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hjkl Move by character Start here normal w/W Next word / WORD Start here normal b/B Previous word / WORD normal e/E End of word / WORD normal 0/^ Start of line normal $/g_ End of line Start here normal gg/G Top / bottom of file Start here normal {/} Previous / next paragraph normal % Matching pair normal Ctrl-d/Ctrl-u Half-page down / up normal gj Down one screen line, inside a wrapped line normal gk Up one screen line, inside a wrapped line normal ge Back to the end of the previous word normal {n}G Go to line n normal :{n} Go to line n command {n}| Go to column n normal ) Forward one sentence normal ( Back one sentence normal H To the top line of the screen normal M To the middle line of the screen normal L To the bottom line of the screen normal Ctrl-f One full screen forward normal Ctrl-b One full screen back normal Ctrl-e Scroll down one line, cursor stays put normal Ctrl-y Scroll up one line, cursor stays put normal Ctrl-l Redraw the screen and clear search highlight normal zh Scroll one column left, when nowrap is set normal zl Scroll one column right, when nowrap is set normal

i/a Insert / append Start here normal I/A Insert at start / end normal o/O Open line below / above normal r/R Replace once / continuously normal x/X Delete character normal dd/D Delete line / to end Start here normal cc/C Change line / to end normal J Join the next line normal u/Ctrl-r Undo / redo Start here normal . Repeat last change Start here normal Esc Back to normal mode insert Ctrl-[ Back to normal mode, without leaving home row insert Ctrl-c Back to normal mode, skipping abbreviations and autocmds insert gR Virtual replace mode, respects tabs normal d{motion} Delete over the motion normal dw Delete to the start of the next word normal dG Delete from here to the end of the file normal dgg Delete from here to the start of the file normal c{motion} Change over the motion normal s Substitute the character under the cursor normal S Substitute the whole line normal {n}r{char} Replace the next n characters normal ~ Toggle the case of the character under the cursor normal g~{motion} Toggle case over the motion normal gu{motion} Lowercase over the motion normal gU{motion} Uppercase over the motion normal >> Indent the line one shiftwidth normal << Unindent the line one shiftwidth normal >{motion} Indent over the motion normal ={motion} Auto-indent over the motion normal gg=G Auto-indent the entire file normal gq{motion} Re-wrap text to textwidth normal gJ Join the next line with no space added normal Ctrl-a Increment the number at or after the cursor normal Ctrl-x Decrement the number at or after the cursor normal U Undo all recent changes on one line normal :earlier 10m Rewind the buffer to 10 minutes ago command :later 10m Fast-forward the buffer 10 minutes command y{motion} Yank over the motion normal yy Yank the whole line normal yiw Yank the word under the cursor normal p Paste after the cursor, or below for line-wise normal P Paste before the cursor, or above for line-wise normal gp Paste, then leave the cursor after the pasted text normal {n}p Paste the same thing n times normal xp Swap the current character with the next one normal ddp Swap the current line with the one below normal yyp Duplicate the current line normal Ctrl-w Delete the word before the cursor insert Ctrl-u Delete everything before the cursor on this line insert Ctrl-h Backspace insert Ctrl-t Indent the current line one shiftwidth insert Ctrl-d Unindent the current line one shiftwidth insert Ctrl-o {cmd} Run one normal-mode command, then come straight back insert Ctrl-r {reg} Insert the contents of a register insert Ctrl-r = Insert the result of an expression insert Ctrl-r " Insert the last yanked or deleted text insert Ctrl-a Insert the text you typed during the last insert insert Ctrl-n Complete from a keyword later in the file insert Ctrl-p Complete from a keyword earlier in the file insert Ctrl-x Ctrl-f Complete a filename insert Ctrl-x Ctrl-l Complete a whole line insert Ctrl-x Ctrl-o Omni completion, language-aware insert Ctrl-x Ctrl-n Complete from words in this buffer only insert Ctrl-v {code} Insert a character by its code insert Ctrl-k {digraph} Insert a digraph insert

