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Title: Kakoune editor cheatsheet
Author: Solène
Date: 02 December 2020
Tags: kakoune editor cheatsheet
Description:
This is a simple kakoune cheat sheet to help me (and readers) remember
some very useful features.
To see kakoune in action.
Video showing various features in made with asciinema.
Official kakoune website (it has a video)
# Commands (in command mode)
## Select from START to END position.
Use `Z` to mark start and `alt+z i` to select unti current position.
## Add a vertical cursor (useful to mimic rectangle operation)
Type `C` to add a new cursor below your current cursor.
## Clear all cursors
Type `space` to remove all cursors except one.
## Pasting text verbatim (without completion/indentation)
You have to use "disable hook" command before inserting text. This is
done with `\i` with `\` disabling hooks.
## Split selection into cursors
When you make a selection, you can use `s` and type a pattern, this
will create a new cursor at the start of every pattern match.
This is useful to make replacements for words or characters.
A pattern can be a word, a letter, or even `^` to tell the beginning of
each line.
# How-to
In kakoune there are often multiples way to do operations.
## Select multiples lines
### Multiples cursors
Go to first line, press `J` to create cursors below and press `X` to
select whole lines of every cursors.
### Using start / end markers
Press `Z` on first line, and `alt+z i` on last line and then press `X`
to select whole lines of every lines.
### Using selections
Press `X` until you reach the last line.
## Replace characters or words
Make a selection and type `|`, you are then asked for a shell command,
you have to use `sed`.
Sed can be used, but you can also select the lines and split the
selection to make a new cursor before each word and replace the content
by typing it, using the `s` command.
## Format lines
For my blog I format paragraphs so lines are not longer than 80
characters. This can be done by selecting lines and run `fmt` using a
pipe command. You can use other software if fmt doesn't please you.
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