
I_CTRL-I i_ i_Tab or CTRL-I Insert a tab. 'backspace' is not empty, delete all characters before the If there are no newly entered characters and I_CTRL-U CTRL-U Delete all entered characters before the cursor in the current See the section " word motions", word-motions, for the definition of a word. I_CTRL-W CTRL-W Delete the word before the cursor (see i_backspacing about "eol", delete the the next line is appended after the The end of the line, and the 'backspace' option includes I_ i_DEL Delete the character under the cursor. See :fixdel if your key does not do what you want. I_CTRL-H i_ i_BS or CTRL-H Delete the character before the cursor (see i_backspacing I_CTRL-A CTRL-A Insert previously inserted text. Does not trigger the InsertLeave Insert previously inserted text and stop insert. I_CTRL-C CTRL-C Quit insert mode, go back to Normal mode. Or disable Listening under Accessibility preferences. If Esc doesn't work and you are using a Mac, try CTRL-Esc. Note: If your key is hard to hit on your keyboard, train char action - i_CTRL-[ i_ or CTRL-[ End insert or Replace mode, go back to Normal mode. If you have 'insertmode' set, and a few other keys get another meaning.

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'langmap' option, 'langmap', on how to avoid switching this mode on and off If you are working in a special language mode when inserting text, see the To insert a Ĭharacter use " CTRL-V or " CTRL-V 000". To insert one of these specialĬharacters into the buffer, precede it with CTRL-V. In Insert and Replace mode, the following characters have a special meaning

Virtual Replace mode Virtual-Replace-modeĪlso see 'virtualedit', for moving the cursor to positions where there is no 'expandtab', 'smarttab' and 'softtabstop' options ins-expandtabĦ. 'textwidth' and 'wrapmargin' options ins-textwidthĤ. Special special keys ins-special-specialģ.

At the end are a fewĬommands for inserting text in other ways.Īn overview of the most often used commands can be found in chapter 24 of theĢ. Most of this file is about Insert and Replace mode. Inserting and replacing text mode-ins-repl
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VIM REFERENCE MANUAL by Bram Moolenaar Insert Insert-mode
