My personal vim cheatsheet

Mar 5, 2021 · 2 min read · linux vim mouseless

Here is my vim & tmux cheatsheet.

tmux

This is my .tmux.conf. I prefer to set the meta key to q.

1set-option -g prefix C-q
2set -g mouse off
3
4set -g status-bg black
5set -g status-fg white

bash

Command	What it does
ctrl+q arrows	Navigate windows (tmux)
ctrl+q %	Split vertically (tmux)
ctrl+q "	Split horizontally (tmux)
ctrl+q z	Toggle window full screen (nice one!)
[	Enter scroll mode
q	Leave scroll mode

1vim file1 file2
2vim -O file1 file2 # split vertically

shell

Command	What it does
v	Enter visual mode per character
V	Enter visual mode per line
ZZ	Write file, if modified, and quit Vim
(	jumps to the previous sentence
)	jumps to the next sentence
{	jumps to the previous paragraph
}	jumps to the next paragraph
[[	jumps to the previous section
]]	jumps to the next section
[]	jump to the end of the previous section
][	jump to the end of the next section
a	Insert text after the cursor
A	Insert text at the end of the line
i	Insert text before the cursor
o	Begin a new line below the cursor
O	Begin a new line above the cursor
Go	Add a new line at the end of the file
:%s/wrong/right/gc	Find and replace
/foo	Search and highlight foo
:noh	Stop highlihghting foo
:r	Replace current character
:R	Replace current character and stay in insert mode

Command	What it does
ci "	Change text between quotes works with {, [ and so on
.	Repeat