Vim Cheatsheet

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Vim Cheat Sheet

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Neovim install
Devhints Vim Cheatsheet

Basics

command	description
:	go to command mode from normal mode
Esc	go back to normal mode
:q	close file
:qa	close all file
:q!	exit and ignore changes
:wq	exit and save changes
:!ls	run terminal command ls without leaving vim

Insert mode

command	description
i	insert mode
a	insert mode - insert after current character
o, O	insert mode - insert into new line below
I	insert mode - insert into beginning of this line
A	insert mode - insert into end of this line

Move commands in normal mode

Move inside the code:

• cursor buttons
• or h, j, k, l

Move inside the code, multiple steps:

• 3h, 4j, 5k, 2l, etc.
• or 3 ⬇️ etc.

command	description
w	beginning of next word
b	previous beginning of word
e	end of word
W	beginning of next word after a whitespace
B	beginning of previous word before a whitespace
E	end of word before a whitespace
0	the beginning of the line
$	the end of the line

Settings

by command:

command	description
:set number	add line numbers to the editor
:set relativenumber	add line numbers relative to the actual line
:set mouse=a	enable mouse clicks

by file:

vi ~/.vimrc