vim

# Normal shortcuts
<ctrl-/>        comment/uncomment a line or visual block
<ctrl-f>        open "files" in the same dir as current file
<ctrl-p>        "CtrlP" file browser (fuzzy finding)
<ctrl-n>        "new" buffer
<ctrl-o>        "open" previous files from MRU (most recently used)
<leader>?       view vim cheatsheet / "help"
<leader>e       show/disable "expand tab" toggle
<leader>f       toggle the "file browser" pane, ? for help or :help NERDtree
<leader>g       toggle "git" hints
<leader>i       toggle visible "indent" lines
<leader>[       GitGutter goto Previous Hunk
<leader>]       GitGutter goto Next Hunk
<leader>n       adjust "number" column (relative/absolute/none)
<leader>p       "paste" from current X11 clipboard
<leader>q       "quit" a buffer (don't save)
<leader>w       trim (trailing) "whitespace"
<leader>d       "next" buffer
<leader>a       "previous" buffer

# NerdTree file management
s               opens the highlighted file in a horizontal split
i               opens the highlighted file in a vertical split
cd              changes CWD onto selected dir
B               access bookmarks
:Bookmark       adds dir to bookmarks


# Commenting motion
gc{motion}      #EG:
gcip            # comment out a whole paragraph

# AutoAlign
# suppose you want to align a block by the second '=' signs
gaip2=


# Splits
^w _            Max out the height of the current split
^w |            Max out the width  of the current split
^w =            normalize all split sizes


# File management

:e              reload file
:q              quit
:q!             quit without saving changes
:w              write file
:w {file}       write new file
:x              write file and exit

# Movement

    k
  h   l         basic motion
    j

w               next start of word
W               next start of whitespace-delimited word
e               next end of word
E               next end of whitespace-delimited word
b               previous start of word
B               previous start of whitespace-delimited word
0               start of line
$               end of line
gg              go to first line in file
G               go to end of file
gk		move down one displayed line
gj		move up one displayed line

# Insertion
#   To exit from insert mode use Esc or Ctrl-C
#   Enter insertion mode and:

a               append after the cursor
A               append at the end of the line
i               insert before the cursor
I               insert at the beginning of the line
o               create a new line under the cursor
O               create a new line above the cursor
R               enter insert mode but replace instead of inserting chars
:r {file}       insert from file

# Editing

u               undo
yy              yank (copy) a line
y{motion}       yank text that {motion} moves over
p               paste after cursor
P               paste before cursor
<Del> or x      delete a character
dd              delete a line
d{motion}       delete text that {motion} moves over

# Search and replace with the `:substitute` (aka `:s`) command

:s/foo/bar/	replace the first match of 'foo' with 'bar' on the current line only
:s/foo/bar/g	replace all matches (`g` flag) of 'foo' with 'bar' on the current line only
:%s/foo/bar/g	replace all matches of 'foo' with 'bar' in the entire file (`:%s`)
:%s/foo/bar/gc	ask to manually confirm (`c` flag) each replacement

# Preceding a motion or edition with a number repeats it 'n' times
# Examples:
50k         moves 50 lines up
2dw         deletes 2 words
5yy         copies 5 lines
42G         go to line 42