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+" A .vimrc-like file. At present, very little is supported.
+" You can use the commands:
+"   inoremap
+"   vnoremap
+"   nnoremap
+"   imap
+"   nmap
+"   vmap
+"   unmap
+" Because commands are passed directly to CodeMirror's ViM API,
+" insert-mode mappings seem to be unable to insert text.
+
+" HOTKEYS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+" add lines with double o
+nnoremap oo o<ESC>
+nnoremap OO O<ESC>
+
+" H and L for end and beginning
+nmap H ^
+nmap L $
+vmap H ^
+vmap L $
+
+" useful functions for arrow keys
+" (and force the user to use `hjkl`)
+
+" right/left to add/remove a tab in the beginning of the line.
+nmap <Left> <<
+nmap <Right> >>
+" same for visual mode (plus reselecting stuff for visual mode)
+vmap <Left> <gv
+vmap <Right> >gv
+
+" up and down move lines up and down
+nmap <Up> :m -2<CR>
+nmap <Down> :m +1<CR>
+" same for visual mode (plus reselecting stuff for visual mode)
+vmap <Up> :m -2<CR>
+vmap <Down> :m +1<CR>
+
+" resize windows
+nnoremap <C-Left> :vertical resize -1<CR>
+nnoremap <C-Right> :vertical resize +1<CR>
+nnoremap <C-Up> :resize -1<CR>
+nnoremap <C-Down> :resize +1<CR>
+
+nnoremap <SPACE> <Nop>
+map <SPACE>h :noh<CR>
+
+" copy to system clipboard when space is used. (note, install gvim for this)
+vnoremap  <SPACE>y  "+y
+nnoremap  <SPACE>Y  "+Y
+nnoremap  <SPACE>y  "+y
+nnoremap  <SPACE>yy  "+yy
+
+" don't write the pasted upon stuff in visual mode into the register
+vnoremap p pgvy
+
+map <SPACE>" :vsplit<CR>
+
+map <SPACE>% :split<CR>
+
+nnoremap <SPACE>j :join<CR>
+nnoremap <SPACE>J :move .-2<CR> :join<CR>
+
+nnoremap <SPACE>s i<CR><ESC>
+nnoremap <SPACE>S i<CR><ESC> V:m -2<CR>
+
+nmap <A-u> kzz
+nmap <A-d> jzz
+
+nmap # `
+vmap # `
+