VIM CHEAT SHEET**
Global :help keyword – open help for keyword :o file – open file :saveas file – save file as :close – close current window Cursor Movements h – move cursor left j – move cursor down k – move cursor up l – move cursor right H – move to top of screen M – move to middle of screen L – move to bottom of screen w – jump forwards to the start of a word W – jump forwards to the start of a word (words can contain punctuation) e – jump forwards to the end of a word E – jump forwards to the end of a word (words can contain punctuation) b – jump backwards to the start of a word B – jump backwards to the start of a word (words can contain punctuation) 0 – jump to the start of the line ^ – jump to the first non-blank character of the line $ – jump to the end of the line g_ – jump to the last non-blank character of the line gg – go to the first line of the document G – go to the last line of the document 5G – go to line 5 fx – jump to next occurrence of character x tx – jump to before next occurrence of character x } – jump to next paragraph (or function/block, when editing code) { – jump to previous paragraph (or function/block, when editing code) zz – center cursor on screen Ctrl + b – move back one full screen Ctrl + f – move forward one full screen Ctrl + d – move forward 1/2 a screen Ctrl + u – move back 1/2 a screen
Tip: Prefix a cursor movement command with a number to repeat it. For example, 4j moves down 4 lines. Insert Mode i – insert before the cursor I – insert at the beginning of the line a – insert (append) after the cursor A – insert (append) at the end of the line o – append (open) a new line below the current line O – append (open) a new line above the current line ea – insert (append) at the end of the word Esc – exit insert mode
Editing r – replace a single character J – join line below to the current line cc – change (replace) entire line cw – change (replace) to the end of the word c$ – change (replace) to the end of the line s – delete character and substitute text S – delete line and substitute text (same as cc) xp – transpose two letters (delete and paste) u – undo Ctrl + r – redo . – repeat last command
Marking Text (Visual Mode)
v – start visual mode, mark lines, then perform an operation (such as d-delete) V – start linewise visual mode Ctrl + v – start blockwise visual mode o – move to the other end of marked area O – move to other corner of block aw – mark a word ab – a block with () aB – a block with {} ib – inner block with () iB – inner block with {} Esc – exit visual mode
Visual Commands
– shift text right < – shift text left y – yank (copy) marked text d – delete marked text ~ – switch case