vVCtrl-v Visual modes visual gv Reselect last selection normal o Switch selection end visual >/< Indent / outdent visual iw/aw Inner / around word Start here normal ip/ap Inner / around paragraph normal i"/a" Inside / around quotes Start here normal i)/a) Inside / around parentheses normal i}/a} Inside / around braces normal it/at Inside / around tag normal iW Inner WORD, whitespace-delimited normal aW A WORD, including trailing whitespace normal is Inner sentence normal as A sentence, including trailing space normal i' Inside single quotes normal a' Single-quoted string, quotes included normal i` Inside backticks normal i[ Inside square brackets normal a[ Square brackets included normal i< Inside angle brackets normal ciw Change the word under the cursor normal ci" Change what is inside the quotes normal da( Delete the parenthesised group, parens and all normal yi{ Yank the contents of the block normal vit Select the contents of an HTML tag visual cit Replace the contents of an HTML tag normal O Jump to the other corner, in block mode visual = Auto-indent the selection visual y Yank the selection visual d Delete the selection visual c Change the selection visual u Lowercase the selection visual U Uppercase the selection visual ~ Toggle case of the selection visual J Join the selected lines visual gq Re-wrap the selected lines visual p Replace the selection with the register contents visual Ctrl-v then I Insert the same text at the start of every selected line visual Ctrl-v then A Append the same text after every selected line visual Ctrl-v then $ then A Append at the end of every selected line, ragged edges and all visual Ctrl-v then d Delete a rectangular column of text visual Ctrl-v then c Change a rectangular column of text visual g Ctrl-a Turn a column of 1s into an incrementing sequence visual :'<,'>norm A; Run a normal-mode command on every selected line command :'<,'>!sort Filter the selection through an external command command

/pattern/?pattern Search forward / backward Start here normal n/N Next / previous match normal */# Search current word normal f{char}/t{char} Find / until character normal ;/, Repeat / reverse char-find normal :%s/old/new/g Replace all in file Start here command :%s/old/new/gc Replace with confirmation command :noh Clear search highlights command F{char} Back to the previous occurrence of char on this line normal T{char} Back until just after char normal g* Search forward for the word under the cursor, partial matches too normal /{pattern}/e Search, and land the cursor on the last character of the match normal :s/old/new/ Replace the first match on this line command :s/old/new/g Replace every match on this line command :'<,'>s/old/new/g Replace inside the visual selection command :%s/old/new/gi Replace in the file, ignoring case command :%s//new/g Reuse the last search pattern as the target command :g/pattern/d Delete every line matching pattern command :v/pattern/d Delete every line NOT matching pattern command :g/pattern/normal @q Run macro q on every matching line command :g/pattern/t$ Copy every matching line to the end of the file command /\vpattern Very magic: regex behaves the way you expect normal /\cpattern Force a case-insensitive search normal :set ic Ignore case in searches command :set scs Smart case: case-sensitive only if you type a capital command :set hls Highlight all search matches command

:e {file} Open a file command :w:wq:x Save / save and quit Start here command :q! Quit without saving command :bn/:bp Next / previous buffer command :ls→:b {name} List, then choose buffer command :bd Delete buffer command gf Open file under cursor normal Ctrl-^ Alternate file normal :w {file} Write to a different filename command :w !sudo tee % Write a file you forgot to open with sudo command :wa Write every changed buffer command :q Quit command ZZ Write and quit normal ZQ Quit without saving normal :qa! Quit everything, discarding all changes command :e! Reload the file from disk, discarding changes command :ene Open a new empty buffer command :sav {file} Save as, and keep editing the new file command :r {file} Read a file in below the cursor command :r !{cmd} Read the output of a shell command into the buffer command :!{cmd} Run a shell command without leaving Vim command :%!{cmd} Filter the whole buffer through a shell command command :pwd Show the working directory command :cd {dir} Change the working directory command K Open the man page or help for the word under the cursor normal Ctrl-] Jump to the definition of the tag under the cursor normal Ctrl-t Jump back up the tag stack normal gd Jump to the local declaration of the word under the cursor normal gD Jump to the global declaration of the word under the cursor normal

