GVIM Commands

GVim, or Vim (Vi Improved), is a highly configurable text editor that enhances the traditional Vi editor with additional features, providing a powerful and efficient platform for text editing in a graphical environment. Below are the basic gvim commands used by VLSI professionals.

Command	Description
i	Enter insert mode before the cursor
I	Enter insert mode at the beginning of the line
a	Enter insert mode after the cursor
A	Enter insert mode at the end of the line
o	Open a new line below the current line
O	Open a new line above the current line
yy	Copy (yank) the current line
dd	Delete the current line
D	Delete from the cursor position to the end of the line
x	Delete the character under the cursor
p	Paste the content after the cursor
P	Paste the content before the cursor
u	Undo the last change
Ctrl + r	Redo the last undone change
:w	Save the current file
:q	Quit Vim (close current file)
:q!	Quit Vim without saving changes
:wq	Save and quit
:e <filename>	Open a new file
:bnext or :bn	Switch to the next buffer
:bprev or :bp	Switch to the previous buffer
:bd	Close the current buffer
:vsp <filename>	Open a file in a vertical split
:sp <filename>	Open a file in a horizontal split
Ctrl + w + hjkl	Move between split windows
gg	Move to the beginning of the file
G	Move to the end of the file
:set number	Show line numbers
:set nonumber	Hide line numbers
:set hlsearch	Highlight search results
:set nohlsearch	Turn off search result highlighting
/pattern	Search forward for the specified pattern
?pattern	Search backward for the specified pattern
n	Move to the next search result
N	Move to the previous search result
:s/pattern/replace/g	Replace all occurrences of a pattern
:s/pattern/replace/gc	Replace with confirmation
* or #	Search for the word under the cursor (forward/backward)
Ctrl + ]	Jump to the definition of a function (tags)
Ctrl + t	Jump back from the definition (tags)
:%s/foo/bar/g	Replace all occurrences in the entire file
:r <filename>	Read the content of a file and insert it
:set ts=4	Set tabstop to 4 spaces
:set expandtab	Use spaces instead of tabs
:set nowrap	Disable line wrapping
:set wrap	Enable line wrapping
:set syntax=<syntax>	Set syntax highlighting (e.g., :set syntax=python)

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