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		  VIM REFERENCE MANUAL    by Bram Moolenaar

			    Quick reference guide

							 *quickref* *Contents*
 tag	  subject			 tag	  subject	~
|Q_ct|	list of help files		|Q_re|	Repeating commands
|Q_lr|	motion: Left-right		|Q_km|	Key mapping
|Q_ud|	motion: Up-down			|Q_ab|	Abbreviations
|Q_tm|	motion: Text object		|Q_op|	Options
|Q_pa|	motion: Pattern searches	|Q_ur|	Undo/Redo commands
|Q_ma|	motion: Marks			|Q_et|	External commands
|Q_vm|	motion: Various			|Q_qf|	Quickfix commands
|Q_ta|	motion: Using tags		|Q_vc|	Various commands
|Q_sc|	Scrolling			|Q_ce|	Ex: Command-line editing
|Q_in|	insert: Inserting text		|Q_ra|	Ex: Ranges
|Q_ai|	insert: Keys			|Q_ex|	Ex: Special characters
|Q_ss|	insert: Special keys		|Q_st|	Starting Vim
|Q_di|	insert: Digraphs		|Q_ed|	Editing a file
|Q_si|	insert: Special inserts		|Q_fl|	Using the argument list
|Q_de|	change: Deleting text		|Q_wq|	Writing and quitting
|Q_cm|	change: Copying and moving	|Q_ac|	Automatic commands
|Q_ch|	change: Changing text		|Q_wi|	Multi-window commands
|Q_co|	change: Complex			|Q_bu|	Buffer list commands
|Q_vi|	Visual mode			|Q_sy|	Syntax highlighting
|Q_to|	Text objects			|Q_gu|	GUI commands
					|Q_fo|	Folding

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N is used to indicate an optional count that can be given before the command.
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*Q_lr*		Left-right motions

|h|	N  h		left (also: CTRL-H, &lt;BS&gt;, or &lt;Left&gt; key)
|l|	N  l		right (also: &lt;Space&gt; or &lt;Right&gt; key)
|0|	   0		to first character in the line (also: &lt;Home&gt; key)
|^|	   ^		to first non-blank character in the line
|$|	N  $		to the last character in the line (N-1 lines lower)
			   (also: &lt;End&gt; key)
|g0|	   g0		to first character in screen line (differs from &quot;0&quot;
			   when lines wrap)
|g^|	   g^		to first non-blank character in screen line (differs
			   from &quot;^&quot; when lines wrap)
|g$|	N  g$		to last character in screen line (differs from &quot;$&quot;
			   when lines wrap)
|gm|	   gm		to middle of the screen line
|gM|	   gM		to middle of the line
|bar|	N  |		to column N (default: 1)
|f|	N  f{char}	to the Nth occurrence of {char} to the right
|F|	N  F{char}	to the Nth occurrence of {char} to the left
|t|	N  t{char}	till before the Nth occurrence of {char} to the right
|T|	N  T{char}	till before the Nth occurrence of {char} to the left
|;|	N  ;		repeat the last &quot;f&quot;, &quot;F&quot;, &quot;t&quot;, or &quot;T&quot; N times
|,|	N  ,		repeat the last &quot;f&quot;, &quot;F&quot;, &quot;t&quot;, or &quot;T&quot; N times in
			   opposite direction
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*Q_ud*		Up-down motions

|k|	N  k		up N lines (also: CTRL-P and &lt;Up&gt;)
|j|	N  j		down N lines (also: CTRL-J, CTRL-N, &lt;NL&gt;, and &lt;Down&gt;)
|-|	N  -		up N lines, on the first non-blank character
|+|	N  +		down N lines, on the first non-blank character (also:
			   CTRL-M and &lt;CR&gt;)
|_|	N  _		down N-1 lines, on the first non-blank character
|G|	N  G		goto line N (default: last line), on the first
			   non-blank character
|gg|	N  gg		goto line N (default: first line), on the first
			   non-blank character
|N%|	N  %		goto line N percentage down in the file; N must be
			   given, otherwise it is the |%| command
|gk|	N  gk		up N screen lines (differs from &quot;k&quot; when line wraps)
|gj|	N  gj		down N screen lines (differs from &quot;j&quot; when line wraps)
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*Q_tm*		Text object motions

|w|	N  w		N words forward
|W|	N  W		N blank-separated |WORD|s forward
|e|	N  e		forward to the end of the Nth word
|E|	N  E		forward to the end of the Nth blank-separated |WORD|
|b|	N  b		N words backward
|B|	N  B		N blank-separated |WORD|s backward
|ge|	N  ge		backward to the end of the Nth word
|gE|	N  gE		backward to the end of the Nth blank-separated |WORD|

|)|	N  )		N sentences forward
|(|	N  (		N sentences backward
|}|	N  }		N paragraphs forward
|{|	N  {		N paragraphs backward
|]]|	N  ]]		N sections forward, at start of section
|[[|	N  [[		N sections backward, at start of section
|][|	N  ][		N sections forward, at end of section
|[]|	N  []		N sections backward, at end of section
|[(|	N  [(		N times back to unclosed &#039;(&#039;
|[{|	N  [{		N times back to unclosed &#039;{&#039;
|[m|	N  [m		N times back to start of method (for Java)
|[M|	N  [M		N times back to end of method (for Java)
|])|	N  ])		N times forward to unclosed &#039;)&#039;
|]}|	N  ]}		N times forward to unclosed &#039;}&#039;
|]m|	N  ]m		N times forward to start of method (for Java)
|]M|	N  ]M		N times forward to end of method (for Java)
|[#|	N  [#		N times back to unclosed &quot;#if&quot; or &quot;#else&quot;
|]#|	N  ]#		N times forward to unclosed &quot;#else&quot; or &quot;#endif&quot;
|[star|	N  [*		N times back to start of comment &quot;/*&quot;
|]star|	N  ]*		N times forward to end of comment &quot;*/&quot;
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*Q_pa*		Pattern searches

|/|	N  /{pattern}[/[offset]]&lt;CR&gt;
			search forward for the Nth occurrence of {pattern}
|?|	N  ?{pattern}[?[offset]]&lt;CR&gt;
			search backward for the Nth occurrence of {pattern}
|/&lt;CR&gt;|	N  /&lt;CR&gt;	repeat last search, in the forward direction
|?&lt;CR&gt;|	N  ?&lt;CR&gt;	repeat last search, in the backward direction
|n|	N  n		repeat last search
|N|	N  N		repeat last search, in opposite direction
|star|	N  *		search forward for the identifier under the cursor
|#|	N  #		search backward for the identifier under the cursor
|gstar|	N  g*		like &quot;*&quot;, but also find partial matches
|g#|	N  g#		like &quot;#&quot;, but also find partial matches
|gd|	   gd		goto local declaration of identifier under the cursor
|gD|	   gD		goto global declaration of identifier under the cursor

|pattern|		Special characters in search patterns

			meaning		      magic   nomagic	~
		matches any single character	.	\.
		       matches start of line	^	^
			       matches &lt;EOL&gt;	$	$
		       matches start of word	\&lt;	\&lt;
			 matches end of word	\&gt;	\&gt;
	matches a single char from the range	[a-z]	\[a-z]
      matches a single char not in the range	[^a-z]	\[^a-z]
		  matches an identifier char	\i	\i
		   idem but excluding digits	\I	\I
		 matches a keyword character	\k	\k
		   idem but excluding digits	\K	\K
	       matches a file name character	\f	\f
		   idem but excluding digits	\F	\F
	       matches a printable character	\p	\p
		   idem but excluding digits	\P	\P
	     matches a white space character	\s	\s
	 matches a non-white space character	\S	\S

			       matches &lt;Esc&gt;	\e	\e
			       matches &lt;Tab&gt;	\t	\t
				matches &lt;CR&gt;	\r	\r
				matches &lt;BS&gt;	\b	\b

     matches 0 or more of the preceding atom	*	\*
     matches 1 or more of the preceding atom	\+	\+
	matches 0 or 1 of the preceding atom	\=	\=
	matches 2 to 5 of the preceding atom	\{2,5}  \{2,5}
		  separates two alternatives	\|	\|
		group a pattern into an atom	\(\)	\(\)

|search-offset|		Offsets allowed after search command

    [num]	[num] lines downwards, in column 1
    +[num]	[num] lines downwards, in column 1
    -[num]	[num] lines upwards, in column 1
    e[+num]	[num] characters to the right of the end of the match
    e[-num]	[num] characters to the left of the end of the match
    s[+num]	[num] characters to the right of the start of the match
    s[-num]	[num] characters to the left of the start of the match
    b[+num]	[num] identical to s[+num] above (mnemonic: begin)
    b[-num]	[num] identical to s[-num] above (mnemonic: begin)
    ;{search-command}	execute {search-command} next
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*Q_ma*		Marks and motions

|m|        m{a-zA-Z}	mark current position with mark {a-zA-Z}
|`a|       `{a-z}	go to mark {a-z} within current file
|`A|       `{A-Z}	go to mark {A-Z} in any file
|`0|       `{0-9}	go to the position where Vim was previously exited
|``|       ``		go to the position before the last jump
|`quote|   `&quot;		go to the position when last editing this file
|`[|       `[		go to the start of the previously operated or put text
|`]|       `]		go to the end of the previously operated or put text
|`&lt;|       `&lt;		go to the start of the (previous) Visual area
|`&gt;|       `&gt;		go to the end of the (previous) Visual area
|`.|       `.		go to the position of the last change in this file
|&#039;|        &#039;{a-zA-Z0-9[]&#039;&quot;&lt;&gt;.}
			same as `, but on the first non-blank in the line
|:marks|  :marks	print the active marks
|CTRL-O|  N  CTRL-O	go to Nth older position in jump list
|CTRL-I|  N  CTRL-I	go to Nth newer position in jump list
|:ju|     :ju[mps]	print the jump list
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*Q_vm*		Various motions

|%|	   %		find the next brace, bracket, comment, or &quot;#if&quot;/
			   &quot;#else&quot;/&quot;#endif&quot; in this line and go to its match
|H|	N  H		go to the Nth line in the window, on the first
			   non-blank
|M|	   M		go to the middle line in the window, on the first
			   non-blank
|L|	N  L		go to the Nth line from the bottom, on the first
			   non-blank

|go|	N  go			go to Nth byte in the buffer
|:go|	:[range]go[to] [off]	go to [off] byte in the buffer
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*Q_ta*		Using tags

|:ta|      :ta[g][!] {tag}	jump to tag {tag}
|:ta|      :[count]ta[g][!]	jump to [count]&#039;th newer tag in tag list
|CTRL-]|      CTRL-]		jump to the tag under cursor, unless changes
				   have been made
|:ts|      :ts[elect][!] [tag]	list matching tags and select one to jump to
|:tjump|   :tj[ump][!] [tag]	jump to tag [tag] or select from list when
				   there are multiple matches
|:ltag|    :lt[ag][!] [tag]	jump to tag [tag] and add matching tags to the
				   location list

|:tags|    :tags		print tag list
|CTRL-T|   N  CTRL-T		jump back from Nth older tag in tag list
|:po|      :[count]po[p][!]	jump back from [count]&#039;th older tag in tag list
|:tnext|   :[count]tn[ext][!]	jump to [count]&#039;th next matching tag
|:tp|      :[count]tp[revious][!] jump to [count]&#039;th previous matching tag
|:tr|      :[count]tr[ewind][!]	jump to [count]&#039;th matching tag
|:tl|      :tl[ast][!]		jump to last matching tag

|:ptag|    :pt[ag] {tag}	open a preview window to show tag {tag}
|CTRL-W_}|    CTRL-W }		like CTRL-] but show tag in preview window
|:pts|     :pts[elect]		like &quot;:tselect&quot; but show tag in preview window
|:ptjump|  :ptj[ump]		like &quot;:tjump&quot; but show tag in preview window
|:pclose|  :pc[lose]		close tag preview window
|CTRL-W_z|    CTRL-W z		close tag preview window
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*Q_sc*		Scrolling

|CTRL-E|	N  CTRL-E	window N lines downwards (default: 1)
|CTRL-D|	N  CTRL-D	window N lines Downwards (default: 1/2 window)
|CTRL-F|	N  CTRL-F	window N pages Forwards (downwards)
|CTRL-Y|	N  CTRL-Y	window N lines upwards (default: 1)
|CTRL-U|	N  CTRL-U	window N lines Upwards (default: 1/2 window)
|CTRL-B|	N  CTRL-B	window N pages Backwards (upwards)
|z&lt;CR&gt;|		   z&lt;CR&gt; or zt	redraw, current line at top of window
|z.|		   z.	 or zz	redraw, current line at center of window
|z-|		   z-	 or zb	redraw, current line at bottom of window

