion 937'tildeop' 'top' tilde command "~" behaves like an operator 938'timeout' 'to' time out on mappings and key codes 939'timeoutlen' 'tm' time out time in milliseconds 940'title' let Vim set the title of the window 941'titlelen' percentage of 'columns' used for window title 942'titleold' old title, restored when exiting 943'titlestring' string to use for the Vim window title 944'toolbar' 'tb' GUI: which items to show in the toolbar 945'toolbariconsize' 'tbis' size of the toolbar icons (for GTK 2 only) 946'ttimeout' time out on mappings 947'ttimeoutlen' 'ttm' time out time for key codes in milliseconds 948'ttybuiltin' 'tbi' use built-in termcap before external termcap 949'ttyfast' 'tf' indicates a fast terminal connection 950'ttymouse' 'ttym' type of mouse codes generated 951'ttyscroll' 'tsl' maximum number of lines for a scroll 952'ttytype' 'tty' alias for 'term' 953'undodir' 'udir' where to store undo files 954'undofile' 'udf' save undo information in a file 955'undolevels' 'ul' maximum number of changes that can be undone 956'undoreload' 'ur' max nr of lines to save for undo on a buffer reload 957'updatecount' 'uc' after this many characters flush swap file 958'updatetime' 'ut' after this many milliseconds flush swap file 959'varsofttabstop' 'vsts' a list of number of spaces when typing <Tab> 960'vartabstop' 'vts' a list of number of spaces for <Tab>s 961'verbose' 'vbs' give informative messages 962'verbosefile' 'vfile' file to write messages in 963'viewdir' 'vdir' directory where to store files with :mkview 964'viewoptions' 'vop' specifies what to save for :mkview 965'viminfo' 'vi' use .viminfo file upon startup and exiting 966'viminfofile' 'vif' file name used for the viminfo file 967'virtualedit' 've' when to use virtual editing 968'visualbell' 'vb' use visual bell instead of beeping 969'warn' warn for shell command when buffer was changed 970'weirdinvert' 'wiv' for terminals that have weird inversion method 971'whichwrap' 'ww' allow specified keys to cross line boundaries 972'wildchar' 'wc' command-line character for wildcard expansion 973'wildcharm' 'wcm' like 'wildchar' but also works when mapped 974'wildignore' 'wig' files matching these patterns are not completed 975'wildignorecase' 'wic' ignore case when completing file names 976'wildmenu' 'wmnu' use menu for command line completion 977'wildmode' 'wim' mode for 'wildchar' command-line expansion 978'wildoptions' 'wop' specifies how command line completion is done 979'winaltkeys' 'wak' when the windows system handles ALT keys 980'window' 'wi' nr of lines to scroll for CTRL-F and CTRL-B 981'winheight' 'wh' minimum number of lines for the current window 982'winfixheight' 'wfh' keep window height when opening/closing windows 983'winfixwidth' 'wfw' keep window width when opening/closing windows 984'winminheight' 'wmh' minimum number of lines for any window 985'winminwidth' 'wmw' minimal number of columns for any window 986'winptydll' name of the winpty dynamic library 987'winwidth' 'wiw' minimal number of columns for current window 988'wrap' long lines wrap and continue on the next line 989'wrapmargin' 'wm' chars from the right where wrapping starts 990'wrapscan' 'ws' searches wrap around the end of the file 991'write' writing to a file is allowed 992'writeany' 'wa' write to file with no need for "!" override 993'writebackup' 'wb' make a backup before overwriting a file 994'writedelay' 'wd' delay this many msec for each char (for debug) 995------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 996*Q_ur* Undo/Redo commands 997 998|u| N u undo last N changes 999|CTRL-R| N CTRL-R redo last N undone changes 1000|U| U restore last changed line 1001------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1002*Q_et* External commands 1003 1004|:shell| :sh[ell] start a shell 1005|:!| :!