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ViM Guide
File Ops
:w: save.
:q: quit.
:wq: save and quit.
:q!: quit without saving.
Pane Management
:vs: vertically split the current pane.
:sp: horizontally split the current pane.
ctrl + w + h: move left to next pane.
ctrl + w + j: move down to next pane.
ctrl + w + k: move up to next pane.
ctrl + w + l: move right to next pane.
Insertion & Deletion
x: deletes the character beneath the cursor.
shift + x: acts as a backspace.
shift + i: insert at the beginning of a line.
shift + a: insert at the end of a line.
c: combines a delete operation with an insert operation.
d + d: deletes a line.
c + c: changes a line.
shift + o: inserts above the current line.
o: inserts below the current line.
Copy & Paste
y + y: copies the current line.
p: pastes whatever is on the clipboard beneath current line.
shift + p: pastes whatever is on the clipboard above current line.
Search
/: search forward for a seqeuence.
?: search backward for a seqeuence.
Movement
basics
h: left-arrow
j: down-arrow
k: up-arrow
l: right-arrow
w: moves forward one word.
b: moves backward one word.
e: moves to the end of a word.
zip-around
*: finds the next occurrence of the word that is beneath the cursor.
#: does the reverse.
{: move up a paragraph.
}: move down a paragraph.
%: jump to matching bracket.
:<INT>: jumps to the line number, <INT>.
Visual
shift + v: enter full-line visual mode.
v: enter visual mode.
Bonus: powerful sequences
d + t + <ANY_CHARACTER>: deletes until the next occurrence of
<ANY_CHARACTER>.
c + i + <ANY_BRACKET>: changes the inner content of the nearest
matching bracket.
j + j: map this key to the function