> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://lib.rjo.me/newlib/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://lib.rjo.me/newlib/tools/vim.md). # Editors ## Cheatsheet to vim ### replace all empty lines `:g/^$/d` [regards to here](https://alvinalexander.com/linux-unix/vi-vim-delete-blank-lines-empty-lines)\ `:s//` * `` Range can be a linenumber `12` a range of linenumber `12,14` a range of marks `'a,'b` or the whole document `%` * `` The pattern to search for * `` what to replace the pattern with\ Example comment lines 15 to 25 `:15,25s/^/#`\ [Vim RexEx Engine](https://learnbyexample.github.io/vim_reference/Regular-Expressions.html) change US Date format to European format, and vice-versa ```vim " US (MM/DD/YYYY) → EU (DD.MM.YYYY) s/$\d\+$\/$\d\+$\/$\d\+$/\2.\1.\3/ s/$\d\+$\/$\d\+$\//\2\.\1\./ " EU (DD.MM.YYYY) → US (MM/DD/YYYY) s/$\d\+$\.$\d\+$\.$\d\+$/\2\/\1\/\3/ s/$\d\+$.$\d\+$./\2\/\1\// ``` ### insert file at current position `:r ` insert lines *9* *19* from file `myfile` `:r! sed -n 9,19p /path/to/myfile` ### Ranges Usefule Link [Ranges](https://vim.fandom.com/wiki/Ranges)\ `$` goes to end of Line. ### switch case **upper case** press `gU` to change the letter under the cursor to **lower case** press `gu` to change the letter under the cursor to ### ranges usefule link [ranges](https://vim.fandom.com/wiki/ranges)\ `$` goes to end of line.\ `0` goes to the beginning of line (`^` seems to do the same) ### Visual Mode operations Remap visual mode to `\v` with `nnoremap v ` in `.vimrc` to avoid conflict with Windows *Paste* operation on `Ctrl-v` ### Insert on multiple Lines move to mark the needed lines (h,j,k,l) Hit `-I` for insert mode, type text and hit `` ### Increment numbers mark the numbers to be icremented (there need to be integers, it does not fill whitespace. Use multiline insert first if needed.) then type `g` and `-a` type `:h v_g` to see help entry ### regex [regex](http://www.vimregex.com/) ## Plugins ### Vundle I use vundle for managing plugins, [here](https://github.com/VundleVim/Vundle.vim) ``` git clone https://github.com/VundleVim/Vundle.vim.git ~/.vim/bundle/Vundle.vim ``` ### [Nerdtree](https://github.com/preservim/nerdtree) nerdtree allows you to have a folder pane to navigate files/folders. `?` to see help menu `r` to refresh view, for example after deleting some file `I` to see hidden files and folders ### [youcompleteme](https://github.com/ycm-core/YouCompleteMe) ycm offers autocomplete ### [SURROUND.VIM](https://vimawesome.com/plugin/surround-vim) A plugin to change the brackets or other characters around text. Useful for html for example ### [Emmet](https://github.com/mattn/emmet-vim/) A plugin for html autocompletion Open or create a New File: `vim index.html` Type ("\_" is the cursor position): `html:5_` Then type , (**Ctrl** then **y** then **,**) and you should see: ```html ``` ## Styling ### Theme Put new themes into `~/.vim/colors` and then pick them with `:colo ` `elflord` theme looks nice Latitude 5520 Laptop in Windows Terminal