vim
vim notes
nav
| 0 | to line beginning |
| $ | to line end |
| ^ | to first non-space character on the line |
| g_ | to last non-space character on the line |
| gg | to first line |
| G | to last line |
| g; | to last edit |
| 12G | to line 12 |
| Ctrl + e | scroll one line down |
| Ctrl + y | scroll one line up |
| H | to viewport head |
| M | to viewport middle |
| L | to viewport bottom |
word nav
| w | to next word’s beginning |
| e | to next word’s end |
| b | to previous word’s beginning |
| ge | to previous word’s end |
substitution
command mode:
| :s/meat/veggies/g | sub "meat" with "veggies" in a line |
| :%s/meat/veggies/g | sub in all lines |
| :16,18s/meat/veggies/g | sub in lines 16–18 |
search
| /mieu | search forward for "mieu" |
| ?mieu | search backward for "mieu" |
| /\cmieu | search for "mieu" and ignore cases |
| /\<mieu\> | search for "mieu" exactly |
misc
commands
| :w | save, write changes to file |
| :update | save only if there are changes |
| :x | exit |
| :q | quit |
modes
normal
| x | cut a character |
| dd | cut a line |
| daw | cut current word with spaces |
| yy | copy line |
| y$ | copy to line’s end |
| yiw | copy current word sans spaces |
| p | paste after |
| P | paste before |
| gp | paste after and move cursor after pasted text |
| u | undo |
| Ctrl + r | redo |
| Ctrl + a | increase number (on cursor) |
| Ctrl + x | decrease number (on cursor) |
insert
| i | insert at cursor |
| a | insert after cursor (append) |
| I | insert at current line’s start |
| A | insert at current line’s end |
| o | insert new line below current line |
| O | insert new line above current line |
| s | delete character under cursor |
| S | delete all text on line |
| cw | delete to current word’s end |
| C | delete from cursor to line’s end |
visual
| v | highlight |
| V | highlight line |
| Ctrl + v | highlight block |
| d | delete (cut) |
| y | yank (copy) |
| p | put (paste) |