1. VIM and Python - Tips and Trickshttp://xkcd.com/378/
2. Getting Aroundh/j/k/lgg and G start/end of buffer^ - first
non-blank character in current line$ - last character on current
lineCTRL-u / CTRL-d page up / page down:n go to line number n.H/M/L
go to first/middle/last line on screen*% - jump to corresponding
bracket [] {} () 3. Marksm followed by a letter to set a mark`
followed by the letter jump to that mark:marks will list current
marksVim has some special marks (a few examples):`. - jump to
position where the last change occured`` - jump back to position
where you jumped fromlots more found in :help ` 4. Making
Changesy/d/c yank/delete/changeY/D/C same as above, but specifies
line*p/P paste before/aftercombine with movements:dw delete wordcw
change worddG delete from cursor to end of filec`a change from
cursor to mark a 5. Making Changesy/d/c yank/delete/changeY/D/C
same as above, but specifies line*p/P paste after/beforex/r
delete/replace single charactercombine with movements:dw delete
wordcw change worddG delete from cursor to end of filec`a change
from cursor to mark ause the . character to repeat last command 6.
Visual Modev enter visual modeV enter visual mode, but operate on a
lineCTRL-v -enter visual mode, operate on a columnUse I to change
all columns at oncecombine with y/d/c for even more fun 7. Text
Objectsused after an operator or visual modei inner / a ambienta /
i operate on block of a( / i( - operate of block of ()a{ / i{ -
operate of block of {}at / it operate of html or xml tags 8.
Search/ or ? - for a basic search (forward or backward)I recommend
:set ignore case, :set smartcase and :set incsearchn to repeat
search, or N to repeat in oppositedirection*/# - find next/previous
of word under cursor[I list lines with word under cursorset up a
map to make this easier::map f [I:let nr = input("Which one:")exe
"normal " . nr ."[t" 9. Undosu undo, CTRL-R redosee also:
undo-branchestime travel:earlier Ns, m, h:later Ns,m,hCant jump to
the future when the code is already done, sorry. Hoping for that
feature in Vim 8 10. Splitting Windows:sp -horizontal split:vs
vertical split:newCTRL-w + movement to move between windowsI remap
spacebar for easier commands 11. Configuration.vimrc global
settings.vim directory - plugins, color schemes, syntaxdefinitions,
etcbrowse github for ideas, or just fork one you like:set see your
current settingsdont be afraid to consult :help to see what things
do 12. Config Examplesfiltype plugin on recoginize .py as
pythonfiltype indent on proper indentation (more on this later)set
nu turn line numbers onset ruler see where you are in the fileset
t_Co=256 256 colorscmap w!! %!sudo tee > /dev/null %made changes
to a read-only file? This mapping allows you to use :w!! to save
using sudo 13. More Config Examplesau BufReadPost * if line(""")
> 0 && line(""")
