Nvim: Write Options, Basic Commands, and Command-Line Editing

of the file 'write' writing to a file is allowed 'writeany' 'wa' write to file with no need for "!" override 'writebackup' 'wb' make a backup before overwriting a file 'writedelay' 'wd' delay this many msec for each char (for debug) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ *Q_ur* Undo/Redo commands |u| N u undo last N changes |CTRL-R| N CTRL-R redo last N undone changes |U| U restore last changed line ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ *Q_et* External commands |:!| :!{command} execute {command} with a shell |K| K lookup keyword under the cursor with 'keywordprg' program (default: "man") ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ *Q_qf* Quickfix commands |:cc| :cc [nr] display error [nr] (default is the same again) |:cnext| :cn display the next error |:cprevious| :cp display the previous error |:clist| :cl list all errors |:cfile| :cf read errors from the file 'errorfile' |:cgetbuffer| :cgetb like :cbuffer but don't jump to the first error |:cgetfile| :cg like :cfile but don't jump to the first error |:cgetexpr| :cgete like :cexpr but don't jump to the first error |:caddfile| :caddf add errors from the error file to the current quickfix list |:caddexpr| :cad add errors from an expression to the current quickfix list |:cbuffer| :cb read errors from text in a buffer |:cexpr| :cex read errors from an expression |:cquit| :cq quit without writing and return error code (to the compiler) |:make| :make [args] start make, read errors, and jump to first error |:grep| :gr[ep] [args] execute 'grepprg' to find matches and jump to the first one ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ *Q_vc* Various commands |CTRL-L| CTRL-L clear and redraw the screen |CTRL-G| CTRL-G show current file name (with path) and cursor position |ga| ga show ascii value of character under cursor in decimal, hex, and octal |g8| g8 for utf-8 encoding: show byte sequence for character under cursor in hex |g_CTRL-G| g CTRL-G show cursor column, line, and character position |CTRL-C| CTRL-C during searches: Interrupt the search |<Del>| <Del> while entering a count: delete last character |:version| :ve[rsion] show version information |:normal| :norm[al][!] {commands} execute Normal mode commands |gQ| gQ switch to "Ex" mode |:redir| :redir >{file} redirect messages to {file} |:silent| :silent[!] {command} execute {command} silently |:confirm| :confirm {command} quit, write, etc., asking about unsaved changes or read-only files |:browse| :browse {command} open/read/write file, using a file selection dialog ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ *Q_ce* Command-line editing |c_<Esc>| <Esc> abandon command-line (if 'wildchar' is <Esc>, type it twice) |c_CTRL-V| CTRL-V {char} insert {char} literally |c_CTRL-V| CTRL-V {number} enter decimal value of character (up to three digits) |c_CTRL-K| CTRL-K {char1} {char2} enter digraph (See |Q_di|) |c_CTRL-R| CTRL-R {register} insert the contents of a register |c_<Left>| <Left>/<Right> cursor left/right |c_<S-Left>| <S-Left>/<S-Right> cursor one word left/right |c_CTRL-B| CTRL-B/CTRL-E cursor to beginning/end of command-line |c_<BS>| <BS> delete the character in front of the cursor |c_<Del>| <Del> delete the character under the cursor |c_CTRL-W| CTRL-W delete the word in front of the cursor |c_CTRL-U| CTRL-U remove all characters |c_<Up>| <Up>/<Down> recall older/newer command-line that starts with current command |c_<S-Up>| <S-Up>/<S-Down> recall older/newer command-line from history |c_CTRL-G| CTRL-G next match when 'incsearch' is active |c_CTRL-T| CTRL-T previous

This section of the Nvim documentation details file write options, including settings for allowing writes, bypassing overrides, creating backups, and introducing delays for debugging. It also summarizes essential commands for undo/redo operations, external command execution, and quickfix functionalities. The section then covers various commands like clearing the screen, showing file and cursor information, displaying character ASCII values, and version information. Finally, it provides an overview of command-line editing features, including abandoning commands, inserting special characters, cursor movement, deletion, and command history recall.