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Is there a list of keys which aren't mapped by default in vim? / gvim?

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    Something like this?
    – 5eb
    Dec 2, 2019 at 19:59
  • Yes, this could be posted as an answer
    – ideasman42
    Dec 2, 2019 at 20:21
  • Which vi implementation do you refer at @ideasman42 ?
    – gildux
    Jan 24 at 1:28
  • gVIM I suppose (it seems mostly the same as VIM).
    – ideasman42
    Jan 24 at 6:37

2 Answers 2

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Free Keys

Normal Mode

  • <C-K>
  • <C-_> (Same as <C-/>)
  • <C-[> (Same as <Esc>)
  • <C-@> (Same as <C-Space>)

Visual Mode

  • <C-T>
  • <C-K>
  • <C-@> (Same as <C-Space>)
  • <C-O>
  • Q
  • Z
  • .
  • <C-R>
  • <C-_> (Same as <C-/>)
  • <C-^>
  • &
  • <C-I> (This is the <Tab> key)

Insert Mode

  • <C-_> (Same as <C-/>)
  • <C-Z> (Unless insertmode is set)
  • <C-B

Command-line Mode

  • <C-@> (Same as <C-Space>)
  • <C-O>
  • <C-Z>
  • <C-_> (Only active in default vim if allowrevins is set, for right-to-left languages)
  • <C-X>

All Modes

  • All function keys
  • All ALT key combinations
  • <C-S>

Used source: https://vim.fandom.com/wiki/Unused_keys

This link points to a page listing unused keys in vim.

This page also lists keys that are synonyms of other keys in terms of functionality, meaning that these keys can be safely remapped.

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  • This answer doesn't mention alt/shift keys.
    – ideasman42
    Dec 4, 2019 at 5:24
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This list shows the unbound keys in standard vi; unbound keys extracted from the complete list of all the bound keys in the link:

g   UNBOUND
q   UNBOUND
v   UNBOUND
K   UNBOUND
V   UNBOUND
#   UNBOUND
*   UNBOUND
\   UNBOUND
=   UNBOUND
^A  UNBOUND
^C  UNBOUND
^I  (TAB) UNBOUND
^K  UNBOUND
^O  UNBOUND
^V  UNBOUND
^W  UNBOUND
^X  UNBOUND
^[  (ESC) cancel started command; otherwise UNBOUND
^_  UNBOUND
^?  (DELETE) UNBOUND

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