between yy yank (copy) a line :b[uffer] file - go to a buffer by file

K - open man page for word

under the cursor gwip - reflow paragraph 2yy - yank (copy) 2 lines :ls or :buffers - list all open buffers
Cursor movement g~ - switch case up to motion yw - yank (copy) the characters :sp[lit] file - open a file in a new buffer and split
of the word from the cursor window
h - move cursor left gu - change to lowercase up to position to the start of the next
motion word :vs[plit] file - open a file in a new buffer and
j - move cursor down vertically split window
gU - change to uppercase up to yiw - yank (copy) word under
k - move cursor up motion
the cursor :vert[ical] ba[ll] - edit all buffers as vertical
windows
l - move cursor right cc - change (replace) entire line yaw - yank (copy) word under
the cursor and the space after or :tab ba[ll] - edit all buffers as tabs
gj - move cursor down (multi- c$ or C - change (replace) to the before it
line text) Ctrl + ws - split window
end of the line
y$ or Y - yank (copy) to end of
gk - move cursor up (multi-line ciw - change (replace) entire line Ctrl + wv - split window vertically
text)
word
p - put (paste) the clipboard Ctrl + ww - switch windows
H - move to top of screen cw or ce - change (replace) to after cursor
the end of the word
P - put (paste) before cursor Ctrl + wq - quit a window
M - move to middle of screen
s - delete character and gp - put (paste) the clipboard Ctrl + wx - exchange current window with next one
L - move to bottom of screen substitute text (same as cl)
after cursor and leave cursor
Ctrl + w= - make all windows equal height & width
w - jump forwards to the start of S - delete line and substitute text after the new text
a word (same as cc) Ctrl + wh - move cursor to the left window (vertical split)
gP - put (paste) before cursor
W - jump forwards to the start of xp - transpose two letters (delete and leave cursor after the new
Ctrl + wl - move cursor to the right window (vertical split)
a word (words can contain text
and paste)
punctuation) Ctrl + wj - move cursor to the window below (horizontal
u - undo dd - delete (cut) a line
split)
e - jump forwards to the end of a
word U - restore (undo) last changed 2dd - delete (cut) 2 lines
Ctrl + wk - move cursor to the window above (horizontal
E - jump forwards to the end of a line dw - delete (cut) the characters split)
word (words can contain of the word from the cursor
Ctrl + r - redo position to the start of the next
Ctrl + wH - make current window full height at far left
punctuation)
word (leftmost vertical window)
b - jump backwards to the start . - repeat last command
of a word diw - delete (cut) word under Ctrl + wL - make current window full height at far right
Marking text (visual mode) the cursor (rightmost vertical window)
B - jump backwards to the start v - start visual mode, mark lines, Ctrl + wJ - make current window full width at the very
of a word (words can contain then do a command (like y-yank)
daw - delete (cut) word under
punctuation) the cursor and the space after or bottom (bottommost horizontal window)
V - start linewise visual mode before it
ge - jump backwards to the end Ctrl + wK - make current window full width at the very top
of a word :3,5d - delete lines starting (topmost horizontal window)
o - move to other end of marked
from 3 to 5
area Diff
gE - jump backwards to the end
of a word (words can contain Ctrl + v - start visual block zf - manually define a fold up to motion
punctuation) :g/{pattern}/d - delete all
mode
lines containing pattern
zd - delete fold under the cursor
% - move cursor to matching O - move to other corner of block :g!/{pattern}/d - delete
character (default supported za - toggle fold under the cursor
pairs: '()', '{}', '[]' - use :h all lines not containing pattern
aw - mark a word
matchpairs in vim for more zo - open fold under the cursor
info) d$ or D - delete (cut) to the end
ab - a block with () of the line
zc - close fold under the cursor
0 - jump to the start of the line aB - a block with {} x - delete (cut) character
zr - reduce (open) all folds by one level
^ - jump to the first non-blank at - a block with <> tags
character of the line Indent text zm - fold more (close) all folds by one level
ib - inner block with () >> - indent (move right) line one
$ - jump to the end of the line shiftwidth zi - toggle folding functionality
