Vim Cheat Sheet
Vim editor commands reference guide
Vim Cheat Sheet
Quick reference guide for Vim editor commands. Click the copy button to copy any command.
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Total Commands
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Modes
| Command | Copy | Description |
|---|---|---|
i | Enter insert mode (before cursor) | |
a | Enter insert mode (after cursor) | |
I | Insert at beginning of line | |
A | Insert at end of line | |
o | Open new line below | |
O | Open new line above | |
Esc | Return to normal mode | |
v | Enter visual mode (character) | |
V | Enter visual mode (line) | |
Ctrl+v | Enter visual mode (block) | |
: | Enter command mode |
Navigation
| Command | Copy | Description |
|---|---|---|
h | Move left | |
j | Move down | |
k | Move up | |
l | Move right | |
w | Move to next word | |
b | Move to previous word | |
e | Move to end of word | |
0 | Move to start of line | |
$ | Move to end of line | |
^ | Move to first non-blank character | |
gg | Go to first line | |
G | Go to last line | |
5G | Go to line 5 | |
Ctrl+d | Scroll down half page | |
Ctrl+u | Scroll up half page | |
Ctrl+f | Scroll down full page | |
Ctrl+b | Scroll up full page | |
% | Jump to matching bracket |
Editing
| Command | Copy | Description |
|---|---|---|
x | Delete character under cursor | |
X | Delete character before cursor | |
dd | Delete current line | |
D | Delete from cursor to end of line | |
dw | Delete word | |
d$ | Delete to end of line | |
d0 | Delete to beginning of line | |
yy | Yank (copy) current line | |
yw | Yank word | |
y$ | Yank to end of line | |
p | Paste after cursor | |
P | Paste before cursor | |
u | Undo | |
Ctrl+r | Redo | |
r | Replace single character | |
R | Enter replace mode | |
cw | Change word | |
cc | Change entire line | |
C | Change to end of line | |
~ | Toggle case of character | |
. | Repeat last command |
Search and Replace
| Command | Copy | Description |
|---|---|---|
/pattern | Search forward for pattern | |
?pattern | Search backward for pattern | |
n | Repeat search forward | |
N | Repeat search backward | |
:s/old/new | Replace first occurrence in line | |
:s/old/new/g | Replace all in line | |
:%s/old/new/g | Replace all in file | |
:%s/old/new/gc | Replace all with confirmation | |
* | Search for word under cursor | |
# | Search backward for word under cursor |
File Operations
| Command | Copy | Description |
|---|---|---|
:w | Save file | |
:w filename | Save as filename | |
:q | Quit | |
:q! | Quit without saving | |
:wq | Save and quit | |
:x | Save and quit (same as :wq) | |
ZZ | Save and quit (normal mode) | |
ZQ | Quit without saving (normal mode) | |
:e filename | Open file | |
:r filename | Insert file contents | |
:saveas filename | Save as and switch to file |
Buffers
| Command | Copy | Description |
|---|---|---|
:bn | Next buffer | |
:bp | Previous buffer | |
:bd | Delete buffer | |
:ls | List all buffers | |
:b5 | Switch to buffer 5 |
Windows
| Command | Copy | Description |
|---|---|---|
:split | Split window horizontally | |
:vsplit | Split window vertically | |
Ctrl+w s | Split window horizontally | |
Ctrl+w v | Split window vertically | |
Ctrl+w w | Switch between windows | |
Ctrl+w h | Move to left window | |
Ctrl+w j | Move to window below | |
Ctrl+w k | Move to window above | |
Ctrl+w l | Move to right window | |
Ctrl+w q | Close current window | |
Ctrl+w = | Make all windows equal size |
Tabs
| Command | Copy | Description |
|---|---|---|
:tabnew | Create new tab | |
:tabnew filename | Open file in new tab | |
gt | Go to next tab | |
gT | Go to previous tab | |
:tabc | Close current tab | |
:tabo | Close all other tabs |
Visual Mode
| Command | Copy | Description |
|---|---|---|
> | Indent selected text | |
< | Unindent selected text | |
d | Delete selected text | |
y | Yank selected text | |
c | Change selected text |
Marks
| Command | Copy | Description |
|---|---|---|
ma | Set mark a | |
'a | Jump to mark a | |
:marks | List all marks |
Macros
| Command | Copy | Description |
|---|---|---|
qa | Record macro in register a | |
q | Stop recording macro | |
@a | Execute macro a | |
@@ | Repeat last macro |
Text Objects
| Command | Copy | Description |
|---|---|---|
diw | Delete inner word | |
daw | Delete a word (with space) | |
di" | Delete inside quotes | |
da" | Delete around quotes | |
dip | Delete inner paragraph | |
ci{ | Change inside curly braces |
Other Useful Commands
| Command | Copy | Description |
|---|---|---|
:set number | Show line numbers | |
:set nonumber | Hide line numbers | |
:set paste | Enable paste mode | |
:set nopaste | Disable paste mode | |
:syntax on | Enable syntax highlighting | |
:!command | Execute shell command | |
J | Join line below to current line | |
gJ | Join without adding space |
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