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Vimdiff Cheatsheet

A quick reference guide for Vimdiff: navigating differences, diff obtain (do), diff put (dp), fold management, and update commands.

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Vimdiff provides visual difference viewing and three-way merging within Vim.

Getting Started

Navigating Changes

Shortcut Description
]c Jump to next difference
[c Jump to previous difference

Merging & Editing

Shortcut Description
do Diff Obtain: Pull changes from the other window into the current buffer
dp Diff Put: Push changes from current buffer into the other window
:diffupdate Re-scan and re-evaluate differences across buffers
ZQ Quit without saving or checking changes

Fold Management in Diffs

Shortcut Description
zo / zO Open current fold / open recursively
zc / zC Close current fold / close recursively
za / zA Toggle current fold / toggle recursively
zv Expand folds revealing the cursor position
zM Close all folds across the buffer
zR Open all folds across the buffer
zm Increase fold level (fold more)
zr Decrease fold level (fold less)
zx Re-apply folding rules

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