Vim/COMMAND_LIST.md

Left-right motions

Status	Command	Description
✅	🔢 h	left (also: CTRL-H, , or key)
✅	🔢 l	right (also: or key)
✅	0	to first character in the line (also: key)
✅	^	to first non-blank character in the line
✅	🔢 $	to the last character in the line (N-1 lines lower) (also: key)
g0	to first character in screen line (differs from "0" when lines wrap)
g^	to first non-blank character in screen line (differs from "^" when lines wrap)
🔢 g$	to last character in screen line (differs from "$" when lines wrap)
gm	to middle of the screen line
🔢 |	to column N (default: 1)
✅	🔢 f{char}	to the Nth occurrence of {char} to the right
✅	🔢 F{char}	to the Nth occurrence of {char} to the left
✅	🔢 t{char}	till before the Nth occurrence of {char} to the right
✅	🔢 T{char}	till before the Nth occurrence of {char} to the left
🔢 ;	repeat the last "f", "F", "t", or "T" N times
🔢 ,	repeat the last "f", "F", "t", or "T" N times in opposite direction

Up-down motions

Status	Command	Description
✅	🔢 k	up N lines (also: CTRL-P and )
✅	🔢 j	up N lidown N lines (also: CTRL-J, CTRL-N, , and )
🔢 -	up N liup N lines, on the first non-blank character
🔢 +	up N lidown N lines, on the first non-blank character (also: CTRL-M and )
🔢 _	up N lidown N-1 lines, on the first non-blank character
✅	🔢 G	up N ligoto line N (default: last line), on the first non-blank character
✅	🔢 gg	up N ligoto line N (default: first line), on the first non-blank character
✅	🔢 %	up N ligoto line N percentage down in the file; N must be given, otherwise it is the
🔢 gk	up N screen lines (differs from "k" when line wraps)
🔢 gj	own N screen lines (differs from "j" when line wraps)

Text object motions

Status	Command	Description
✅	🔢 w	N words forward
✅	🔢 W	N blank-separated
✅	🔢 e	N words forward to the end of the Nth word
✅	🔢 E	N words forward to the end of the Nth blank-separated
✅	🔢 b	N words backward
✅	🔢 B	N blank-separated
✅	🔢 ge	N words backward to the end of the Nth word
✅	🔢 gE	N words backward to the end of the Nth blank-separated
🔢 )	N sentences forward
🔢 (	N sentences backward
✅	🔢 }	N paragraphs forward
✅	🔢 {	N paragraphs backward
🔢 ]]	N sections forward, at start of section
🔢 [[	N sections backward, at start of section
🔢 ][	N sections forward, at end of section
🔢 []	N sections backward, at end of section
🔢 [(	N times back to unclosed '('
🔢 [{	N times back to unclosed '{'
🔢 [m	N times back to start of method (for Java)
🔢 [M	N times back to end of method (for Java)
🔢 ])	N times forward to unclosed ')'
🔢 ]}	N times forward to unclosed '}'
🔢 ]m	N times forward to start of method (for Java)
🔢 ]M	N times forward to end of method (for Java)
🔢 [#	N times back to unclosed "#if" or "#else"
🔢 ]#	N times forward to unclosed "#else" or "#endif"
🔢 [*	N times back to start of comment "/*"
🔢 ]*	N times forward to end of comment "*/"

Various motions

Status	Command	Description
✅	%	find the next brace, bracket, comment, or "#if"/ "#else"/"#endif" in this line and go to its match
🔢 H	go to the Nth line in the window, on the first non-blank
M	go to the middle line in the window, on the first non-blank
🔢 L	go to the Nth line from the bottom, on the first non-blank
🔢 go	go to Nth byte in the buffer
:[range]go[to] [off]	go to [off] byte in the buffer

These only work when 'wrap' is off:

Status	Command	Description
🔢 zh	scroll screen N characters to the right
🔢 zl	scroll screen N characters to the left
🔢 zH	scroll screen half a screenwidth to the right
🔢 zL	scroll screen half a screenwidth to the left

Inserting text

Status	Command	Description
✅	🔢 a	append text after the cursor (N times)
✅	🔢 A	append text at the end of the line (N times)
✅	🔢 i	insert text before the cursor (N times) (also: )
✅	🔢 I	insert text before the first non-blank in the line (N times)
🔢 gI	insert text in column 1 (N times)
✅	🔢 o	open a new line below the current line, append text (N times)
✅	🔢 O	open a new line above the current line, append text (N times)

in Visual block mode:

Status	Command	Description
I	insert the same text in front of all the selected lines
A	append the same text after all the selected lines

Insert mode keys

leaving Insert mode:

Status	Command	Description
✅		end Insert mode, back to Normal mode
CTRL-C	like , but do not use an abbreviation
CTRL-O {command}	execute {command} and return to Insert mode

moving around:

