README.md

vim-cheat

Sway and VIM

key	desc
meta-1,2,3	switch workspaces
meta-shift-1,2,3	move window to workspace
meta-shift-c	reload sway
meta-enter	open terminal
meta-d	open launcher (esc to dismiss)
meta-f	window to full screen
meta-minus	scratchpad stuff
meta-shift-minus
meta-shift-arrow	move window /tiling
meta-r	resize

VIM

Normal Mode

key	desc
h,j,k,l	move
gj,gjk	move one display line
.	repeat
w	move forward to start of word
b	move back to start of word
e	move forward to end of word
ge	backward to end of previous word
ea	append to current word
gea	append prev word
W,B,E,gE	as above but WORD (only whitespace)

key	desc
u	undo
<C-r>	redo
g;/u<C-r>	move to last change
f{char}	find forward in line (curson on match)
t{char}	til find forward in line (cursor before match)
;	repeat last char find
,	back up
dt{char}	delete until {char}
D	delete to end of line (=== d$)
cc	delete line and insert

key	desc
<C-u>	page up (or shift-up)
<C-d>	page down (or shift-down)
{,}	jump to start of next/prev para
%	jump to matching block (parenthesis, if/endif,)
$	end of line
_	start of text
0	start of line
:76	go line 76
G	go end of file
gg	go start of file
ciw	replace in word insert
ci"	replace in quote insert
dw	delete to end of word
daw	delete a word (inside)
db	delete back a word
d$	delete to end of line
d0	delete to start of line
dd	delete line (cut into register 0)
y	yank (copy to register 0)
yy	yank line
yt,	yank to character (,)
p	paste
"0p	paste from yank register
"+p,"+P	paste from system clipboard
"+Y	yank to sys clipboard
i	insert mode
I	insert at start of line
a	append to insert mode
A	append end of line into insert mode
o	add line and insert mode (anywhere in line)
O	insert line above
zz	recenter screen at cursor

key	desc
xp	transpose next two characters (del paste)
ddp	transpose this line and next
yyp	duplicate line

Searching

key	desc
/text<CR>	search text
*	search word under cursor
n	next match
cw	change word (then n to find next then . to change again)
N	previous match
gn	select next match in visual mode
gnc	change next match

key	desc
<C-r><C-w>	expand search term to whole word
<C-r>"	paste buffer into search term
<C-r>+	paste sys clip into search term
<C-l>	clear search highlights
:%s/replace/Replace/g	global search and replace
:%s/replace/Replace/gc	prompt global search and replace (y,n,q,a)

Miscellaneous

key	desc
<C-a>,<C-x>	jump to next number add/subtract
180<C-a>	jump to next number add 180
list of numbers 0),	select in visual mode then g to increment all

key	desc
:6t.	copy line 6 to below current line
:t6	copy current line to below line 6
:6m.	move line 6 to below current line
:m6	move current line to below line 6
:read !{cmd}	Exec shell {cmd} insert output below cursor
:edit index.html	open file
:edit %:h<tab>	open file in current file dir
:set ignorecase
:set noignorecase
:set ignorecase!	toggle
:set ignorecase?	status
:set ignorecase&	set default
:abbr @@ autotext	autocomplete

key	desc
=ip	auto indent paragraph
==	auto indent current line
>>	indent line
<<	unindent line

key	desc
mm	mark
`m	return to mark
mM/`M	global mark (file) mark before file diving eg :vimgrep
`H	goto editing homer config on unraid

key	desc
<C-i>,<C-o>	forward/back in jump list

key	desc
gf	goto file under cursor
:set path?	check path
<C-]>	goto definition (setup?)

Window/buffer management

key	desc
:ls	list buffers
:e!	revert changes (reread file)
<C-6>	switch between open buffers/files
<C-w><C-w>	switch focus between windows
<C-w><C-hjkl>	switch focus in direction
<C-w><C-s>	split horiz
<C-w><C-v>	split vert
:sp	file horiz split load file
:vsp	file vert split load file
:clo	close current window
:on	close all except current window

Tab management

key	desc
<C-w>T	Move current window into own tab
:tabc	Close current tab page and all windows
2gt	Switch to tab page number 2
gt	Switch to the next tab page
gT	Switch to the previous tab page

Netrw file management

key	desc
vim .	start in netrw mode
:e /tmp	open full path
:E	netrw in dir of active buffer
:e.	netrw in dir of current working
-	cd ..
/match<CR>	move to search

Command line

key	desc
nvim -d file1 file2	diff mode

Visual Mode

key	desc
<C-[>	esc
v	visual mode
V	visual line mode
o	move to front/end of visual block
c	change selection (delete then insert)
d	cut
y	copy
"+y	copy to sys clipboard
<,>	indent (. to repeat, u to undo)
gv	select last visual block
:	pre-populate selection
:m0	move selection to front of file
:m$	move selection to end of file
:normal i//	comment all selected lines
:normal i#	comment all selected lines
:!sort	shell sort
{,}	jump to start of next/prev para
vip	select current paragraph
=	autoindent

Insert Mode (also command mode :)

key	desc
<C-[>	esc
<C-r>0	paste
<C-o>zz	one-shot command
<C-w>	delete back one word
<C-u>	delete back to start of line
<C-t>	indent tab
<C-d>	unindent
<C-n>	autocomplete
<C-x><C-k>	dictionary lookup
<C-x><C-l>	whole line lookup
<C-x><C-p>	partial lookup
<C-x><C-f>	filename completion
:cd /mnt	cd to directory for completion
<C-x><C-o>	omni completion
:set spell	enable
:set nospell	disable
<C-x><C-s>	spell fix

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