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1. Click (memorize) in a memorizable table below, to begin a flashcard-like process ♦ Try clicking (memorize) in both columns (to decide which side to start with) 2. Guess the answer in your head 3. Click the buttons and follow the directions at the bottom of the table See Help for more detailed directions

Advanced selecting and copying

Key (memorize)	Description (memorize)
ma	create mark named a
`a	jump to mark named a
yy	copy current line
V	select current line
y/a	copy up to a
gv	select what you last had selected

 

Advanced inserting

Key (memorize)	Description (memorize)
o	insert (after current line)
I	insert (beginning of current line)
O	insert (above current line)
:r !ls	insert ls output (at current point)
:r f.txt	insert f.txt (at current point)

Macros

Question (memorize)	Answer (memorize)
qa	start recording macro (named a)
q	stop recording macro
@a	execute macro (named a)
@@	rerun last macro

 

 

Helpful config file (.vimrc) settings

Question (memorize)	Answer (memorize)
set incsearch	incremental searching
set ignorecase	case insensitive searching
set g:netrw_keepdir=0	set current dir, when viewing a dir
:nmap ; :	make ; key behave like :

 

The last one is useful because it saves you from having to hold down the shift key ((while typing a command, such as :w))

Misc II

Question (memorize)	Answer (memorize)
U	undo all changes to current line
:h	show help
:h set	help for the set command
irc.openprojects.net #vim	vim irc channel
set g:netrw_keepdir=0	set current dir, when visiting a dir
bufexplorer	Plugin to helps navigate buffers
^p (while inserting)	autocompletion
:abbreviate h hello	abbreviate h as hello

 

Packages

Package (memorize)	Description (memorize)
netrw	edit files remotely
vimshell	run shells within vim (unix-only)
:Nread scp://you@yourserver.com/	view remote directory

 

 

 

 

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