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 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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