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Vim

<leader> with default configuration is key \, so when you see <leader>-W means pressing \W

1. Vim RC

Read "A good vimrc" for more information.

/usr/share/vim/vimrc
System wide Vim initializations.
~/.vimrc
Your personal Vim initializations.

Copy /etc/skel/.vimrc skeleton example, so that each user have a base to start personalizing it;

        $ sudo cp ~/doc/conf/etc/skel/.vimrc /etc/skel/
        $ sudo mkdir /etc/skel/.vim
        $ sudo mkdir /etc/skel/.vim/swap
        $ sudo mkdir /etc/skel/.vim/views
        $ sudo mkdir /etc/skel/.vim/undodir
        $ sudo mkdir /etc/skel/.vim/backup
        $ wget -O wombat2mod.vim  http://www.vim.org/scripts/download_script.php?src_id=40
        $ mv wombat2mod.vim /usr/share/vim/colors/
        

2. Color schemes

Default vimrc skeleton is configured to use wombat2mod, which is installed by adduser skeleton.

3. Split and Tab

Horizontal split;

        :sp
        

Vertical split;

        :vsp
        

Change horizontal to vertical

        ctrl+w H
        

Change vertical to horizontal

        ctrl+w J
        

Move between window splits;

        ctrl+w (k,j,l,h)
        

4. File browser

Use built in netrw to see directories and files;

:Explore
Opens window with file browser.
:Sex
Open horizontal split with file browser.
:Vex
Open vertical split with file browser.

To find files, run vim at top level of project and then use find auto completion or *;

        :find nameofdirectory + Tab
        :find nameofdir* + Tab
        

For file browsing there is also a option to use edit;

        :edit nameofdirectory/
        

5. Editing files

Come from background;

        $ fg
        

Moving in vim

Moving page up and page down;

[Control][b]
Move back one full screen
[Control][f]
Move forward one full screen
[Control][d]
Move forward 1/2 screen
[Control][u]
Move back (up) 1/2 screen

How to use vim

In vim you can apply predefined number of times to a operator, selection or object. For example to delete the next two words press: d + 2 + w. List of important operators objects, selections;

        operator + count + object
        

Operator;

d
Delete
c
Change (d + i)
y
Copy
v
Visual Select

Objects;

w
Word
s
Sentences
p
Paragraphs
t
Tags

Selections are like objects, for example d + i + w will delete "inner" word, c + a + w do the same plus the space;

a
All
i
in
t
Until
f
Find forward
F
Find backward

Selection of useful combinations;

vat
Select whole tag block.
cit
Change inside tag.
yat
Copy whole tag.
vip$A,
Select a paragraph (vip), switch to visual block mode (CTRL V), append to all lines ($A) a comma (,), press esc to confirm.
vip<C-V>I,<Esc>
Select a paragraph (vip), switch to visual block mode (CTRL V), insert to all lines (I) a comma (,), press esc to confirm.

6. Tags

Tags, at top level of project;

        $ ctags -R .
        $ vim src/hello_world.c
        

To follow a tag;

        Ctrl-]
        

To get back;

        Ctrl-t
        

Autocomplete, press to see all options;

        Ctrl-n
        

To move forward and backward in options;

        Ctrl-n Ctrl-p
        

Show auto completion with references to only this file;

        Ctrl-x Ctrl-n
        

Show auto completion with filenames, * Tab can be used;

        Ctrl-x Ctrl-f
        

Show auto completion with only tags;

        Ctrl-x Ctrl-]
        

7. Spellcheck

Press z= over the bad written word and select desired one.

8. Plugins

9. Vimdiff

If two files are open in split type :diffthis in both windows to get vimdiff of the files. To close type :diffoff.

do
Get changes from other window into the current window.
dp
Put the changes from current window into the other window.
]c
Jump to the next change.
[c
Jump to the previous change.
Ctrl W + Ctrl W
Switch to the other split window.
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