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Moving Within A File: Keystrokes Action

This document summarizes common keyboard shortcuts for navigating and editing text in Vim. Some key actions include inserting text with i, a, or A; deleting text with dd, dw, or x; changing case with ~; and saving and closing files with Shift+zz, :w, :q or :wq. Navigation within a file can be done with the arrow keys, k, j, h, or l. Insert mode is used for adding text while command mode is used for navigation and editing.

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Moving Within A File: Keystrokes Action

This document summarizes common keyboard shortcuts for navigating and editing text in Vim. Some key actions include inserting text with i, a, or A; deleting text with dd, dw, or x; changing case with ~; and saving and closing files with Shift+zz, :w, :q or :wq. Navigation within a file can be done with the arrow keys, k, j, h, or l. Insert mode is used for adding text while command mode is used for navigation and editing.

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Keystrokes Action

i Insert at cursor (goes into insert mode)


a Write after cursor (goes into insert mode)
A Write at the end of line (goes into insert mode)
ESC Terminate insert mode
u Undo last change
U Undo all changes to the entire line
o Open a new line (goes into insert mode)
dd Delete line
3dd Delete 3 lines.
D Delete contents of line after the cursor
Delete contents of a line after the cursor and insert new text. Press ESC key to end
C
insertion.
dw Delete word
4dw Delete 4 words
cw Change word
x Delete character at the cursor
r Replace character
R Overwrite characters from cursor onward
s Substitute one character under cursor continue to insert
S Substitute entire line and begin to insert at the beginning of the line
~ Change case of individual character
You can also enter the insert mode by pressing a, A, o, as required.

Moving within a file


You can also use the arrow keys on the keyboard.
Keystroke Use
k Move cursor up
j Move cursor down
h Move cursor left
l Move cursor right

Saving and Closing the file


You should be in the command mode to exit the editor and save changes to the file.
Keystroke Use
Shift+zz Save the file and quit
:w Save the file but keep it open
:q Quit without saving
:wq Save the file and quit

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