(like "w" command) *i_<C-Right>*
<Home> cursor to first char in the line *i_<Home>*
<End> cursor to after last char in the line *i_<End>*
<C-Home> cursor to first char in the file *i_<C-Home>*
<C-End> cursor to after last char in the file *i_<C-End>*
<LeftMouse> cursor to position of mouse click *i_<LeftMouse>*
<S-Up> move window one page up *i_<S-Up>*
<PageUp> move window one page up *i_<PageUp>*
<S-Down> move window one page down *i_<S-Down>*
<PageDown> move window one page down *i_<PageDown>*
<ScrollWheelDown> move window three lines down *i_<ScrollWheelDown>*
<S-ScrollWheelDown> move window one page down *i_<S-ScrollWheelDown>*
<ScrollWheelUp> move window three lines up *i_<ScrollWheelUp>*
<S-ScrollWheelUp> move window one page up *i_<S-ScrollWheelUp>*
<ScrollWheelLeft> move window six columns left *i_<ScrollWheelLeft>*
<S-ScrollWheelLeft> move window one page left *i_<S-ScrollWheelLeft>*
<ScrollWheelRight> move window six columns right *i_<ScrollWheelRight>*
<S-ScrollWheelRight> move window one page right *i_<S-ScrollWheelRight>*
CTRL-O execute one command, return to Insert mode *i_CTRL-O*
CTRL-\ CTRL-O like CTRL-O but don't move the cursor *i_CTRL-\_CTRL-O*
CTRL-G u close undo sequence, start new change *i_CTRL-G_u*
CTRL-G U don't start a new undo block with the next *i_CTRL-G_U*
left/right cursor movement, if the cursor
stays within the same line
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The CTRL-O command sometimes has a side effect: If the cursor was beyond the
end of the line, it will be put on the last character in the line. In
mappings it's often better to use <Esc> (first put an "x" in the text, <Esc>
will then always put the cursor on it). Or use CTRL-\ CTRL-O, but then
beware of the cursor possibly being beyond the end of the line. Note that the
command following CTRL-\ CTRL-O can still move the cursor, it is not restored
to its original position.
The CTRL-O command takes you to Normal mode. If you then use a command enter
Insert mode again it normally doesn't nest. Thus when typing "a<C-O>a" and
then <Esc> takes you back to Normal mode, you do not need to type <Esc> twice.
An exception is when not typing the command, e.g. when executing a mapping or
sourcing a script. This makes mappings work that briefly switch to Insert
mode.
The shifted cursor keys are not available on all terminals.
Another side effect is that a count specified before the "i" or "a" command is
ignored. That is because repeating the effect of the command after CTRL-O is
too complicated.
An example for using CTRL-G u: >
:inoremap <C-H> <C-G>u<C-H>
This redefines the backspace key to start a new undo sequence. You can now
undo the effect of the backspace key, without changing what you typed before
that, with CTRL-O u. Another example: >
:inoremap <CR> <C-]><C-G>u<CR>
This starts a new undo block at each line break. It also expands
abbreviations before this.
An example for using CTRL-G U: >
inoremap <Left> <C-G>U<Left>
inoremap <Right> <C-G>U<Right>
inoremap <expr> <Home> col('.') == match(getline('.'), '\S') + 1 ?
\ repeat('<C-G>U<Left>', col('.') - 1) :
\ (col('.') < match(getline('.'), '\S') ?
\ repeat('<C-G>U<Right>', match(getline('.'), '\S') + 0) :
\ repeat('<C-G>U<Left>', col('.') - 1 - match(getline('.'), '\S')))
inoremap <expr> <End> repeat('<C-G>U<Right>', col('$') - col('.'))
inoremap ( ()<C-G>U<Left>
This makes it possible to use the cursor keys in Insert mode, without starting
a new undo block and therefore using |.| (redo) will work as expected. Also
entering a text like (with the "(" mapping from above):
Lorem ipsum (dolor
will be repeatable by using |.| to the expected
Lorem ipsum (dolor)
Using CTRL-O splits undo: the text typed before and after it is undone
separately. If you want to avoid this (e.g., in a mapping) you might be able
to use CTRL-R