Notes (PVIM 02/21): Normal Mode
Tip 7: Pause with Your Brush Off the Page
- Normal Mode is resting state
Tip 8: Chunk Your Undos
- Return to normal mode to create a logical “change” unit that could be undone
<Esc>oinstead of<CR>opens a new line in a separate change unit- Arrow keys in insert mode create a new undo chunk
Tip 9: Compose Repeatable Changes
dawdelete a word
Tip 10: Use Counts to Do Simple Arithmetic
<C-a>add [count] to the number at or after the cursor<C-x>subtract [count] to the number at or after the cursor
Tip 11: Don’t Count If You Can Repeat
- using
.and repeating commands creates a more granular undo history - doing addition in ones head is also tedious
- but using numbers can be better if chunking the individual commands makes little sense
Tip 12: Combine and Conquer
- Operator + Motion = Action
| Mode | Key | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Normal | c |
change {motion} |
| Normal | d |
delete {motion} |
| Normal | daw |
delete a word |
| Normal | dap |
delete a paragraph |
| Normal | gu |
make {motion} lowercase |
| Normal | gU |
make {motion} uppercase |
| Normal | gUaw |
make a word uppercase |
| Normal | gUU |
make line uppercase |
| Normal | ~ |
swap case under cursor |
| Normal | g~ |
swap case for {motion} |
| Normal | > |
shift indent right for {motion} |
| Normal | < |
shift indent left for {motion} |
| Normal | << |
shift line indent left |