Cheat sheets for various stuff
Warning: this cheat sheet may contain commands that only work for my particular setup (installed plugins, custom keyboard shortcuts, etc.). See https://github.com/bertvv/dotfiles for my Vim configuration.
Commands work in normal mode, unless specified explicitly.
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
CapsLock |
= Second escape (Custom keyb setting) |
C-r |
Redo (undo undo) |
:!CMD |
Shell command |
,t |
Open file with CommandT |
C-o |
(in insert mode) go to normal mode for one commnand and return to insert mode |
C-o C-o |
Open the last edited file at the last edited position. |
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
0 / $ |
Begin/end of line |
w, W |
start of next word (W ignores punctuation) |
e, E |
end of next word (E ignores punctuation) |
b, B |
backwards by word (B ignores punctuation) |
( / ) |
begin of previous/next sentence |
{ / } |
paragraph backward/forward |
[[ / ]] |
section backward/forward |
a(, i( |
select everything inside (), a = including (). † |
C-o, C-i |
move to previous/next editing positions (jumplist) |
C-o C-o |
Go to last edited file, last editing position |
† Also works with [ { < " '
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
d movement |
Cut |
x |
Cut letter |
y movement |
Copy |
"ad "ay |
Cut/Copy to/from register ‘a’ (works for a-z) |
p P |
Paste after/before cursor |
"ap |
Paste from register ‘a’ (works for a-z) |
"*y "*p |
Copy/paste OS clipboard |
:reg " :reg 0 :reg a |
Show contents of default/yank/a register |
ciw caw |
Cut word (a = incl space) + insert mode |
ci( ca( |
Cut between () (a = including ()). † |
J |
Join lines (delete newline) |
gU gu g~ movement |
To upper/lower case or toggle |
† This also works for other delimiters, e.g. ", {, <, etc.
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
%s/OLD/NEW/gc |
Interactive search/replace |
%g/PATTERN/d |
Delete lines matching PATTERN |
gU movement |
Change to uppercase |
gu movement |
Change to lowercase |
g~ movement |
Toggle case |
C-a C-x |
Increment/decrement a number (command mode) |
C-n C-p |
Next/previous word completion |
C-xk |
Dictionary completion (set dictionary) |
C-t C-d |
Indent/unindent (insert mode) |
Dictionary completion works only when the dictionary is set, e.g.
:set dictionary=/usr/share/dict/words
:set dictionary=/usr/share/myspell/nl_BE.dic
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
C-w s |
horizontal split |
C-w v |
vertical split |
C-w q |
close split |
C-w up/down |
switch split |
C-w C-w |
cycle splits |
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
zi |
Expand/collapse all |
zj |
Go to next fold |
zk |
Go to prev fold |
zA |
Toggle current fold, recursively |
zc |
Close fold (or parent) |
zMzv |
Close all other folds |
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
EEN |
Enumerate environment |
EIT |
Itemize environment |
EVM |
Verbatim environment |
,it |
\item |
FEM |
Emphasis |
,em |
Apply emphasis to selection |
FTT |
Teletype |
,tt |
Apply teletype to selection |
,ll |
Compile |
,lv |
View PDF |
C-j |
Jump to next placeholder <++> |
F5 |
Insert environment (interactive) |
<Shift>-F5 |
Change environment |
F9 |
Autocomplete citation |
Folding for specific parts of the document:
%% <<< Comment
Some text or \markup.
%% >>>
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
:Tabularize /& |
Align table on the specified character (here: &) |