Vim References

A reference guide for commands I find myself forgetting and searching for constantly.

General Shortcuts

• <C-[>
  Shorthand for escape. Never leave the home row.

• <C-g>
  Display status bar with filename

Windows and Tabs

• :tabe {file}
  Opens file in new tab.

• :tabo {file}
  Closes all other open tabs.

• <C-gf>
  Opens the file under the cursor in a tab.

• gt OR gT
  Move to next or previous tab.

• :vs or :split
  Split the screen horizontally.

• :vsp or :vsplit
  Split the screen vertically.

• <C-[hjkl]>
  Move cursor in direction to screen split

Text Editing and Movement

• vip
  Visual select of paragraph

• gq
  Smart Reflow selected text

• =
  Smart Reindent visual selected text

• =G
  Smart Reindent from cursor to end of file

• z. or zz
  Center the screen on the cursor.

Spelling and Editing

• ]s or [s
  Jump to next misspelled word

• z=
  Check spelling of word under cursor

• zg
  Add word under cursor to dictionary

NerdTree

Requires NerdTree plugin

• <C-n>
  Enables NerdTree. t opens up file in new tab

NerdCommenter

Requires NerdCommenter plugin

• <leader>c<space>
  Toggles current line comment

• <leader>cA
  Adds comment to end of current line