| Description | shortcuts | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Go to the Header | H | in Screen |
| Go to the Middle | M | |
| Go to the Lower | L | |
| select | v | Selection |
| select row(s) | SHIFT + v | |
| select blocks (columns) | CTRL + v | |
| search for word under cursor | * | Pretty Good |
| split screen horizontally | :split | Split Screens |
| split screen vertically | :vsplit | |
| move down a screen | CTRL + w + j | |
| move up a screen | CTRL + w + k | |
| move left a screen | CTRL + w + h | |
| move right a screen | CTRL + w + l | |
| close all other split screens | :only | |
| convert selected text to uppercase | U | with Case |
| convert selected text to lowercase | u | |
| invert case of selected text | ~ |
Position cursor at middle of screen zz
Position cursor at top of screen zt
Position cursor at the bottom of screen zb
convert tabs to spaces :retab
indent selected text >
unindent selected text <
list buffers :ls
open buffer :bN (N = buffer number)
print :hardcopy
sort selected rows :sort
start recording a macro qX (X = key to assign macro to)
stop recording a macro q
playback macro @X (X = key macro was assigned to)
replay previously played macro * @@
auto-complete a word you are typing ** CTRL + n
bookmark current place in file mX (X = key to assign bookmark to)
jump to bookmark `X (X = key bookmark was assigned to` = back tick/tilde key)
show all bookmarks :marks
delete a bookmark :delm X (X = key bookmark to delete)
delete all bookmarks :delm!
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As with other commands in vi, you can playback a macro any number of times. The following command would playback the macro assigned to the key
w100 times: 100@w -
Vim uses words that exist in your current buffer and any other buffer you may have open for auto-complete suggestions.