{command} execute {command} with a shell 1006|K| K lookup keyword under the cursor with 1007 'keywordprg' program (default: "man") 1008------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1009*Q_qf* Quickfix commands 1010 1011|:cc| :cc [nr] display error [nr] (default is the same again) 1012|:cnext| :cn display the next error 1013|:cprevious| :cp display the previous error 1014|:clist| :cl list all errors 1015|:cfile| :cf read errors from the file 'errorfile' 1016|:cgetbuffer| :cgetb like :cbuffer but don't jump to the first error 1017|:cgetfile| :cg like :cfile but don't jump to the first error 1018|:cgetexpr| :cgete like :cexpr but don't jump to the first error 1019|:caddfile| :caddf add errors from the error file to the current 1020 quickfix list 1021|:caddexpr| :cad add errors from an expression to the current 1022 quickfix list 1023|:cbuffer| :cb read errors from text in a buffer 1024|:cexpr| :cex read errors from an expression 1025|:cquit| :cq quit without writing and return error code (to 1026 the compiler) 1027|:make| :make [args] start make, read errors, and jump to first 1028 error 1029|:grep| :gr[ep] [args] execute 'grepprg' to find matches and jump to 1030 the first one 1031------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1032*Q_vc* Various commands 1033 1034|CTRL-L| CTRL-L clear and redraw the screen 1035|CTRL-G| CTRL-G show current file name (with path) and cursor 1036 position 1037|ga| ga show ascii value of character under cursor in 1038 decimal, hex, and octal 1039|g8| g8 for utf-8 encoding: show byte sequence for 1040 character under cursor in hex 1041|g_CTRL-G| g CTRL-G show cursor column, line, and character 1042 position 1043|CTRL-C| CTRL-C during searches: Interrupt the search 1044|dos-CTRL-Break| CTRL-Break MS-DOS: during searches: Interrupt the search 1045|<Del>| <Del> while entering a count: delete last character 1046|:version| :ve[rsion] show version information 1047|:mode| :mode N MS-DOS: set screen mode to N (number, C80, 1048 C4350, etc.) 1049|:normal| :norm[al][!] {commands} 1050 execute Normal mode commands 1051|Q| Q switch to "Ex" mode 1052 1053|:redir| :redir >{file} redirect messages to {file} 1054|:silent| :silent[!] {command} execute {command} silently 1055|:confirm| :confirm {command} quit, write, etc., asking about 1056 unsaved changes or read-only files 1057|:browse| :browse {command} open/read/write file, using a 1058 file selection dialog 1059------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1060*Q_ce* Command-line editing 1061 1062|c_<Esc>| <Esc> abandon command-line (if 'wildchar' is 1063 <Esc>, type it twice) 1064 1065|c_CTRL-V| CTRL-V {char} insert {char} literally 1066|c_CTRL-V| CTRL-V {number} enter decimal value of character (up to 1067 three digits) 1068|c_CTRL-K| CTRL-K {char1} {char2} 1069 enter digraph (See |Q_di|) 1070|c_CTRL-R| CTRL-R {0-9a-z"%#:-=} 1071 insert the contents of a register 1072 1073|c_<Left>| <Left>/<Right> cursor left/right 1074|c_<S-Left>| <S-Left>/<S-Right> cursor one word left/right 1075|c_CTRL-B| CTRL-B/CTRL-E cursor to beginning/end of command-line 1076 1077|c_<BS>| <BS> delete the character in front of the cursor 1078|c_<Del>| <Del> delete the character under the cursor 1079|c_CTRL-W| CTRL-W delete the word in front of the cursor 1080|c_CTRL-U| CTRL-U remove all characters 1081 1082|c_<Up>| <Up>/<Down> recall older/newer command-line that starts 1083 with current command 1084|c_<S-Up>| <S-Up>/<S-Down> recall older/newer command-line from history 1085|c_CTRL-G| CTRL-G next match when 'incsearch' is active 1086|c_CTRL-T| CTRL-T previous match when 'incsearch' is active 1087|:history| :his[tory] show older command-lines 1088 1089Context-sensitive completion on the command-line: 1090 1091|c_wildchar| 'wildchar' (default: <Tab>) 1092 do completion on the pattern in front of the 1093 cursor; if there are multiple matches, 1094 beep and show the first one; further 