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<center><h4>SUMMARY</h4></center>
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24 VIM ................................................................ v1 19-08
17 installation ....................................................... v3 19-09 update
07 configuration ...................................................... v2 19-09
23 updates ............................................................ v3 19-09 update
08 first-steps ........................................................ v1 19-06
05 modes .............................................................. v2 19-06
01 movements .......................................................... v2 19-06
10 marks .............................................................. v1 19-06
04 buffers ............................................................ v2 19-06
13 tabs ............................................................... v1 19-06
15 windows ............................................................ v2 19-07
11 folds .............................................................. v1 19-06
22 key-mappings ....................................................... v1 19-07
12 text-objects ....................................................... v1 19-06
21 registers .......................................................... v1 19-07
14 ex-commands ........................................................ v3 19-06
19 vim-mode in bash ................................................... v1 19-06
20 vim-mode in fish ................................................... v1 19-06
03 cheat-sheet ........................................................ v3 19-06
18 youtube ............................................................ v1 19-06
06 macros ............................................................. v3 19-07
09 tutorials .......................................................... v2 19-07
02 documentation ...................................................... v3 19-06
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<center><h4>#24</h4></center>
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24 VIM
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Homepage : vim.org
Documentation : vim.org/docs.php
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23 UPDATES
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```
GITHUB
01 $ vim --version | less -N .................. check vim version (patch level)
01 $ :ve ...................................... check vim version (patch level)
02 $ cd ~/Apps/Vim ....................... place of your local vim installation
03 $ git pull .................................................... pull changes
04 $ cd ~/Apps/Vim/src ................................ change to src directory
05 # make distclean .......................... if you build vim before ... make
06 # make ................................................................ make
07 # make install ........................................................ make
08 : :ve .................................................... check vim version
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Homepage ............................................................... vim.org
Documentation ................................................. vim.org/docs.php
Git ............................................................ vim.org/git.php
Github ...................................................... github.com/vim/vim
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22 KEY-MAPPINGS
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```
:map <F2> a<C-R>=strftime("%c")<CR><ESC>
:map <F2> ggVG"+y
:map <F2> :set list!
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:h mapping ......................................................... key-mapping
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21 REGISTERS
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```
DEFAULT REGISTER "
yiw => pP yank in word normal mode
yiw => <ctrl-r>" yank in word insert mode
ciw => <ctrl-r>" change in word insert mode
REGISTER "a ... "z "A ... "Z
"ayiw => "ap normal mode
"ayiw => <ctrl-r>a insert mode
<shift-v>"ay => pP visual mode
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:registers :reg ....................................................... register
:h registers .............................................................. help
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20 VIM-MODE IN FISH
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```
~> vim .config/fish/config.fish
#fish_default_key_bindings
fish_vi_key_bindings
:wq
~> <ctrl-d>
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.......... stackoverflow.com/questions/28444740/how-to-use-vi-mode-in-fish-shell
.......................................... fishshell.com/docs/current/index.html
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19 VIM-MODE in BASH
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$ vim ~/.bashrc
set -o vi
bind -m vi-insert "\C-l" # clear-screen
:wq
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Source : sanctum.geek.nz/arabesque/vi-mode-in-bash/
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18 YOUTUBE
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Chris Toomey ~ Mastering the Vim Language ................. youtu.be/wlR5gYd6um0
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:h user-manual <ctrl-w_> ........................................... user manual
:h reference <ctrl-w_> ........................................ reference manual
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17 INSTALLATION
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```
DEBIAN-INSTALLATION
01 $ apt-cache search ^vim | less
02 # apt install vim ctags vim-doc vim-scripts
03 $ apt-cache show vim
04 $ vim --version | less
GITHUB-INSTALLATION
01 $ :ve .............................. check vim standard version (patch level)
