#Content
##1.The Vim Way
Tip 1. Meet the Dot Command: ., x, u, dd, >G, i, <Esc>
Tip 2. Don’t Repeat Yourself: $, a, A
Tip 3. Take One Step Back, Then Three Forward: f{char}, s, ;
Tip 4. Act, Repeat, Reverse: F{char}/T{char}, /pattern<CR>, :s/target/replacement
Tip 5. Find and Replace by Hand: /target, *, *nn, cw
Tip 6. Meet the Dot Formula: One key to move, One key to execute
Part I — Modes
##2. Normal Mode
Tip 7. Pause with Your Brush Off the Page
Tip 8. Chunk Your Undos
Tip 9. Compose Repeatable Changes: db, b, dw, daw
Tip 10. Use Counts to Do Simple Arithmetic: <C-a>, <C-x>, yyp, cw, cW
Tip 11. Don’t Count If You Can Repeat: d2w/W, 2dw/W, dw.
Tip 12. Combine and Conquer: gu, gU, y, d, c, =
##3. Insert Mode
Tip 13. Make Corrections Instantly from Insert Mode: <C-h>, <C-w>, <C-u>
Tip 14. Get Back to Normal Mode: <Esc>, <C-[>, <C-o>, zz
Tip 15. Paste from a Register Without Leaving Insert Mode: yt,, <C-r>0
Tip 16. Do Back-of-the-Envelope Calculations in Place: <C-r>=
Tip 17. Insert Unusual Characters by Character Code: ga, <C-v>, <C-k
Tip 18. Insert Unusual Characters by Digraph: <C-k>{char1}{char2}
Tip 19. Overwrite Existing Text with Replace Mode: R, gR, r, gr
##4. Visual Mode
Tip 20. Grok Visual Mode: viw, c
Tip 21. Define a Visual Selection: v, V, <C-v>, gv, o, e
Tip 22. Repeat Line-Wise Visual Commands: <, >
Tip 23. Prefer Operators to Visual Commands Where Possible: vit, U
Tip 24. Edit Tabular Data with Visual-Block Mode: 3j, r, yyp
Tip 25. Change Columns of Text:
Tip 26. Append After a Ragged Visual Block: $
##5. Command-Line Mode
Tip 27. Meet Vim’s Command Line: :, <C-w><C-u>, <C-v><C-k>, <C-r>{register}
Tip 28. Execute a Command on One or More Consecutive Lines: :print, :digit, :$, :3p, :3d, :2,5p, ., :%p, :%s/old/new/, '<, '>, :/<html>/,/<\/html>/p
Tip 29. Duplicate or Move Lines Using ‘:t’ and ‘:m’ Commands: :copy :co :t, :move :m, dGp
Tip 30. Run Normal Mode Commands Across a Range: :normal, %normal A;, %normal i//
Tip 31. Repeat the Last Ex Command: :@:, :@@, :bn[ext], :bp[revious], <C-o>
Tip 32. Tab-Complete Your Ex Commands: :col<C-d>
Tip 33. Insert the Current Word at the Command Prompt: <C-r><C-w>
Tip 34. Recall Commands from History: q:, <C-f>
Tip 35. Run Commands in the Shell: :!ls, :ls, :!ruby %, :shell, <C-z>, jobs, fg, :read !{cmd}, :write !{cmd}, :[range]!{cmd/filter}, :2,$!sort -t',' -k2, !{motion}, !G
Part II — Files
##6. Manage Multiple Files
Tip 36. Track Open Files with the Buffer List: :bnext, :ls, <C-^>, :bprev, :bfirst, :blast, :buffer N, :buffer {bufname}, :bufdo, :argdo, :bd[elete]
Tip 37. Group Buffers into a Collection with the Argument List: :args {arglist}
Tip 38. Manage Hidden Files: :wirte, :edit!, qall!, :wall,
Tip 39. Divide Your Workspace into Split Windows: <C-w>s, <C-w>v, :edit, :close, :only
Tip 40. Organize Your Window Layouts with Tab Pages: :lcd{path}, :tabe[dit] {filename}, :tabmove [N]
##7. Open Files and Save Them to Disk
Tip 41. Open a File by Its Filepath Using ':edit': :edit %<Tab>, :edit %:h<Tab>
Tip 42. Open a File by Its Filename Using ':find': :find, :set path+=app/**
Tip 43. Explore the File System with netrw: :edit ., :e., :Explore, :E.
Tip 44. Save Files to Nonexistent Directories: <C-g>, :!mkdir -p %:h
Tip 45. Save a File as the Super User: :w !sudo tee % > /dev/null
Part III — Getting Around Faster
##8. Navigate Inside Files with Motions
Tip 46. Keep Your Fingers on the Home Row: h,j,k,l
Tip 47. Distinguish Between Real Lines and Display Lines: gj, gk, g0, g$, g^
Tip 48. Move Word-Wise: w, b, e, ge, ea, gea, W, cW
Tip 49. Find by Character: f{char}, ;, ,, F{char}, t{char}, T{char}, dt.
