Copy and Paste from Second File
- Open the second file while in command mode with
:e other-file.md
- Navigate to the start of to-be-copied text
- Type
v to start visual mode
- Navigate to the end and type
y copy the text
- Type
:bp to go back to the first document
- Navigate to the position where the text is to be inserted
- Type
p to paste the text after the cursor positon
Indent multiple Lines
- Start visual line mode with
V
- Select lines by movement
- Indent with
>
- Add more indent with
.
- Undo last indent with
u
Rename local Variables
- Go to the variable.
gd to go to the declarationcgn and type the new name- ESC to go in command mode
- Repeat renaming next usage with
.
Commands
Here are some list of vi commands.
Movement
| Keys | |
|---|
| h l | Go left, right |
| j k | Go down, up |
| w W | Go to start of word (spaces separate words) |
| e E | Go to end of word (no punctuation) |
| b B | Go backward by word (no punctuation) |
| 0 $ | Go to the start, end of the current line |
| ^ | Go to the first non-blank character of the current line |
| * | Go start of next same word |
| - + | Go start of current, next line |
| H M L | Go top, middle, bottom of the screen |
| ( ) | Go by sentence |
| { } | Go by paragraph |
| [[ ]] | Go by section |
| gg G | Go to top, bottom of file |
| Keys | |
|---|
| zEnter | Scroll until cursor is at the top of screen |
| z. | Scroll until cursor is in the middle of screen |
| z- | Scroll until cursor is at the bottom of screen |
| Ctrl+u | Page up |
| Ctrl+d | Page down |
Edit
The following commands turns vi in edit mode except r.
| |
|---|
| i a | Insert before, after cursor |
| I A | Insert at start, end of line |
| O o | Insert new line above, below cursor |
| r | Replace character at cursor |
| J | Join current line with line below |
| C | Cut from cursor to the end of line and enter edit mode |
Undo
| |
|---|
| u | Undo last change |
| U | Undo all changes on line |
| Ctrl+r | Redo last undo |
Cut
| |
|---|
| dd | Cut line |
| dw | Cut word |
| x | Cut character |
| X | Cut character left from cursor |
| D | Cut from cursor to the end of line |
Paste
| |
|---|
| p | Paste after cursor |
| P | Paste at cursor |
Before pasting text with indentation and avoid auto indentation from vi, enter:
Visual Mode
In visual mode, use movement commands to extend selection.
| |
|---|
| v | Start visual mode |
| V | Start linewise visual mode |
| y | Copy marked text |
| d | Delete (for cut and paste) |
| < > | Indent |
| . | Repeat indent |
| ~ | Switch case |
Multiple Files
| |
|---|
| :e file | Type path and filename, use TAB to autocomplete |
| :bn | Go to next buffer |
| :bp | Go to previous buffer |
Multiple Windows
| |
|---|
| Ctrl+ws | Split window horizontally |
| Ctrl+wv | Split window vertically |
| Ctrl+ww | Switch between windows |
| Ctrl+wq | Close window |