Vim Cheatsheet

General Purpose Cheatsheets

• https://devhints.io/vim
• https://vim.rtorr.com/

Commands I forget a lot

• :set [setting-name]? to view the current setting value.
• :echo &rtp to view the runtime path of files that vim checks when running functions. :help rtp for more.
• when you want to reload .vimrc without leaving vim, execute :source ~/.vimrc

Folding

• za toggle single-fold open or closed
• zc single-fold close
• zo single-fold open
• zM fold everything
• zR open everything

Autoload directory

The autoload directory will reactively load files as you need them, as opposed to some otherwise upfront load that could result in a slow startup. This is especially relevant for larger libraries, or for when you have many libraries. I understand it as lazy loading, essentially. I.e., load the file only when you are literally about to execute a function from within it.