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Vim motions and commands

These are Vim motions I actually use in (mostly) the order I learned them.

The basics

Movement h - j - k -l

map('n', '<left>', '<cmd>echo "Use h to move!"<CR>')
map('n', '<right>', '<cmd>echo "Use l to move!"<CR>')
map('n', '<up>', '<cmd>echo "Use k to move!"<CR>')
map('n', '<down>', '<cmd>echo "Use j to move!"<CR>')

Insert i and a. Also with capital to beginning and end of line I A
Activate relative line numbers and use counts: C<hjkl>
w word forwards and b word backwards
d delete
1. Combine with words: dw
2. Combine with movement 5dj
y to yank/copy and p to past
ciw [c]hange [i]nner [w]ord
ciW [c]hange [i]nner [W](contiguous piece of text)

Stop here. Spend a lot of time just on these. Don’t do more for like at least 2 weeks.

Horizontal movements

These took me a while to get used to, more than vertical movements.

_ beginning of line, $ end of line
f<char> [f]orward to the character
t<char> forward to just before the character
F<char> backwards to the character
T<char> forward to just before the character
- For all f and t: ; next one - , previous one
o new line below and go in insert mode
O new line above and go in insert mode

Vertical movements

<C-d> half page up and <C-u> help page up

-- better move page up and down (keep cursor in the middle)
map("n", "<C-d>", "<C-d>zz")
map("n", "<C-u>", "<C-u>zz")

G all the way to the bottom gg all the way top
- I usually confuse them
/ search forward ? search backwards
- Move to n next and N previous

-- Remove search highlights
map("n", "<Esc>", ":noh<return><esc>")
map("n", "<C-c>", ":noh<return><esc>")

* on top of a word makes it search that word forwards and # backwards. Just do * and N to go backwards

Advanced

Select inside something
- Select a word viw - You can be anywhere in the word
- Select everything inside {} = vi{
- Select everything inside {} (including them)= va{
- Works with yank as well: yi{ Copy everything inside {}
o in Visual mode toggles the position from top to bottom