These only work when &#039;wrap&#039; is off:
|zh|		N  zh		scroll screen N characters to the right
|zl|		N  zl		scroll screen N characters to the left
|zH|		N  zH		scroll screen half a screenwidth to the right
|zL|		N  zL		scroll screen half a screenwidth to the left
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*Q_in*		Inserting text

|a|	N  a	append text after the cursor (N times)
|A|	N  A	append text at the end of the line (N times)
|i|	N  i	insert text before the cursor (N times) (also: &lt;Insert&gt;)
|I|	N  I	insert text before the first non-blank in the line (N times)
|gI|	N  gI	insert text in column 1 (N times)
|o|	N  o	open a new line below the current line, append text (N times)
|O|	N  O	open a new line above the current line, append text (N times)
|:startinsert|  :star[tinsert][!]  start Insert mode, append when [!] used
|:startreplace| :startr[eplace][!]  start Replace mode, at EOL when [!] used

in Visual block mode:
|v_b_I|	   I	insert the same text in front of all the selected lines
|v_b_A|	   A	append the same text after all the selected lines
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*Q_ai*		Insert mode keys

|insert-index|	alphabetical index of Insert mode commands

leaving Insert mode:
|i_&lt;Esc&gt;|	&lt;Esc&gt;		  end Insert mode, back to Normal mode
|i_CTRL-C|	CTRL-C		  like &lt;Esc&gt;, but do not use an abbreviation
|i_CTRL-O|	CTRL-O {command}  execute {command} and return to Insert mode

moving around:
|i_&lt;Up&gt;|	cursor keys	  move cursor left/right/up/down
|i_&lt;S-Left&gt;|	shift-left/right  one word left/right
|i_&lt;S-Up&gt;|	shift-up/down	  one screenful backward/forward
|i_&lt;End&gt;|	&lt;End&gt;		  cursor after last character in the line
|i_&lt;Home&gt;|	&lt;Home&gt;		  cursor to first character in the line
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*Q_ss*		Special keys in Insert mode

|i_CTRL-V|	CTRL-V {char}..	  insert character literally, or enter decimal
				     byte value
|i_&lt;NL&gt;|	&lt;NL&gt; or &lt;CR&gt; or CTRL-M or CTRL-J
				  begin new line
|i_CTRL-E|	CTRL-E		  insert the character from below the cursor
|i_CTRL-Y|	CTRL-Y		  insert the character from above the cursor

|i_CTRL-A|	CTRL-A		  insert previously inserted text
|i_CTRL-@|	CTRL-@		  insert previously inserted text and stop
				     Insert mode
|i_CTRL-R|	CTRL-R {register} insert the contents of a register

|i_CTRL-N|	CTRL-N		  insert next match of identifier before the
				     cursor
|i_CTRL-P|	CTRL-P		  insert previous match of identifier before
				     the cursor
|i_CTRL-X|	CTRL-X ...	  complete the word before the cursor in
				     various ways

|i_&lt;BS&gt;|	&lt;BS&gt; or CTRL-H	  delete the character before the cursor
|i_&lt;Del&gt;|	&lt;Del&gt;		  delete the character under the cursor
|i_CTRL-W|	CTRL-W		  delete word before the cursor
|i_CTRL-U|	CTRL-U		  delete all entered characters in the current
				     line
|i_CTRL-T|	CTRL-T		  insert one shiftwidth of indent in front of
				       the current line
|i_CTRL-D|	CTRL-D		  delete one shiftwidth of indent in front of
				     the current line
|i_0_CTRL-D|	0 CTRL-D	  delete all indent in the current line
|i_^_CTRL-D|	^ CTRL-D	  delete all indent in the current line,
				     restore indent in next line
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*Q_di*		Digraphs

|:dig|	   :dig[raphs]		show current list of digraphs
|:dig|	   :dig[raphs] {char1}{char2} {number} ...
				add digraph(s) to the list

In Insert or Command-line mode:
|i_CTRL-K|	CTRL-K {char1} {char2}
				  enter digraph
|i_digraph|	{char1} &lt;BS&gt; {char2}
				  enter digraph if &#039;digraph&#039; option set
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*Q_si*		Special inserts

|:r|	   :r [file]	   insert the contents of [file] below the cursor
|:r!|	   :r! {command}   insert the standard output of {command} below the
			      cursor
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*Q_de*		Deleting text

|x|	N  x		delete N characters under and after the cursor
|&lt;Del&gt;|	N  &lt;Del&gt;	delete N characters under and after the cursor
|X|	N  X		delete N characters before the cursor
|d|	N  d{motion}	delete the text that is moved over with {motion}
|v_d|	   {visual}d	delete the highlighted text
|dd|	N  dd		delete N lines
|D|	N  D		delete to the end of the line (and N-1 more lines)
|J|	N  J		join N-1 lines (delete &lt;EOL&gt;s)
|v_J|	   {visual}J	join the highlighted lines
|gJ|	N  gJ		like &quot;J&quot;, but without inserting spaces
|v_gJ|	   {visual}gJ	like &quot;{visual}J&quot;, but without inserting spaces
|:d|	:[range]d [x]	delete [range] lines [into register x]
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*Q_cm*		Copying and moving text

|quote|	  &quot;{char}	use register {char} for the next delete, yank, or put
|:reg|	  :reg		show the contents of all registers
|:reg|	  :reg {arg}	show the contents of registers mentioned in {arg}
|y|	  N  y{motion}	yank the text moved over with {motion} into a register
|v_y|	     {visual}y	yank the highlighted text into a register
|yy|	  N  yy		yank N lines into a register
|Y|	  N  Y		yank N lines into a register
|p|	  N  p		put a register after the cursor position (N times)
|P|	  N  P		put a register before the cursor position (N times)
|]p|	  N  ]p		like p, but adjust indent to current line
|[p|	  N  [p		like P, but adjust indent to current line
|gp|	  N  gp		like p, but leave cursor after the new text
|gP|	  N  gP		like P, but leave cursor after the new text
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*Q_ch*		Changing text

|r|	  N  r{char}	replace N characters with {char}
|gr|	  N  gr{char}	replace N characters without affecting layout
|R|	  N  R		enter Replace mode (repeat the entered text N times)
|gR|	  N  gR		enter virtual Replace mode: Like Replace mode but
			   without affecting layout
|v_b_r|	     {visual}r{char}
			in Visual block mode: Replace each char of the
			   selected text with {char}

	(change = delete text and enter Insert mode)
|c|	  N  c{motion}	change the text that is moved over with {motion}
|v_c|	     {visual}c	change the highlighted text
|cc|	  N  cc		change N lines
|S|	  N  S		change N lines
|C|	  N  C		change to the end of the line (and N-1 more lines)
|s|	  N  s		change N characters
|v_b_c|	     {visual}c	in Visual block mode: Change each of the selected
			   lines with the entered text
|v_b_C|	     {visual}C	in Visual block mode: Change each of the selected
			   lines until end-of-line with the entered text

|~|	  N  ~		switch case for N characters and advance cursor
|v_~|	     {visual}~	switch case for highlighted text
|v_u|	     {visual}u	make highlighted text lowercase
|v_U|	     {visual}U	make highlighted text uppercase
|g~|	     g~{motion} switch case for the text that is moved over with
			   {motion}
|gu|	     gu{motion} make the text that is moved over with {motion}
			   lowercase
|gU|	     gU{motion} make the text that is moved over with {motion}
			   uppercase
|v_g?|	     {visual}g? perform rot13 encoding on highlighted text
|g?|	     g?{motion} perform rot13 encoding on the text that is moved over
			   with {motion}

|CTRL-A|  N  CTRL-A	add N to the number at or after the cursor
|CTRL-X|  N  CTRL-X	subtract N from the number at or after the cursor

|&lt;|	  N  &lt;{motion}	move the lines that are moved over with {motion} one
			   shiftwidth left
|&lt;&lt;|	  N  &lt;&lt;		move N lines one shiftwidth left
|&gt;|	  N  &gt;{motion}	move the lines that are moved over with {motion} one
			   shiftwidth right
|&gt;&gt;|	  N  &gt;&gt;		move N lines one shiftwidth right
|gq|	  N  gq{motion}	format the lines that are moved over with {motion} to
			   &#039;textwidth&#039; length
|:ce|	  :[range]ce[nter] [width]
			center the lines in [range]
|:le|	  :[range]le[ft] [indent]
			left-align the lines in [range] (with [indent])
|:ri|	  :[range]ri[ght] [width]
			right-align the lines in [range]
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*Q_co*		Complex changes

|!|	   N  !{motion}{command}&lt;CR&gt;
			filter the lines that are moved over through {command}
|!!|	   N  !!{command}&lt;CR&gt;
			filter N lines through {command}
|v_!|	      {visual}!{command}&lt;CR&gt;
			filter the highlighted lines through {command}
|:range!|  :[range]! {command}&lt;CR&gt;
			filter [range] lines through {command}
|=|	   N  ={motion}
			filter the lines that are moved over through &#039;equalprg&#039;
|==|	   N  ==	filter N lines through &#039;equalprg&#039;
|v_=|	      {visual}=
			filter the highlighted lines through &#039;equalprg&#039;
|:s|	   :[range]s[ubstitute]/{pattern}/{string}/[g][c]
			substitute {pattern} by {string} in [range] lines;
			   with [g], replace all occurrences of {pattern};
			   with [c], confirm each replacement
|:s|	   :[range]s[ubstitute] [g][c]
			repeat previous &quot;:s&quot; with new range and options
|&amp;|	      &amp;		Repeat previous &quot;:s&quot; on current line without options
|:ret|	   :[range]ret[ab][!] [tabstop]
			set &#039;tabstop&#039; to new value and adjust white space
			   accordingly
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*Q_vi*		Visual mode

|visual-index|	list of Visual mode commands.

