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useful vim commands
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vim_solutions.md
  • increase number under cursor: ctrl+a
  • decrease number under cursor: ctrl+x
  • replace one word with another: select first word, e.g. vi"; select second word vi" and paste p
  • search from within vim, don't jump to first match: vimgrep /render_show/gj **/*.rb

Resize splits

  • resize horizontal split: ctrl+w - / ctrl+w +
  • resize horizontal split to maximum: ctrl+w _
  • make horizontal and vertical splits equally big: ctrl+w =
  • resize vertical split: ctrl+w < / ctrl+w >

Buffers

  • list buffers: ls
  • go to previous buffer: e#
  • go to buffer with number: e#1

Tabs

  • new tab: :tabnew
  • next tab: :tabn
  • previous tab: :tabp
  • rotate throught tabs: gt in normal mode
  • go to tab with number: :tabm <tab_number>
  • open files in tabs when starting vim: vim -p file1 file2 file3
  • search and replace in all tabs: :tabdo %s/foo/bar/gc
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