vimCheatSheet.tex

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\fancyhead[C]{{\LARGE \textbf{Vim Cheat Sheet}}}
\fancyfoot[R]{{\small \normalfont C.~Frantz (v0.4, September 2019)}}

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\multicolumn{2}{l}{\underline{Opening Files} (command line)} \\
 %& \\
vi filename & Opens new or existing file \\
vi -r filename & Recover file from crashed session \\
vi + filename & Place cursor on last line of file \\
vi +n filename & Place cursor on line `n' of file \\
vi +/pat filename & Place cursor on line with first occurrence of `pat'tern \\
 & \\[-1.5ex]
\multicolumn{2}{l}{\underline{Modes}} \\
 %& \\
 Esc & Switch to NORMAL mode \\
 i (or I) & Switch to INSERT mode \\
 R & Switch to REPLACE mode \\
 v & Switch to VISUAL mode \\
 %r & Replace individual character and switch back to COMMAND mode \\
 & \\[-1.5ex]
\multicolumn{2}{l}{\underline{Closing Files} (NORMAL mode)} \\
 %& \\
:w & Write the file to disk, but don't quit Vim \\
:w! & Write the file to disk (even if read-only), but don't quit Vim \\
:wq & Write the file to disk and quit Vim \\
:wq! & Write the file to disk, even if read-only and quit Vim\\
:q & Quit Vim (only if no changes) \\
:q! & Quit Vim, even if changes exist (changes are lost) -- panic cmd \\
 & \\[-1.5ex]
\multicolumn{2}{l}{\underline{Navigating Files} (NORMAL mode)} \\
 %& \\
h (Left Arrow) & Move 1 space backwards \\
j (Down Arrow) & Move down 1 line \\
k (Up Arrow) & Move up 1 line \\
l (Right Arrow) & Move 1 space forward \\
\^{} & Move to beginning of line \\
\$ & Move to end of line \\
A & Move to end of line, change to insert mode \\
w (`W' ignores punctuation) & Move cursor to start of next word or punctuation symbol \\
b (`B' ignores punctuation) & Move cursor to start of previous word or punctuation symbol \\
\% & Move to next matching '()', '{}', or '[]' \\
:n & Go to line number `n' in the file \\
gg & Go to first line in file \\
G & Go to last line in file \\
:set number (:set nu) & Display line numbers \\
 & \\[-1.5ex]
\multicolumn{2}{l}{\underline{Editing} (NORMAL mode)} \\
 %& \\
o & Add a line below cursor and switch to INSERT mode \\
x (or `Del' key) & Delete character \\
D & Delete (Cut) line from right of cursor to end of line \\
dd & Delete (Cut) entire line \\
u & Undo last edit or restore current line \\
yy & Yank (Copy) current line \\
yw & Yank (Copy) individual word \\
p & Put yanked (Paste) text before the cursor \\
 & \\[-1.5ex]
\multicolumn{2}{l}{\underline{Searching} (NORMAL mode)} \\
 %& \\
/pattern & Search for `pattern' in the file (forward search) \\
?pattern & Search for `pattern' in the file (backward search) \\
n & Find next occurrence of pattern (forward search) \\
N & Find previous occurrence of pattern (backward search) \\
 & \\[-1.5ex]
\multicolumn{2}{l}{\underline{Find \& Replace} (NORMAL mode)} \\
 %& \\
:\%s/foo/bar/g & Find `foo' and replace with `bar' across all lines \\
:s/foo/bar/g & Find `foo' and replace with `bar' in current line \\
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\multicolumn{2}{l}{\underline{Selecting text} (NORMAL or VISUAL mode)} \\
 %& \\
v & Activates selection of text by character (visual mode) \\
V & Activates selection of text by lines (visual mode) \\
Ctrl-v & Activates selection of text by blocks (columns and characters) \\

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