Vim tips

divide window

• [Ctrl] + w  v => split vertically.

• [Ctrl] + w  s => split horizontally.

• :vs filename => split vertically and open file.

• :sp filename => split horizontally and ope file.

• :qa close all windows.

• (in shell) vim -o txt.a txt.b => open txt.a and txt.b in two windows split horizontally.

• (in shell) vim -O txt.a txt.b => open txt.a and txt.b in two windows split vertically.

1. tab
   

• :tabnew filename => open file in a new tab.

• [Ctrl] + [Page Up/Down] => move to the other tab.

• :tabn => go to next tab.

• :tabp => go to previous tab.

• (in shell) vim -p txt.a txt.b txt.c => open txt.a, txt.b, and txt.c in three respective tabs.

1. go to file
   

• gf => go to file under the cursor.

• [Ctrl] + ^ => go back to the previous file.

• :find filename => find and go to the file.

• :tabf filename => find and open the file in a new tab.

1. Plug-ins

2. Auto Close(link): Insert parentheses automatically.

   • Install: Download autoclose.vim from web site and save into ~/.vim/plugin directory.
     

3. NERD commenter(link): Toggle comment.

   • Install: Download file, unzip and move it to ~/.vim directory(~/.vim/doc and ~/.vim/plugin).

   • Usage:

   1. Select lines with visual block

   2. [] + c + [Space] : Toggle comment.

   3. [] + c + [a] : Change comment style (e.g. «/* */» <-> «//»)