Beware of case (upper and lower case), the commands will not do the same thing between upper and lower case!
| Command | Comment |
|---|---|
| :w | Save file |
| :x or :wq | Save and Exit |
| :q | Exit if no change has been made |
| :q! | Exit and undo changes |
| :set nu | Display line numbers |
| :r file | Import a file into the current file |
| :nr file | Import a file into the current file from the n line. |
| Command | Comment |
|---|---|
| x | Delete a single character (the one on which the cursor is positioned). |
| X | Delete the character behind the cursor |
| D | Delete the rest of the line from the cursor. |
| dd | Delete an entire row |
| ndw | Delete next n words |
| ndd | Delete the next n lines |
| :x,yd | Delete from line x to line y |
| Command | Comment |
|---|---|
| i | Insert on cursor |
| a | Insert after the cursor |
| I | Insert on the following line |
| A | Insert on previous line |
| o | Insert a new line after the current line |
| O | Insert a line before the current line |
| ESC | Exit insert mode |
| Command | Comment |
|---|---|
| p | Paste the contents of the clipboard over the line. |
| P | Paste the contents of the clipboard over the line. |
| yy | Copy a line |
| yw | Copy a word |
| y$ | Copy from the cursor position to the end of the line. |
| Command | Comment |
|---|---|
| /desired word | Find the desired word after the cursor position |
| ?desired word | Search for the desired word before the cursor position. |
| n | Find the next occurrence of the desired word. |
| N | Find the previous occurence |
| :%s/old word/new word/g | Replace all occurrences of the old word with the new word. |
| Command | Comment |
|---|---|
| h | Move 1 character to the left |
| j | Move 1 character down |
| k | Move 1 character up |
| l | Move 1 character to the right |
| w | Move on to the next word |
| b | Move to the beginning of the word |
| e | Move to the end of the word |
| ( | Move to the beginning of a sentence... |
| ) | Moving to the end of a sentence |
| { | Move to the previous paragraph |
| } | Move to the next paragraph |
| ^ | Move to the beginning of the line |
| $ | Move to the end of the line. |
| <n>G | Move to the nth line. |
| G | Move to the last line |
| gg | Move to the first line |
| % | Move to the corresponding parenthesis |