VIM USER MANUALby Bram Moolenaar

Table Of Contentsusr

usr_01.txt About the manualsusr_02.txt The first steps in Vimusr_03.txt Moving aroundusr_04.txt Making small changesusr_05.txt Set your settingsusr_06.txt Using syntax highlightingusr_07.txt Editing more than one fileusr_08.txt Splitting windowsusr_09.txt Using the GUIusr_10.txt Making big changesusr_11.txt Recovering from a crashusr_12.txt Clever tricks

usr_20.txt Typing command-line commands quicklyusr_21.txt Go away and come backusr_22.txt Finding the file to editusr_23.txt Editing other filesusr_24.txt Inserting quicklyusr_25.txt Editing formatted textusr_26.txt Repeatingusr_27.txt Search commands and patternsusr_28.txt Foldingusr_29.txt Moving through programsusr_30.txt Editing programsusr_31.txt Exploiting the GUIusr_32.txt The undo tree

usr_40.txt Make new commandsusr_41.txt Write a Vim scriptusr_42.txt Add new menususr_43.txt Using filetypesusr_44.txt Your own syntax highlightedusr_45.txt Select your language (locale)

reference_toc More detailed information for all commands

The user manual is online:https://neovim.io/doc/user

Read this from start to end to learn the essential commands.

usr_01.txt About the manuals01.1 Two manuals01.2 Vim installed01.3 Using the Vim tutor01.4 Copyright

usr_02.txt The first steps in Vim02.1 Running Vim for the First Time02.2 Inserting text02.3 Moving around02.4 Deleting characters02.5 Undo and Redo02.6 Other editing commands02.7 Getting out02.8 Finding help

usr_03.txt Moving around03.1 Word movement03.2 Moving to the start or end of a line03.3 Moving to a character03.4 Matching a paren03.5 Moving to a specific line03.6 Telling where you are03.7 Scrolling around03.8 Simple searches03.9 Simple search patterns03.10 Using marks

usr_04.txt Making small changes04.1 Operators and motions04.2 Changing text04.3 Repeating a change04.4 Visual mode04.5 Moving text04.6 Copying text04.7 Using the clipboard04.8 Text objects04.9 Replace mode04.10 Conclusion

usr_05.txt Set your settings05.1 The vimrc file05.2 The example vimrc file explained05.3 Simple mappings05.4 Adding a package05.5 Adding a plugin05.6 Adding a help file05.7 The option window05.8 Often used options

usr_06.txt Using syntax highlighting06.1 Switching it on06.2 No or wrong colors?06.3 Different colors06.4 With colors or without colors06.5 Further reading

usr_07.txt Editing more than one file07.1 Edit another file07.2 A list of files07.3 Jumping from file to file07.4 Backup files07.5 Copy text between files07.6 Viewing a file07.7 Changing the file name

usr_08.txt Splitting windows08.1 Split a window08.2 Split a window on another file08.3 Window size08.4 Vertical splits08.5 Moving windows08.6 Commands for all windows08.7 Viewing differences with diff mode08.8 Various

usr_09.txt Using the GUI09.1 Parts of the GUI09.2 Using the mouse09.3 The clipboard09.4 Select mode

usr_10.txt Making big changes10.1 Record and playback commands10.2 Substitution10.3 Command ranges10.4 The global command10.5 Visual block mode10.6 Reading and writing part of a file10.7 Formatting text10.8 Changing case10.9 Using an external program

usr_11.txt Recovering from a crash11.1 Basic recovery11.2 Where is the swap file?11.3 Crashed or not?11.4 Further reading

usr_12.txt Clever tricks12.1 Replace a word12.2 Change "Last, First" to "First Last"12.3 Sort a list12.4 Reverse line order12.5 Count words12.6 Find a man page12.7 Trim blanks12.8 Find where a word is used

Subjects that can be read independently.

usr_20.txt Typing command-line commands quickly20.1 Command line editing20.2 Command line abbreviations20.3 Command line completion20.4 Command line history20.5 Command line window

usr_21.txt Go away and come back21.1 Suspend and resume21.2 Executing shell commands21.3 Remembering information; ShaDa21.4 Sessions21.5 Views21.6 Modelines

usr_22.txt Finding the file to edit22.1 The file explorer22.2 The current directory22.3 Finding a file22.4 The buffer list

usr_23.txt Editing other files23.1 DOS, Mac and Unix files23.2 Files on the internet23.3 Binary files23.4 Compressed files

usr_24.txt Inserting quickly24.1 Making corrections24.2 Showing matches24.3 Completion24.4 Repeating an insert24.5 Copying from another line24.6 Inserting a register24.7 Abbreviations24.8 Entering special characters24.9 Digraphs24.10 Normal mode commands

usr_25.txt Editing formatted text25.1 Breaking lines25.2 Aligning text25.3 Indents and tabs25.4 Dealing with long lines25.5 Editing tables

usr_26.txt Repeating26.1 Repeating with Visual mode26.2 Add and subtract26.3 Making a change in many files26.4 Using Vim from a shell script

usr_27.txt Search commands and patterns27.1 Ignoring case27.2 Wrapping around the file end27.3 Offsets27.4 Matching multiple times27.5 Alternatives27.6 Character ranges27.7 Character classes27.8 Matching a line break27.9 Examples

usr_28.txt Folding28.1 What is folding?28.2 Manual folding28.3 Working with folds28.4 Saving and restoring folds28.5 Folding by indent28.6 Folding with markers28.7 Folding by syntax28.8 Folding by expression28.9 Folding unchanged lines28.10 Which fold method to use?

usr_29.txt Moving through programs29.1 Using tags29.2 The preview window29.3 Moving through a program29.4 Finding global identifiers29.5 Finding local identifiers

usr_30.txt Editing programs30.1 Compiling30.2 Indenting C files30.3 Automatic indenting30.4 Other indenting30.5 Tabs and spaces30.6 Formatting comments

usr_31.txt Exploiting the GUI31.1 The file browser31.2 Confirmation31.3 Menu shortcuts31.4 Vim window position and size31.5 Various

usr_32.txt The undo tree32.1 Undo up to a file write32.2 Numbering changes32.3 Jumping around the tree32.4 Time travelling

Make Vim work as you like it.

usr_40.txt Make new commands40.1 Key mapping40.2 Defining command-line commands40.3 Autocommands

usr_41.txt Write a Vim script41.1 Introduction41.2 Variables41.3 Expressions41.4 Conditionals41.5 Executing an expression41.6 Using functions41.7 Defining a function41.8 Lists and Dictionaries41.9 Exceptions41.10 Various remarks41.11 Writing a plugin41.12 Writing a filetype plugin41.13 Writing a compiler plugin41.14 Writing a plugin that loads quickly41.15 Writing library scripts41.16 Distributing Vim scripts

usr_42.txt Add new menus42.1 Introduction42.2 Menu commands42.3 Various42.4 Toolbar and popup menus

usr_43.txt Using filetypes43.1 Plugins for a filetype43.2 Adding a filetype

usr_44.txt Your own syntax highlighted44.1 Basic syntax commands44.2 Keywords44.3 Matches44.4 Regions44.5 Nested items44.6 Following groups44.7 Other arguments44.8 Clusters44.9 Including another syntax file44.10 Synchronizing44.11 Installing a syntax file44.12 Portable syntax file layout

usr_45.txt Select your language (locale)45.1 Language for Messages45.2 Language for Menus45.3 Using another encoding45.4 Editing files with a different encoding45.5 Entering language text

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