Tools

Vim Cheat Sheet — Commands & Shortcuts

Vim commands grouped by mode and task. Most commands run in normal mode — press Esc to get there.

Modes

EscReturn to normal mode

i / aInsert before / after the cursor

I / AInsert at start / end of the line

o / OOpen a new line below / above

v / VVisual mode / visual line mode

Ctrl-vVisual block mode

h j k lLeft, down, up, right

w / bForward / back one word

0 / $Start / end of the line

gg / GTop / bottom of the file

:42Jump to line 42

Ctrl-d / Ctrl-uHalf page down / up

{ / }Previous / next paragraph

xDelete the character under the cursor

ddDelete (cut) the whole line

yyYank (copy) the line

p / PPaste after / before the cursor

dw / cwDelete / change a word

uUndo

Ctrl-rRedo

.Repeat the last change

/textSearch forward (n / N for next / previous)

?textSearch backward

:%s/old/new/gReplace every occurrence in the file

:%s/old/new/gcReplace all, confirming each one

*Search for the word under the cursor

:wSave

:qQuit

:wq or ZZSave and quit

:q!Quit without saving

:e fileOpen another file

:sp / :vspSplit horizontally / vertically