This document is a Vim cheat sheet that outlines different modes, commands, and plugins for efficient text editing. It includes command lists for actions such as moving the cursor, deleting text, searching, and using macros, as well as recommendations for customization and additional resources. The document also discusses Neovim and invites community engagement.

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Cheatsheet for
by Alexis von Glasow
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Table of contents
● Why this presentations could be useful
● Differents vim modes
● Commands lists and usage
● Plugins (or how to customize your vim)
● Book (to know more about vim)
● NeoVim (new vim ?)
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Why
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Modes
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NormalInsert
Visual Bloc

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Commands: Operators and Motions
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Operators:
● c => Change
● d => Delete
● y => Yank
● g~ => Swap case
● > => shift right
● < => shift left
● = => autoindent
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Motions:
● aw => all word
● it => inside tag
● ab => all bracket
● i{ => inside curly bracket
● aB => all curly bracket
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Commands: Moving the cursor
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● gg => top
● G => bottom
● h => left
● j => down
● k => up
● l => right

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● w => forward by word
● W => forward by word (only space)
● b => backward by word
● B => backward by word (only space)
● f => found a char in line
Commands: Moving the cursor

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● dd => delete a line
● daw => delete all word (take space after word)
● dw => delete word from cursor
● dW => delete word from cursor (including ‘,’, ‘/’ => url)
● diw => delete in word (only letters)
Commands: Deletion

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● yy => yank a line
● p => paste
● . => repeat
● u => undo change
● <C-r> => redo change
Commands: Modifications

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Commands: Search and Replace
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● :%s/foo/bar/g => replace “foo” by “bar” everywhere
● :‘<,’>s/foo/bar/g => replace “foo” by “bar” on selection
● :t15 => copy current line and paste it on line 15
● / => search forward
● ? => search backward
● n => next result
● N => previous result

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Commands: Macros
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● qq => start to save macro in register q
● q => stop saving macro
● @q => execute macro saved in register q
● @@ => execute latest macro run

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Commands: Mode Visual Bloc
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● I => insert before
● A => insert after
● u => lowercase
● U => uppercase

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Plugins that you will love
SPF13 VCSCommand
Tabular
Syntastic
UpAndDown
NerdTree

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Plugins: SPF13 Installation
curl http://j.mp/spf13-vim3 -L -o - | sh spf13

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Plugins: Installation
https://github.com/tpope/vim-pathogen
cd ~/.vim/bundle &&
git clone https://github.com/scrooloose/syntastic.git

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Plugins
http://vimawesome.com/
http://www.vim.org/

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Book
https://pragprog.com/book/dnvim/practical-vim

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NeoVim
http://neovim.org/

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To remember
● Differents mode for different use
● Operators and motions are complementary
● Combine Operators and Motions to create commands

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Questions ?
For online questions, please leave a comment on the article.
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How to open more than one file
at the same time?
How can I remember all of that?
Is tab exists with Vim?

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Sources
● <F1>
● Practical Vim
● https://github.com/vonglasow/Dotfiles/tree/master/vim
● http://getpostdelete.com/LinuxKeyboardShortcuts.html#vim
Credits photos:
● Vim
● Jao Marcelo Ribeiro
● http://www.viemu.com/a_vi_vim_graphical_cheat_sheet_tutorial.html
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Join the community !
(in Paris)
Social networks :
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