CtrlP
See :help ctrlp
| command | description |
|---|---|
<C-P><C-P> |
Open CtrlP window in find file mode |
<C-P><C-U> |
Open CtrlP window in find buffer mode |
| :CtrlPClearCache | Clear caches. Useful when using find file mode if files have been added or removed. |
Opening buffers
Once inside the a CtrlP window, these keys open buffers.
| Open in prev window | Open in vertical split | Open in horizontal split | Open in preview | Open in tab |
|---|---|---|---|---|
<CR> |
<C-V> |
<C-S> |
<C-T> |
There are also a bunch of extensions that I don't use currently, but can be enabled. They allow fuzzy finding for bookmarkdir, buffertag, changes, dir, line, mixed, quickfix, rtscript, tag, and undo.
EasyMotion
See :help easymotion
Prefix any motion (like w, E) with <leader><leader> and it'll
highlight text to show possible destinations of the motion and allow
selecting them.
| command | description |
|---|---|
<leader><leader>motion |
highlight destinations of motion |
Fugitive
See :help fugitive
There are a bunch of commands. I only use a few currently.
| command | description |
|---|---|
:Ggrep |
grep using git-grep |
indent-object
See :help indent-object
| text object keys | description |
|---|---|
<count>ai |
(A)n (I)ndentation level and line above |
<count>ii |
(I)nner (I)ndentation level (no line above) |
<count>aI |
(A)n (I)ndentation level and lines above/below |
<count>iI |
(I)nner (I)ndentation level (no lines above/below) |
Tagbar
See :help tagbar
| command | description |
|---|---|
<M-A> |
Toggle tagbar window |
NERDTree
See :help NERDTree
| command | description |
|---|---|
<M-R><M-R> |
Toggle nerdtree window |
<M-R><M-F> |
Toggle nerdtree window focused on current windows file |
? |
Open help |
Opening buffers
| Open in prev window | Open in vertical split | Open in horizontal split | Open in preview | Open in tab |
|---|---|---|---|---|
<CR> |
s |
i |
go |
t |
Preview window
The preview window is a special window to show (preview) another file.
Redir
See :help redir
Besides its use when vimscripting, this is mostly useful for
capturing the output of commands that echo a bunch of stuff like :map.
This'll write all the configure maps to a file:
:redir > maps.txt
:map
:redir ENDRspec Tools
See :help rspec-tools
| command | description |
|---|---|
[[ |
motion to previous describe, context, module, class |
]] |
motion to next describe, context, module, class |
[m |
motion to previous it, its, def |
]m |
motion to next it, its, def |
spell
See :help spell
| command | description |
|---|---|
:set spell |
turn on spell checking |
:set nospell |
turn it off |
[s |
move to previous misspelled word |
]s |
move to next misspelled word |
z= |
find suggestions for misspelled word |
zg |
add word under cursor to list of good words |
ZoomWin
See :help zoomwin
| command | description |
|---|---|
| Toggle zooming for current window |