VIM cheatsheet

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i: interactive mode
v: visual mode
escape to go back to no mode

# classic commands
:e <filename>: open <filename> in current window
:e **/<filename>: fuzzy search for <filename>
:w [<filename>]: write current window
:q: quit

suffix 'a' for all files
:wqa: write every file and quit
:w!: force writing even if file changed

# copy/paste
yy: copy current line
dd: cut current line
p: paste default buffer
"ap: paste register 'a'

in visual mode,
y: copy current selection
d: cut current selection
"ay: copy current selection in register 'a'
"ad: cut current selection in register 'a'

Special register: '+', which is the system clipboard
"+y: copy current selection in system clipboard
"+p: ...
"+d: ...

# search & replace
/<expr>: search for expression
*: search for current expression under cursor
n: next match
shift+n: previous match
:%s/<before>/<after>/g: replace regexp <before> by <after> in current file
:%g/<expr>/d: delete every line with regexp <expr>

# window
:new: open horizontal window
:vnew: open vertical window

# cli
:!<bash>: run <bash> in terminal
:r!<bash>: run <bash> in terminal and pipe output to current buffer

# protips
ctrl+wF: open filepath which is under current cursor
:r!rg <expr>: search for <expr> in all your files and print in your current buffer (after a :new)