Vim Cheatsheet! The shortcuts and keys that escape from mind. Rest of the keys are too easy to include.

Vim.md

Global

• e - jump forwards to the end of a word
• b - jump backwards to the start of a word
• 0 - jump to the start of the line
• $ - jump to the end of the line
• gg - go to the first line of the document
• G - go to the last line of the document
• / - seach and enter
• } - 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

Inserting/Appending

• 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

Working with multiple files

• :bn - go to the next buffer
• :bp - go to the previous buffer
• :bd - delete a buffer
• :ls - list all open buffers
• :sp file - open a file in a new buffer and split window
• :vsp file - open a file in a new buffer and vertically split window
• Ctrl + ws - split window
• Ctrl + ww - switch windows
• Ctrl + wq - quit a window
• Ctrl + wv - split window vertically
• Ctrl + wh - move cursor to the left window (vertical split)
• Ctrl + wl - move cursor to the right window (vertical split)
• Ctrl + wj - move cursor to the window below (horizontal split)
• Ctrl + wk - move cursor to the window above (horizontal split)

Editing

• r - replace a single character
• J - join line below to the current one with one space in between
• cc - change (replace) entire line
• C - change (replace) to the end of the line
• ciw - change (replace) entire word
• cw - change (replace) to the end of the word
• s - delete character and substitute text
• S - delete line and substitute text (same as cc)
• xp - transpose two letters (delete and paste)
• u - undo
• . - repeat the command

Visual commands

• > - shift text right
• < - shift text left
• y - yank (copy) marked text
• d - delete marked text
• ~ - switch case
• - - browse directory

Cut and paste

• yy - yank (copy) a line
• yw - yank (copy) the characters of the word from the cursor position to the start of the next word
• p - put (paste) the clipboard after cursor
• P - put (paste) before cursor
• dd - delete (cut) a line
• dw - delete (cut) the characters of the word from the cursor position to the start of the next word
• D - delete (cut) to the end of the line
• d$ - delete (cut) to the end of the line
• x - delete (cut) character