How do I indent a line in Vim?
>>
The >> command shifts the current line one shiftwidth to the right, adding indentation.
Search: :normal
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How do I target outer nested brackets using counted text objects?
d2i(
Vim text objects accept a count prefix that lets you target outer layers of nested delimiters.
How do I access previous deletions from the numbered registers?
"1p through "9p
Registers 1-9 contain the last 9 deletions or changes that are at least one line long.
How do I lowercase a word in Vim?
guiw
The guiw command converts the entire word under the cursor to lowercase.
How do I uppercase a word in Vim?
gUiw
The gUiw command converts the entire word under the cursor to uppercase.
How do I join two lines together in Vim?
J
The J command joins the current line with the line below it, replacing the newline with a space.
How do I join lines without adding spaces between them?
gJ
The gJ command joins the current line with the line below it without inserting any space between them.
How do I pipe the entire buffer through an external shell command like sort, jq, or a formatter?
:%!command
:%!{command} replaces the entire buffer contents with the output of piping them through a shell command.
How do I replace exactly N consecutive characters with the same character without entering visual mode?
{count}r{char}
The {count}r{char} command replaces a precise number of characters starting at the cursor position with a single repeated character.
How do I delete an entire line in Vim?
dd
The dd command deletes the entire current line, regardless of where the cursor is positioned on that line.
How do I convert a visually selected block of text to uppercase or lowercase?
U
In visual mode, pressing U converts all selected characters to uppercase and u converts them to lowercase.
How do I match a pattern only if it is followed by another pattern?
/pattern\ze followed
The \ze atom marks the end of the match, so you can match a pattern only when it appears before specific text.
How do I overtype text in Vim without breaking column alignment when tabs are involved?
gR
gR enters Virtual Replace mode, a smarter variant of Replace mode (R) that replaces characters based on screen columns rather than raw bytes.
How does Ctrl+C differ from Escape when exiting insert mode, and why does it matter?
<C-c>
exits insert mode immediately but silently skips two important side effects that (and its equivalent ) always trigger: abbreviation expansion and InsertLeave au
How do I redo an undone change in Vim?
<C-r>
The (Ctrl+r) command redoes the last change that was undone with u.
How do I reuse the last search pattern without retyping it in Vim?
//
In Vim, pressing // (two forward slashes) in Normal mode repeats the last search pattern.
How do I delete from the cursor to the end of the line?
D
The D command deletes everything from the cursor position to the end of the current line.
How do I search forward but place the cursor at the end of the match?
/TODO/e
Most users know /pattern, but fewer use search offsets to control where the cursor lands after the match.
How do I enable Ctrl-A and Ctrl-X to increment and decrement binary numbers like 0b1010 in Vim?
:set nrformats+=bin
Vim's and commands increment and decrement numbers under the cursor, but by default they only handle decimal and hexadecimal.
How do I record a macro that uses text objects and complex motions?
qa ci"replacement<Esc> /next<CR> q
Macros can contain any Vim command including text objects, searches, and multi-key motions.