1095 'wildchar' will show the next ones 1096|c_CTRL-D| CTRL-D list all names that match the pattern in 1097 front of the cursor 1098|c_CTRL-A| CTRL-A insert all names that match pattern in front 1099 of cursor 1100|c_CTRL-L| CTRL-L insert longest common part of names that 1101 match pattern 1102|c_CTRL-N| CTRL-N after 'wildchar' with multiple matches: go 1103 to next match 1104|c_CTRL-P| CTRL-P after 'wildchar' with multiple matches: go 1105 to previous match 1106------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1107*Q_ra* Ex ranges 1108 1109|:range| , separates two line numbers 1110|:range| ; idem, set cursor to the first line number 1111 before interpreting the second one 1112 1113|:range| {number} an absolute line number 1114|:range| . the current line 1115|:range| $ the last line in the file 1116|:range| % equal to 1,$ (the entire file) 1117|:range| * equal to '<,'> (visual area) 1118|:range| 't position of mark t 1119|:range| /{pattern}[/] the next line where {pattern} matches 1120|:range| ?{pattern}[?] the previous line where {pattern} matches 1121 1122|:range| +[num] add [num] to the preceding line number 1123 (default: 1) 1124|:range| -[num] subtract [num] from the preceding line 1125 number (default: 1) 1126------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1127*Q_ex* Special Ex characters 1128 1129|:bar| | separates two commands (not for ":global" and ":!") 1130|:quote| " begins comment 1131 1132|:_%| % current file name (only where a file name is expected) 1133|:_#| #[num] alternate file name [num] (only where a file name is 1134 expected) 1135 Note: The next seven are typed literally; these are not special keys! 1136|:<abuf>| <abuf> buffer number, for use in an autocommand (only where a 1137 file name is expected) 1138|:<afile>| <afile> file name, for use in an autocommand (only where a 1139 file name is expected) 1140|:<amatch>| <amatch> what matched with the pattern, for use in an 1141 autocommand (only where a file name is expected) 1142|:<cword>| <cword> word under the cursor (only where a file name is 1143 expected) 1144|:<cWORD>| <cWORD> WORD under the cursor (only where a file name is 1145 expected) (see |WORD|) 1146|:<cfile>| <cfile> file name under the cursor (only where a file name is 1147 expected) 1148|:<sfile>| <sfile> file name of a ":source"d file, within that file (only 1149 where a file name is expected) 1150 1151 After "%", "#", "<cfile>", "<sfile>" or "<afile>" 1152 |::p| :p full path 1153 |::h| :h head (file name removed) 1154 |::t| :t tail (file name only) 1155 |::r| :r root (extension removed) 1156 |::e| :e extension 1157 |::s| :s/{pat}/{repl}/ substitute {pat} with {repl} 1158------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1159*Q_st* Starting Vim 1160 1161|-vim| vim [options] start editing with an empty buffer 1162|-file| vim [options] {file} .. start editing one or more files 1163|--| vim [options] - read file from stdin 1164|-tag| vim [options] -t {tag} edit the file associated with {tag} 1165|-qf| vim [options] -q [fname] start editing in QuickFix mode, 1166 display the first error 1167 1168 Most useful Vim arguments (for full list see |startup-options|) 1169 1170|-gui| -g start GUI (also allows other options) 1171 1172|-+| +[num] put the cursor at line [num] (default: last line) 1173|-+c| +{command} execute {command} after loading the file 1174|-+/| +/{pat} {file} .. put the cursor at the first occurrence of {pat} 1175|-v| -v Vi mode, start ex in Normal mode 1176|-e| -e Ex mode, start vim in Ex mode 1177|-R| -R Read-only mode, implies -n 1178|-m| -m modifications not allowed (resets 'write' option) 1179|-d| -d diff mode |diff| 1180|-b| -b binary mode 1181|-l| -l lisp mode 1182|-A| -A Arabic mode ('arabic' is set) 1183|-F| -F Farsi mode ('fkmap' and 'rightleft' are set) 1184|-H| -H Hebrew mode ('hkmap' and 'rightleft' are set) 1185|-V| -V