iB - inner block with {}
g_ - jump to the last non-blank << - de-indent (move left) line ]c - jump to start of next change
character of the line it - inner block with <> tags one shiftwidth
gg - go to the first line of the [c - jump to start of previous change
Esc or Ctrl + c - exit visual >% - indent a block with () or {}
document
mode (cursor on brace) do or :diffg[et] - obtain (get) difference (from other
G - go to the last line of the buffer)
Visual commands <% - de-indent a block with () or
document
{} (cursor on brace) dp or :diffpu[t] - put difference (to other buffer)
> - shift text right
5gg or 5G - go to line 5 >ib - indent inner block with () :diffthis - make current window part of diff
< - shift text left
 occurrence of character x :reg[isters] - show current line
registers content
; - repeat previous f, t, F or T Exiting
movement "xy - yank into register x
:w - write (save) the file, but
, - repeat previous f, t, F or T "xp - paste contents of register x don't exit
movement, backwards
"+y - yank into the system :w !sudo tee % - write out
} - jump to next paragraph (or clipboard register the current file using sudo
function/block, when editing
code) "+p - paste from the system :wq or :x or ZZ - write (save)
clipboard register and quit
{ - jump to previous paragraph
(or function/block, when editing Marks and positions :q - quit (fails if there are
code) unsaved changes)
:marks - list of marks
zz - center cursor on screen :q! or ZQ - quit and throw away
ma - set current position for unsaved changes
zt - position cursor on top of mark A
the screen :wqa - write (save) and quit on
`a - jump to position of mark A all tabs
zb - position cursor on bottom
of the screen y`a - yank text to position of Search and replace
mark A
Ctrl + e - move screen down /pattern - search for pattern
one line (without moving cursor) `0 - go to the position where
Vim was previously exited ?pattern - search backward
Ctrl + y - move screen up one for pattern
line (without moving cursor) `" - go to the position when last
editing this file \vpattern - 'very magic'
Ctrl + b - move screen up one pattern: non-alphanumeric
page (cursor to last line) `. - go to the position of the last characters are interpreted as
change in this file special regex symbols (no
Ctrl + f - move screen down escaping needed)
one page (cursor to first line) `` - go to the position before the
last jump n - repeat search in same
direction
Ctrl + d - move cursor and
screen down 1/2 page :ju[mps] - list of jumps
N - repeat search in opposite
Ctrl + u - move cursor and Ctrl + i - go to newer position direction
screen up 1/2 page in jump list
:%s/old/new/g - replace all
Ctrl + o - go to older position old with new throughout file
Insert mode - inserting/appending
text in jump list
:%s/old/new/gc - replace all
i - insert before the cursor :changes - list of changes old with new throughout file
with confirmations
I - insert at the beginning of the g, - go to newer position in
line change list :noh[lsearch] - remove
highlighting of search matches
a - insert (append) after the g; - go to older position in
cursor change list Search in multiple files

A - insert (append) at the end of :vim[grep] /pattern/

Ctrl + ] - jump to the tag
the line under cursor {`{file}`} - search for
pattern in multiple files
o - append (open) a new line
below the current line
:cn[ext] - jump to the next
O - append (open) a new line match
above the current line
:cp[revious] - jump to the
ea - insert (append) at the end previous match
of the word
:cope[n] - open a window
Ctrl + h - delete the character containing the list of matches
before the cursor during insert
mode :ccl[ose] - close the quickfix
window
Ctrl + w - delete word before
the cursor during insert mode Tabs
:tabnew or :tabnew
Ctrl + j - add a line break at
the cursor position during insert {page.words.file} - open
mode a file in a new tab

Ctrl + t - indent (move right) Ctrl + wT - move the current

line one shiftwidth during insert split window into its own tab
Ct se t t e co te ts
of register x
:tabo[nly] - close all tabs
Ctrl + ox - Temporarily enter except for the current one
normal mode to issue one
normal-mode command x. :tabdo command - run the
command on all tabs (e.g. :tabdo
Esc or Ctrl + c - exit insert q - closes all opened tabs)
mode