| Char | Action in Insert Mode |
|---|---|
CTRL-A |
insert previously inserted text |
CTRL-B |
not used |
CTRL-C |
quit insert mode, without checking for abbreviation, unless 'insertmode' set. |
CTRL-D |
delete one shiftwidth of indent in the current line |
CTRL-E |
insert the character which is below the cursor |
CTRL-F |
not used (but by default it's in 'cinkeys' to re-indent the current line) |
CTRL-G a |
FREE |
CTRL-G b |
FREE |
CTRL-G c |
FREE |
CTRL-G d |
FREE |
CTRL-G e |
FREE |
CTRL-G f |
FREE |
CTRL-G g |
FREE |
CTRL-G h |
FREE |
CTRL-G i |
FREE |
CTRL-G j |
line down, to column where inserting started |
CTRL-G k |
line up, to column where inserting started |
CTRL-G l |
FREE |
CTRL-G m |
FREE |
CTRL-G n |
FREE |
CTRL-G o |
FREE |
CTRL-G p |
FREE |
CTRL-G q |
FREE |
CTRL-G r |
FREE |
CTRL-G s |
FREE |
CTRL-G t |
FREE |
CTRL-G u |
start new undoable edit |
CTRL-G v |
FREE |
CTRL-G w |
FREE |
CTRL-G x |
FREE |
CTRL-G y |
FREE |
CTRL-G z |
FREE |
CTRL-G A |
FREE |
CTRL-G B |
FREE |
CTRL-G C |
FREE |
CTRL-G D |
FREE |
CTRL-G E |
FREE |
CTRL-G F |
FREE |
CTRL-G G |
FREE |
CTRL-G H |
FREE |
CTRL-G I |
FREE |
CTRL-G J |
FREE |
CTRL-G K |
FREE |
CTRL-G L |
FREE |
CTRL-G M |
FREE |
CTRL-G N |
FREE |
CTRL-G O |
FREE |
CTRL-G P |
FREE |
CTRL-G Q |
FREE |
CTRL-G R |
FREE |
CTRL-G S |
FREE |
CTRL-G T |
FREE |
CTRL-G U |
don't break undo with next cursor movement |
CTRL-G V |
FREE |
CTRL-G W |
FREE |
CTRL-G X |
FREE |
CTRL-G Y |
FREE |
CTRL-G Z |
FREE |
CTRL-G CTRL-A |
FREE |
CTRL-G CTRL-B |
FREE |
CTRL-G CTRL-C |
FREE |
CTRL-G CTRL-C |
FREE |
CTRL-G CTRL-D |
FREE |
CTRL-G CTRL-E |
FREE |
CTRL-G CTRL-F |
FREE |
CTRL-G CTRL-G |
FREE |
CTRL-G CTRL-H |
FREE |
CTRL-G CTRL-I |
FREE |
CTRL-G CTRL-J |
line down, to column where inserting started |
CTRL-G CTRL-K |
line up, to column where inserting started |
CTRL-G CTRL-L |
FREE |
CTRL-G CTRL-M |
FREE |
CTRL-G CTRL-N |
FREE |
CTRL-G CTRL-O |
FREE |
CTRL-G CTRL-P |
FREE |
CTRL-G CTRL-Q |
FREE |
CTRL-G CTRL-R |
FREE |
CTRL-G CTRL-S |
FREE |
CTRL-G CTRL-T |
FREE |
CTRL-G CTRL-U |
FREE |
CTRL-G CTRL-V |
FREE |
CTRL-G CTRL-W |
FREE |
CTRL-G CTRL-X |
FREE |
CTRL-G CTRL-Y |
FREE |
CTRL-G CTRL-Z |
FREE |
CTRL-G <Down> |
line down, to column where inserting started |
CTRL-G <Up> |
line up, to column where inserting started |
CTRL-H |
same as <BS> |
CTRL-I |
same as <Tab> |
CTRL-J |
same as <CR> |
CTRL-K {char1} {char2} |
enter digraph |
CTRL-L |
when 'insertmode' set: Leave Insert mode |
CTRL-M |
same as <CR> |
CTRL-N |
find next match for keyword in front of the cursor |
CTRL-O |
execute a single command and return to insert mode |
CTRL-P |
find previous match for keyword in front of the cursor |
CTRL-Q |
same as CTRL-V, unless used for terminal control flow |
CTRL-R CTRL-A |
FREE |
CTRL-R CTRL-B |
FREE |
CTRL-R CTRL-C |
FREE |
CTRL-R CTRL-D |
FREE |
CTRL-R CTRL-E |
FREE |
