Vim Reference Guide

Preface
	Prerequisites
	Conventions
	How to use this guide
	Acknowledgements
	Feedback and Errata
	Author info
	License
	Book version
Introduction
	Why Vim?
	Installation
	Ice Breaker
	Built-in tutor
	Built-in help
	Vim learning resources
	Modes of Operation
	Identifying current mode
	Vim philosophy and features
	Vim\'s history
	Chapters
Insert mode
	Motion keys and commands
	Deleting
	Autocomplete word
	Autocomplete line
	Autocomplete assist
	Execute single Normal mode command
	Indenting
	Insert register contents
	Insert special characters
	Insert digraphs
Normal mode
	Arrow motions
	Cut
	Copy
	Paste
	Undo
	Redo
	Replace characters
	Repeat a change
	Open new line
	Moving within current line
	Character motions
	Word motions
	Text object motions
	Moving within the current file
	Moving within the visible window
	Scrolling
	Reposition the current line
	Indenting
	Mark frequently used locations
	Jumping back and forth
	Edit with motion
	Context editing
	Named registers
	Special registers
	Search word nearest to the cursor
	Join lines
	Changing case
	Increment and Decrement numbers
	Miscellaneous
	Switching modes
Command-line mode
	Save changes
	Quit Vim
	Combining Save and Quit
	Working with buffers and tabs
		Buffers
		Tabs
		Splitting
		Edit all buffers
	Setting options
	Search
	Range
	Search and Replace
	Editing lines filtered by a pattern
	Shell commands
	Terminal mode
	Line number settings
	Sessions
	Viminfo
	Motion, editing and completion commands
	Command-line history
	Command-line window
Visual mode
	Selection
	Editing
	Search and Select
	Indenting
	Changing Case
	Increment and Decrement numbers
Regular Expressions
	Flags
	Anchors
	Dot metacharacter
	Greedy Quantifiers
	Non-greedy Quantifiers
	Character Classes
	Alternation and Grouping
	Backreference
	Lookarounds
	Atomic Grouping
	Set start and end of the match
	Magic modifiers
		Magic and nomagic
		Very magic
		Very nomagic
	Case sensitivity
	Changing Case
	Alternate delimiters
	Escape sequences
	Escaping metacharacters
	Replacement expressions
	Miscellaneous
	Further Reading
Macro
	Macro usage steps
	Example 1
	Modifying a macro
	Example 2
	Example 3
	Motion and Filter
	Recursive recording
	Exercise
	Further Reading
Customizing Vim
	Editing vimrc
	defaults.vim
	General Settings
	Text and Indent Settings
	Search Settings
	Custom mapping
		Normal mode
		Map leader
		Insert mode
		Visual mode
		Abbreviations
	Matching Pairs
	GUI options
	Third-party customizations
		plugin
		package
		color scheme
	autocmd
	Further Reading
CLI options
	Default
	Help
	Tabs and Splits
	Easy mode
	Readonly and Restricted modes
	Cursor position
	Execute command
	Quickfix
	Vimrc and Plugins
	Session and Viminfo