Commands

q

• q: quit

w

• :w: save file
• :w!: save file (force)
• :w !sudo tee %: save file with sudo
• :x: save and quit

s

• :s/old/new: replace first occurrence (only applicable for the current line)
• :s/old/new/c: prompts the substitute or not
• :s/old/new/g: replace all occurrences within the line
• :%s/old/new/g: replace all occurrences throughout the document

r

• :r !command" paste output from a command

e

• :e ~/.vimrc: start editing config file
• :e ~/file.txt: open a file

\

• :!: execute any shell command
• :!ls: execute any shell command
• :!ps -ef: execute any shell command

sort

• :sort: sort the text selected

earlier

• :earlier 5m: go to the state 5 minutes before

later

• :later 5m: go to the state 5 minutes after

norm

• :norm .: executes period (last command) for all lines selected

set

• :set hls: set a variable called "hls" (highlight search)
• :set ic: set a variable called "ic" (ignore case)
• :set paste: allow paste from clipboard

source

• Useful for loading new config right after changing it

• :source %

healthcheck

• :healthcheck

help

• :help
• :help nvim
• :help news
• :help rtp: runtimepath help

close

# closes the current window
close

• <cmd>close<CR>: for keybindings

Netrw

• Netrw is the default filetree explorer

Explore # open netrw in the directory of the currently opened file

• %: create new file
• d: create new directory

# tree-style explorer
let g:netrw_liststyle = 3