deyuan/vim-config

vim configuration and list of shortcuts

vim-config

Vim Installation

• About vim binary
  • Check installed vim features with vim --version. Some plugins may depend on 8.0+ version and vim features such as +conceal, +python, +lua
  • https://www.vim.org/download.php

Vim Plugin Management

• About vim-plug (repo)
  • Minimalist vim plugin manager

List of Vim Plugins

• vim-sensible (repo)
  • Basic setup as a starting point
• vim-colors-solarized (repo)
  • Color theme
• vim-airline (repo, themes)
  • Status line and buffer/tab line
• nerdtree (repo)
  • File explorer and bookmarking
• vim-commentary (repo)
  • Commenting/uncommenting source code
• vim-surround (repo)
  • Modifying quotes, brackets and parentheses
• fzf.vim (fzf, fzf.vim)
  • Fuzzy finding various things
• vim-easymotion (repo)
  • Fast way of moving cursor

Vim Key Bindings and Shortcuts

Built-in

Keys or Command	Category	Function
h/j/k/l, ←/↓/↑/→	move	move left/down/up/right
b/w/e, C-←/→	move	move by words
C-w s/v, :sp, :vs	window	split window horizontally/vertically
C-w h/j/k/l	window	move to another window
C-w H/J/K/L	window	move window and change horizontal/vertical split
C-w =	window	adjust window size equally
C-w +/-/</>, :res, :vert res	window	adjust window size
C-w _/|	window	adjust current window to maximum height/width
:close	window	close window
:bn, :bp	buffer	next/previous buffer
:bd	buffer	close buffer
v/V/C-v	visual	enter char/line/block visual mode
o	visual	move focus to the other end of visual selection
:help <topic>	misc	help
q<letter> ... q ... @<letter>	misc	record to a register then replay
:so %	misc	source current buffer
:vert	misc	vertical split prefix
:term, :vert term	misc	open a terminal
C-\ N	misc	change a terminal to normal mode

From Plugins

Keys or Command	Category	Function
ds<char>	vim-surround	delete surrounding char
cs<char><surround>	vim-surround	change surrounding char
ys<text-object><surround>	vim-surround	add surrounding to a text object
gc	vim-commentary	toggle code comment