02 $ cd ~/Apps ........................................ place of your local apps
03 $ git clone https://github.com/vim/vim.git ............... first installation
04 $ cd ~/Apps/vim/src ............................................ make process
05 # make ................................................................. make
06 # make install ......................................................... make
07 : :ve ..................................................... check vim version
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Manpages ............................................................. $ man apt
Github ......................................................... vim.org/git.php
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15 WINDOWS
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```
^ws ^wv :sp :vs :vs|b2 ................................................... split
^w= ^w_ ^w20< ^w :res :vertical res 120 ................................. resize
^wr ^wR ^wx ............................................................. rotate
^wn ........................................................................ new
^wc ^wq :q :close ........................................................ close
^whjkl ^wt ^wb ^wp ^ww ^wx .............................................. move
gg G 50% ^e ^y ^n ^u ^d ^f ^b ............................................. move
^wo :ls :ba :vert ba :vert 2ba :vs|b2 ................................... buffer
^wq ^wc ................................................................... quit
:set ruler noruler ....................................................... ruler
:set linebreak nolinebreak ........................................... linebreak
:set splitright laststatus=2 ............................................. vimrc
:call matchadd('colorColumn', '\%81v', 100) ........................ colorColumn
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:h ^w_ ........................................................... documentation
:mks $ vim -S Session.vim .............................................. session
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14 EX-COMMANDS
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```
SUBSTITUTE
:s/abc/xyz/ ...................... substitute .................... first in line
:s/abc/xyz/gc .................... substitute ...................... all in line
:%s/^/# / ........................ substitute ............................. file
:%s/$/;/ ......................... substitute ............................. file
:%sort :sort ..................... sort ................................... file
:1,10sort ........................ sort ................................... part
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:h user-manual <ctrl-w_> ........................................... user manual
:h reference <ctrl-w_> ........................................ reference manual
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13 TABS
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```
:tabnew ................................................................ tab new
:tabe dummy.txt ....................................................... tab edit
:tab split ........................................................... tab split
:tabn :tabn2 :tabp gt 3gt gT ................................. tab next previous
:tabmove 0 ............................................................ tab move
:tab ba ......................................................... tab buffer all
:tabonly .............................................................. tab only
:tabm :tabm 0 ......................................................... tab move
:tabclose :q .................................................... tab close quit
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:h user-manual <ctrl-w_> ........................................... user manual
:h reference <ctrl-w_> ........................................ reference manual
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12 TEXT OBJECTS
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```
aw iw aW iW ...................... a|inner ................................ word
as is ............................ a|inner ............................ sentence
ap ip ............................ a|inner ........................... paragraph
a"'` i"'` ........................ a|inner .............................. string
a[](){}<> i[](){}<> .............. a|inner ............................... block
at it ............................ a|inner ........................... tag block
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:h text-objects <ctrl-w_>
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11 FOLDS
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```
$ vim ~/.vimrc
autocmd BufWinLeave *.* mkview
autocmd BufWinEnter *.* silent loadview
:wq
zf ...................................................................... create
zo zn :%foldopen ..................................................... open none
zc zm :%foldclose ................................................... close more
zd ...................................................................... delete
:mkview :loadview .................................................... save load
:set foldmethod :set fdm ............................................ foldmethod
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:h user-manual <ctrl-w_> ........................................... user manual
:h reference <ctrl-w_> ........................................ reference manual
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10 MARKS
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ma 'a `a .............................................................. set mark
:marks :marks ABC ................................................... list marks