|v|        v		start highlighting characters  }  move cursor and use
|V|        V		start highlighting linewise    }  operator to affect
|CTRL-V|   CTRL-V	start highlighting blockwise   }  highlighted text
|v_o|      o		exchange cursor position with start of highlighting
|gv|       gv		start highlighting on previous visual area
|v_v|      v		highlight characters or stop highlighting
|v_V|      V		highlight linewise or stop highlighting
|v_CTRL-V| CTRL-V	highlight blockwise or stop highlighting
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*Q_to*		Text objects (only in Visual mode or after an operator)

|v_aw|	   N  aw	Select &quot;a word&quot;
|v_iw|	   N  iw	Select &quot;inner word&quot;
|v_aW|	   N  aW	Select &quot;a |WORD|&quot;
|v_iW|	   N  iW	Select &quot;inner |WORD|&quot;
|v_as|	   N  as	Select &quot;a sentence&quot;
|v_is|	   N  is	Select &quot;inner sentence&quot;
|v_ap|	   N  ap	Select &quot;a paragraph&quot;
|v_ip|	   N  ip	Select &quot;inner paragraph&quot;
|v_ab|	   N  ab	Select &quot;a block&quot; (from &quot;[(&quot; to &quot;])&quot;)
|v_ib|	   N  ib	Select &quot;inner block&quot; (from &quot;[(&quot; to &quot;])&quot;)
|v_aB|	   N  aB	Select &quot;a Block&quot; (from &quot;[{&quot; to &quot;]}&quot;)
|v_iB|	   N  iB	Select &quot;inner Block&quot; (from &quot;[{&quot; to &quot;]}&quot;)
|v_a&gt;|	   N  a&gt;	Select &quot;a &lt;&gt; block&quot;
|v_i&gt;|	   N  i&gt;	Select &quot;inner &lt;&gt; block&quot;
|v_at|	   N  at	Select &quot;a tag block&quot; (from &lt;aaa&gt; to &lt;/aaa&gt;)
|v_it|	   N  it	Select &quot;inner tag block&quot; (from &lt;aaa&gt; to &lt;/aaa&gt;)
|v_a&#039;|	   N  a&#039;	Select &quot;a single quoted string&quot;
|v_i&#039;|	   N  i&#039;	Select &quot;inner single quoted string&quot;
|v_aquote| N  a&quot;	Select &quot;a double quoted string&quot;
|v_iquote| N  i&quot;	Select &quot;inner double quoted string&quot;
|v_a`|	   N  a`	Select &quot;a backward quoted string&quot;
|v_i`|	   N  i`	Select &quot;inner backward quoted string&quot;

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*Q_re*		Repeating commands

|.|	   N  .		repeat last change (with count replaced with N)
|q|	      q{a-z}	record typed characters into register {a-z}
|q|	      q{A-Z}	record typed characters, appended to register {a-z}
|q|	      q		stop recording
|@|	   N  @{a-z}	execute the contents of register {a-z} (N times)
|@@|	   N  @@	   repeat previous @{a-z} (N times)
|:@|	   :@{a-z}	execute the contents of register {a-z} as an Ex
			   command
|:@@|	   :@@		repeat previous :@{a-z}
|:g|	   :[range]g[lobal]/{pattern}/[cmd]
			execute Ex command [cmd] (default: &quot;:p&quot;) on the lines
			   within [range] where {pattern} matches
|:g|	   :[range]g[lobal]!/{pattern}/[cmd]
			execute Ex command [cmd] (default: &quot;:p&quot;) on the lines
			   within [range] where {pattern} does NOT match
|:so|	   :so[urce] {file}
			read Ex commands from {file}
|:so|	   :so[urce]! {file}
			read Vim commands from {file}
|:sl|	   :sl[eep] [sec]
			don&#039;t do anything for [sec] seconds
|gs|	   N  gs	goto Sleep for N seconds
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*Q_km*		Key mapping

|:map|       :ma[p] {lhs} {rhs}	  map {lhs} to {rhs} in Normal and Visual mode
|:map!|      :ma[p]! {lhs} {rhs}  map {lhs} to {rhs} in Insert and Command-line
				     mode
|:noremap|   :no[remap][!] {lhs} {rhs}
				  same as &quot;:map&quot;, no remapping for this {rhs}
|:unmap|     :unm[ap] {lhs}	  remove the mapping of {lhs} for Normal and
				     Visual mode
|:unmap!|    :unm[ap]! {lhs}	  remove the mapping of {lhs} for Insert and
				     Command-line mode
|:map_l|     :ma[p] [lhs]	  list mappings (starting with [lhs]) for
				     Normal and Visual mode
|:map_l!|    :ma[p]! [lhs]	  list mappings (starting with [lhs]) for
				     Insert and Command-line mode
|:cmap|      :cmap/:cunmap/:cnoremap
				  like &quot;:map!&quot;/&quot;:unmap!&quot;/&quot;:noremap!&quot; but for
				     Command-line mode only
|:imap|      :imap/:iunmap/:inoremap
				  like &quot;:map!&quot;/&quot;:unmap!&quot;/&quot;:noremap!&quot; but for
				     Insert mode only
|:nmap|      :nmap/:nunmap/:nnoremap
				  like &quot;:map&quot;/&quot;:unmap&quot;/&quot;:noremap&quot; but for
				     Normal mode only
|:vmap|      :vmap/:vunmap/:vnoremap
				  like &quot;:map&quot;/&quot;:unmap&quot;/&quot;:noremap&quot; but for
				     Visual mode only
|:omap|      :omap/:ounmap/:onoremap
				  like &quot;:map&quot;/&quot;:unmap&quot;/&quot;:noremap&quot; but only for
				     when an operator is pending
|:mapc|      :mapc[lear]	  remove mappings for Normal and Visual mode
|:mapc|      :mapc[lear]!	  remove mappings for Insert and Cmdline mode
|:imapc|     :imapc[lear]	  remove mappings for Insert mode
|:vmapc|     :vmapc[lear]	  remove mappings for Visual mode
|:omapc|     :omapc[lear]	  remove mappings for Operator-pending mode
|:nmapc|     :nmapc[lear]	  remove mappings for Normal mode
|:cmapc|     :cmapc[lear]	  remove mappings for Cmdline mode
|:mkexrc|    :mk[exrc][!] [file]  write current mappings, abbreviations, and
				     settings to [file] (default: &quot;.exrc&quot;;
				     use ! to overwrite)
|:mkvimrc|   :mkv[imrc][!] [file]
				  same as &quot;:mkexrc&quot;, but with default &quot;.vimrc&quot;
|:mksession| :mks[ession][!] [file]
				  like &quot;:mkvimrc&quot;, but store current files,
				     windows, etc. too, to be able to continue
				     this session later
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*Q_ab*		Abbreviations

|:abbreviate|	:ab[breviate] {lhs} {rhs}  add abbreviation for {lhs} to {rhs}
|:abbreviate|	:ab[breviate] {lhs}	   show abbr&#039;s that start with {lhs}
|:abbreviate|	:ab[breviate]		   show all abbreviations
|:unabbreviate|	:una[bbreviate] {lhs}	   remove abbreviation for {lhs}
|:noreabbrev|	:norea[bbrev] [lhs] [rhs]  like &quot;:ab&quot;, but don&#039;t remap [rhs]
|:iabbrev|	:iab/:iunab/:inoreab	   like &quot;:ab&quot;, but only for Insert mode
|:cabbrev|	:cab/:cunab/:cnoreab	   like &quot;:ab&quot;, but only for
						Command-line mode
|:abclear|	:abc[lear]		   remove all abbreviations
|:cabclear|	:cabc[lear]		   remove all abbr&#039;s for Cmdline mode
|:iabclear|	:iabc[lear]		   remove all abbr&#039;s for Insert mode
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*Q_op*		Options

|:set|		:se[t]			  show all modified options
|:set|		:se[t] all		  show all non-termcap options
|:set|		:se[t] termcap		  show all termcap options
|:set|		:se[t] {option}		  set boolean option (switch it on),
					  show string or number option
|:set|		:se[t] no{option}	  reset boolean option (switch it off)
|:set|		:se[t] inv{option}	  invert boolean option
|:set|		:se[t] {option}={value}	  set string/number option to {value}
|:set|		:se[t] {option}+={value}  append {value} to string option, add
					  {value} to number option
|:set|		:se[t] {option}-={value}  remove {value} to string option,
					  subtract {value} from number option
|:set|		:se[t] {option}?	  show value of {option}
|:set|		:se[t] {option}&amp;	  reset {option} to its default value

|:setlocal|	:setl[ocal]		  like &quot;:set&quot; but set the local value
					  for options that have one
|:setglobal|	:setg[lobal]		  like &quot;:set&quot; but set the global value
					  of a local option

|:fix|		:fix[del]		  set value of &#039;t_kD&#039; according to
					  value of &#039;t_kb&#039;
|:options|	:opt[ions]		  open a new window to view and set
					  options, grouped by functionality,
					  a one line explanation and links to
					  the help

