vim cheet sheet

new-info.txt

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ Commands:
     :help Ctrl-W      -- find help with window management command
     :help usr_toc.txt -- all user manuals breef look
 
+
   Word / file navigation (3):
     fh | 3fl        -- move cursor to the "h" letter of the current line
     f<Esc>          -- aborts search
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ Commands:
     :marks p        -- to see where mark are specified
     :marks pF       -- to see where several marks are specified
 
+
   Making small changes (4):
     d$              -- deletes to the end of the line
     cc              -- like dd, but changes line
@@ -73,6 +75,7 @@ Commands:
     I               -- insert to the begin of the line
     A               -- append to the end of the line
 
+
   Editing more than one file (7):
     :edit foo.txt   -- opens other file instead of current
     :write          -- save current file delta
@@ -98,21 +101,105 @@ Commands:
     "l3Y            -- yank three whole lines to the l register
     "fp             -- put register buffer to the cursor position
     "wdaw           -- delete text to register
-    :write >> myfile -- append current file to another file
+    :write >> myfile -- append current file to another file. To append only
+                        few lines do it in visual mode.
+    vim -R file     -- open file in readonly mode. Can edit it by appending
+                       ! to the write command
+    vim -M file     -- do it to forbid making any changes in a file
+    :saveas move.c  -- to save current file to the other file and start
+                       edit other file
 
-  Window management:
+
+  Splitting windows (8). Skipped 8.07 about vimdiff:
     Always starts from Ctrl-W
     Ctrl-W h        -- to the left window
     Ctrl-W j        -- to the bottom window
     Ctrl-W l        -- to the top window
     Ctrl-W l        -- to the right window
-  
     Ctrl-H H        -- move window to left
     Ctrl-H J        -- move window to bottom
     Ctrl-H K        -- move window to top
     Ctrl-H L        -- move window to right
+    :qall           -- close all winfows
+    :wall           -- write all changes
+    :wqall          -- write and close all files
+    :qall           -- close Vim and throw all changes
+    vim -o|-O       -- open several files in split mode
+    :[vertical] all -- open args files in split mode
+    vimdiff one.c two.c -- open in diff mode
+    :leftabove {cmd} -- left or above the current window
+    :aboveleft {cmd} -- idem
+    :rightbelow {cmd} -- right or below the current window
+    :belowright {cmd} -- idem
+    :topleft {cmd}  -- at the top or left of the Vim window
+    :botright {cmd} -- at the bottom or right of the Vim window
+    :tabedit        -- open another file in tabe mode
+    gt              -- go to the next tab
+    gT              -- go to the previous tab
+    :tabonly        -- to close all other tabs
+
+
+  Making big changes (10):
+    q[a-z]          -- start and end record commands
+    @[a-z]          -- execute recorded command
+    @@              -- execute previous executed recorded command
+    Example:
+      qa        Start recording a macro in register a.
+      ^         Move to the beginning of the line.
+      i#include "<Esc>	Insert the string #include " at the beginning
+                of the line.
+      $         Move to the end of the line.
+      a"<Esc>       Append the character double quotation mark (")
+                to the end of the line.
+      j         Go to the next line.
+      q         Stop recording the macro.
+
+    You can paste command records and edit them, than yank them to register
+        again.
+    You can append to a register by using uppercase letter. "aY "AY
+    :s/x/y          -- substitute first occurrence on current line
+    :s/x/y/g        -- substitute every occurence on the current line
+    :%s             -- substitute on all lines
+    :%s/x/y/c       -- ask about any substitution
+    :%s/x/y/p       -- print out last line, that this command changes
+    :s+one/two+one or two+ -- use "+" delimiter in substution
+    Command ranges:
+      :1,5s/this/that/g -- substitute on 1-5 lines. Line 5 is included
+      :54s/this/that/   -- substitute on one line
+      :.write otherfile -- write only current string to file
+      :.,$s/yes/no      -- substitute in the lines from the cursor to the end
+      :?^Chapter?,/^Chapter/s=grey=gray=g -- substitute in range between word
+                                                 "Chapter"
+      There is also offsets before and after the word
+      :'t,'b            -- you can also use marks as the range borders
+      :5                -- change current and next 4 lines
+
+    :[range]global/{pattern}/{command} | g:
+      Find a match for a pattern and execute command there.
+      g+//+s/foobar/barfoo/g -- replace word in all lines with // (C++ style)
+    Ctrl-V A        -- append text after visual block
+    Ctrl-V $A       -- append text in the end of every string in visual blck
+    Ctrl-V C        -- change text
+    Ctrl-V ~        -- swap case
+    Ctrl-V U        -- make uppercase
+    Ctrl-V u        -- make lowercase
+    Ctrl-V r        -- fill the whole block with one character
+    :read file.txt  -- the file named "file.txt" will be inserted in cursor
+                         place
+    gUw             -- make word all uppercase
+    guw             -- make word all lowercase 
+    gUU             -- make whole line uppercase
+    guu             -- make all line lowercase
+    g~~             -- switch case in whole line
+    :read !ls       -- read the contents of the current directory to the
+                       cursor
+    Ctrl-L          -- redrow the screen
+
+
+  Clever tricks (12):
       
 Hints:
   There is lowercase and uppercase marks. Uppercase marks are global, they
   can help you to switch between the files. Lowercase marks are local for
   one file.
+