mA mB 'A 'B .................................................... different files
:delmarks A-Z a,b,c :delmarks! .................................... delete marks
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:h user-manual <ctrl-w_> ........................................... user manual
:h reference <ctrl-w_> ........................................ reference manual
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09 TUTORIALS
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$ vimtutor en ......................................................... tutorial
TutorialsPoint : tutorialspoint.com/vim/index.htm
Bram Moolenaar : moolenaar.net/habits.html
Ben McCormick I : benmccormick.org/2014/06/30/learning-vim-in-2014-the-basics
Ben McCormick II : benmccormick.org/2014/07/02/learning-vim-in-2014-vim-as-language
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:h user-manual <ctrl-w_> ........................................... user manual
:h reference <ctrl-w_> ........................................ reference manual
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08 FIRST-STEPS
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```
01 INSTALL VIM
# apt-get install vim gvim vim-doc vim-scripts ....................... DEBIAN
# pacman -S vim ........................................................ ARCH
$ dpkg -L vim-doc
# update-alternatives --config editor
$ vim --version | less
02 REMAP <CAPS LOCK> TO <ESC>
• GNOME-TWEAK-TOOL: Typing-Tab > Caps Lock key behaviour > Make Caps Lock an additional ESC
03 LEARN AND TRAIN THE BASICS
$ vimtutor en
$ firefox vim-adventures.com
• vim, :h user-manual :resize
04 DISABLE YOUR ARROW KEYS
$ vim ~/.vimrc
map <up> <nop>
imap <up> <nop>
map <down> <nop>
imap <down> <nop>
map <left> <nop>
imap <left> <nop>
map <right> <nop>
imap <right> <nop>
:wq
05 CONFIGURE YOUR BASH-ENVIRONMENT
: echo $MYVIMRC
# update-alternatives --config editor
$ vim ~/.bashrc
EDITOR=/usr/bin/vim
VISUAL=$EDITOR
export EDITOR VISUAL
:wq
06 ACTIVATE VIM-MODE IN BASH
$ vim ~/.bashrc
set -o vi
bind -m vi-insert "\C-l" # clear-screen
:wq
07 ACTIVATE VIM-PLUGIN IN FIREFOX
Plugin: Vim Vixen
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Homepage : vim.org
Reference : vimhelp.org/quickref.txt.html
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07 CONFIGURATION
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```
$ vim --version | less
:set
$ vim ~/.vimrc
colorscheme desert "desert default
set scrolloff=99 "Scrolling behaviour
set splitright "Splitting behaviour
set rnu "Relative line numbers
set nonu "Line numbers
set nocompatible
set showmode
set ruler
set linebreak
set showcmd
set laststatus=2
set background=dark
set encoding=utf8
filetype on
filetype plugin on
set mouse=a
"set colorcolumn=80
"set cursorline
"IDE
syntax on
set autoindent
set smartindent
set cindent
"FOLDING
autocmd BufWinLeave *.* mkview
"autocmd BufWinLeave *.* mks!
autocmd BufWinEnter *.* silent loadview
"DISABLE ARROW KEYS
map <up> <nop>
imap <up> <nop>
map <down> <nop>
imap <down> <nop>
map <left> <nop>
imap <left> <nop>
map <right> <nop>
imap <right> <nop>
"SEARCH
set nohlsearch
set incsearch
"TABs
set tabstop=4
set softtabstop=4
set shiftwidth=4
set expandtab
"KEY MAPPINGS
let mapleader = ","
map <Leader><F8> :set rnu!<CR>
map <Leader>, :mks!<CR> :wa<CR>
map <Leader>q zm:mks!<CR> :wqa<CR>
"map <F2> :echo 'Current time is ' . strftime('%c')<CR>
nmap <F2> ggVG"+yzm
map <F5> :set list!<CR>
map <F6> :setlocal spell! spelllang=en_us<CR>
map <F8> :set nonu nornu<CR>
map <F9> :set rnu<CR>
map <F10> :set nu<CR>
"ABBREVIATIONS
:iab ii <esc>
:iab psv public static void(String[] args) {<cr>}<esc>ko
:iab sout System.out.println(
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:h user-manual ... ^w_ ............................................. user manual
:h reference ..... ^w_ ........................................ reference manual
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06 MACROS
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```
SESSION
01 qw .................................................................. start w
02 q .................................................................... stop w
03 @w .................................................................... run w
04 :put w ............................................................... edit w
05 0"wy$ .............................................................. update w
Macros are stored in registers (a...z)
:reg .................................................................. register
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Homepage ............................................................... vim.org
Documentation ................................................. vim.org/docs.php
:h macro ................................................................ macros
:h user-manual <ctrl-w_> ........................................... user manual
:h reference <ctrl-w_> ........................................ reference manual
Luke Smith ................................................ youtu.be/wRFEBw02aT8
TheFrugalComputerGuy ...................................... youtu.be/OGqTt7Yhuhc
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05 MODES
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:h Normal-mode ......... <ctrl-w_> ................................. Normal mode
:h Insert-mode ......... <ctrl-w_> ................................. Insert mode
:h Visual-mode ......... <ctrl-w_> ................................. Visual mode
:h Command-line-mode ... <ctrl-w_> ........................... Command-line mode
:h Select-mode ......... <ctrl-w_> ................................. Select mode
:h Ex-mode ............. <ctrl-w_> ..................................... Ex mode
:h Terminal-mode ....... <ctrl-w_> ............................... Terminal mode
Normal Mode <esc>
Visual Mode v, V, <ctrl-v>
Command-line Mode :, /, ?