Short explanation of each option:		*option-list*
&#039;aleph&#039;		  &#039;al&#039;	    ASCII code of the letter Aleph (Hebrew)
&#039;allowrevins&#039;	  &#039;ari&#039;     allow CTRL-_ in Insert and Command-line mode
&#039;altkeymap&#039;	  &#039;akm&#039;	    obsolete option for Farsi
&#039;ambiwidth&#039;	  &#039;ambw&#039;    what to do with Unicode chars of ambiguous width
&#039;antialias&#039;	  &#039;anti&#039;    Mac OS X: use smooth, antialiased fonts
&#039;autochdir&#039;	  &#039;acd&#039;     change directory to the file in the current window
&#039;arabic&#039;	  &#039;arab&#039;    for Arabic as a default second language
&#039;arabicshape&#039;	  &#039;arshape&#039; do shaping for Arabic characters
&#039;autoindent&#039;	  &#039;ai&#039;	    take indent for new line from previous line
&#039;autoread&#039;	  &#039;ar&#039;	    autom. read file when changed outside of Vim
&#039;autowrite&#039;	  &#039;aw&#039;	    automatically write file if changed
&#039;autowriteall&#039;	  &#039;awa&#039;     as &#039;autowrite&#039;, but works with more commands
&#039;background&#039;	  &#039;bg&#039;	    &quot;dark&quot; or &quot;light&quot;, used for highlight colors
&#039;backspace&#039;	  &#039;bs&#039;	    how backspace works at start of line
&#039;backup&#039;	  &#039;bk&#039;	    keep backup file after overwriting a file
&#039;backupcopy&#039;	  &#039;bkc&#039;     make backup as a copy, don&#039;t rename the file
&#039;backupdir&#039;	  &#039;bdir&#039;    list of directories for the backup file
&#039;backupext&#039;	  &#039;bex&#039;     extension used for the backup file
&#039;backupskip&#039;	  &#039;bsk&#039;     no backup for files that match these patterns
&#039;balloondelay&#039;	  &#039;bdlay&#039;   delay in mS before a balloon may pop up
&#039;ballooneval&#039;	  &#039;beval&#039;     switch on balloon evaluation in the GUI
&#039;balloonevalterm&#039; &#039;bevalterm&#039; switch on balloon evaluation in the terminal
&#039;balloonexpr&#039;	  &#039;bexpr&#039;   expression to show in balloon
&#039;belloff&#039;	  &#039;bo&#039;	    do not ring the bell for these reasons
&#039;binary&#039;	  &#039;bin&#039;     read/write/edit file in binary mode
&#039;bioskey&#039;	  &#039;biosk&#039;   MS-DOS: use bios calls for input characters
&#039;bomb&#039;			    prepend a Byte Order Mark to the file
&#039;breakat&#039;	  &#039;brk&#039;     characters that may cause a line break
&#039;breakindent&#039;	  &#039;bri&#039;     wrapped line repeats indent
&#039;breakindentopt&#039;  &#039;briopt&#039;  settings for &#039;breakindent&#039;
&#039;browsedir&#039;	  &#039;bsdir&#039;   which directory to start browsing in
&#039;bufhidden&#039;	  &#039;bh&#039;	    what to do when buffer is no longer in window
&#039;buflisted&#039;	  &#039;bl&#039;	    whether the buffer shows up in the buffer list
&#039;buftype&#039;	  &#039;bt&#039;	    special type of buffer
&#039;casemap&#039;	  &#039;cmp&#039;     specifies how case of letters is changed
&#039;cdpath&#039;	  &#039;cd&#039;	    list of directories searched with &quot;:cd&quot;
&#039;cedit&#039;			    key used to open the command-line window
&#039;charconvert&#039;	  &#039;ccv&#039;     expression for character encoding conversion
&#039;cindent&#039;	  &#039;cin&#039;     do C program indenting
&#039;cinkeys&#039;	  &#039;cink&#039;    keys that trigger indent when &#039;cindent&#039; is set
&#039;cinoptions&#039;	  &#039;cino&#039;    how to do indenting when &#039;cindent&#039; is set
&#039;cinwords&#039;	  &#039;cinw&#039;    words where &#039;si&#039; and &#039;cin&#039; add an indent
&#039;clipboard&#039;	  &#039;cb&#039;	    use the clipboard as the unnamed register
&#039;cmdheight&#039;	  &#039;ch&#039;	    number of lines to use for the command-line
&#039;cmdwinheight&#039;	  &#039;cwh&#039;     height of the command-line window
&#039;colorcolumn&#039;	  &#039;cc&#039;	    columns to highlight
&#039;columns&#039;	  &#039;co&#039;	    number of columns in the display
&#039;comments&#039;	  &#039;com&#039;     patterns that can start a comment line
&#039;commentstring&#039;   &#039;cms&#039;     template for comments; used for fold marker
&#039;compatible&#039;	  &#039;cp&#039;	    behave Vi-compatible as much as possible
&#039;complete&#039;	  &#039;cpt&#039;     specify how Insert mode completion works
&#039;completefunc&#039;	  &#039;cfu&#039;     function to be used for Insert mode completion
&#039;completeopt&#039;	  &#039;cot&#039;     options for Insert mode completion
&#039;completepopup&#039;	  &#039;cpp&#039;     options for the Insert mode completion info popup
&#039;completeslash&#039;	  &#039;csl&#039;	    like &#039;shellslash&#039; for completion
&#039;concealcursor&#039;	  &#039;cocu&#039;    whether concealable text is hidden in cursor line
&#039;conceallevel&#039;	  &#039;cole&#039;    whether concealable text is shown or hidden
&#039;confirm&#039;	  &#039;cf&#039;	    ask what to do about unsaved/read-only files
&#039;conskey&#039;	  &#039;consk&#039;   get keys directly from console (MS-DOS only)
&#039;copyindent&#039;	  &#039;ci&#039;	    make &#039;autoindent&#039; use existing indent structure
&#039;cpoptions&#039;	  &#039;cpo&#039;     flags for Vi-compatible behavior
&#039;cryptmethod&#039;	  &#039;cm&#039;	    type of encryption to use for file writing
&#039;cscopepathcomp&#039;  &#039;cspc&#039;    how many components of the path to show
&#039;cscopeprg&#039;       &#039;csprg&#039;   command to execute cscope
&#039;cscopequickfix&#039;  &#039;csqf&#039;    use quickfix window for cscope results
&#039;cscoperelative&#039;  &#039;csre&#039;    Use cscope.out path basename as prefix
&#039;cscopetag&#039;       &#039;cst&#039;     use cscope for tag commands
&#039;cscopetagorder&#039;  &#039;csto&#039;    determines &quot;:cstag&quot; search order
&#039;cscopeverbose&#039;   &#039;csverb&#039;  give messages when adding a cscope database
&#039;cursorbind&#039;	  &#039;crb&#039;     move cursor in window as it moves in other windows
&#039;cursorcolumn&#039;	  &#039;cuc&#039;	    highlight the screen column of the cursor
&#039;cursorline&#039;	  &#039;cul&#039;	    highlight the screen line of the cursor
&#039;cursorlineopt&#039;	  &#039;culopt&#039;  settings for &#039;cursorline&#039;
&#039;debug&#039;			    set to &quot;msg&quot; to see all error messages
&#039;define&#039;	  &#039;def&#039;     pattern to be used to find a macro definition
&#039;delcombine&#039;	  &#039;deco&#039;    delete combining characters on their own
&#039;dictionary&#039;	  &#039;dict&#039;    list of file names used for keyword completion
&#039;diff&#039;			    use diff mode for the current window
&#039;diffexpr&#039;	  &#039;dex&#039;     expression used to obtain a diff file
&#039;diffopt&#039;	  &#039;dip&#039;     options for using diff mode
&#039;digraph&#039;	  &#039;dg&#039;	    enable the entering of digraphs in Insert mode
&#039;directory&#039;	  &#039;dir&#039;     list of directory names for the swap file
&#039;display&#039;	  &#039;dy&#039;	    list of flags for how to display text
&#039;eadirection&#039;	  &#039;ead&#039;     in which direction &#039;equalalways&#039; works
&#039;edcompatible&#039;	  &#039;ed&#039;	    toggle flags of &quot;:substitute&quot; command
&#039;emoji&#039;		  &#039;emo&#039;	    emoji characters are considered full width
&#039;encoding&#039;	  &#039;enc&#039;     encoding used internally
&#039;endofline&#039;	  &#039;eol&#039;     write &lt;EOL&gt; for last line in file
&#039;equalalways&#039;	  &#039;ea&#039;	    windows are automatically made the same size
&#039;equalprg&#039;	  &#039;ep&#039;	    external program to use for &quot;=&quot; command
&#039;errorbells&#039;	  &#039;eb&#039;	    ring the bell for error messages
&#039;errorfile&#039;	  &#039;ef&#039;	    name of the errorfile for the QuickFix mode
&#039;errorformat&#039;	  &#039;efm&#039;     description of the lines in the error file
&#039;esckeys&#039;	  &#039;ek&#039;	    recognize function keys in Insert mode
&#039;eventignore&#039;	  &#039;ei&#039;	    autocommand events that are ignored
&#039;expandtab&#039;	  &#039;et&#039;	    use spaces when &lt;Tab&gt; is inserted
&#039;exrc&#039;		  &#039;ex&#039;	    read .vimrc and .exrc in the current directory
&#039;fileencoding&#039;	  &#039;fenc&#039;    file encoding for multibyte text
&#039;fileencodings&#039;   &#039;fencs&#039;   automatically detected character encodings
&#039;fileformat&#039;	  &#039;ff&#039;	    file format used for file I/O
&#039;fileformats&#039;	  &#039;ffs&#039;     automatically detected values for &#039;fileformat&#039;
&#039;fileignorecase&#039;  &#039;fic&#039;     ignore case when using file names
&#039;filetype&#039;	  &#039;ft&#039;	    type of file, used for autocommands
&#039;fillchars&#039;	  &#039;fcs&#039;     characters to use for displaying special items
&#039;fixendofline&#039;	  &#039;fixeol&#039;  make sure last line in file has &lt;EOL&gt;
&#039;fkmap&#039;		  &#039;fk&#039;	    obsolete option for Farsi
&#039;foldclose&#039;	  &#039;fcl&#039;     close a fold when the cursor leaves it
&#039;foldcolumn&#039;	  &#039;fdc&#039;     width of the column used to indicate folds
&#039;foldenable&#039;	  &#039;fen&#039;     set to display all folds open
&#039;foldexpr&#039;	  &#039;fde&#039;     expression used when &#039;foldmethod&#039; is &quot;expr&quot;
&#039;foldignore&#039;	  &#039;fdi&#039;     ignore lines when &#039;foldmethod&#039; is &quot;indent&quot;
&#039;foldlevel&#039;	  &#039;fdl&#039;     close folds with a level higher than this
&#039;foldlevelstart&#039;  &#039;fdls&#039;    &#039;foldlevel&#039; when starting to edit a file
&#039;foldmarker&#039;	  &#039;fmr&#039;     markers used when &#039;foldmethod&#039; is &quot;marker&quot;
&#039;foldmethod&#039;	  &#039;fdm&#039;     folding type
&#039;foldminlines&#039;	  &#039;fml&#039;     minimum number of lines for a fold to be closed
&#039;foldnestmax&#039;	  &#039;fdn&#039;     maximum fold depth
&#039;foldopen&#039;	  &#039;fdo&#039;     for which commands a fold will be opened
&#039;foldtext&#039;	  &#039;fdt&#039;     expression used to display for a closed fold
&#039;formatexpr&#039;	  &#039;fex&#039;     expression used with &quot;gq&quot; command
&#039;formatlistpat&#039;   &#039;flp&#039;     pattern used to recognize a list header
&#039;formatoptions&#039;   &#039;fo&#039;	    how automatic formatting is to be done
&#039;formatprg&#039;	  &#039;fp&#039;	    name of external program used with &quot;gq&quot; command
&#039;fsync&#039;		  &#039;fs&#039;	    whether to invoke fsync() after file write
&#039;gdefault&#039;	  &#039;gd&#039;	    the &quot;:substitute&quot; flag &#039;g&#039; is default on
&#039;grepformat&#039;	  &#039;gfm&#039;     format of &#039;grepprg&#039; output
&#039;grepprg&#039;	  &#039;gp&#039;	    program to use for &quot;:grep&quot;
&#039;guicursor&#039;	  &#039;gcr&#039;     GUI: settings for cursor shape and blinking
&#039;guifont&#039;	  &#039;gfn&#039;     GUI: Name(s) of font(s) to be used
&#039;guifontset&#039;	  &#039;gfs&#039;     GUI: Names of multibyte fonts to be used
&#039;guifontwide&#039;	  &#039;gfw&#039;     list of font names for double-wide characters
&#039;guiheadroom&#039;	  &#039;ghr&#039;     GUI: pixels room for window decorations