Verbose, give informative messages 1186|-C| -C Compatible, set the 'compatible' option 1187|-N| -N Nocompatible, reset the 'compatible' option 1188|-r| -r give list of swap files 1189|-r| -r {file} .. recover aborted edit session 1190|-n| -n do not create a swap file 1191|-o| -o [num] open [num] windows (default: one for each file) 1192|-f| -f GUI: foreground process, don't fork 1193 Amiga: do not restart Vim to open a window (for 1194 e.g., mail) 1195|-s| -s {scriptin} first read commands from the file {scriptin} 1196|-w| -w {scriptout} write typed chars to file {scriptout} (append) 1197|-W| -W {scriptout} write typed chars to file {scriptout} (overwrite) 1198|-T| -T {terminal} set terminal name 1199|-d| -d {device} Amiga: open {device} to be used as a console 1200|-u| -u {vimrc} read inits from {vimrc} instead of other inits 1201|-U| -U {gvimrc} idem, for when starting the GUI 1202|-i| -i {viminfo} read info from {viminfo} instead of other files 1203|---| -- end of options, other arguments are file names 1204|--help| --help show list of arguments and exit 1205|--version| --version show version info and exit 1206|--| - read file from stdin 1207------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1208*Q_ed* Editing a file 1209 1210 Without !: Fail if changes have been made to the current buffer. 1211 With !: Discard any changes to the current buffer. 1212|:edit_f| :e[dit][!] {file} edit {file} 1213|:edit| :e[dit][!] reload the current file 1214|:enew| :ene[w][!] edit a new, unnamed buffer 1215|:find| :fin[d][!] {file} find {file} in 'path' and edit it 1216 1217|CTRL-^| N CTRL-^ edit alternate file N (equivalent to ":e #N") 1218|gf| gf or ]f edit the file whose name is under the cursor 1219|:pwd| :pwd print the current directory name 1220|:cd| :cd [path] change the current directory to [path] 1221|:cd-| :cd - back to previous current directory 1222|:file| :f[ile] print the current file name and the cursor 1223 position 1224|:file| :f[ile] {name} set the current file name to {name} 1225|:files| :files show alternate file names 1226------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1227*Q_fl* Using the argument list |argument-list| 1228 1229|:args| :ar[gs] print the argument list, with the current file 1230 in "[]" 1231|:all| :all or :sall open a window for every file in the arg list 1232|:wn| :wn[ext][!] write file and edit next file 1233|:wn| :wn[ext][!] {file} write to {file} and edit next file, unless 1234 {file} exists; With !, overwrite existing 1235 file 1236|:wN| :wN[ext][!] [file] write file and edit previous file 1237 1238 in current window in new window ~ 1239|:argument| :argu[ment] N :sar[gument] N edit file N 1240|:next| :n[ext] :sn[ext] edit next file 1241|:next_f| :n[ext] {arglist} :sn[ext] {arglist} define new arg list 1242 and edit first file 1243|:Next| :N[ext] :sN[ext] edit previous file 1244|:first| :fir[st] :sfir[st] edit first file 1245|:last| :la[st] :sla[st] edit last file 1246------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1247*Q_wq* Writing and quitting 1248 1249|:w| :[range]w[rite][!] write to the current file 1250|:w_f| :[range]w[rite] {file} write to {file}, unless it already 1251 exists 1252|:w_f| :[range]w[rite]! {file} write to {file}. Overwrite an existing 1253 file 1254|:w_a| :[range]w[rite][!] >> append to the current file 1255|:w_a| :[range]w[rite][!] >> {file} append to {file} 1256|:w_c| :[range]w[rite] !{cmd} execute {cmd} with [range] lines as 1257 standard input 1258|:up| :[range]up[date][!] write to current file if modified 1259|:wall| :wa[ll][!] write all changed buffers 1260 1261|:q| :q[uit] quit current buffer, unless changes have been 1262 made; Exit Vim when there are no other 1263 non-help buffers 1264|:q| :q[uit]! quit current buffer always, discard any 1265 changes. Exit Vim when there are no other 1266 non-help buffers 1267|:qa| :qa[ll] exit Vim, unless changes have been made 1268|:qa| :qa[ll]! exit Vim always, discard any changes 1269|:cq| :cq quit without writing and return error code 1270 1271|:wq| :wq[!] write the current file and exit 1272|:wq| :wq[!] {file} write to {file} and exit 1273|:xit| :x[it][!] [file] like ":wq" but write only when changes have 1274 been made 1275|ZZ| ZZ same as ":x" 1276|ZQ| ZQ same as ":q!" 1277|:xall| :xa[ll][!] or :wqall[!] 