Mastering Vim: The Ultimate Command Conqueror’s Guide

Navigation

• h, j, k, l – Move left, down, up, right (respectively)
• gg – Go to the first line of the document
• G – Go to the last line of the document
• w – Jump forwards to the start 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
• Ctrl + f – Page down
• Ctrl + b – Page up

Editing

• x – Cut (delete) the character under the cursor
• r – Replace the character under the cursor
• cc or S – Change (replace) an entire line
• cw – Change (replace) to the end of a word
• ciw – Change (replace) entire word
• C – Change (replace) to the end of the line
• d – Delete
• dd – Delete an entire line
• dw – Delete the word

Copy-Paste

• yy or Y – Yank (copy) a line
• yw – Yank (copy) the word
• p – Paste after the cursor
• P – Paste before the cursor

Undo/Redo

• u – Undo
• Ctrl + r – Redo

Search and Replace

• /pattern – Search for a pattern in the document
• ?pattern – Search backward for a pattern
• n – Repeat the search in the same direction
• N – Repeat the search in the opposite direction
• :%s/old/new/g – Replace all occurrences of “old” with “new” in the document
• :%s/old/new/gc – Replace all occurrences with confirmation

Miscellaneous

• :w – Save the file
• :q – Quit Vim
• :wq or :x – Save and quit
• :q! – Quit without saving
• :e filename – Open a file
• :split or :vsp – Split the window
• :help – Access Vim’s built-in help

Reference: https://vim.rtorr.com/