Command

Description

ESC

Switch to command mode

i

switch to insert mode on current character

a

Switch to insert mode after current character

I

Switch to insert mode on first visible character of the current line

A

Switch to insert mode on last visible character of the current line

o

add a new line after the current line and switch to insert mode

O

add a new line before the current line and switch to insert mode

v

Switch to visual character mode

V

Switch to visual line mode

!

§

CTRL+V (if mapped)

Switch to visual block mode

Command

Description

hjkl

movement keys

w

move one word forward

b

Move one word backward

W

Move one WORD forward

B

Move one WORD backward

e

Move to end of word

E

Move to end of WORD

gg

Go to the first line

G

Go to the last line

<n>G

Go to the <n>-th line

^

Move to first visible character in line

$

move to the end of the line

0

| (pipe)

move to the beginning of the line

{

Go to next blank line

}

Go to previous blank line

%

Match brace

H

Go to first visible line

L

Go to last visible line

M

Go to center visible line

+

Go to the first visible character in the next line

-

Go to the first visible character in the previous line

_ (underscore)

Go to first visible character in line

<SPACE>

Move one character right (jump to next line if it was the last character in the line)

<ENTER>

Go to the first visible character in the next line

Command

Description

x

delete current character

s

delete current character and switch to Insert Mode

dd

Delete current line

dk or d(Up Arrow)

delete current line and the line above

dj or d(Down Arrow)

delete current line and the line below

dw

Delete word

d$

Delete to the end of the line

d0

Delete to the beginning of the line

cc or S

Delete current line and switch to insert mode

cw

Delete to the end of the word and switch to insert mode

c$

Delete to the end of the line and switch to insert mode

c0

Delete to the beginning of the line and switch to insert mode

Command

Description

yy

yank (copy) current line

y

yank (copy) selected text to default buffer (clipboard)

"ay

yank (copy) selected text to buffer a

p

paste text in default buffer

"ap

paste text in buffer a

/abc

search for abc

*

search for word under cursor

#

search for word under cursor backwards

n

search again with the last search string

N

search backwards with the last search string

.

repeat last command

u

Undo last change

U

CTRL-R (if mapped)

Redo last undo

<<

Shift line left

>>

Shift line right

Ex-Command

Description

:d

Delete current selection

:c

Delete current selection and switch to insert mode

:fs or :fullscreen

Maximize editor window

:version

Show viPlugin version information

:registers

Show content of registers

:vim

Execute external vim application with the currently opened file at the same line/column. The path to the vim exectuable has to be configured in the preferences.

:<

Shift current selection left

:>

Shift current selection right

:ta

Start Eclipse „Open Type“ Dialog

:y

Yank current selection

:e# or :b#

Switch to last editor

:t or :co (with range)

Copy range to specified destination

:map

Map command (easier via preferences)

:imap

Map insert mode command (easier via preferences)

:umap

Unmap command or insert mode command (easier via preferences)

:m (with range)

Move range to specified destination

:w

Save file

:wq or :x

Save file and close editor

:wa

Save all

:e!

Revert changes

:q

Close editor without saving (but ask if there are unsaved changes)

:q!

Close editor without saving (and do not ask if there are unsaved changes)

:<nr>

go to line number <nr>

:u

Undo last change

:red

Redo

:new

Open new untitled text file

:n

Goto next editor

:N or :prev

Goto previous editor

:cn

Goto next Problem marker in current editor

:$

Goto last line

:<Up-Arrow>

Go through Ex command history

:<Down-Arrow>

Go through Ex command history

:[%]s/foo/bar/[gic]

vi style search and replace

:%s or :s

Execute last search/replace command

:g/pattern/cmd

Execute cmd on all lines matching pattern. Support commands are d, y, t and m

:v/pattern/cmd

Execute cmd on all lines NOT matching pattern. Support commands are d, y, t and m

:set

Open viPlugin preferences

:set ignorecase

:set ic

Ignore case in search (and replace)

:set noignorecase

:set noic

Do not ignore case in search (and replace)

:set vimcursor

:set vc

Use VIM style cursor

:set novimcursor

:set novc

Do not use VIM style cursor

:set shiftwidth=3

:set sw=3

Set shiftwidth to 3

:set expandtab

:set et

Expand tabs to spaces

:set noexpandtab

:set noet

Do not expand tab to spaces

:set wrapscan

:set ws

Wrap searches

:set nowrapscan

:set nows

Do not wrap searches

:set hlsearch

Highlight search results

:set nohlsearch

Do not highlight search results

:set incsearch

Use incremental search

:set noincsearch

Do not use incremental search

:set copytoclipboard

Copies the default buffer yanks to the system clipboard

:set nocopytoclipboard

Deactivate copytoclipboard

:set undolevels=99

Sets the number of undo levels to 99