vim.md

Vim Cheatsheet

Modes

Key	Mode	Description
Esc	Normal	Navigate & command
i	Insert	Type text (before cursor)
a	Insert	Type text (after cursor)
o	Insert	New line below
O	Insert	New line above
v	Visual	Select characters
V	Visual Line	Select lines
Ctrl+v	Visual Block	Select block
:	Command	Execute commands

Navigation

Key	Action
h j k l	Left, Down, Up, Right
w / b	Next / previous word
0 / $	Start / end of line
gg / G	Start / end of file
Ctrl+d/u	Half page down / up
Ctrl+f/b	Full page down / up
{ / }	Previous / next paragraph
%	Matching bracket
:42	Go to line 42

Editing

Key	Action
x	Delete character
dd	Delete line
dw	Delete word
d$ or D	Delete to end of line
yy	Copy (yank) line
yw	Copy word
p / P	Paste after / before
u	Undo
Ctrl+r	Redo
r	Replace character
cw	Change word
cc	Change line
ci"	Change inside quotes
.	Repeat last action
>> / <<	Indent / unindent

Search & Replace

Command	Action
/pattern	Search forward
?pattern	Search backward
n / N	Next / previous match
*	Search word under cursor
:%s/old/new/g	Replace all in file
:%s/old/new/gc	Replace with confirm
:s/old/new/g	Replace in current line

File Operations

Command	Action
:w	Save
:q	Quit
:wq or :x	Save + quit
:q!	Quit without saving
:e file	Open file
:w file	Save as

Windows & Tabs

Command	Action
:split / :sp	Horizontal split
:vsplit / :vs	Vertical split
Ctrl+w w	Switch windows
Ctrl+w hjkl	Navigate windows
:tabnew	New tab
gt / gT	Next / previous tab

Tips

Command	Action
ciw	Change inner word
ci(	Change inside parentheses
di"	Delete inside quotes
da"	Delete around quotes
yap	Yank paragraph
=G	Auto-indent to end
ggVG	Select entire file
:set number	Show line numbers
:noh	Clear search highlight