Tip 50. Search to Navigate: /{char}, n, N
Tip 51. Trace Your Selection with Precision Text Objects: vi}, a", i", at, it
Tip 52. Delete Around, or Change Inside: iw, iW, is, ip, aw, aW, as, ap
Tip 53. Mark Your Place and Snap Back to It: m{a-zA-Z}, '{mark}
Tip 54. Jump Between Matching Parentheses: %, S"
##9. Navigate Between Files with Jumps
Tip 55. Traverse the Jump List: <C-o>, <C-i>
Tip 56. Traverse the Change List: :changes, .**, **^
Tip 57. Jump to the Filename Under the Cursor: gf
Tip 58. Snap Between Files Using Global Marks: :vimgrep
Part IV — Registers
##10. Copy and Paste
Tip 59. Delete, Yank, and Put with Vim’s Unnamed Register: x, p, xp, dd, ddp, yyp, P, diw
Tip 60. Grok Vim’s Registers: "{register}, "ayiw, "bdd, "ap, "bp, :delete c, :put c, ""p, "0P, :reg "0, "_d{motion}, "+, "+p <C-r>+
Tip 61. Replace a Visual Selection with a Register: m{char}, ``{char} Tip 62. [Paste from a Register](tip62.md):{register}`, `p`, `P`, `gp`, `gP`
Tip 63. Interact with the System Clipboard: `:set pastetoggle=`
##11. Macros
Tip 64. Record and Execute a Macro: q, q{register}, :reg a, @{register}, @@
Tip 65. Normalize, Strike, Abort: number@a
Tip 66. Play Back with a Count: qq;.q
Tip 67. Repeat a Change on Contiguous Lines: 0, :normal @a
Tip 68. Append Commands to a Macro: qa, qA
Tip 69. Act Upon a Collection of Files: gg/class<CR>, :argdo, :edit!, :argdo normal @a, :argdo write, :wall, :wnext
Tip 70. Evaluate an Iterator to Number Items in a List: :let i=0, :echo i, <C-r>=i<CR>
Tip 71. Edit the Contents of a Macro: ~, vU, :put a
Part V — Patterns
##12. Matching Patterns and Literals
Tip 72. Tune the Case Sensitivity of Search Patterns
Tip 73. Use the \v Pattern Switch for Regex Searches
Tip 74. Use the \V Literal Switch for Verbatim Searches
Tip 75. Use Parentheses to Capture Submatches
Tip 76. Stake the Boundaries of a Word
Tip 77. Stake the Boundaries of a Match
Tip 78. Escape Problem Characters
##13. Search
Tip 79. Meet the Search Command
Tip 80. Highlight Search Matches
Tip 81. Preview the First Match Before Execution
Tip 82. Count the Matches for the Current Pattern
Tip 83. Offset the Cursor to the End of a Search Match
Tip 84. Operate on a Complete Search Match
Tip 85. Create Complex Patterns by Iterating upon Search History
Tip 86. Search for the Current Visual Selection
##14. Substitution
Tip 87. Meet the Substitute Command
Tip 88. Find and Replace Every Match in a File
Tip 89. Eyeball Each Substitution
Tip 90. Reuse the Last Search Pattern
Tip 91. Replace with the Contents of a Register
Tip 92. Repeat the Previous Substitute Command
Tip 93. Rearrange CSV Fields Using Submatches
Tip 94. Perform Arithmetic on the Replacement
Tip 95. Swap Two or More Words
Tip 96. Find and Replace Across Multiple Files
##15. Global Commands
Tip 97. Meet the Global Command
Tip 98. Delete Lines Containing a Pattern
Tip 99. Collect TODO Items in a Register
Tip 100. Alphabetize the Properties of Each Rule in a CSS File
Part VI — Tools
##16. Index and Navigate Source Code with ctags
Tip 101. Meet ctags
Tip 102. Configure Vim to Work with ctags
Tip 103. Navigate Keyword Definitions with Vim’s Tag Navigation Commands
##17. Compile Code and Navigate Errors with the Quickfix List
Tip 104. Compile Code Without Leaving Vim
Tip 105. Browse the Quickfix List
Tip 106. Recall Results from a Previous Quickfix List
Tip 107. Customize the External Compiler
##18. Search Project-Wide with grep, vimgrep, and Others
Tip 108. Call grep Without Leaving Vim
Tip 109. Customize the grep Program
Tip 110. Grep with Vim’s Internal Search Engine
##19. Dial X for Autocompletion
Tip 111. Meet Vim’s Keyword Autocompletion
Tip 112. Work with the Autocomplete Pop-Up Menu
Tip 113. Understand the Source of Keywords
Tip 114. Autocomplete Words from the Dictionary
Tip 115. Autocomplete Entire Lines
Tip 116. Autocomplete Filenames
Tip 117. Autocomplete with Context Awareness
##20. Find and Fix Typos with Vim’s Spell Checker
Tip 118. Spell Check Your Work
Tip 119. Use Alternate Spelling Dictionaries
Tip 120. Add Words to the Spell File
Tip 121. Fix Spelling Errors from Insert Mode
##21. Now What?
21.1 Keep Practicing!
21.2 Make Vim Your Own
21.3 Know the Saw, Then Sharpen It