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What is the simple key combination in Vim to bring up the quickref page, or at least a page that is functionally similar i.e. it contains a list of commands and their key bindings?

After manhandling Google for 15 minutes, I can't find anything shorter than :h quickref.

Simon Hoare
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    Learn to type faster? :-) Or `:h q` if it's already in your command-line history. – 1983 Aug 21 '15 at 14:59
  • How long will it take you to save the number of keystrokes you typed into Google? 8-)} – Keith Thompson Aug 21 '15 at 15:13
  • I don't have time to learn to type faster :-) This is really just a thing that niggles me. I know it is there. I used to use it a lot but I haven't been using Vim for a while and have forgotten how to display it. Oh puny human mind, why do you mock me? – Simon Hoare Aug 21 '15 at 15:16
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    You could leave it open in another tab if you are using it a lot. Otherwise just map it to a key as in the answer below. – 1983 Aug 21 '15 at 15:33
  • Ok. I am going to delete this question because I've remembered how you access this page, which isn't in vim at all but in less, which has some similar key bindings to vim. – Simon Hoare Aug 21 '15 at 16:35
  • Hmm. Can't delete an answered question. Oh well. I will check the answer given for correctness against the question asked. – Simon Hoare Aug 21 '15 at 16:38

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I couldn't find a way to do it, but you could remap a key.

I personally think the F1 key for the default help page is useless to me. Maybe you are in the same boat and could remap it to the quickref.

noremap <F1> :h quickref<CR>
Leroy
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Not exactly the same as :help quickref but

:viu[sage]

opens :help visual-index and

:exu[sage]

opens :help ex-cmd-index.

romainl
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  • I've marked this as correct because it answers the question, even though I was in fact thinking of another program. – Simon Hoare Aug 21 '15 at 16:39