How do I toggle the case of a character in Vim?
~
The ~ command toggles the case of the character under the cursor — uppercase becomes lowercase and vice versa — then advances the cursor one position to the
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How do I undo the last change in Vim?
u
The u command undoes the last change you made in normal mode.
How do I uppercase a word in Vim?
gUiw
The gUiw command converts the entire word under the cursor to uppercase.
How do I view the contents of all registers in Vim?
:registers
The :registers command displays the contents of all Vim registers, showing you exactly what text is stored in each one.
How do I select a rectangular block of text in Vim?
<C-v>
The (Ctrl+v) command enters visual block mode, which lets you select a rectangular column of text across multiple lines.
How do I copy an entire line in Vim?
yy
The yy command yanks (copies) the entire current line, including the newline character.
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 search for text in Vim?
/pattern
The /pattern command searches forward through the file for the given pattern.
How do I search backward for the word under the cursor?
#
The # command searches backward for the exact word under the cursor, jumping to the previous occurrence.
How do I search for the word under the cursor?
*
The command searches forward for the exact word under the cursor, jumping to the next occurrence.
How do I select an HTML tag and its contents in Vim?
vat
The vat command visually selects the nearest enclosing HTML or XML tag and all of its contents, including the opening and closing tags themselves.
visual-mode #visual-mode #text-objects #editing #normal-mode
How do I select an entire line in visual mode?
V
The V (uppercase) command enters visual line mode, which selects the entire current line.
How do I select the contents inside curly braces?
vi{
The vi{ command visually selects everything inside the nearest pair of curly braces {}, without selecting the braces themselves.
visual-mode #visual-mode #text-objects #editing #normal-mode
How do I select an entire paragraph in Vim?
vip
The vip command visually selects the inner paragraph — all contiguous non-blank lines surrounding the cursor.
visual-mode #visual-mode #text-objects #editing #normal-mode
How do I set a mark and jump back to it later?
ma and 'a
The ma command sets a mark named a at the current cursor position.
How do I enable relative line numbers in Vim?
:set relativenumber
The :set relativenumber command displays line numbers relative to the cursor position instead of absolute line numbers.
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 reformat a paragraph to fit a specific line width?
gqip
The gqip command reformats the current paragraph to fit within the configured textwidth.
How do I replace a single character without entering insert mode?
r{char}
The r{char} command replaces the character under the cursor with {char} without ever entering insert mode.
How do I replay a macro multiple times in Vim?
10@a
The 10@a command replays the macro recorded in register a exactly 10 times.