VIM (Vi IMproved) Tips

My Personal Vim configuration

https://github.com/intltechventures/dot.files/

Reference

Release Notes

Vim 9
- https://vimhelp.org/version9.txt.html

Tutorials

From Commandline:

Vim Version
- vim --version

Within Vim:

View Runtimepath (inside Vim)
- :echo &runtimepath
Which scripts are loaded
- :scriptnames
View where a setting was loaded from
- :verbose set <setting name> (for example: :verbose set background)

Navigation

Navigating
- Move to top of screen (Higher)
  - shft-h
- Move to Middle of screen
  - shift-m
- Move to Lower of screen

shift-l

What Line # am I on?
- :set number
GOTO Line #
- <esc>
- #
- shift-g
GOTO Line #
- :#
GOTO Last Line
- shift-g
Input Mode
- [ESC] - to end inut
- . - repeat last editing command
- # command - repeat command, # times
- /string/ - find pattern
- a - append character mode
- A - append at EOL
- cw - change word
- d - delete one character
- dd - deline line
- dw - delete word
- G - End of File
- i - insert
- O - open/insert line
- p - paste/put buffer (re: paste a yanked line)
- r - replace character
- R - Replace Characters
- x - delete one character
- y - yank (copy) a line
- yy - copy line in buffer
Command Mode
- :n - goto line n
- :q - quit
- :q! - quit, no save
- :r file - import file
- :u - Undo last command
- :redo - redo
- :w - write
- :wq - write & quit
Line Numbering
- ON
  - :set number | nu
- OFF
  - :set nonumber | nonu
Copy Selection, with Mouse
- In the vim command line to enable copy/paste of text selected using the mouse.
- :set mouse&
Copy from-to lines, to current cursor position
- Example: :81,91t.<enter>
  - This will paste the lines 81-91 under the line the cursor is on.
Replace text
- http://vim.wikia.com/wiki/Search_and_replace
  - :%/original_text/new_text/

Language Plugins

https://github.com/fatih/vim-go