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  1. $VIMRUNTIME contains the path to the directory for various runtime files for Vim. Sometimes, it's useful to check the default ftplugins. 6:27 PM Apr 29th from web
  2. $MYVIMRC contains the path to your vimrc, of course, if you have it. For example, :edit $MYVIMRC 6:24 PM Apr 29th from web
  3. To jump a bookmarked position, use 'a, 'b, ... 'z, 'A, 'B, ... 'Z. 1:50 AM Apr 26th from web
  4. ma, mb, ... mz to bookmark the current position of the current buffer. These bookmarks are local to each buffer. 1:50 AM Apr 26th from web
  5. mA, mB, ... mZ to bookmark the current file. You can jump to a marked file from anywhere. 1:47 AM Apr 26th from web
  6. You have to invoke a plain, non-configured Vim? This is the way to do it: vim -u NONE -U NONE 1:44 AM Apr 12th from web
  7. dj - delete the current line and the next line. 4:29 AM Apr 11th from web
  8. (Unfortunately, these deleting operations are not undo-able by default.) 4:08 PM Apr 8th from web
  9. Another tip: Add "inoremap <C-w> <C-g>u<C-w>" and "inoremap <C-u> <C-g>u<C-w>" in your vimrc to make these operations undo-able. 4:07 PM Apr 8th from web
  10. Useful shortcut in Insert mode: <C-w> to delete a word before the cursor / <C-u> to delete all entered characters in the current line. 3:58 PM Apr 8th from web
  11. Some useful :help documents: :help notations (of special stuffs) / :help usr_12.txt (more tips) / :help! or :help help! (if you are bored) 8:57 AM Apr 4th from web
  12. Some useful :help documents: :help tips (various tips and ideas) / :help standard-plugin-list and :help local-additions (plugin documents) 8:46 AM Apr 4th from web
  13. Some useful :help documents: :help quickref (quick reference) / :help how-do-i (*** on Vim?) / :help sponsor (if you appriciate Vim) 8:40 AM Apr 4th from web
  14. Don't you know how to browse :help? Let's execute ":help" command. Vim will show how to browse. Memoize this. - http://tinyurl.com/2wfkhd 7:06 AM Apr 2nd from web
  15. :help is your friend; 99.99% of questions that you'll ask are written in :help. Mastering how to browse :help is the shortcut to master Vim. 7:02 AM Apr 2nd from web
  16. Tired to type ":" to do an :ex commands? Let's swap ";" and ":" - "noremap ; :" & "noremap : ;". http://gist.github.com/88714 - #vim 6:38 AM Apr 1st from web