vim-commands

A vim plugin to provide a quick cheat sheet for common vim commands rather than going online to search for the specific commands.

Demo

Sometimes you can forgot how to do a specific thing in vim(we all been there 😇).

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/d4f41ca3-17f9-4ae5-b9bd-3ada7ae98ac5

Installation

Using Vim-Plug
Add the following to your .vimrc:

Plug 'https://github.com/Var7600/vim-commands'

then run :PlugInstall in Vim.
Using Pathogen

git clone https://github.com/Var7600/vim-commands ~/.vim/bundle/vim-commands

Using Vundle

Plugin 'Var7600/vim-commands'

then run :PlugInstall in Vim.

Usage

to open the cheat sheet , simply type

:Shortcuts

SEARCH BY SECTION

the cheat sheet contents differents sections that you can search for ALL SECTION ARE IN UPPERCASE

Basic (vim commands)
NAVIGATION (move,jump,position in file)
JUMPS (location,last modified position,...)
DELETION (delete character,word,line,until cursor,until end line)
NORMAL MODE -> INSERT MODE(to pass from normal mode to insert mode)
CUT,COPY&PASTE (cut,copy and paste portions of text)
SEARCH (search word,pattern,...)
REPLACE (replace occurrences by another)
CASE (modify case of a character,word,entire line,...)
TABS (creates,navigate,move,close tabs)
SPLIT (split horizontally,vertically,switch panes,resize,...)
BUFFERS (create,navigate,list,close buffer)
FILE EXPLORER (built-in-file Explorer)
SHELL (using shell commands in vim)
ALIGNMENT (align lines for better clarity)
READ AND WRITE FILES (insert the content of a file into another,export portions,...)
MARKS (marks section of a file,line numbers,...)
ABBREVATIONS (define your own abbreviations)
TEXT INDENTATION (indent text for readability,...)
CTAGS (if installed,allow quick access across files for definitions and functions)

Customization

You can place your own cheat sheet at $HOME/cheatSheet/vim-commands.md.The plugin will prioritize this file over the default one in vim-commands/doc/vim-commands.md.