====== VI / VIM ======

===== Short Version =====

==== Minimal functionality ====

|''h j k l ''| | Arrow keys |
|''Esc''|''C-C''| Exit insert mode|
|'':w''| | save |
|'':q''|'':q!'' | quit, confirm quit without saving |
|''i''|''a''| Insert mode at or after cursor |
|''d''|''dd''| Delete, delete line |

==== Extended ====

|''u''|| undo |
|''/pattern''|''?pattern''| search forwards, backwards|
|''n''|''N''| Continue search

==== Copy / paste ====
|''v''| | visual mode |
|''y''| | yank = copy |
|''p''| | paste after cursor |
|''''| |  |
|''''| |  |

===== Minimal .vimrc =====

<code bash>
"+y #copy a selection to the system clipboard
"+p #paste from system clipboard

set nocompatible            " Modernes Verhalten statt original Vi
filetype plugin indent on

set autoindent
set ts=4
filetype on

syntax on
" Darstellung & Nummerierung
set number                  " Zeilennummern anzeigen
set relativenumber          " Zeilennummern relativ zum Cursor anzeigen
set showcmd                 " Unvollständige Befehle in der Statusleiste anzeigen
set wildmenu                " Bessere Tab-Vervollständigung für Befehle

" Suchen
set hlsearch                " Suchergebnisse hervorheben
set incsearch               " Live-Suche während der Eingabe aktivieren
set ignorecase              " Groß-/Kleinschreibung bei der Suche ignorieren
set smartcase               " Großschreibung erzwingen, wenn Großbuchstaben enthalten sind

" Tabs und Einrückung
set tabstop=4               " Tabulator entspricht 4 Leerzeichen
set shiftwidth=4            " Einrückungstiefe ebenfalls 4 Leerzeichen
set expandtab               " Tabs in Leerzeichen umwandeln
set autoindent              " Automatische Einrückung für neue Zeilen

" Verhalten
set backspace=indent,eol,start " Korrektes Löschen mit der Backspace-Taste
set hidden                  " Puffer ohne Speichern im Hintergrund behalten
</code>


===== Long Version =====


==== Edit ====

i - insert before the cursor
I - insert at the beginning of the line
a - insert (append) after the cursor
A - insert (append) at the end of the line 
o - append (open) a new line below the current line
O - append (open) a new line above the current line 

==== Clipboard ====

x 	Delete character
dd 	Delete line (Cut)
yy 	Yank line (Copy)
p 	Paste
P 	Paste before
"*p / "+p 	Paste from system clipboard
"*y / "+y 	Paste to system clipboar

==== Exit ====

:q 	Close file
:qa 	Close all files
:w 	Save
:wq / :x 	Save and close file
ZZ 	Save and quit
:q! / ZQ 	Quit without checking changes

==== Visual mode ====

v 	Enter visual mode
V 	Enter visual line mode
<C-V> 	Enter visual block mode
In visual mode
d / x 	Delete selection
s 	Replace selection
y 	Yank selection (Copy)

==== Navigating ====

=== Directions ===

h j k l 	Arrow keys
<C-U> / <C-D> 	Half-page up/down
<C-B> / <C-F> 	Page up/down
=== Words ===

b / w 	Previous/next word
ge / e 	Previous/next end of word
Line
0 (zero) 	Start of line
^ 	Start of line (after whitespace)
$ 	End of line
=== Character ===

fc 	Go forward to character c
Fc 	Go backward to character c
Document
gg 	First line
G 	Last line
:{number} 	Go to line {number}
{number}G 	Go to line {number}
{number}j 	Go down {number} lines
{number}k 	Go up {number} lines
=== Window ===

zz 	Center this line
zt 	Top this line
zb 	Bottom this line
H 	Move to top of screen
M 	Move to middle of screen
L 	Move to bottom of screen
=== Search ===

n 	Next matching search pattern
N 	Previous match
* 	Next whole word under cursor
# 	Previous whole word under cursor

==== Operators ====

=== Usage ===


Operators let you operate in a range of text (defined by motion). These are performed in normal mode.
d 	w
Operator 	Motion
Operators list
d 	Delete
y 	Yank (copy)
c 	Change (delete then insert)
> 	Indent right
< 	Indent left
= 	Autoindent

==== Spell checking ====

:set spell spelllang=en_us 	Turn on US English spell checking
]s 	Move to next misspelled word after the cursor
[s 	Move to previous misspelled word before the cursor
z= 	Suggest spellings for the word under/after the cursor
zg 	Add word to spell list
zw 	Mark word as bad/misspelling
zu / C-X (Insert Mode) 	Suggest words for bad word under cursor from spellfile


==== File Tabs ====


    :e filename - Edit a file
    :tabe - Make a new tab
    gt - Go to the next tab
    gT - Go to the previous tab
    :vsp - Vertically split windows
    ctrl+ws - Split windows horizontally
    ctrl+wv - Split windows vertically
    ctrl+ww - Switch between windows
    ctrl+wq - Quit a window