Status	Command	Description
✅	cursor keys	move cursor left/right/up/down
✅	shift-left/right	one word left/right
✅	shift-up/down	one screenful backward/forward
✅		cursor after last character in the line
✅		cursor to first character in the line

Special inserts

Status	Command	Description
:r [file]	insert the contents of [file] below the cursor
:r! {command}	insert the standard output of {command} below the cursor

Deleting text

Status	Command	Description
✅	🔢 x	delete N characters under and after the cursor
🔢	delete N characters under and after the cursor
✅	🔢 X	delete N characters before the cursor
✅	🔢 d{motion}	delete the text that is moved over with {motion}
✅	{visual}d	delete the highlighted text
✅	🔢 dd	delete N lines
✅	🔢 D	delete to the end of the line (and N-1 more lines)
✅	🔢 J	join N-1 lines (delete s)
{visual}J	join the highlighted lines
🔢 gJ	like "J", but without inserting spaces
{visual}gJ	like "{visual}J", but without inserting spaces
:[range]d [x]	delete [range] lines [into register x]

Copying and moving text

Status	Command	Description
"{char}	use register {char} for the next delete, yank, or put
:reg	show the contents of all registers
:reg {arg}	show the contents of registers mentioned in {arg}
✅	🔢 y{motion}	yank the text moved over with {motion} into a register
✅	{visual}y	yank the highlighted text into a register
✅	🔢 yy	yank N lines into a register
✅	🔢 Y	yank N lines into a register
✅	🔢 p	put a register after the cursor position (N times)
✅	🔢 P	put a register before the cursor position (N times)
🔢 ]p	like p, but adjust indent to current line
🔢 [p	like P, but adjust indent to current line
🔢 gp	like p, but leave cursor after the new text
🔢 gP	like P, but leave cursor after the new text

Changing text

Status	Command	Description
⚠️	🔢 r{char}	replace N characters with {char}
🔢 gr{char}	replace N characters without affecting layout
🔢 R	enter Replace mode (repeat the entered text N times)
🔢 gR	enter virtual Replace mode: Like Replace mode but without affecting layout
	v_b_r

(change = delete text and enter Insert mode)

Status	Command	Description
✅	🔢 c{motion}	change the text that is moved over with {motion}
✅	{visual}c	change the highlighted text
✅	🔢 cc	change N lines
🔢 S	change N lines
⚠️	🔢 C	change to the end of the line (and N-1 more lines)
🔢 s	change N characters
{visual}c	in Visual block mode: Change each of the selected lines with the entered text
{visual}C	in Visual block mode: Change each of the selected lines until end-of-line with the entered text
✅	🔢 ~	switch case for N characters and advance cursor
{visual}~	switch case for highlighted text
{visual}u	make highlighted text lowercase
{visual}U	make highlighted text uppercase
g~{motion}	switch case for the text that is moved over with {motion}
gu{motion}	make the text that is moved over with {motion} lowercase
gU{motion}	make the text that is moved over with {motion} uppercase
{visual}g?	perform rot13 encoding on highlighted text
g?{motion}	perform rot13 encoding on the text that is moved over with {motion}

| :1234:  CTRL-A	| add N to the number at or after the cursor
| :1234:  CTRL-X	| subtract N from the number at or after the cursor

✅ | 🔢 <{motion} | move the lines that are moved over with {motion} one shiftwidth left ✅ | 🔢 << | move N lines one shiftwidth left ✅ | 🔢 >{motion} | move the lines that are moved over with {motion} one shiftwidth right ✅ | 🔢 >> | move N lines one shiftwidth right | 🔢 gq{motion}| format the lines that are moved over with {motion} to 'textwidth' length | :[range]ce[nter] [width] | center the lines in [range] | :[range]le[ft] [indent] | left-align the lines in [range] (with [indent]) | :[range]ri[ght] [width] | right-align the lines in [range]

Visual mode

Status	Command	Description
✅	v	start highlighting characters
✅	V	start highlighting linewise
CTRL-V	start highlighting blockwise
o	exchange cursor position with start of highlighting
gv	start highlighting on previous visual area
✅	v	highlight characters or stop highlighting
✅	V	highlight linewise or stop highlighting
CTRL-V	highlight blockwise or stop highlighting

Text objects (only in Visual mode or after an operator)