&#039;guioptions&#039;	  &#039;go&#039;	    GUI: Which components and options are used
&#039;guipty&#039;		    GUI: try to use a pseudo-tty for &quot;:!&quot; commands
&#039;guitablabel&#039;	  &#039;gtl&#039;     GUI: custom label for a tab page
&#039;guitabtooltip&#039;   &#039;gtt&#039;     GUI: custom tooltip for a tab page
&#039;helpfile&#039;	  &#039;hf&#039;	    full path name of the main help file
&#039;helpheight&#039;	  &#039;hh&#039;	    minimum height of a new help window
&#039;helplang&#039;	  &#039;hlg&#039;     preferred help languages
&#039;hidden&#039;	  &#039;hid&#039;     don&#039;t unload buffer when it is |abandon|ed
&#039;highlight&#039;	  &#039;hl&#039;	    sets highlighting mode for various occasions
&#039;history&#039;	  &#039;hi&#039;	    number of command-lines that are remembered
&#039;hkmap&#039;		  &#039;hk&#039;	    Hebrew keyboard mapping
&#039;hkmapp&#039;	  &#039;hkp&#039;     phonetic Hebrew keyboard mapping
&#039;hlsearch&#039;	  &#039;hls&#039;     highlight matches with last search pattern
&#039;icon&#039;			    let Vim set the text of the window icon
&#039;iconstring&#039;		    string to use for the Vim icon text
&#039;ignorecase&#039;	  &#039;ic&#039;	    ignore case in search patterns
&#039;imactivatefunc&#039;  &#039;imaf&#039;    function to enable/disable the X input method
&#039;imactivatekey&#039;   &#039;imak&#039;    key that activates the X input method
&#039;imcmdline&#039;	  &#039;imc&#039;     use IM when starting to edit a command line
&#039;imdisable&#039;	  &#039;imd&#039;     do not use the IM in any mode
&#039;iminsert&#039;	  &#039;imi&#039;     use :lmap or IM in Insert mode
&#039;imsearch&#039;	  &#039;ims&#039;     use :lmap or IM when typing a search pattern
&#039;imstatusfunc&#039;    &#039;imsf&#039;    function to obtain X input method status
&#039;imstyle&#039;	  &#039;imst&#039;    specifies the input style of the input method
&#039;include&#039;	  &#039;inc&#039;     pattern to be used to find an include file
&#039;includeexpr&#039;	  &#039;inex&#039;    expression used to process an include line
&#039;incsearch&#039;	  &#039;is&#039;	    highlight match while typing search pattern
&#039;indentexpr&#039;	  &#039;inde&#039;    expression used to obtain the indent of a line
&#039;indentkeys&#039;	  &#039;indk&#039;    keys that trigger indenting with &#039;indentexpr&#039;
&#039;infercase&#039;	  &#039;inf&#039;     adjust case of match for keyword completion
&#039;insertmode&#039;	  &#039;im&#039;	    start the edit of a file in Insert mode
&#039;isfname&#039;	  &#039;isf&#039;     characters included in file names and pathnames
&#039;isident&#039;	  &#039;isi&#039;     characters included in identifiers
&#039;iskeyword&#039;	  &#039;isk&#039;     characters included in keywords
&#039;isprint&#039;	  &#039;isp&#039;     printable characters
&#039;joinspaces&#039;	  &#039;js&#039;	    two spaces after a period with a join command
&#039;key&#039;			    encryption key
&#039;keymap&#039;	  &#039;kmp&#039;     name of a keyboard mapping
&#039;keymodel&#039;	  &#039;km&#039;	    enable starting/stopping selection with keys
&#039;keywordprg&#039;	  &#039;kp&#039;	    program to use for the &quot;K&quot; command
&#039;langmap&#039;	  &#039;lmap&#039;    alphabetic characters for other language mode
&#039;langmenu&#039;	  &#039;lm&#039;	    language to be used for the menus
&#039;langnoremap&#039;	  &#039;lnr&#039;	    do not apply &#039;langmap&#039; to mapped characters
&#039;langremap&#039;	  &#039;lrm&#039;	    do apply &#039;langmap&#039; to mapped characters
&#039;laststatus&#039;	  &#039;ls&#039;	    tells when last window has status lines
&#039;lazyredraw&#039;	  &#039;lz&#039;	    don&#039;t redraw while executing macros
&#039;linebreak&#039;	  &#039;lbr&#039;     wrap long lines at a blank
&#039;lines&#039;			    number of lines in the display
&#039;linespace&#039;	  &#039;lsp&#039;     number of pixel lines to use between characters
&#039;lisp&#039;			    automatic indenting for Lisp
&#039;lispwords&#039;	  &#039;lw&#039;	    words that change how lisp indenting works
&#039;list&#039;			    show &lt;Tab&gt; and &lt;EOL&gt;
&#039;listchars&#039;	  &#039;lcs&#039;     characters for displaying in list mode
&#039;loadplugins&#039;	  &#039;lpl&#039;     load plugin scripts when starting up
&#039;luadll&#039;		    name of the Lua dynamic library
&#039;macatsui&#039;		    Mac GUI: use ATSUI text drawing
&#039;magic&#039;			    changes special characters in search patterns
&#039;makeef&#039;	  &#039;mef&#039;     name of the errorfile for &quot;:make&quot;
&#039;makeencoding&#039;	  &#039;menc&#039;    encoding of external make/grep commands
&#039;makeprg&#039;	  &#039;mp&#039;	    program to use for the &quot;:make&quot; command
&#039;matchpairs&#039;	  &#039;mps&#039;     pairs of characters that &quot;%&quot; can match
&#039;matchtime&#039;	  &#039;mat&#039;     tenths of a second to show matching paren
&#039;maxcombine&#039;	  &#039;mco&#039;     maximum nr of combining characters displayed
&#039;maxfuncdepth&#039;	  &#039;mfd&#039;     maximum recursive depth for user functions
&#039;maxmapdepth&#039;	  &#039;mmd&#039;     maximum recursive depth for mapping
&#039;maxmem&#039;	  &#039;mm&#039;	    maximum memory (in Kbyte) used for one buffer
&#039;maxmempattern&#039;   &#039;mmp&#039;     maximum memory (in Kbyte) used for pattern search
&#039;maxmemtot&#039;	  &#039;mmt&#039;     maximum memory (in Kbyte) used for all buffers
&#039;menuitems&#039;	  &#039;mis&#039;     maximum number of items in a menu
&#039;mkspellmem&#039;	  &#039;msm&#039;     memory used before |:mkspell| compresses the tree
&#039;modeline&#039;	  &#039;ml&#039;	    recognize modelines at start or end of file
&#039;modelineexpr&#039;	  &#039;mle&#039;	    allow setting expression options from a modeline
&#039;modelines&#039;	  &#039;mls&#039;     number of lines checked for modelines
&#039;modifiable&#039;	  &#039;ma&#039;	    changes to the text are not possible
&#039;modified&#039;	  &#039;mod&#039;     buffer has been modified
&#039;more&#039;			    pause listings when the whole screen is filled
&#039;mouse&#039;			    enable the use of mouse clicks
&#039;mousefocus&#039;	  &#039;mousef&#039;  keyboard focus follows the mouse
&#039;mousehide&#039;	  &#039;mh&#039;	    hide mouse pointer while typing
&#039;mousemodel&#039;	  &#039;mousem&#039;  changes meaning of mouse buttons
&#039;mouseshape&#039;	  &#039;mouses&#039;  shape of the mouse pointer in different modes
&#039;mousetime&#039;	  &#039;mouset&#039;  max time between mouse double-click
&#039;mzquantum&#039;	  &#039;mzq&#039;     the interval between polls for MzScheme threads
&#039;mzschemedll&#039;		    name of the MzScheme dynamic library
&#039;mzschemegcdll&#039;		    name of the MzScheme dynamic library for GC
&#039;nrformats&#039;	  &#039;nf&#039;	    number formats recognized for CTRL-A command
&#039;number&#039;	  &#039;nu&#039;	    print the line number in front of each line
&#039;numberwidth&#039;	  &#039;nuw&#039;     number of columns used for the line number
&#039;omnifunc&#039;	  &#039;ofu&#039;     function for filetype-specific completion
&#039;opendevice&#039;	  &#039;odev&#039;    allow reading/writing devices on MS-Windows
&#039;operatorfunc&#039;	  &#039;opfunc&#039;  function to be called for |g@| operator
&#039;osfiletype&#039;	  &#039;oft&#039;     no longer supported
&#039;packpath&#039;	  &#039;pp&#039;      list of directories used for packages
&#039;paragraphs&#039;	  &#039;para&#039;    nroff macros that separate paragraphs
&#039;paste&#039;			    allow pasting text
&#039;pastetoggle&#039;	  &#039;pt&#039;	    key code that causes &#039;paste&#039; to toggle
&#039;patchexpr&#039;	  &#039;pex&#039;     expression used to patch a file
&#039;patchmode&#039;	  &#039;pm&#039;	    keep the oldest version of a file
&#039;path&#039;		  &#039;pa&#039;	    list of directories searched with &quot;gf&quot; et.al.
&#039;perldll&#039;		    name of the Perl dynamic library
&#039;preserveindent&#039;  &#039;pi&#039;	    preserve the indent structure when reindenting
&#039;previewheight&#039;   &#039;pvh&#039;     height of the preview window
&#039;previewpopup&#039;    &#039;pvp&#039;     use popup window for preview
&#039;previewwindow&#039;   &#039;pvw&#039;     identifies the preview window
&#039;printdevice&#039;	  &#039;pdev&#039;    name of the printer to be used for :hardcopy
&#039;printencoding&#039;   &#039;penc&#039;    encoding to be used for printing
&#039;printexpr&#039;	  &#039;pexpr&#039;   expression used to print PostScript for :hardcopy
&#039;printfont&#039;	  &#039;pfn&#039;     name of the font to be used for :hardcopy
&#039;printheader&#039;	  &#039;pheader&#039; format of the header used for :hardcopy
&#039;printmbcharset&#039;  &#039;pmbcs&#039;   CJK character set to be used for :hardcopy
&#039;printmbfont&#039;	  &#039;pmbfn&#039;   font names to be used for CJK output of :hardcopy
&#039;printoptions&#039;	  &#039;popt&#039;    controls the format of :hardcopy output
&#039;prompt&#039;	  &#039;prompt&#039;  enable prompt in Ex mode
&#039;pumheight&#039;	  &#039;ph&#039;	    maximum height of the popup menu
&#039;pumwidth&#039;	  &#039;pw&#039;	    minimum width of the popup menu
&#039;pythondll&#039;		    name of the Python 2 dynamic library
&#039;pythonhome&#039;		    name of the Python 2 home directory
&#039;pythonthreedll&#039;	    name of the Python 3 dynamic library
&#039;pythonthreehome&#039;	    name of the Python 3 home directory
&#039;pyxversion&#039;	  &#039;pyx&#039;	    Python version used for pyx* commands
&#039;quickfixtextfunc&#039; &#039;qftf&#039;   function for the text in the quickfix window
&#039;quoteescape&#039;	  &#039;qe&#039;	    escape characters used in a string
&#039;readonly&#039;	  &#039;ro&#039;	    disallow writing the buffer
&#039;redrawtime&#039;	  &#039;rdt&#039;     timeout for &#039;hlsearch&#039; and |:match| highlighting
&#039;regexpengine&#039;	  &#039;re&#039;	    default regexp engine to use
&#039;relativenumber&#039;  &#039;rnu&#039;	    show relative line number in front of each line
&#039;remap&#039;			    allow mappings to work recursively
&#039;renderoptions&#039;	  &#039;rop&#039;	    options for text rendering on Windows
&#039;report&#039;		    threshold for reporting nr. of lines changed
&#039;restorescreen&#039;   &#039;rs&#039;	    Win32: restore screen when exiting
&#039;revins&#039;	  &#039;ri&#039;	    inserting characters will work backwards
&#039;rightleft&#039;	  &#039;rl&#039;	    window is right-to-left oriented
&#039;rightleftcmd&#039;	  &#039;rlc&#039;     commands for which editing works right-to-left
&#039;rubydll&#039;		    name of the Ruby dynamic library
&#039;ruler&#039;		  &#039;ru&#039;	    show cursor line and column in the status line
&#039;rulerformat&#039;	  &#039;ruf&#039;     custom format for the ruler
&#039;runtimepath&#039;	  &#039;rtp&#039;     list of directories used for runtime files
&#039;scroll&#039;	  &#039;scr&#039;     lines to scroll with CTRL-U and CTRL-D
&#039;scrollbind&#039;	  &#039;scb&#039;     scroll in window as other windows scroll
&#039;scrollfocus&#039;	  &#039;scf&#039;     scroll wheel applies to window under pointer
