Vim Plugins

Coc

    :CocInstall coc-marketplace coc-eslint coc-tsserver coc-json coc-html coc-css coc-python coc-phpls
    :CocList marketplace

Fugitive

Commit by hunks

• Use :G to open fugitive’s git status.
• Use :Gdiff to open the index and working copies of the file side by side.
• Use :diffget and :diffput, to modify the contents of the files by hunks.
• Save the index file and the git status window will update.

Merge conflicts

• Use :G to open figitive’s git status.
• Use :G merge <merge branch>
• Place your cursor over a conflicting file
• Use :dv to open up 3 windows to compare the files.

• Use the custom mappings below to pick the changes

    "Press dv on the file that has merge conflicts, in the status menu
    "Target branch (active branch):2
    nmap <Leader>dg2 :diffget //2<BAR>:diffupdate<CR>
    "Merge branch (named in the git merge command):3
    nmap <Leader>dg3 :diffget //3<BAR>:diffupdate<CR>
  

Rebasing

G log
// Place your cursor over a commit and then press ri

Signify

• Use [c and ]c to jump through chunks.

Eunuch

• To use the SudoWrite command, you need to set up a program to ask for the password when required. In order to do so, you can install x11-ssh-askpass, modify the /etc/sudo.conf and add the line:

    Path askpass /usr/lib/ssh/ssh-askpass
  

Vim Commands

Normal Mode

• gi: Go to the last position where the cursor was in insert mode
• gqq: Format current line
• <C-u> / <C-d>: Scroll up / down
• f + <character>: Find character in line
• <C-w-v>: Split vertically
• <C-w-s>: Split horizontally
• * / #: Search for word under the cursor (forward/backwards)
• m + {a-z}: Set mark in current file, valid only within the file
• m + {A-Z}: Set file mark, valid between files
• ' + {a-zA-Z}: Go to line where mark was set
• <backtick> + {a-zA-Z}: Go to line and column where mark was set
• gg=G: Fix indentation of current file
• <C-A> / <C-X>: Increase/decrease numeration
• zR and zM: Unfold all/fold all
• H, M, L: Set cursor position to high, middle or low in the screen
• zz, zt, zb: See current line at the top, middle or bottom of the screen
• <C-g>: Show total number of lines
• g8: Get ASCII code of character under the cursor
• g<: Show last output again
• g&: Replay last search
• g_: Go to the last non-blank character in a line and [count -1] lines downward
• <C-w><C-o>: Make the current window the only one on the screen
• ]c / [c: Go to next/previous conflict
• <C-f>: Scroll down entire page
• <C-b>: Scroll up entire page
• K: Run a program (man is the default) to lookup the word under the cursor.
• ]z: Move to the end of the current open fold

Insert Mode

• <C-e>, <C-y>: Insert text from line above or below in insert mode
• <C-n>: Open Vim autocompletion in insert mode
• <C-k>: insert a digraph. (See :digraphs or :dig for available options)
• <C-r>: insert contents from a register.
• <C-v>: insert a Unicode character, e.g.: <C-v>u1234

Autocompletion trick

• Start typing and then alternate <C-x> and <C-n> to autocomplete the sentence.

Command Mode

Built-in

• :checkhealth
• :marks and :delmarks!
• :vim /<word>/g **/*: Search for a word across multiple files. Use :copen, :cnext, :cprev
• -12,-10co.
• :only: Make the current window the only one on the screen
• :ls: list buffers
• :put=range(1,10): Insert a list of numbers from 1 to 10
• :find /<filename>: Go to another file
• :vim /<word>/g /*: Find a word inside the files
• :lopen: Open locationlist (to see whole status bar messages)
• Search and replace in multiple files:

  // the j flag is to prevent Vim from jumping to the first match immediately
  :vimgrep/<word>/gj **/*
  :cfdo %s/<word>/<newWord>/g | update
  // you can use :copen to navigate through the quickfix list
  

External

• Sort lines by second column:

      :%! column -t
      :%! sort -k2
  

• Format uniformly: one space between words and two after sentences:

      :%! fmt -u
  

• Format to set maximum line width to 80 characters:

      :%! fmt -w 80