How do I center the screen on the cursor line?
zz
The zz command scrolls the window so that the current cursor line appears in the middle of the screen.
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How do I jump to just before a specific character on the current line?
t{char}
The t{char} command moves the cursor forward to the character just before the next occurrence of {char} on the current line.
How do I merge changes between two diff windows using diffget and diffput?
do (diffget) / dp (diffput)
How it works When you open two files in diff mode (using vim -d file1 file2 or :windo diffthis), Vim highlights the differences between them.
How do the numbered delete registers work and why does deleted text rotate through registers 1 through 9?
"1 through "9
Vim maintains a rotating history of deleted text across registers "1 through "9.
How do I jump only to error-level diagnostics and skip warnings and hints in Neovim?
:lua vim.diagnostic.goto_next({severity = vim.diagnostic.severity.ERROR})
Neovim's built-in diagnostic system (vim.
How do I append text to a register instead of replacing it?
"Ayy
The "Ayy command appends the current line to register a instead of overwriting it.
How do I delete text without overwriting my yank register?
"_d
The "d command deletes text using the black hole register ("), which discards the deleted content instead of storing it.
How do I jump between folds in Vim without opening them?
zj and zk
How it works When working with folded code in Vim, you often want to skip from one fold to another without unfolding anything.
How do I move to the start of the current screen line rather than the start of the buffer line when text is soft-wrapped?
g0
When wrap is on, a long buffer line can span multiple screen (display) lines.
navigation #navigation #motions #wrap #display-lines #normal-mode
How do I jump forward through the jump list after going back with Ctrl-O?
<C-i>
Every time you make a "jump" — using G, /, %, :tag, , or similar commands — Vim records your position in the jump list.
How do I open or close a fold and all its nested folds at once?
zO and zC
zO and zC are the recursive counterparts to zo and zc.
How do I jump to a mark without adding my current position to the jumplist?
g'{mark}
Vim's standard mark-jump commands ('a, ` a `) always add the current position to the jumplist before leaping to the mark.
How do I insert the same text at the start (or end) of multiple lines simultaneously?
<C-v>{motion}I{text}<Esc>
Visual block mode () lets you select a rectangular region across multiple lines.
How do I safely pass a Vim variable or the word under the cursor as an argument to a shell command?
shellescape({expr})
The shellescape() function wraps a string in shell-safe quoting, escaping any special characters so it can be embedded in a shell command constructed with :exec
command-line #ex-commands #command-line #editing #normal-mode
How do I extend my incremental search pattern one character at a time from the current match without retyping?
<C-l> during / search
When searching with incsearch enabled, Vim highlights matches as you type.
How do I wrap a word or text object with quotes, brackets, or tags in Vim?
ysiw)
The vim-surround plugin provides the ys (you surround) operator to wrap any Vim text object or motion with a delimiter pair.
plugins #plugins #surround #editing #text-objects #normal-mode
How do I copy text to the system clipboard in Vim?
"+y
The "+y command yanks (copies) text into the system clipboard register, making it available to paste in other applications outside of Vim.
How do I hard-wrap a paragraph to fit within textwidth without moving my cursor away from it?
gwap
The gw operator reformats text to fit within 'textwidth' — identical in effect to gq, but with one key difference: the cursor returns to its original position
How do I navigate to an older undo state that is not on my current undo branch?
g-
Vim's undo history is a tree, not a linear stack.
How do I prevent a count prefix or visual range from corrupting an Ex command in a Vim mapping?
:<C-u>MyCommand<CR>
When writing nnoremap or vnoremap mappings that call Ex commands, Vim may silently prepend a count or a visual range (') to your command before it runs.