Vim Eye For the Rails Guy Working with Multiple Files
:e path/to/filename – edit file
Karmen Blake
:NERDTree – opens left hand file explorer
http://blog.dudeblake.com
ctags
control+] - navigate to definition
Movement
control+t - navigate back on stack
command + <arrows>
g+] - list all occurrences of word
h l k j – left, right, up, down
:tags – shows tag stack
b w – word left, word right
:tag <method or class definition> - open or list
:tag /<definition> - search substring
Insert/Append Text
:Rfind substring of filename – search for, give you options
i – start insert mode
to open file/directory in Rails project
a – append after cursor
:Renvironment – opens environment.rb by default
o – open blank line below current line
:Rinitializer – opens routes.rb by default
Esc – exit insert mode
:A – alternate file most often the spec file
:R – related file, read rails.vim docs
Editing
gf – mac daddy go anywhere command
u – undo last command
if clicked anywhere in relevant string it will do its
control + p – autocomplete word
best to go to related file. Examples with tons more
column edit
in rails.vim docs,
control + v (visual block)
Po*st.find ---> models/post.rb
use arrows to select column to replace
has_many :c*omments ---> models/comment.rb
c + new text + Esc
gt – switch between open tabs
indent
<leader>b – view all buffers and select one (open files)
:> - indents current line
:bd – close a buffer (file)
:>> - indents current line twice
:> # - indent # of lines
Opening windows
:>> # - indents twice # of lines
:sp path/to/filename – open file in horizontal split window
surround
:vsp path/to/filename – open file in vertical split window
cs<old><new> (cs“*)
:AS – open alternate file in horizontal split
ds<delimiter> – remove delimiters
:AV – open alternate file in vertical split
csw<delimiter> - surrounds word
:RS – open related file in horizontal split
yss<delimiter> - surround line
:RV – open related file in vertical split
Running Specs
Marking Text
:.Rake – runs one spec
v – start visual mode
:Rake – runs whole spec suite
V – start Linewise visual mode
Exit
Visual Commands
command + s (save)
aw – select word
:w – save but don't exit
ap – select paragraph
:wq – save and exit
:q! - quit and ignores edits
Copy/Cut and Paste
yy – yank (copy) line
Vim Plugins
dd – delete (cut) line
• Rails: http://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=1567
p – put (paste) clipboard after cursor
• Fuzzy Finder: http://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?
Search/Replace script_id=1984
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/pattern – search for pattern NERDTree: http://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=1658
n – repeat search forward • surround: http://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=1697
:set hlsearch – highlight all results of search
:nohlsearch to turn off highlights
:%s/old/new/g – replace all old with new in file
:begline#,endline#/old/new/g – replace old with new
between beg/end line #s