1278 write all changed buffers and exit 1279 1280|:stop| :st[op][!] suspend Vim or start new shell; if 'aw' option 1281 is set and [!] not given write the buffer 1282|CTRL-Z| CTRL-Z same as ":stop" 1283------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1284*Q_ac* Automatic Commands 1285 1286|viminfo-file| read registers, marks, history at startup, save when exiting. 1287 1288|:rviminfo| :rv[iminfo] [file] read info from viminfo file [file] 1289|:rviminfo| :rv[iminfo]! [file] idem, overwrite existing info 1290|:wviminfo| :wv[iminfo] [file] add info to viminfo file [file] 1291|:wviminfo| :wv[iminfo]! [file] write info to viminfo file [file] 1292 1293|modeline| Automatic option setting when editing a file 1294 1295|modeline| vim:{set-arg}: .. In the first and last lines of the 1296 file (see 'ml' option), {set-arg} is 1297 given as an argument to ":set" 1298 1299|autocommand| Automatic execution of commands on certain events. 1300 1301|:autocmd| :au list all autocommands 1302|:autocmd| :au {event} list all autocommands for {event} 1303|:autocmd| :au {event} {pat} list all autocommands for {event} 1304 with {pat} 1305|:autocmd| :au {event} {pat} {cmd} enter new autocommands for {event} 1306 with {pat} 1307|:autocmd| :au! remove all autocommands 1308|:autocmd| :au! {event} remove all autocommands for {event} 1309|:autocmd| :au! * {pat} remove all autocommands for {pat} 1310|:autocmd| :au! {event} {pat} remove all autocommands for {event} 1311 with {pat} 1312|:autocmd| :au! {event} {pat} {cmd} remove all autocommands for {event} 1313 with {pat} and enter new one 1314------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1315*Q_wi* Multi-window commands 1316 1317|CTRL-W_s| CTRL-W s or :split split window into two parts 1318|:split_f| :split {file} split window and edit {file} in one of 1319 them 1320|:vsplit| :vsplit {file} same, but split vertically 1321|:vertical| :vertical {cmd} make {cmd} split vertically 1322 1323|:sfind| :sf[ind] {file} split window, find {file} in 'path' 1324 and edit it 1325|:terminal| :terminal {cmd} open a terminal window 1326|CTRL-W_]| CTRL-W ] split window and jump to tag under 1327 cursor 1328|CTRL-W_f| CTRL-W f split window and edit file name under 1329 the cursor 1330|CTRL-W_^| CTRL-W ^ split window and edit alternate file 1331|CTRL-W_n| CTRL-W n or :new create new empty window 1332|CTRL-W_q| CTRL-W q or :q[uit] quit editing and close window 1333|CTRL-W_c| CTRL-W c or :cl[ose] make buffer hidden and close window 1334|CTRL-W_o| CTRL-W o or :on[ly] make current window only one on the 1335 screen 1336 1337|CTRL-W_j| CTRL-W j move cursor to window below 1338|CTRL-W_k| CTRL-W k move cursor to window above 1339|CTRL-W_CTRL-W| CTRL-W CTRL-W move cursor to window below (wrap) 1340|CTRL-W_W| CTRL-W W move cursor to window above (wrap) 1341|CTRL-W_t| CTRL-W t move cursor to top window 1342|CTRL-W_b| CTRL-W b move cursor to bottom window 1343|CTRL-W_p| CTRL-W p move cursor to previous active window 1344 1345|CTRL-W_r| CTRL-W r rotate windows downwards 1346|CTRL-W_R| CTRL-W R rotate windows upwards 1347|CTRL-W_x| CTRL-W x exchange current window with next one 1348 1349|CTRL-W_=| CTRL-W = make all windows equal height & width 1350|CTRL-W_-| CTRL-W - decrease current window height 1351|CTRL-W_+| CTRL-W + increase current window height 1352|CTRL-W__| CTRL-W _ set current window height (default: 1353 very high) 1354 1355|CTRL-W_<| CTRL-W < decrease