Getting Familiar

Vim modes

Command mode
insert mode
Command line mode
Visual mode: switch from command mode to visual node type v

operate with file

create new file or load file

1	:edit message.txt

open file in read-only mode

use -R option

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$ vim -R message.txt
# or
$ view message.txt

edit existing file

quit editor without saving changes
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:q!
save changes and quit editor
1
:wq

editing

insert text before cursor

i switch to insert mode

insert text at the beginning of line

problem: you want to insert text at the beginning of current line

solve: use I

append text after cursor

a

append text at the end of line

A

open new line below cursor

o

open new line above cursor

O

change text

problem: want to change text in current line then insert

solve: cc or C

replace text

problem: want to replace character or entire line

solve: r or R

Join text

problem: want to merge two line (this line and next line)

solve: J

Navigating

problem: how to quickly move cursor

h: left
l: right
j: up
k: down

more: navigation use number with those basic command, like 10j

0: move cursor to the beginning of current line. like I but not to insert mode
$: move cursor to the end of current line
ctrl + f: scroll down entire page
ctrl + b: scroll up entire page

navigate to lines

:n: jump to the nth line
:0: jump to the start of file
:$: jump to the end of file

w: move cursor to the beginning of next word
b: move cursor to the end of previous word
e: move cursor to the end of current word

revisiting editing

cut, copy and paste

x: delete character from cursor position
X: delete previous character from cursor position
y: copy single character
p: paste character after cursor position
P: paste character before cursor position

multi-position command

dw: Delete word from cursor position
D: Delete entire line from cursor position
dd: Delete entire line
Y or yy: Copies entire line

more: 3dw or d3w delete 3 words

u: undo like ctrl + z
:red or ctrl + r: redo like ctrl + shift + z

searching

search in current file

search in forward direction

/<expression>
n: next
N: previous
//: repeat search

search in backward direction

?<expression>
n: previous
N: next
??: repeat

search word under cursor

*: next
#: previous

macros

start recording

press q start
use single character as a macros name

stop recording

press q again

use macros

@{macros name} or number@{name}

list macros

:registers

vimrc

let mapleader=" "
syntax on

set number

set cursorline

set ignorecase
set smartcase
set hlsearch
set incsearch
exec "nohlsearch"

nnoremap = nzz
nnoremap - Nzz

nnoremap <LEADER><CR> :nohlsearch<CR>
nnoremap sj :set splitright<CR>:vsplit<CR>
nnoremap sk :set nosplitright<CR>:vspilt<CR>

set noshowcmd
set wrap
set autowrite

set smarttab
set tabstop=4
set shiftwidth=4
set expandtab

set fileencodings=utf-9,gb2312,gbk,gb18030

nnoremap tt :NERDTreeToggle<CR>

nnoremap J 5j
nnoremap K 5k

call plug#begin()

Plug 'connorholyday/vim-snazzy'

Plug 'wakatime/vim-wakatime'

Plug 'preservim/nerdtree'

Plug 'tpope/vim-sensible'

Plug 'vim-airline/vim-airline'

Plug 'Raimondi/delimitMate'

Plug 'ycm-core/YouCompleteMe'

Plug 'tpope/vim-fugitive'

Plug 'dracula/vim', {'as': 'dracula'}

call plug#end()

colorscheme dracula

let g:airline#extensions#tabline#enabled=1
let g:airline#extensions#branch#enabled=1
let g:airline_powerline_fonts=1