Vim Tips
Linux
General Tips
vim -p file1 file2
to open multiple files as tabs
:qa
to quit out of all open buffers
:Ex
to return to netrw (file explorer)
Terminals
:term
to open a terminal in current window
- Use
i
to enter insert mode and type into the shell
<C-\><C-n>
to return to normal mode to allow scrolling or switching windows
- I’ve remapped this to
<C-space>
Windows
<C-w>
prefixes all window commands
<C-w>
+ h,j,k,l
to focus window to left, bottom, up, right, respectively
<C-w>s
to split current window horizontally, equivalent to :split
<C-w>v
to split current window vertically, equivalent to :vs
Registers
"c
before a command, where c
is the register to store the text
- Use capital letter to append to the register, e.g.
"C
Macros
- Press
qc
to start recording, where c
is the register to store the macro
- Stop recording with
q
- Replay the macro with
@c