i I .................... INSERT MODE .................................... insert
aA ..................... INSERT MODE ........................... append & insert
sS cC .................. INSERT MODE ........................... delete & insert
oO ..................... INSERT MODE .................................... insert
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:h vim-modes
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04 BUFFERS
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```
:ls :buffers :files ........................................... list all buffers
:b1 :b2 :bn :bp :bf :bl :b# ................ 1|2|next|previous|first|last buffer
:badd <ctrl-d> ...................................................... add buffer
:bd :bdelete ..................................................... delete buffer
:set hidden|nohidden .................................................... hidden
:mks :mks! ........................................................ save session
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:h user-manual <ctrl-w_> ........................................... user manual
:h reference <ctrl-w_> ........................................ reference manual
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03 CHEAT-SHEET
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```
:ab :abc :unab ^v ................................................... abbreviate
aA iI oO sS C ~ ....................................... append insert substitute
:ls :buffers :badd :b1 :b2 :bn :bp :bf :bl .............................. buffer
$ vim -u NONE -N ...................................................... baseline
r x ~ .......................................... character replace delete change
ci( ci{ ci< ci" ................................................... change inner
vj"+y ................................................................ clipboard
<esc> gg v G "+ y ......................................................... copy
dd D x d$ dip diw daw dit di" das ....................................... delete
$ vim -O ~/.vimrc ~/.bashrc ^ww ^wr ^wc ^wq ............................... edit
~ :e :edit $ ^xe .......................................................... edit
zf5j zo zc zd .......................................................... folding
:ve ^g g^g ......................................................... information
qa :reg a @a ............................................................ macros
m1 '1 `1 marks ............................................................ mark
[InsertMode] ^n .......................................................... match
hjkl gj gk gg G HML ................................................ move cursor
1% 50% 100% zz zb zt z<enter> ...................................... move cursor
:set nu|nonu :set rnu|nornu ............................................ numbers
. ....................................................................... repeat
/ f * # q/ q? q: :%s/one/two/g .......................................... search
/\cabc /\Cabc /\<abc\> :nohl ............................................ search
:set incsearch noincsearch :set hls nhls ................................ search
u U ^r ............................................................... undo redo
:ve :version ........................................................... version
:q :q! :qa :qa! :wq :wqa :exit ZZ ZQ ...................................... exit
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:h user-manual <ctrl-w_> ........................................... user manual
:h reference <ctrl-w_> ........................................ reference manual
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02 DOCUMENTATION
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```
:h user-manual ................ <ctrl-w_> .......................... User manual
:h reference ................. <ctrl-w_> ..................... Reference manual
:h :resize .................... <ctrl-w_> ...................... vim-help-system
$ man vim ............................................................ man-pages
file:///usr/share/doc/vim-doc/html/index.html ...................... file-system
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Documentation I : vimhelp.org
Documentation II : vimhelp.org/usr_toc.txt.html
FAQ : vimhelp.org/vim_faq.txt.html
Wiki : vim.wikia.com/wiki/Vim_Tips_Wiki
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01 MOVEMENTS
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zz z. zb z- zt z<enter> ........ cursor ............................ move cursor
h j k l gj gk .................. character ............... left, down, up, right
b w B W ge e ................... word ............................ back, forward
0 ^ gm $ ....................... sentence ................... start, middle, end
( ) ............................ sentence ....................... next, previous
{ } ............................ paragraph ...................... next, previous
H M L .......................... window ...................... high, middle, low
gg G 1% 50% 100% ............... document ..................... first, last line
% .............................. brace, bracket, comment .................. next
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Homepage : vim.org
Reference : vimhelp.org/quickref.txt.html
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