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Is there any compiled complete list of all Vim commands?

I want a full list of all commands in one file (ideally one command per line).

I know there are several files in help that list all commands completely, but in order to obtain a full list I would have to compare large intersecting lists.

With @mattb answer I compiled a full list (one command per line).

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For all the gory details

From :help index:

This file contains a list of all commands for each mode, with a tag and a short description. The lists are sorted on ASCII value.

From :help function-list:

There are many functions. We will mention them here, grouped by what they are used for. You can find an alphabetical list [with ':help functions']. Use CTRL-] on the function name to jump to detailed help on it.

From :help reference_toc:

REFERENCE MANUAL: These files explain every detail of Vim.

For an overview

For a start there's :help quickref which gives an

Overview of the most common commands you will use

That page has on the order of 1000 commands, settings, and... stuff.

And of course, from :help

BASIC:
quickref   Overview of the most common commands you will use
tutor      30-minute interactive course for beginners
copying    About copyrights
iccf       Helping poor children in Uganda
sponsor    Sponsor Vim development, become a registered Vim user
www        Vim on the World Wide Web
bugs       Where to send bug reports

Getting Started ~
|usr_01.txt|  About the manuals
|usr_02.txt|  The first steps in Vim
|usr_03.txt|  Moving around
|usr_04.txt|  Making small changes
|usr_05.txt|  Set your settings
|usr_06.txt|  Using syntax highlighting
|usr_07.txt|  Editing more than one file
|usr_08.txt|  Splitting windows
|usr_09.txt|  Using the GUI
|usr_10.txt|  Making big changes
|usr_11.txt|  Recovering from a crash
|usr_12.txt|  Clever tricks

Editing Effectively ~
|usr_20.txt|  Typing command-line commands quickly
|usr_21.txt|  Go away and come back
|usr_22.txt|  Finding the file to edit
|usr_23.txt|  Editing other files
|usr_24.txt|  Inserting quickly
|usr_25.txt|  Editing formatted text
|usr_26.txt|  Repeating
|usr_27.txt|  Search commands and patterns
|usr_28.txt|  Folding
|usr_29.txt|  Moving through programs
|usr_30.txt|  Editing programs
|usr_31.txt|  Exploiting the GUI
|usr_32.txt|  The undo tree

Tuning Vim ~
|usr_40.txt|  Make new commands
|usr_41.txt|  Write a Vim script
|usr_42.txt|  Add new menus
|usr_43.txt|  Using filetypes
|usr_44.txt|  Your own syntax highlighted
|usr_45.txt|  Select your language

Making Vim Run ~
|usr_90.txt|  Installing Vim
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  • So what you're basically saying is that I have to compile the full list myself. Because as you probably know, many things in that lists aren't commands and there are many intersected commands between those lists. It's not a matter of just joining those help files... and the sheer size of VIM makes creating a full list from those files a prohibited effort.
    – Nelson Teixeira
    Commented Jan 8, 2022 at 0:11
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    @NelsonTeixeira Ah I see what you mean by commands now - and this exact thing does exist in vim's help. I'll update the answer.
    – mattb
    Commented Jan 8, 2022 at 1:05
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    I also saw that I wan't clear enough in the question. Improved it to clarify what I want.
    – Nelson Teixeira
    Commented Jan 8, 2022 at 1:52
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    I've seen and used at least once pretty much 100% of the commands. But I've read the help pages "cover to cover", play Vim golf, and am a major contributor here. So it's possible but you need to be a fanatic. :) (All that being said, I don't have 100% of them memorized. Some are so specialized that the need to use them rarely if ever comes up. Taking a wild guess I'd say I know at least 80% off the top of my head and know that the functionality exists for at least half of the remainder.)
    – B Layer
    Commented Jan 8, 2022 at 5:12
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    @NelsonTeixeira don't forget all the custom remaps, functions and plugins :)
    – mattb
    Commented Jan 8, 2022 at 10:29
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By all means the most authoritative source is Vim source code.

To generate full list of known commands in runtime:

:put =getcompletion('', 'command')

But note that the list includes both builtin and user-defined commands. As well as some constructs that are only allowed inside script files.

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    Interesting. In my vim that command generates a list of 596 lines. While I got the number 1278 command from index.txt.
    – Nelson Teixeira
    Commented Jan 8, 2022 at 20:49
  • I believe getcompletion('', 'command') will only list Ex commands (the ones you enter in the Command-line, after pressing :), it will not list Normal-mode commands, or keystrokes that execute special actions in Insert-mode.
    – filbranden
    Commented Jan 11, 2022 at 2:39
  • Here's the web page for index: vimhelp.org/index.txt.html
    – Sridhar Sarnobat
    Commented Apr 2 at 4:16

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