current window width 1356|CTRL-W_>| CTRL-W > increase current window width 1357|CTRL-W_bar| CTRL-W | set current window width (default: 1358 widest possible) 1359------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1360*Q_bu* Buffer list commands 1361 1362|:buffers| :buffers or :files list all known buffer and file names 1363 1364|:ball| :ball or :sball edit all args/buffers 1365|:unhide| :unhide or :sunhide edit all loaded buffers 1366 1367|:badd| :badd {fname} add file name {fname} to the list 1368|:bunload| :bunload[!] [N] unload buffer [N] from memory 1369|:bdelete| :bdelete[!] [N] unload buffer [N] and delete it from 1370 the buffer list 1371 1372 in current window in new window ~ 1373|:buffer| :[N]buffer [N] :[N]sbuffer [N] to arg/buf N 1374|:bnext| :[N]bnext [N] :[N]sbnext [N] to Nth next arg/buf 1375|:bNext| :[N]bNext [N] :[N]sbNext [N] to Nth previous arg/buf 1376|:bprevious| :[N]bprevious [N] :[N]sbprevious [N] to Nth previous arg/buf 1377|:bfirst| :bfirst :sbfirst to first arg/buf 1378|:blast| :blast :sblast to last arg/buf 1379|:bmodified| :[N]bmod [N] :[N]sbmod [N] to Nth modified buf 1380------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1381*Q_sy* Syntax Highlighting 1382 1383|:syn-on| :syntax on start using syntax highlighting 1384|:syn-off| :syntax off stop using syntax highlighting 1385 1386|:syn-keyword| :syntax keyword {group-name} {keyword} .. 1387 add a syntax keyword item 1388|:syn-match| :syntax match {group-name} {pattern} ... 1389 add syntax match item 1390|:syn-region| :syntax region {group-name} {pattern} ... 1391 add syntax region item 1392|:syn-sync| :syntax sync [ccomment | lines {N} | ...] 1393 tell syntax how to sync 1394|:syntax| :syntax [list] list current syntax items 1395|:syn-clear| :syntax clear clear all syntax info 1396 1397|:highlight| :highlight clear clear all highlight info 1398|:highlight| :highlight {group-name} {key}={arg} .. 1399 set highlighting for {group-name} 1400 1401|:filetype| :filetype on switch on file type detection, without 1402 syntax highlighting 1403|:filetype| :filetype plugin indent on 1404 switch on file type detection, with 1405 automatic indenting and settings 1406------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1407*Q_gu* GUI commands 1408 1409|:gui| :gui UNIX: start the GUI 1410|:gui| :gui {fname} .. idem, and edit {fname} .. 1411 1412|:menu| :menu list all menus 1413|:menu| :menu {mpath} list menus starting with {mpath} 1414|:menu| :menu {mpath} {rhs} add menu {mpath}, giving {rhs} 1415|:menu| :menu {pri} {mpath} {rhs} 1416 idem, with priorities {pri} 1417|:menu| :menu ToolBar.{name} {rhs} 1418 add toolbar item, giving {rhs} 1419|:tmenu| :tmenu {mpath} {text} add tooltip to menu {mpath} 1420|:unmenu| :unmenu {mpath} remove menu {mpath} 1421------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1422*Q_fo* Folding 1423 1424|'foldmethod'| set foldmethod=manual manual folding 1425 set foldmethod=indent folding by indent 1426 set foldmethod=expr folding by 'foldexpr' 1427 set foldmethod=syntax folding by syntax regions 1428 set foldmethod=marker folding by 'foldmarker' 1429 1430|zf| zf{motion} operator: Define a fold manually 1431|:fold| :{range}fold define a fold for {range} lines 1432|zd| zd delete one fold under the cursor 1433|zD| zD delete all folds under the cursor 1434 1435|zo| zo open one fold under the cursor 1436|zO| zO open all folds under the cursor 1437|zc| zc close one fold under the cursor 1438|zC| zC close all folds under the cursor 1439 1440|zm| zm fold more: decrease 'foldlevel' 1441|zM| zM close all folds: make 'foldlevel' zero 1442|zr| zr reduce folding: increase 'foldlevel' 1443|zR| zR open all folds: make 'foldlevel' max. 1444 1445|zn| zn fold none: reset 'foldenable' 1446|zN| zN fold normal set 'foldenable' 1447|zi| zi invert 'foldenable' 1448 1449 vim:tw=78:ts=8:noet:ft=help:norl: 1450