Vim cheatsheet

modes

• normal (command) - enter editor commands (default mode)
• visual - like normal, but movement commands extend highlighted area
• select - typing a printable character deletes the selection and starts insert mode
• insert - everything you type is inserted in the buffer until you press Esc
• cmdline - you can enter one line of command at the bottom of the window
• ex - like command line, but after entering a command you remain in the ex mode

commands

quit

without writing changes :q!/ZQ, write changes & quit :wq/:x/ZZ

file

read :e {file}, write :w {file}

cursor

j/k/h/l, word w/b, WORD W/B, word-end e/ge

to first/firstnonempty/last char in line 0/^/$, to first/last line in window H/L

insert

before/at cursor i/a, at line beginning/end I/A, new line below/above o/O

complete

word C-n/C-p, line C-xC-l

delete

d, char at/before cursor x/X, line dd

undo

u, redo C-r, undo changes to current line U

search

pattern forward/backward //?, word under cursor forward/backward */#, next/prev match n/N

char fF, till tT, match bracket %

repeat command

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