vim-commands.txt

Organized list of vim commands.

omits
 - copying/moving text
 - setting/using marks
 - screen movements
 - regex searching
 - visual mode

sources:
http://www.fprintf.net/vimCheatSheet.html
http://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/htmldoc/motion.html


# Commands

## unary:

✓	a		Enter insert, move cursor by 1. Repeat whatever was typed in that session [count] times.
✓	A		Enter insert at end of current line. Repeat whatever was typed in that session [count] times.
✓	i		Enter insert. Repeat whatever was typed in that session [count] times.
✓	I		Enter insert, cursor on first non-blank in line. Repeat whatever was typed in that session [count] times.
✓	o		Begin a new line below the cursor and insert text, repeat [count] times. [newline]
✓	O		Begin a new line above the cursor and insert text, repeat [count] times. [up, newline]
✓	x		Delete [count] characters under and after the cursor [delete]
	X		Delete [count] characters before the cursor [right enough times, delete]
	D		Delete from under cursor until end of line, plus [count] - 1 following lines [delete enough]
	R		Enter Replace mode. Repeat whatever was typed in that session [count] times. [not sure]
✓	~		Switch case of the character under the cursor and move the cursor to the right. If a 
			[count] is given, do that many characters.[switchCase]
	u		Undo [count] changes 
	U		Undo all latest changes on one line
	ctrl-R	Redo [count] changes.
	.		Repeat last change, with count replaced by [count]
	s		Delete [count] chars starting from cursor and enter Insert mode. [delete]
	S		Clear [count] lines (inclusive) and enter Insert mode. 

## binary:

	gI 		Insert text in column 1 [count] times.
	d{_m_}	delete text that _m_ moves over
	dd		Delete [count] lines. Alias for d_
✓	r{c}	replace char under cursor with c. No time limit between presses, but ESC cancels
	~{_m_}	switch case of text _m_ moves over


# motions (_m_):

## Unary

✓	h,j,k,l	Move [count] in resp. direction
	0		Move to first char of line
	^		Move to first non-blank char of line
	$		Move to end of line and [count] - 1 lines down
	;		Repeat latest f, t, F or T [count] times.
	,		Repeat latest f, t, F or T in opposite direction [count] times.
	-		[count] lines upward, on the first non-blank character (linewise).
	+/<CR>	[count] lines downward, on the first non-blank character (linewise).
	_		[count] - 1 lines downward, on the first non-blank character (linewise).
	G		Goto line [count], default last line, on the first non-blank character.
	w		[count] words forward
	W		[count] WORDS forward
	e		Forward to the end of word [count]
	E		Forward to the end of WORD [count]
	b		[count] words backward
	B		[count] WORDS backward

## Binary

	f{char}	To [count]'th occurrence of {char} to the right. The cursor is placed on {char} 
			(inclusive).
	F{char}	To the [count]'th occurrence of {char} to the left. The cursor is placed on {char} 
			(inclusive).
	t{char}	Till before [count]'th occurrence of {char} to the right. The cursor is placed on the 
			character left of {char} (inclusive).
	T{char}	Till after [count]'th occurrence of {char} to the left. The cursor is placed on the 
			character right of {char} (inclusive).
	gg		Goto line [count], default first line, on the first non-blank character.
	ge		Backward to the end of word [count]
	gE		Backward to the end of WORD [count]