CTRL-R CTRL-F |
FREE |
CTRL-R CTRL-G |
FREE |
CTRL-R CTRL-H |
FREE |
CTRL-R CTRL-I |
FREE |
CTRL-R CTRL-J |
FREE |
CTRL-R CTRL-K |
FREE |
CTRL-R CTRL-L |
FREE |
CTRL-R CTRL-M |
FREE |
CTRL-R CTRL-N |
FREE |
CTRL-R CTRL-O {0-9a-z"%#*:=} |
insert the contents of a register literally and don't auto-indent |
CTRL-R CTRL-P {0-9a-z"%#*:=} |
insert the contents of a register literally and fix indent. |
CTRL-R CTRL-Q |
FREE |
CTRL-R CTRL-R {0-9a-z"%#*:=} |
insert the contents of a register literally |
CTRL-R {0-9a-z"%#*:=} |
insert the contents of a register |
CTRL-R CTRL-S |
FREE |
CTRL-R CTRL-T |
FREE |
CTRL-R CTRL-U |
FREE |
CTRL-R CTRL-V |
FREE |
CTRL-R CTRL-W |
FREE |
CTRL-R CTRL-X |
FREE |
CTRL-R CTRL-Y |
FREE |
CTRL-R CTRL-Z |
FREE |
CTRL-S |
(used for terminal control flow) |
CTRL-T |
insert one shiftwidth of indent in current line |
CTRL-U |
delete all entered characters in the current line |
CTRL-V {char} |
insert next non-digit literally |
CTRL-V {number} |
insert three digit decimal number as a single byte. |
CTRL-W |
delete word before the cursor |
CTRL-X a |
FREE |
CTRL-X b |
FREE |
CTRL-X c |
FREE |
CTRL-X d |
FREE |
CTRL-X e |
FREE |
CTRL-X f |
FREE |
CTRL-X g |
FREE |
CTRL-X h |
FREE |
CTRL-X i |
FREE |
CTRL-X j |
FREE |
CTRL-X k |
FREE |
CTRL-X l |
FREE |
CTRL-X m |
FREE |
CTRL-X n |
FREE |
CTRL-X o |
FREE |
CTRL-X p |
FREE |
CTRL-X q |
FREE |
CTRL-X r |
FREE |
CTRL-X s |
spelling suggestions |
CTRL-X t |
FREE |
CTRL-X u |
FREE |
CTRL-X v |
FREE |
CTRL-X w |
FREE |
CTRL-X x |
FREE |
CTRL-X y |
FREE |
CTRL-X z |
FREE |
CTRL-X A |
FREE |
CTRL-X B |
FREE |
CTRL-X C |
FREE |
CTRL-X D |
FREE |
CTRL-X E |
FREE |
CTRL-X F |
FREE |
CTRL-X G |
FREE |
CTRL-X H |
FREE |
CTRL-X I |
FREE |
CTRL-X J |
FREE |
CTRL-X K |
FREE |
CTRL-X L |
FREE |
CTRL-X M |
FREE |
CTRL-X N |
FREE |
CTRL-X O |
FREE |
CTRL-X P |
FREE |
CTRL-X Q |
FREE |
CTRL-X R |
FREE |
CTRL-X S |
FREE |
CTRL-X T |
FREE |
CTRL-X U |
FREE |
CTRL-X V |
FREE |
CTRL-X W |
FREE |
CTRL-X X |
FREE |
CTRL-X Y |
FREE |
CTRL-X Z |
FREE |
CTRL-X CTRL-A |
FREE |
CTRL-X CTRL-B |
FREE |
CTRL-X CTRL-C |
FREE |
CTRL-X CTRL-D |
complete defined identifiers |
CTRL-X CTRL-E |
scroll up |
CTRL-X CTRL-F |
complete file names |
CTRL-X CTRL-G |
FREE |
CTRL-X CTRL-H |
FREE |
CTRL-X CTRL-I |
complete identifiers |
CTRL-X CTRL-J |
FREE |
CTRL-X CTRL-K |
complete identifiers from dictionary |
CTRL-X CTRL-L |
complete whole lines |
CTRL-X CTRL-M |
FREE |
CTRL-X CTRL-N |
next completion |
CTRL-X CTRL-O |
omni completion |
CTRL-X CTRL-P |
previous completion |
CTRL-X CTRL-Q |
FREE |
CTRL-X CTRL-R |
FREE |
CTRL-X CTRL-S |
spelling suggestions |
CTRL-X CTRL-T |
complete identifiers from thesaurus |
CTRL-X CTRL-U |
complete with 'completefunc' |
CTRL-X CTRL-V |
complete like in : command line |
CTRL-X CTRL-W |
FREE |
CTRL-X CTRL-X |
FREE |
CTRL-X CTRL-Y |
scroll down |