&#039;scrolljump&#039;	  &#039;sj&#039;	    minimum number of lines to scroll
&#039;scrolloff&#039;	  &#039;so&#039;	    minimum nr. of lines above and below cursor
&#039;scrollopt&#039;	  &#039;sbo&#039;     how &#039;scrollbind&#039; should behave
&#039;sections&#039;	  &#039;sect&#039;    nroff macros that separate sections
&#039;secure&#039;		    secure mode for reading .vimrc in current dir
&#039;selection&#039;	  &#039;sel&#039;     what type of selection to use
&#039;selectmode&#039;	  &#039;slm&#039;     when to use Select mode instead of Visual mode
&#039;sessionoptions&#039;  &#039;ssop&#039;    options for |:mksession|
&#039;shell&#039;		  &#039;sh&#039;	    name of shell to use for external commands
&#039;shellcmdflag&#039;	  &#039;shcf&#039;    flag to shell to execute one command
&#039;shellpipe&#039;	  &#039;sp&#039;	    string to put output of &quot;:make&quot; in error file
&#039;shellquote&#039;	  &#039;shq&#039;     quote character(s) for around shell command
&#039;shellredir&#039;	  &#039;srr&#039;     string to put output of filter in a temp file
&#039;shellslash&#039;	  &#039;ssl&#039;     use forward slash for shell file names
&#039;shelltemp&#039;	  &#039;stmp&#039;    whether to use a temp file for shell commands
&#039;shelltype&#039;	  &#039;st&#039;	    Amiga: influences how to use a shell
&#039;shellxescape&#039;	  &#039;sxe&#039;     characters to escape when &#039;shellxquote&#039; is (
&#039;shellxquote&#039;	  &#039;sxq&#039;     like &#039;shellquote&#039;, but include redirection
&#039;shiftround&#039;	  &#039;sr&#039;	    round indent to multiple of shiftwidth
&#039;shiftwidth&#039;	  &#039;sw&#039;	    number of spaces to use for (auto)indent step
&#039;shortmess&#039;	  &#039;shm&#039;     list of flags, reduce length of messages
&#039;shortname&#039;	  &#039;sn&#039;	    Filenames assumed to be 8.3 chars
&#039;showbreak&#039;	  &#039;sbr&#039;     string to use at the start of wrapped lines
&#039;showcmd&#039;	  &#039;sc&#039;	    show (partial) command in status line
&#039;showfulltag&#039;	  &#039;sft&#039;     show full tag pattern when completing tag
&#039;showmatch&#039;	  &#039;sm&#039;	    briefly jump to matching bracket if insert one
&#039;showmode&#039;	  &#039;smd&#039;     message on status line to show current mode
&#039;showtabline&#039;	  &#039;stal&#039;    tells when the tab pages line is displayed
&#039;sidescroll&#039;	  &#039;ss&#039;	    minimum number of columns to scroll horizontal
&#039;sidescrolloff&#039;   &#039;siso&#039;    min. nr. of columns to left and right of cursor
&#039;signcolumn&#039;	  &#039;scl&#039;	    when to display the sign column
&#039;smartcase&#039;	  &#039;scs&#039;     no ignore case when pattern has uppercase
&#039;smartindent&#039;	  &#039;si&#039;	    smart autoindenting for C programs
&#039;smarttab&#039;	  &#039;sta&#039;     use &#039;shiftwidth&#039; when inserting &lt;Tab&gt;
&#039;softtabstop&#039;	  &#039;sts&#039;     number of spaces that &lt;Tab&gt; uses while editing
&#039;spell&#039;			    enable spell checking
&#039;spellcapcheck&#039;   &#039;spc&#039;     pattern to locate end of a sentence
&#039;spellfile&#039;	  &#039;spf&#039;     files where |zg| and |zw| store words
&#039;spelllang&#039;	  &#039;spl&#039;     language(s) to do spell checking for
&#039;spelloptions&#039;	  &#039;spo&#039;     options for spell checking
&#039;spellsuggest&#039;	  &#039;sps&#039;     method(s) used to suggest spelling corrections
&#039;splitbelow&#039;	  &#039;sb&#039;	    new window from split is below the current one
&#039;splitright&#039;	  &#039;spr&#039;     new window is put right of the current one
&#039;startofline&#039;	  &#039;sol&#039;     commands move cursor to first non-blank in line
&#039;statusline&#039;	  &#039;stl&#039;     custom format for the status line
&#039;suffixes&#039;	  &#039;su&#039;	    suffixes that are ignored with multiple match
&#039;suffixesadd&#039;	  &#039;sua&#039;     suffixes added when searching for a file
&#039;swapfile&#039;	  &#039;swf&#039;     whether to use a swapfile for a buffer
&#039;swapsync&#039;	  &#039;sws&#039;     how to sync the swap file
&#039;switchbuf&#039;	  &#039;swb&#039;     sets behavior when switching to another buffer
&#039;synmaxcol&#039;	  &#039;smc&#039;     maximum column to find syntax items
&#039;syntax&#039;	  &#039;syn&#039;     syntax to be loaded for current buffer
&#039;tabline&#039;	  &#039;tal&#039;     custom format for the console tab pages line
&#039;tabpagemax&#039;	  &#039;tpm&#039;     maximum number of tab pages for |-p| and &quot;tab all&quot;
&#039;tabstop&#039;	  &#039;ts&#039;	    number of spaces that &lt;Tab&gt; in file uses
&#039;tagbsearch&#039;	  &#039;tbs&#039;     use binary searching in tags files
&#039;tagcase&#039;	  &#039;tc&#039;      how to handle case when searching in tags files
&#039;tagfunc&#039;	  &#039;tfu&#039;	    function to get list of tag matches
&#039;taglength&#039;	  &#039;tl&#039;	    number of significant characters for a tag
&#039;tagrelative&#039;	  &#039;tr&#039;	    file names in tag file are relative
&#039;tags&#039;		  &#039;tag&#039;     list of file names used by the tag command
&#039;tagstack&#039;	  &#039;tgst&#039;    push tags onto the tag stack
&#039;tcldll&#039;		    name of the Tcl dynamic library
&#039;term&#039;			    name of the terminal
&#039;termbidi&#039;	  &#039;tbidi&#039;   terminal takes care of bi-directionality
&#039;termencoding&#039;	  &#039;tenc&#039;    character encoding used by the terminal
&#039;termguicolors&#039;	  &#039;tgc&#039;     use GUI colors for the terminal
&#039;termwinkey&#039;	  &#039;twk&#039;	    key that precedes a Vim command in a terminal
&#039;termwinscroll&#039;   &#039;twsl&#039;    max number of scrollback lines in a terminal window
&#039;termwinsize&#039;	  &#039;tws&#039;	    size of a terminal window
&#039;termwintype&#039;	  &#039;twt&#039;	    MS-Windows: type of pty to use for terminal window
&#039;terse&#039;			    shorten some messages
&#039;textauto&#039;	  &#039;ta&#039;	    obsolete, use &#039;fileformats&#039;
&#039;textmode&#039;	  &#039;tx&#039;	    obsolete, use &#039;fileformat&#039;
&#039;textwidth&#039;	  &#039;tw&#039;	    maximum width of text that is being inserted
&#039;thesaurus&#039;	  &#039;tsr&#039;     list of thesaurus files for keyword completion
&#039;tildeop&#039;	  &#039;top&#039;     tilde command &quot;~&quot; behaves like an operator
&#039;timeout&#039;	  &#039;to&#039;	    time out on mappings and key codes
&#039;timeoutlen&#039;	  &#039;tm&#039;	    time out time in milliseconds
&#039;title&#039;			    let Vim set the title of the window
&#039;titlelen&#039;		    percentage of &#039;columns&#039; used for window title
&#039;titleold&#039;		    old title, restored when exiting
&#039;titlestring&#039;		    string to use for the Vim window title
&#039;toolbar&#039;	  &#039;tb&#039;	    GUI: which items to show in the toolbar
&#039;toolbariconsize&#039; &#039;tbis&#039;    size of the toolbar icons (for GTK 2 only)
&#039;ttimeout&#039;		    time out on mappings
&#039;ttimeoutlen&#039;	  &#039;ttm&#039;     time out time for key codes in milliseconds
&#039;ttybuiltin&#039;	  &#039;tbi&#039;     use built-in termcap before external termcap
&#039;ttyfast&#039;	  &#039;tf&#039;	    indicates a fast terminal connection
&#039;ttymouse&#039;	  &#039;ttym&#039;    type of mouse codes generated
&#039;ttyscroll&#039;	  &#039;tsl&#039;     maximum number of lines for a scroll
&#039;ttytype&#039;	  &#039;tty&#039;     alias for &#039;term&#039;
&#039;undodir&#039;	  &#039;udir&#039;    where to store undo files
&#039;undofile&#039;	  &#039;udf&#039;	    save undo information in a file
&#039;undolevels&#039;	  &#039;ul&#039;	    maximum number of changes that can be undone
&#039;undoreload&#039;	  &#039;ur&#039;	    max nr of lines to save for undo on a buffer reload
&#039;updatecount&#039;	  &#039;uc&#039;	    after this many characters flush swap file
&#039;updatetime&#039;	  &#039;ut&#039;	    after this many milliseconds flush swap file
&#039;varsofttabstop&#039;  &#039;vsts&#039;    a list of number of spaces when typing &lt;Tab&gt;
&#039;vartabstop&#039;	  &#039;vts&#039;	    a list of number of spaces for &lt;Tab&gt;s
&#039;verbose&#039;	  &#039;vbs&#039;     give informative messages
&#039;verbosefile&#039;	  &#039;vfile&#039;   file to write messages in
&#039;viewdir&#039;	  &#039;vdir&#039;    directory where to store files with :mkview
&#039;viewoptions&#039;	  &#039;vop&#039;     specifies what to save for :mkview
&#039;viminfo&#039;	  &#039;vi&#039;	    use .viminfo file upon startup and exiting
&#039;viminfofile&#039;	  &#039;vif&#039;	    file name used for the viminfo file
&#039;virtualedit&#039;	  &#039;ve&#039;	    when to use virtual editing
&#039;visualbell&#039;	  &#039;vb&#039;	    use visual bell instead of beeping
&#039;warn&#039;			    warn for shell command when buffer was changed
&#039;weirdinvert&#039;	  &#039;wiv&#039;	    for terminals that have weird inversion method
&#039;whichwrap&#039;	  &#039;ww&#039;	    allow specified keys to cross line boundaries
&#039;wildchar&#039;	  &#039;wc&#039;	    command-line character for wildcard expansion
&#039;wildcharm&#039;	  &#039;wcm&#039;     like &#039;wildchar&#039; but also works when mapped
&#039;wildignore&#039;	  &#039;wig&#039;     files matching these patterns are not completed
&#039;wildignorecase&#039;  &#039;wic&#039;     ignore case when completing file names
&#039;wildmenu&#039;	  &#039;wmnu&#039;    use menu for command line completion
&#039;wildmode&#039;	  &#039;wim&#039;     mode for &#039;wildchar&#039; command-line expansion
&#039;wildoptions&#039;	  &#039;wop&#039;     specifies how command line completion is done
&#039;winaltkeys&#039;	  &#039;wak&#039;     when the windows system handles ALT keys
&#039;wincolor&#039;	  &#039;wcr&#039;	    window-local highlighting
&#039;window&#039;	  &#039;wi&#039;	    nr of lines to scroll for CTRL-F and CTRL-B
&#039;winheight&#039;	  &#039;wh&#039;	    minimum number of lines for the current window
&#039;winfixheight&#039;	  &#039;wfh&#039;     keep window height when opening/closing windows
&#039;winfixwidth&#039;	  &#039;wfw&#039;     keep window width when opening/closing windows
&#039;winminheight&#039;	  &#039;wmh&#039;     minimum number of lines for any window
&#039;winminwidth&#039;	  &#039;wmw&#039;     minimal number of columns for any window
&#039;winptydll&#039;		    name of the winpty dynamic library
&#039;winwidth&#039;	  &#039;wiw&#039;     minimal number of columns for current window
&#039;wrap&#039;			    long lines wrap and continue on the next line
&#039;wrapmargin&#039;	  &#039;wm&#039;	    chars from the right where wrapping starts
&#039;wrapscan&#039;	  &#039;ws&#039;	    searches wrap around the end of the file
&#039;write&#039;			    writing to a file is allowed
&#039;writeany&#039;	  &#039;wa&#039;	    write to file with no need for &quot;!&quot; override
&#039;writebackup&#039;	  &#039;wb&#039;	    make a backup before overwriting a file
&#039;writedelay&#039;	  &#039;wd&#039;	    delay this many msec for each char (for debug)
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Q_ur*		Undo/Redo commands

