Basic vim tips

vim tips hotkey

Regular expression
Tabs
Search
Split Window
Buffer
Buffer mark
Fold
Why I create this document

Regular expression

Hotkey	Description
`:g/abc.*xyz`	Try regular expression.
`:g/abc.*xyz/d`	Delete match lines.

Tabs

Hotkey	Description
`:Te`	Open tab explorer.
`:tabs`	Show all tabs.
`gt`	Go to next tab.
`gT`	Go to previous tab.
`{i}gt`	Go to {i} tab. Eg.`5gt` means go to the fifth tab.
`:tabclose {i}`	Close {i}th tab.
`:q`	Close current tab.
`:qa`	Close all tabs.
`vim -p *.css`	Open all css files in tabs.
`vim -p hi.css test.css`	Open files in tabs.

Search

Hotkey	Description
`:vimgrep /vim/ *.wiki`	Search word vim in wiki files.
`:vimgrep /\<vim\>/ *.wiki`	Search full word vim in wiki files.
`:cfirst`	Move to the first match.
`:clast`	Move to the last match.
`:cprevious or cp`	Move to the previous match.
`:cnext or cn`	Move to the next match.
`:cl`	List all matches.
`/i`	Find any word contains character i
`/\<vim\>`	Find whole word match word
`n`	Move to next match
`N`	Move to previous match

Split Window

Hotkey	Description
`Ctrl-w j/k`	Go to up or down window.
`Ctrl-w h/l`	Go to left or right window.
`Ctrl-w p`	Go to previous window.
`Ctrl-w =`	Set an equal size to the split windows.
`Ctrl-w +/-`	Increase/decrease height.
`Ctrl-w >/<`	Increase/decrease width.
`Ctrl-w _`	Maximize height.
`Ctrl-w \|`	Maximize width.
`:sp or Ctrl-w-s`	Split window. Which one press less key? `Ctrl-w-s`
`:vsp or Ctrl-w-v`	Split window vertically.

Buffer

Hotkey	Description
`:ls`	List all previous opened files.
`:b{i}`	Open {i} file.
`:bnext or :bn`	Open next buffer file.
`:bprevious or :bp`	Open previous buffer file.
`:blast or :bl`	Open last buffer file.
`:bfirst or :bf`	Open first buffer file.

Buffer mark

Mark	Description
`-`	Inactive buffer.
`a`	Active buffer. The file is open for editing.
`h`	Hide buffer.
`%`	Current buffer. There is a cursor in this window.
`#`	Swap buffer.
`=`	Read only buffer.
`+`	Already modified buffer.

Fold

Hotkey	Description
`zf`	Define a fold. Select lines then press `zf`.
`zo`	Open fold.
`zc`	Close fold.
`za`	Toggle fold.

Why I create this document

When I create a vim document, I can review what I learned.
Record what I use frequently.