CTRL-X CTRL-Z |
FREE |
CTRL-X CTRL-] |
complete tags |
CTRL-Y |
insert the character which is above the cursor |
CTRL-Z |
when 'insertmode' set: suspend Vim |
<BS> |
delete character before the cursor |
<Tab> |
insert a <Tab> character |
<NL> |
same as <CR> |
<CR> |
begin new line |
<Esc> |
end insert mode (unless 'insertmode' set) |
<Del> |
delete character under the cursor |
<Left> |
cursor one character left |
<S-Left> |
cursor one word left |
<C-Left> |
cursor one word left |
<Right> |
cursor one character right |
<S-Right> |
cursor one word right |
<C-Right> |
cursor one word right |
<Up> |
cursor one line up |
<S-Up> |
same as <PageUp> |
<Down> |
cursor one line down |
<S-Down> |
same as <PageDown> |
<Home> |
cursor to start of line |
<C-Home> |
cursor to start of file |
<End> |
cursor past end of line |
<C-End> |
cursor past end of file |
<PageUp> |
one screenful backward |
<PageDown> |
one screenful forward |
<F1> |
same as <Help> |
<Help> |
stop insert mode and display help window |
<Insert> |
toggle Insert/Replace mode |
<LeftMouse> |
cursor at mouse click |
<ScrollWheelDown> |
move window three lines down |
<S-ScrollWheelDown> |
move window one page down |
<ScrollWheelUp> |
move window three lines up |
<S-ScrollWheelUp> |
move window one page up |
<ScrollWheelLeft> |
move window six columns left |
<S-ScrollWheelLeft> |
move window one page left |
<ScrollWheelRight> |
move window six columns right |
<S-ScrollWheelRight> |
move window one page right |
CTRL-@ |
insert previously inserted text and stop insert |
{char1}<BS>{char2} |
enter digraph (only when 'digraph' option set) |
CTRL-[ |
same as <Esc> |
CTRL-\ CTRL-N |
go to Normal mode |
CTRL-\ CTRL-G |
go to mode specified with 'insertmode' |
CTRL-\ a - z |
reserved for extensions |
CTRL-\ others |
not used |
CTRL-] |
trigger abbreviation |
CTRL-^ |
toggle use of :lmap mappings |
CTRL-_ |
When 'allowrevins' set: change language (Hebrew, Farsi) {only when compiled with the +rightleft feature} |
0 CTRL-D |
delete all indent in the current line |
^ CTRL-D |
delete all indent in the current line, restore it in the next line |
<Space> to '~' |
not used, except 0 and ^ followed by CTRL-D |
| Meta characters (0x80 to 0xff, 128 to 255) | not used |
| Char | Action in Insert Mode |
|---|---|
| CTRL-E | stop completion and go back to original text |
| CTRL-Y | accept selected match and stop completion |
| CTRL-L | insert one character from the current match |
| <CR> | insert currently selected match |
| <BS> | delete one character and redo search |
| CTRL-H | same as |
| <Up> | select the previous match |
| <Down> | select the next match |
| <PageUp> | select a match several entries back |
| <PageDown> | select a match several entries forward |
| other | stop completion and insert the typed character |
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