How do you maximize the current window's width?
<C-w>|
Press to maximize the current window's width.
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<C-w>hjkl
Use followed by a direction key: h (left), j (down), k (up), l (right) to move focus between split windows.
How do you move the current window to the bottom?
<C-w>J
Press J (uppercase) to move the current window to the bottom using the full width.
How do you maximize the current window's height?
<C-w>_
Press _ to maximize the current window's height.
How do you rearrange tab order in Vim?
:tabmove 0
Use :tabmove N to move the current tab after tab N.
How do you open a new tab in Vim?
:tabnew
Use :tabnew to open a new empty tab, or :tabnew filename to open a file in a new tab.
How do you unload a buffer while keeping it in the list?
:bunload
Use :bunload or :bun to unload the current buffer from memory while keeping it in the buffer list.
How do you close the current tab in Vim?
:tabclose
Use :tabclose or :tabc to close the current tab.
How do you run a command in every tab?
:tabdo %s/old/new/g
Use :tabdo to execute a command in every tab page.
How do you open a buffer in a new horizontal split?
:sb 3
Use :sb (sbuffer) followed by the buffer number to open that buffer in a new horizontal split.
How do you open a buffer in a vertical split?
:vert sb 3
Use :vert sb 3 to open buffer 3 in a vertical split.
How do you cycle between next and previous buffers?
:bn and :bp
Use :bn (bnext) to go to the next buffer and :bp (bprevious) to go to the previous one.
How do you run a command across all open buffers?
:bufdo %s/old/new/g
Use :bufdo to execute a command in every buffer.
How do you switch to a buffer by partial name?
:b name
Use :b with a partial filename.
How do you switch to a buffer by its number?
:b3
Use :b followed by the buffer number.
How do you delete all hidden buffers in Vim?
:call DeleteHiddenBuffers()
Define a function or use a plugin.
How do you delete a specific buffer by its number?
:bd 3
Use :bd (bdelete) followed by the buffer number.
How do you yank the same text to multiple registers?
"ayy"byy
Yank the line twice into different registers.
How do you yank a single word into a named register?
"ayiw
Use "a to specify register a, then yiw to yank the inner word.
How do you yank lines between two marks into a register?
"a:'a,'by
Set marks with ma and mb, then yank the range between them into register a using "a:'a,'by.