My VIM Cheat Sheet (Basic operations)

vimcheatsheet.md

vimtutor > good starting place

commands are case sensitive!

i	insert mode
esc	to go normal mode

These are super useful but not intuitive at first

u	to undo last change
A (Shift A)	move cursor to end of line dd > delete line where the cursor is

To select Multiple lines

Ctrl + v	enter visual block mode

If you want to add something at the first char of multiple lines after entering the visual block

Shift + i	Type What you want	ESC

Other:

:Explore	open Directory
:q	quit
:q!	force quit (overide without saving)
:w	save text
Hold Shift z z	Write current file, if modified, and quit (same as ":x").
(https://vi.stackexchange.com/questions/5723/what-are-the-differences-between-wqcr-xcr-and-zz-when-exiting-vim/5726#5726)

I would say the above are basics.. (in my case) and here are the advanced commands. #startingtoenjoyvim

cursor jump
gg	jump to the first line of the document
G	jump to the end
g_	jump to the last non-blank character of the line
Ctrl + ]	jump to the tag under cursor

o	append (open) a new line BELOW the current line
O (Shift O)	append (open) a new line ABOVE the current line
ea	insert (append) at the end of the word

delete
X (Shift X)	backspace equivalent

combos
f( AND ci(	change inside brackets (delete all of the text inside the brackets and put you into insert mode )

paste
"+p	paste from the system clipboard register