Status	Command	Description
✅	🔢 aw	Select "a word"
✅	🔢 iw	Select "inner word"
🔢 aW	Select "a	WORD
🔢 iW	Select "inner	WORD
🔢 as	Select "a sentence"
🔢 is	Select "inner sentence"
🔢 ap	Select "a paragraph"
🔢 ip	Select "inner paragraph"
🔢 ab	Select "a block" (from "[(" to "])")
🔢 ib	Select "inner block" (from "[(" to "])")
🔢 aB	Select "a Block" (from "[{" to "]}")
🔢 iB	Select "inner Block" (from "[{" to "]}")
🔢 a>	Select "a <> block"
🔢 i>	Select "inner <> block"
🔢 at	Select "a tag block" (from to )
🔢 it	Select "inner tag block" (from to )
🔢 a'	Select "a single quoted string"
🔢 i'	Select "inner single quoted string"
🔢 a"	Select "a double quoted string"
🔢 i"	Select "inner double quoted string"
🔢 a`	Select "a backward quoted string"
🔢 i`	Select "inner backward quoted string"

Repeating commands

Status	Command	Description
✅	🔢 .	repeat last change (with count replaced with N)
q{a-z}	record typed characters into register {a-z}
q{A-Z}	record typed characters, appended to register {a-z}
q	stop recording
🔢 @{a-z}	execute the contents of register {a-z} (N times)
🔢 @@	repeat previous @{a-z} (N times)
:@{a-z}	execute the contents of register {a-z} as an Ex command
:@@	repeat previous :@{a-z}
:[range]g[lobal]/{pattern}/[cmd]	execute Ex command [cmd] (default: ":p") on the lines within [range] where {pattern} matches
:[range]g[lobal]!/{pattern}/[cmd]	execute Ex command [cmd] (default: ":p") on the lines within [range] where {pattern} does NOT match
:so[urce] {file}	read Ex commands from {file}
:so[urce]! {file}	read Vim commands from {file}
:sl[eep] [sec]	don't do anything for [sec] seconds
🔢 gs	goto Sleep for N seconds

Marks and motions

Status	Command	Description
m{a-zA-Z}	mark current position with mark {a-zA-Z}
`{a-z}	go to mark {a-z} within current file
`{A-Z}	go to mark {A-Z} in any file
`{0-9}	go to the position where Vim was previously exited
``	go to the position before the last jump
`"	go to the position when last editing this file
`[	go to the start of the previously operated or put text
`]	go to the end of the previously operated or put text
`<	go to the start of the (previous) Visual area
`>	go to the end of the (previous) Visual area
`.	go to the position of the last change in this file
'{a-zA-Z0-9[]'"<>.}	same as `, but on the first non-blank in the line
:marks	print the active marks
🔢 CTRL-O	go to Nth older position in jump list
🔢 CTRL-I	go to Nth newer position in jump list
:ju[mps]	print the jump list

Complex changes

Status	Command	Description
🔢 !{motion}{command}	filter the lines that are moved over through {command}
🔢 !!{command}	filter N lines through {command}
{visual}!{command}	filter the highlighted lines through {command}
:[range]! {command}	filter [range] lines through {command}
🔢 ={motion}	filter the lines that are moved over through 'equalprg'
🔢 ==	filter N lines through 'equalprg'
{visual}=	filter the highlighted lines through 'equalprg'
:[range]s[ubstitute]/{pattern}/{string}/[g][c]	substitute {pattern} by {string} in [range] lines; with [g], replace all occurrences of {pattern}; with [c], confirm each replacement
:[range]s[ubstitute] [g][c]	repeat previous ":s" with new range and options
&	Repeat previous ":s" on current line without options
:[range]ret[ab][!] [tabstop]	set 'tabstop' to new value and adjust white space accordingly

Special keys in Insert mode

Status	Command	Description
CTRL-V {char}..	insert character literally, or enter decimal byte value
or or CTRL-M or CTRL-J	begin new line
CTRL-E	insert the character from below the cursor
CTRL-Y	insert the character from above the cursor
CTRL-A	insert previously inserted text
CTRL-@	insert previously inserted text and stop Insert mode
CTRL-R {0-9a-z%#:.-="}	insert the contents of a register
CTRL-N	insert next match of identifier before the cursor
CTRL-P	insert previous match of identifier before the cursor
CTRL-X ...	complete the word before the cursor in various ways
or CTRL-H	delete the character before the cursor
	delete the character under the cursor
CTRL-W	delete word before the cursor
CTRL-U	delete all entered characters in the current line
CTRL-T	insert one shiftwidth of indent in front of the current line
CTRL-D	delete one shiftwidth of indent in front of the current line
0 CTRL-D	delete all indent in the current line
^ CTRL-D	delete all indent in the current line, restore indent in next line

Scrolling

Status	Command	Description
🔢 CTRL-E	window N lines downwards (default: 1)
🔢 CTRL-D	window N lines Downwards (default: 1/2 window)
🔢 CTRL-F	window N pages Forwards (downwards)
🔢 CTRL-Y	window N lines upwards (default: 1)
🔢 CTRL-U	window N lines Upwards (default: 1/2 window)
🔢 CTRL-B	window N pages Backwards (upwards)
z or zt	redraw, current line at top of window
⚠️	z. or zz	redraw, current line at center of window
z- or zb	redraw, current line at bottom of window