|u|       N  u		undo last N changes
|CTRL-R|  N  CTRL-R	redo last N undone changes
|U|          U		restore last changed line
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Q_et*		External commands

|:shell|	:sh[ell]	start a shell
|:!|		:!{command}	execute {command} with a shell
|K|		   K		lookup keyword under the cursor with
				   &#039;keywordprg&#039; program (default: &quot;man&quot;)
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Q_qf*		Quickfix commands

|:cc|		:cc [nr]	display error [nr] (default is the same again)
|:cnext|	:cn		display the next error
|:cprevious|	:cp		display the previous error
|:clist|	:cl		list all errors
|:cfile|	:cf		read errors from the file &#039;errorfile&#039;
|:cgetbuffer|	:cgetb		like :cbuffer but don&#039;t jump to the first error
|:cgetfile|	:cg		like :cfile but don&#039;t jump to the first error
|:cgetexpr|	:cgete		like :cexpr but don&#039;t jump to the first error
|:caddfile|	:caddf		add errors from the error file to the current
				   quickfix list
|:caddexpr|	:cad		add errors from an expression to the current
				   quickfix list
|:cbuffer|	:cb		read errors from text in a buffer
|:cexpr|	:cex		read errors from an expression
|:cquit|	:cq		quit without writing and return error code (to
				   the compiler)
|:make|		:make [args]	start make, read errors, and jump to first
				   error
|:grep|		:gr[ep] [args]	execute &#039;grepprg&#039; to find matches and jump to
				   the first one
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Q_vc*		Various commands

|CTRL-L|	   CTRL-L	clear and redraw the screen
|CTRL-G|	   CTRL-G	show current file name (with path) and cursor
				   position
|ga|		   ga		show ascii value of character under cursor in
				   decimal, hex, and octal
|g8|		   g8		for utf-8 encoding: show byte sequence for
				   character under cursor in hex
|g_CTRL-G|	   g CTRL-G	show cursor column, line, and character
				   position
|CTRL-C|	   CTRL-C	during searches: Interrupt the search
|dos-CTRL-Break|   CTRL-Break	MS-Windows: during searches: Interrupt the
				   search
|&lt;Del&gt;|		   &lt;Del&gt;	while entering a count: delete last character
|:version|	:ve[rsion]	show version information
|:mode|		:mode N		set screen mode to N (obsolete)
|:normal|	:norm[al][!] {commands}
				execute Normal mode commands
|Q|		   Q		switch to &quot;Ex&quot; mode

|:redir|	:redir &gt;{file}		redirect messages to {file}
|:silent|	:silent[!] {command}	execute {command} silently
|:confirm|	:confirm {command}	quit, write, etc., asking about
					unsaved changes or read-only files
|:browse|	:browse {command}	open/read/write file, using a
					file selection dialog
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Q_ce*		Command-line editing

|c_&lt;Esc&gt;|	&lt;Esc&gt;		   abandon command-line (if &#039;wildchar&#039; is
				      &lt;Esc&gt;, type it twice)

|c_CTRL-V|	CTRL-V {char}	   insert {char} literally
|c_CTRL-V|	CTRL-V {number}    enter decimal value of character (up to
				      three digits)
|c_CTRL-K|	CTRL-K {char1} {char2}
				   enter digraph (See |Q_di|)
|c_CTRL-R|	CTRL-R {register}  insert the contents of a register

|c_&lt;Left&gt;|	&lt;Left&gt;/&lt;Right&gt;	   cursor left/right
|c_&lt;S-Left&gt;|	&lt;S-Left&gt;/&lt;S-Right&gt; cursor one word left/right
|c_CTRL-B|	CTRL-B/CTRL-E	   cursor to beginning/end of command-line

|c_&lt;BS&gt;|	&lt;BS&gt;		   delete the character in front of the cursor
|c_&lt;Del&gt;|	&lt;Del&gt;		   delete the character under the cursor
|c_CTRL-W|	CTRL-W		   delete the word in front of the cursor
|c_CTRL-U|	CTRL-U		   remove all characters

|c_&lt;Up&gt;|	&lt;Up&gt;/&lt;Down&gt;	   recall older/newer command-line that starts
				      with current command
|c_&lt;S-Up&gt;|	&lt;S-Up&gt;/&lt;S-Down&gt;	   recall older/newer command-line from history
|c_CTRL-G|	CTRL-G		   next match when &#039;incsearch&#039; is active
|c_CTRL-T|	CTRL-T		   previous match when &#039;incsearch&#039; is active
|:history|	:his[tory]	   show older command-lines

Context-sensitive completion on the command-line:

|c_wildchar|	&#039;wildchar&#039;  (default: &lt;Tab&gt;)
				do completion on the pattern in front of the
				   cursor; if there are multiple matches,
				   beep and show the first one; further
				   &#039;wildchar&#039; will show the next ones
|c_CTRL-D|	CTRL-D		list all names that match the pattern in
				   front of the cursor
|c_CTRL-A|	CTRL-A		insert all names that match pattern in front
				   of cursor
|c_CTRL-L|	CTRL-L		insert longest common part of names that
				   match pattern
|c_CTRL-N|	CTRL-N		after &#039;wildchar&#039; with multiple matches: go
				   to next match
|c_CTRL-P|	CTRL-P		after &#039;wildchar&#039; with multiple matches: go
				   to previous match
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Q_ra*		Ex ranges

|:range|	,		separates two line numbers
|:range|	;		idem, set cursor to the first line number
				before interpreting the second one

|:range|	{number}	an absolute line number
|:range|	.		the current line
|:range|	$		the last line in the file
|:range|	%		equal to 1,$ (the entire file)
|:range|	*		equal to &#039;&lt;,&#039;&gt; (visual area)
|:range|	&#039;t		position of mark t
|:range|	/{pattern}[/]	the next line where {pattern} matches
|:range|	?{pattern}[?]	the previous line where {pattern} matches

|:range|	+[num]		add [num] to the preceding line number
				   (default: 1)
|:range|	-[num]		subtract [num] from the preceding line
				   number (default: 1)
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Q_ex*		Special Ex characters

|:bar|      |		separates two commands (not for &quot;:global&quot; and &quot;:!&quot;)
|:quote|    &quot;		begins comment

|:_%|       %		current file name (only where a file name is expected)
|:_#|       #[num]	alternate file name [num] (only where a file name is
			   expected)
	Note: The next seven are typed literally; these are not special keys!
|:&lt;abuf&gt;|   &lt;abuf&gt;	buffer number, for use in an autocommand (only where a
			   file name is expected)
|:&lt;afile&gt;|  &lt;afile&gt;	file name, for use in an autocommand (only where a
			   file name is expected)
|:&lt;amatch&gt;| &lt;amatch&gt;	what matched with the pattern, for use in an
			   autocommand (only where a file name is expected)
|:&lt;cword&gt;|  &lt;cword&gt;	word under the cursor (only where a file name is
			   expected)
|:&lt;cWORD&gt;|  &lt;cWORD&gt;	WORD under the cursor (only where a file name is
			   expected) (see |WORD|)
|:&lt;cfile&gt;|  &lt;cfile&gt;	file name under the cursor (only where a file name is
			   expected)
|:&lt;sfile&gt;|  &lt;sfile&gt;	file name of a &quot;:source&quot;d file, within that file (only
			   where a file name is expected)

		After &quot;%&quot;, &quot;#&quot;, &quot;&lt;cfile&gt;&quot;, &quot;&lt;sfile&gt;&quot; or &quot;&lt;afile&gt;&quot;
		|::p|	    :p		full path
		|::h|	    :h		head (file name removed)
		|::t|	    :t		tail (file name only)
		|::r|	    :r		root (extension removed)
		|::e|	    :e		extension
		|::s|	    :s/{pat}/{repl}/	substitute {pat} with {repl}
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Q_st*		Starting Vim

|-vim|	   vim [options]		start editing with an empty buffer
|-file|	   vim [options] {file} ..	start editing one or more files
|--|	   vim [options] -		read file from stdin
|-tag|	   vim [options] -t {tag}	edit the file associated with {tag}
|-qf|	   vim [options] -q [fname]	start editing in QuickFix mode,
					   display the first error

	Most useful Vim arguments (for full list see |startup-options|)

|-gui|	-g		    start GUI (also allows other options)

|-+|	+[num]		    put the cursor at line [num] (default: last line)
|-+c|	+{command}	    execute {command} after loading the file
|-+/|	+/{pat} {file} ..   put the cursor at the first occurrence of {pat}
|-v|	-v		    Vi mode, start ex in Normal mode
|-e|	-e		    Ex mode, start vim in Ex mode
|-R|	-R		    Read-only mode, implies -n
|-m|	-m		    modifications not allowed (resets &#039;write&#039; option)
|-d|	-d		    diff mode |diff|
|-b|	-b		    binary mode
|-l|	-l		    lisp mode
|-A|	-A		    Arabic mode (&#039;arabic&#039; is set)
|-F|	-F		    Farsi mode (&#039;fkmap&#039; and &#039;rightleft&#039; are set)
|-H|	-H		    Hebrew mode (&#039;hkmap&#039; and &#039;rightleft&#039; are set)
|-V|	-V		    Verbose, give informative messages
|-C|	-C		    Compatible, set the &#039;compatible&#039; option
|-N|	-N		    Nocompatible, reset the &#039;compatible&#039; option
|-r|	-r		    give list of swap files
|-r|	-r {file} ..	    recover aborted edit session
|-n|	-n		    do not create a swap file
|-o|	-o [num]	    open [num] windows (default: one for each file)
|-f|	-f		    GUI: foreground process, don&#039;t fork
			    Amiga: do not restart Vim to open a window (for
				e.g., mail)
|-s|	-s {scriptin}	    first read commands from the file {scriptin}
|-w|	-w {scriptout}	    write typed chars to file {scriptout} (append)
|-W|	-W {scriptout}	    write typed chars to file {scriptout} (overwrite)
|-T|	-T {terminal}	    set terminal name
|-d|	-d {device}	    Amiga: open {device} to be used as a console
|-u|	-u {vimrc}	    read inits from {vimrc} instead of other inits
|-U|	-U {gvimrc}	    idem, for when starting the GUI
|-i|	-i {viminfo}	    read info from {viminfo} instead of other files
|---|	--		    end of options, other arguments are file names
|--help|    --help	    show list of arguments and exit
|--version| --version	    show version info and exit
|--|	-		    read file from stdin
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Q_ed*		Editing a file