:sp/:vs Horizontal / vertical split Start here command Ctrl-wh j k l Move between windows normal Ctrl-w w Cycle windows normal Ctrl-w q Close current window normal Ctrl-w = Equalise window sizes normal :only Keep only this window command :tabnew Open new tab page command gt/gT Next / previous tab normal :sp {file} Split and open a file in the new window command Ctrl-w o Close every window except this one normal Ctrl-w x Swap this window with the next one normal Ctrl-w r Rotate the windows normal Ctrl-w H Move this window to the far left, full height normal Ctrl-w J Move this window to the bottom, full width normal Ctrl-w _ Maximise the height of this window normal Ctrl-w | Maximise the width of this window normal {n} Ctrl-w + Grow this window by n lines normal {n} Ctrl-w < Shrink this window by n columns normal Ctrl-w T Move this window out into its own tab normal {n}gt Jump straight to tab n normal :tabc Close this tab page command :tabo Close every other tab page command :tabs List the tab pages and their windows command zf{motion} Create a fold over the motion normal za Toggle the fold under the cursor normal zo Open the fold under the cursor normal zc Close the fold under the cursor normal zO Open this fold and every fold nested inside it normal zC Close this fold and every fold around it normal zR Open every fold in the file normal zM Close every fold in the file normal zj Move down to the start of the next fold normal zk Move up to the end of the previous fold normal zd Delete the fold under the cursor normal zE Delete every fold in the window normal :set foldmethod=indent Fold by indentation level command :set foldmethod=syntax Fold by syntax regions command

qa…q…@a Record / play macro Start here normal @@/@: Repeat macro / Ex command normal ma→`a Set / jump to mark normal mA→`A Set a global mark normal "ayy→"ap Use named register a normal "+y/"+p System clipboard normal q: Command-line history normal zzztzb Place line in viewport normal g;/g, Older / newer change normal gi Last insert position normal "{reg}y Yank into a named register normal "{reg}p Paste from a named register normal "Ayy Append this line to register a (uppercase appends) normal "*y Yank to the X11 primary selection normal "0p Paste the last yank, since deletes never touch register 0 normal "_d{motion} Delete into the black hole register, keeping your yank normal ".p Paste the text you last inserted normal "%p Paste the current filename normal :reg Show the contents of every register command `{mark} Jump to the exact position of a mark normal '{mark} Jump to the first non-blank of the mark line normal `` Jump back to where you were before the last jump normal '' Jump to the line you were on before the last jump normal `. Jump to the position of the last change normal `^ Jump to where you last left insert mode normal `[ Jump to the start of the last change or yank normal `] Jump to the end of the last change or yank normal Ctrl-o Go back to an older position in the jump list normal Ctrl-i Go forward to a newer position in the jump list normal :marks List every mark command :jumps Show the jump list command :delm a Delete mark a command q{a-z} Start recording into a register normal q Stop recording normal @{a-z} Play the macro in that register normal {n}@{a-z} Play the macro n times normal q{A-Z} Append more keystrokes to an existing macro normal "{a}p Paste a macro out so you can edit it as text normal "{a}y$ Yank an edited line back into the macro register normal :'<,'>normal @q Run a macro on every selected line command :%normal A; Run a normal-mode command on every line in the file command :h {topic} Open the help for a topic command :h {key} Look up a keystroke, e.g. :h ctrl-w command :vim /pat/ **/*.go Grep across files into the quickfix list command :cope Open the quickfix window command :ccl Close the quickfix window command :cn Jump to the next quickfix entry command :cp Jump to the previous quickfix entry command :make Run makeprg and load the errors into quickfix command :sort Sort the lines in the buffer or selection command :sort u Sort and drop duplicate lines command :sort n Sort numerically rather than as text command ga Show the character code under the cursor normal g Ctrl-g Show word, line and byte counts normal Ctrl-g Show the current filename and position normal :set nu Show line numbers command :set rnu Show relative line numbers command :set list Make tabs and trailing whitespace visible command :set paste Stop auto-indent from mangling pasted text command :set spell Turn on spell checking, with z= for suggestions command :syntax on Turn on syntax highlighting command :source % Re-run the current file as Vim script command vimtutor The built-in 30-minute tutorial, run from your shell normal