Move Commands
| key | action |
|---|---|
| j | move down |
| k | move up |
| h | move left |
| l | move right |
Edit Commands
| key | action |
|---|---|
| i | insert mode |
| x | delete next char |
| X | delete previous char / backspace |
| o | add a new line under this line and go to input mode |
| O | add a new line above this line and go to input mode |
r<char> |
replace this cahrachter with <char> |
| a | write from end of this line |
| u | undo last command |
| d | general delete command / icut |
<number><command> |
repate <number> times <command> |
| dw | delete this word from cursor / cut this word from cursor |
| diw | delete this word/ cut this word |
| dd | delete this line from / cut this line |
dt<char> |
delete from cursor to <char> in this line. |
| J | join this line to next line. (concat them togheter) |
<number>G |
Go to line <number> |
| G | go to eof |
| y | yank, general copy command |
| yy | copy this line |
| yw | copy this word from cursor |
| yiw | copty this word. |
| c | general change command. |
| cw | change this word |
| ciw | change this word (inner word) |
| p | paste under line / after |
| P | page this line / before |
| $ | end of this line |
| ^ | start of this line |
| . | repeate last command. |
Search Commands
| key | action |
|---|---|
| / | Search mode |
| ? | Search mode (from end to start) |
/<str> |
search <str> in file. |
| n | find next occurrence |
| N | find previous occurrence |
| % | move between pairs (, [,{ |
:s/<term1>/<term2> |
replace first occurrence of term1 with term 2 in this line |
:s/<term1>/<term2>/g |
replace all occurrence of term1 with term 2 in this line |
:%s/<term1>/<term2>/g |
replace all occurrence of term1 with term 2 in whole file |
:<line1>,<line2>s/<term1>/<term2>/g |
replace all occurrence of term1 with term 2 in range of line1 and line2 |
:s/<term1>/<term2>/gc |
get confimation for each one |
Colon Commands
| key | action |
|---|---|
| :w | write (save) |
| :wq | write then quit |
:w <fileName> |
write or craeted file |
:<line1>,<line2> w <fileName> |
write changes just between line1 and line2 |
| :q | quit |
| :q! | quit without saving. |
| :set number / :set nonumber | enable/disable line numbers |
| ctrl+g | show your location in the file and the file status. |
| :! | run a system shell command |
| !! | run a system command and paste result to vim |
Samples
| key | action |
|---|---|
| 3dd | delete (cut) next 3 lines |
| 2yy | copy next 2 lines. |
| diw | delete (cut) this word. |
| yiw | copy this word |
| d$ | delte to end of this line |