My VIM Tips

File Open/Create:

• :e create/open a new file
• :w write file to disk
• :q quit the window
• :q! quit without saving

Editing:

• o: Start writing on line below cursor
• O: Start writing on line above cursor
• A: Append character at end of line.
• s: substitute the character on cursor with new one.

Copy/Paste:

• yy : copy a line
• p: paste line below cursor
• P:paste line on cursor

Search highlight:
Turn off search highlight. Its very annoying when you search something and every search gets highlighted. You can easily turn off that search by '_' key.
nnoremap _ :nohl


Auto Completion

• Ctrl-n : for auto completion for words already entered in file.
  

Project Plugin:

• :let g:proj_flags="imstTvcg" (Add this line to vimrc file)
• zo,zc Folds and unfolds the folder
• zO,zC apply folding and unfolding recursiverly
  
• \C Create Project
• Space toggle width of project pane
• \G search in project
• F12 : toggle project window
• \r,\R refreshes the project folder no-recursive and recursively respectively.
• \I Complete file path of file on cursor on status line.

CTags:
Install ctags
Install taglist plugin
Set in vimrc:
let g:ctags_path='/usr/bin/local/ctags'
let g:ctags_statusline=1
let g:generate_tags =1
nnoremap :Tlist

Abbrevations:
Add following to vimrc:

iab intmain intmain(int argc, char *argv[]){return 0;}
iab #i #include
iab #d #define


Buffer navigation:
map :bprevious
map :bnext
map :bfirst
map :blast