vim

1. vim Modes

normal->insert: i insert before the cursor I insert at the beginning of the line a insert after the cursor A insert at the end of the line o insert on the next line O insert on the previous line

insert->normal:

ESC

normal<->visual:

v

normal->command: :; for example, 15 jumps to line 15

2. Cursor Movement

Up, down, left, right: hjkl 15G jump to line 15 5J jump down 5 lines

Within a line:

f search for a character forward, F search for a character backward Use with ; for the next match and , for the previous match

Words: w beginning of the next word, e end of the next word, b beginning of the previous word

Beginning/end of line: ^ end of this line $ end of this line

G last line gg first line

3. Operators and Motions

3.1. Operators

d: delete

y: copy

c: change

v: select and enter visual mode

3.2. Motions

i: inner a: around

3.3. Combinations

iwXXX inside XXX awXXX inside XXX (including XXX) cs”’ change “ to ’ ds” delete “ ysiw” add ” ~ toggle case

4. Other Features

4.1. Case

~: uppercase

4.2. Navigation

ge jump to definition gh show hover

alt+o alt+i back forward

alt+1 file panel; press L to go to the editor panel alt+2 search alt+3 outline alt+4 terminal; hold ctrl+1 to enter the editor panel

ctrl+1 tab in the first split, ctrl+2 tab in the second split

4.3. Search

/search n next N previous zc fold brackets, zo unfold brackets

5. Plugins

5.1. easymotion

space space enters easy motion mode

5.2. surround

This plugin adds an action s, namely surround. If 'test aaa' should change the single quotes to double quotes, use cs'" , meaning change surround single quote double quote.

6. References

Efficient Development with VS Code + Vim - D Zhiguang’s Blog - CSDN