	   Without !: Fail if changes have been made to the current buffer.
	      With !: Discard any changes to the current buffer.
|:edit_f|  :e[dit][!] {file}	edit {file}
|:edit|    :e[dit][!]		reload the current file
|:enew|    :ene[w][!]		edit a new, unnamed buffer
|:find|    :fin[d][!] {file}	find {file} in &#039;path&#039; and edit it

|CTRL-^|   N  CTRL-^		edit alternate file N (equivalent to &quot;:e #N&quot;)
|gf|          gf  or ]f		edit the file whose name is under the cursor
|:pwd|     :pwd			print the current directory name
|:cd|      :cd [path]		change the current directory to [path]
|:cd-|     :cd -		back to previous current directory
|:file|    :f[ile]		print the current file name and the cursor
				   position
|:file|    :f[ile] {name}	set the current file name to {name}
|:files|   :files		show alternate file names
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Q_fl*		Using the argument list			|argument-list|

|:args|	   :ar[gs]		print the argument list, with the current file
				   in &quot;[]&quot;
|:all|	   :all  or :sall	open a window for every file in the arg list
|:wn|	   :wn[ext][!]		write file and edit next file
|:wn|	   :wn[ext][!] {file}	write to {file} and edit next file, unless
				   {file} exists; With !, overwrite existing
				   file
|:wN|	   :wN[ext][!] [file]	write file and edit previous file

	     in current window    in new window	~
|:argument|  :argu[ment] N	  :sar[gument] N	edit file N
|:next|      :n[ext]		  :sn[ext]		edit next file
|:next_f|    :n[ext] {arglist}	  :sn[ext] {arglist}	define new arg list
							   and edit first file
|:Next|      :N[ext]		  :sN[ext]		edit previous file
|:first|     :fir[st]		  :sfir[st]		edit first file
|:last|      :la[st]		  :sla[st]		edit last file
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Q_wq*		Writing and quitting

|:w|	  :[range]w[rite][!]		write to the current file
|:w_f|	  :[range]w[rite] {file}	write to {file}, unless it already
					   exists
|:w_f|	  :[range]w[rite]! {file}	write to {file}.  Overwrite an existing
					   file
|:w_a|	  :[range]w[rite][!] &gt;&gt;		append to the current file
|:w_a|	  :[range]w[rite][!] &gt;&gt; {file}	append to {file}
|:w_c|	  :[range]w[rite] !{cmd}	execute {cmd} with [range] lines as
					   standard input
|:up|	  :[range]up[date][!]		write to current file if modified
|:wall|	  :wa[ll][!]			write all changed buffers

|:q|	  :q[uit]		quit current buffer, unless changes have been
				   made; Exit Vim when there are no other
				   non-help buffers
|:q|	  :q[uit]!		quit current buffer always, discard any
				   changes.  Exit Vim when there are no other
				   non-help buffers
|:qa|	  :qa[ll]		exit Vim, unless changes have been made
|:qa|	  :qa[ll]!		exit Vim always, discard any changes
|:cq|	  :cq			quit without writing and return error code

|:wq|	  :wq[!]		write the current file and exit
|:wq|	  :wq[!] {file}		write to {file} and exit
|:xit|	  :x[it][!] [file]	like &quot;:wq&quot; but write only when changes have
				   been made
|ZZ|	     ZZ			same as &quot;:x&quot;
|ZQ|	     ZQ			same as &quot;:q!&quot;
|:xall|	  :xa[ll][!]  or :wqall[!]
				write all changed buffers and exit

|:stop|	  :st[op][!]		suspend Vim or start new shell; if &#039;aw&#039; option
				   is set and [!] not given write the buffer
|CTRL-Z|     CTRL-Z		same as &quot;:stop&quot;
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Q_ac*		Automatic Commands

|viminfo-file|	read registers, marks, history at startup, save when exiting.

|:rviminfo|	:rv[iminfo] [file]	read info from viminfo file [file]
|:rviminfo|	:rv[iminfo]! [file]	idem, overwrite existing info
|:wviminfo|	:wv[iminfo] [file]	add info to viminfo file [file]
|:wviminfo|	:wv[iminfo]! [file]	write info to viminfo file [file]

|modeline|	Automatic option setting when editing a file

|modeline|	vim:{set-arg}: ..	In the first and last lines of the
					file (see &#039;ml&#039; option), {set-arg} is
					given as an argument to &quot;:set&quot;

|autocommand|	Automatic execution of commands on certain events.

|:autocmd|	:au			  list all autocommands
|:autocmd|	:au {event}		  list all autocommands for {event}
|:autocmd|	:au {event} {pat}	  list all autocommands for {event}
					  with {pat}
|:autocmd|	:au {event} {pat} {cmd}	  enter new autocommands for {event}
					  with {pat}
|:autocmd|	:au!			  remove all autocommands
|:autocmd|	:au! {event}		  remove all autocommands for {event}
|:autocmd|	:au! * {pat}		  remove all autocommands for {pat}
|:autocmd|	:au! {event} {pat}	  remove all autocommands for {event}
					  with {pat}
|:autocmd|	:au! {event} {pat} {cmd}  remove all autocommands for {event}
					  with {pat} and enter new one
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Q_wi*		Multi-window commands

|CTRL-W_s|	CTRL-W s  or  :split	split window into two parts
|:split_f|	:split {file}		split window and edit {file} in one of
					   them
|:vsplit|	:vsplit {file}		same, but split vertically
|:vertical|	:vertical {cmd}		make {cmd} split vertically

|:sfind|	:sf[ind] {file}		split window, find {file} in &#039;path&#039;
					   and edit it
|:terminal|	:terminal {cmd}		open a terminal window
|CTRL-W_]|	CTRL-W ]		split window and jump to tag under
					   cursor
|CTRL-W_f|	CTRL-W f		split window and edit file name under
					   the cursor
|CTRL-W_^|	CTRL-W ^		split window and edit alternate file
|CTRL-W_n|	CTRL-W n  or  :new	create new empty window
|CTRL-W_q|	CTRL-W q  or  :q[uit]	quit editing and close window
|CTRL-W_c|	CTRL-W c  or  :cl[ose]	make buffer hidden and close window
|CTRL-W_o|	CTRL-W o  or  :on[ly]	make current window only one on the
					   screen

|CTRL-W_j|	CTRL-W j		move cursor to window below
|CTRL-W_k|	CTRL-W k		move cursor to window above
|CTRL-W_CTRL-W|	CTRL-W CTRL-W		move cursor to window below (wrap)
|CTRL-W_W|	CTRL-W W		move cursor to window above (wrap)
|CTRL-W_t|	CTRL-W t		move cursor to top window
|CTRL-W_b|	CTRL-W b		move cursor to bottom window
|CTRL-W_p|	CTRL-W p		move cursor to previous active window

|CTRL-W_r|	CTRL-W r		rotate windows downwards
|CTRL-W_R|	CTRL-W R		rotate windows upwards
|CTRL-W_x|	CTRL-W x		exchange current window with next one

|CTRL-W_=|	CTRL-W =		make all windows equal height &amp; width
|CTRL-W_-|	CTRL-W -		decrease current window height
|CTRL-W_+|	CTRL-W +		increase current window height
|CTRL-W__|	CTRL-W _		set current window height (default:
					   very high)

|CTRL-W_&lt;|	CTRL-W &lt;		decrease current window width
|CTRL-W_&gt;|	CTRL-W &gt;		increase current window width
|CTRL-W_bar|	CTRL-W |		set current window width (default:
					   widest possible)
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Q_bu*		Buffer list commands

|:buffers|	:buffers  or  :files	list all known buffer and file names

|:ball|		:ball	  or  :sball	edit all args/buffers
|:unhide|	:unhide   or  :sunhide	edit all loaded buffers

|:badd|		:badd {fname}		add file name {fname} to the list
|:bunload|	:bunload[!] [N]		unload buffer [N] from memory
|:bdelete|	:bdelete[!] [N]		unload buffer [N] and delete it from
					   the buffer list

		in current window  in new window       ~
|:buffer|	:[N]buffer [N]     :[N]sbuffer [N]     to arg/buf N
|:bnext|	:[N]bnext [N]      :[N]sbnext [N]      to Nth next arg/buf
|:bNext|	:[N]bNext [N]      :[N]sbNext [N]      to Nth previous arg/buf
|:bprevious|	:[N]bprevious [N]  :[N]sbprevious [N]  to Nth previous arg/buf
|:bfirst|	:bfirst	           :sbfirst            to first arg/buf
|:blast|	:blast	           :sblast             to last arg/buf
|:bmodified|	:[N]bmod [N]       :[N]sbmod [N]       to Nth modified buf
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Q_sy*		Syntax Highlighting

|:syn-on|	:syntax on		start using syntax highlighting
|:syn-off|	:syntax off		stop using syntax highlighting

|:syn-keyword|	:syntax keyword {group-name} {keyword} ..
					add a syntax keyword item
|:syn-match|	:syntax match {group-name} {pattern} ...
					add syntax match item
|:syn-region|	:syntax region {group-name} {pattern} ...
					add syntax region item
|:syn-sync|	:syntax sync [ccomment | lines {N} | ...]
					tell syntax how to sync
|:syntax|	:syntax [list]		list current syntax items
|:syn-clear|	:syntax clear		clear all syntax info

|:highlight|	:highlight clear	clear all highlight info
|:highlight|	:highlight {group-name} {key}={arg} ..
					set highlighting for {group-name}

|:filetype|	:filetype on		switch on file type detection, without
					syntax highlighting
|:filetype|	:filetype plugin indent on
					switch on file type detection, with
					automatic indenting and settings
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Q_gu*		GUI commands

|:gui|		:gui			UNIX: start the GUI
|:gui|		:gui {fname} ..		idem, and edit {fname} ..

|:menu|		:menu			list all menus
|:menu|		:menu {mpath}		list menus starting with {mpath}
|:menu|		:menu {mpath} {rhs}	add menu {mpath}, giving {rhs}
|:menu|		:menu {pri} {mpath} {rhs}
					idem, with priorities {pri}
|:menu|		:menu ToolBar.{name} {rhs}
					add toolbar item, giving {rhs}
|:tmenu|	:tmenu {mpath} {text}	add tooltip to menu {mpath}
|:unmenu|	:unmenu {mpath}		remove menu {mpath}
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Q_fo*		Folding

|&#039;foldmethod&#039;|	set foldmethod=manual	manual folding
		set foldmethod=indent	folding by indent
		set foldmethod=expr	folding by &#039;foldexpr&#039;
		set foldmethod=syntax	folding by syntax regions
		set foldmethod=marker	folding by &#039;foldmarker&#039;

|zf|		zf{motion}		operator: Define a fold manually
|:fold|		:{range}fold		define a fold for {range} lines
|zd|		zd			delete one fold under the cursor
|zD|		zD			delete all folds under the cursor

|zo|		zo			open one fold under the cursor
|zO|		zO			open all folds under the cursor
|zc|		zc			close one fold under the cursor
|zC|		zC			close all folds under the cursor

|zm|		zm			fold more: decrease &#039;foldlevel&#039;
|zM|		zM			close all folds: make &#039;foldlevel&#039; zero
|zr|		zr			reduce folding: increase &#039;foldlevel&#039;
|zR|		zR			open all folds: make &#039;foldlevel&#039; max.

|zn|		zn			fold none: reset &#039;foldenable&#039;
|zN|		zN			fold normal set &#039;foldenable&#039;
|zi|		zi			invert &#039;foldenable&#039;

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