- i – before cursor
- a – after cursor
- O – above current line
- o – below current line
- I – beginning of line
- A – end of line
- w – start of next word
- W – start of next Word (with punctuation)
- e – end of next word
- E – end of next Word (with punctuation)
- b – start of previous word
- B – start of previous word (with punctuation)
- fx – next occurence of x
- tx – 'til before next occurence of x
- * – next occurence of word under cursor
- # – previous occurence of word under cursor
- :42 – Go to line 42
- % – matching braces
- it – inside tag
- at – around tag
- iB or i{ – select inside block {"content"}
- aB or a{ – select around block "{content}"
- i( – select inside parentheses
- a( – select around parentheses
- i" – select inside quotes
- a" – select around quotes
- /searchterm – search for searchterm
- n – go to next occurence of searchterm
- N – go to previous occurence of searchterm
- :s/find/replace/g – in current line
- :%s/find/replace/g – in all lines
- bn – Go to next buffer
- bd – Delete a buffer (that is, close the file)
- ctrl + w + h/j/k/l – switch to window in specified direction
- u – Undo
- ctrl + r – Redo
- gg=G – Auto-indent
- >aB – Indent block
- . (full stop) – Repeat last command
- gT – switch to next tab
- gd – Go to definition
- J - Join line (pull the next line up after the end of the current line).
- w – word
- s – sentence
- p – paragraph
- t – tag
- daw – delete a word
- ci" – change inside quotes
- qa – Start recording your actions in register a
- q – Stop recording
- @a – Replay actions in register a
- ctrl + f/b – Switch through modes
- ctrl + T – Open in new tab
- ctrl + V – Vertical split
- ctrl + X – Horizontal split
- yss<p> – Surround line with paragraph tag
- yiw<em> – Surround word with emphasize tag