ViMemory

There are lots of Vim commands that I use only occasionally and always have to look up. Here they are, all in one place, so that I can find them quickly. Help yourself.

# re-indent an entire file (= is the command)

gg=G 

# show tabs and carriage returns

:set list 

# Change to upper/lower case

gU[movement] or gu[movement]  

# show changes in the current file

:changes 

# jump back to the position of the previous (older) or next (newer) change

 g; or g, 

# Select contents of entire file

ggVG

# Search for word under cursor

*

# Macro recording & playback of single-key macros

qX   # Record macro 'X'
q    # Stop recording
@X   # Play macro 'X'
@@   # Repeat previous macro

# Count occurrences of a pattern (later versions of Vim)

:% s/[pattern]//n

# Did you know that you can use {Ctrl-C} to break out of insert mode? It works just like {Esc} but is easier to type.

#Handling changes to your .vimrc file (Thanks to http://dailyvim.blogspot.com/2008/11/reload-vimrc.html)

# Manually reload your .vimrc file if it has been changed
:source $MYVIMRC  
 # Show your .vimrc filename           
:echo $MYVIMRC               
# automatically update vim when .virmrc changes
:au! BufWritePost $MYVIMRC source $MYVIMRC 

# a collection of neat/quick commands - very useful

ci[c]      # Change the contents of everything 'inside' the [c] delimiters
di[c]      # Delete 'inside' delimiters
[ctrl]i    # Move 'in' to the next jumplist location (:h jumplist)
[ctrl]o    # Move 'out' to the previous jumplist location
[ctrl]=    # Resize all windows to be equal in size
[ctrl]_    # Make active window as large as possible

# There's a really nice, graphical cheat sheet for basic commands at http://www.viemu.com/vi-vim-cheat-sheet.gif

# And finally, there's an awesome, modern book on Vim from the folks at The Pragmatic Programmer: Practical Vim.