| h | left |
| j | down |
| k | up |
| l | left |
| gg | go to top |
| G | go to bottom |
| w | next word |
| b | back a word |
| : + number | go to line number |
| 0 | Move to beginning of line |
| $ | Move to end of line |
| zz | Center cursor |
| zt | Put cursor at the top |
| < | Remove indent |
| > | Indent |
| g + j | Move down one line without the line break |
| g + k | Move up one line without the line break |
| g + 0 | Beginning of line without the line break |
| g + $ | End of line without the line break |
| e | Move to the end of a word |
| :w | save |
| :q | quit |
| :wq | save and quit |
| :wq! | force a save and quit |
| ctrl + v | select lines |
| shift + i | comment |
| esc |
| ctrl + v | select lines |
| ctrl + v then shift + I | Insert in front of the lines you selected. |
| select numbers then ctrl + a | increment number by 1 |
| select numbers then ctrl + x | decrement number by 1 |
| select numbers then g then ctrl + a | progressively increment. 1 2 3 4 etc. |
| select number then g then ctrl + x | progressively decrement. 4 3 2 1 etc. |
| select then shift + u | Uppercase |
| select then u | Lowercase |
| i | insert mode |
| o | insert line below and i mode |
| O | insert line above and i mode |
| a | insert to the right |
| esc | back to command/normal mode |
| v | visual mode |
| dd | delete line and copy line to default register |
| x | delete where your cursor is at |
| c | change |
| c + i + w | change in word |
| r | replace letter |
| u | undo |
| ctrl + r | redo |
| . | redo command again |
| yy | copy line to default register |
| p | paste below default register |
| P | paste above default register |
| ” + char + y | copy to char register |
| ” + char + p | paste from char register |
| ” + + | clipboard register |
| / + regex + enter | Search forward on page |
| ? + regex + enter | Search backward on page |
| n | got to next |
| N | go back one |
| :noh | remove highlight |
| :let @/=’’ | remove the current search |
| :s/regex/replace | search and replace. You can also do this for selected text. |
| f + character | Go to the next occurrence of that character in the current line. |
| shift + f + character | Go to the previous occurrence of that character in the current line. |
| s/\(.\)$/\1 add to end of lines/g | Add something to the end of selected lines |
| s/\(^.*$\)$/Begin \1 End/g | Add something to beginning and end of selected lines |
\r |
New line |
\u |
Uppercase the following character |
| q + macro + keys + q | record keys and put it in macro |
| @ + macro | play macro |
| (O)pen | Read only mode |
| (E)dit | The last save |
| (R)ecover | Read in all data. Need to delete .swp file after. Use when .swp file contains changes you know you want to restore. |
| (Q)uit | Quits the 1st command for vim. Same as abort if only opening 1 file |
| (A)bort | Go back to terminal |