Vim Tips

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