Vim

Updated: 10 September 2022

Start :term
Insert mode i
Normal mode CTRL+\ CTRL+n

Updated: 30 June 2023

The quickfix list is global.
The location list is local to the current window.

Open a window to show the current list.
:cope[n]

Go to an older list
:col[der]

Go to a newer list
:cnew[er]

Go to the next error in the window
:cn

Go to the previous error in the window
:cp

Updated: 13 April 2026

Toggle fold
za

Close all
zM

Open all
zR

Eliminate all folds in window (foldmethod “manual” or “marker”)
zE

Open all folds under the cursor recursively.
zO

For html

:set foldmethod=indent

Disable folding

:set nofoldenable

Foldtext

Remove foldtext

:set foldtext=''

Default foldtext

:set foldtext=foldtext()

Updated: 28 June 2026

https://vimhelp.org/

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Check if you’re running vim or neovim
:echo has('nvim')

To copy/paste with PRIMARY clipboard (i.e. copy on select)
"*y ("*yy) and then "*p

To copy/paste with CLIPBOARD clipboard (i.e. Ctrl c/v)
"+y ("+yy) and then "+p

Yank full line without new line character
^y$

Line numbers
:set number
:set nonumber

Line wrap
:set wrap
:set nowrap

Open all files in current directory
nvim *

Unload buffer [N] (default: current buffer) and delete it from the buffer list.
:bd[elete][!] [N]

Delete all buffers.
:%bd

Open all buffers in horizontal or vertical windows
:[vertical] ball

Open all buffers in tabs
:tab ball

Go to the alternate file
CTRL-^

Repeat last command mode command
@:

Open file/link under cursor
gz

Browse recent files
:browse oldfiles

Format a json file with jq command line JSON processor
:%!jq .

Format a single line of json file with jq command line JSON processor
:.!jq .

Apply a command to all open windows
:windo set list

Join lines with no space character
gJ

Print current file name with full path (any number would work)
4CTRL-G

Go to 1st search result
ggn

read
Execute the command and insert its standard output below the cursor

:r! pwd