Miscellaneous Commands
Command | Action |
---|---|
< | Shift text described by following motion command left by one shiftwidth. {vim} |
> | Shift text described by following motion command right by one shiftwidth. {vim} |
<< | Shift line left one shift width (default is eight spaces). |
>> | Shift line right one shift width (default is eight spaces). |
>} | Shift right to end of paragraph. |
<% | Shift left until matching parenthesis, brace, or bracket. (Cursor must be on the matching symbol.) |
= = | Indent line in C-style, or using program specified in equalprg option. {vim} |
g | Start many multiple character commands in vim. |
K | Look up word under cursor in manpages (or program defined in keywordprg). {vim} |
^O | Return to previous jump. {vim} |
q | Record keystrokes. {vim} |
^Q | Same as ^V. {vim} (On some terminals, resume data flow.) |
^T | Return to the previous location in the tag stack. (vim) |
^] | Perform a tag lookup on the text under the cursor. |
^\ | Enter ex line-editing mode. |
^^ | (Caret key with Ctrl key pressed) Return to previously edited file. |
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