This VIM cheat sheet will be a quick reference guide that lists commonly used commands and shortcuts. This serves as a handy reference for VIM users, especially those who are new to VIM or may not use it frequently.
1. Navigating in the file
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Shortcut |
Function |
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[[ or gg |
Moves to the first line of the file |
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]] or
G |
Moves to the
last line of the file |
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nG or :n |
Moves to nth line |
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H |
Moves to the
top of the visible screen |
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L |
Moves to the bottom of the visible screen |
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M |
Moves to the
middle of the visible screen |
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0 |
Moves to the beginning of the line |
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$ |
Moves to the
end of the line |
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% |
Moves to matching paranthesis,bracket
or brace |
2. Editing Files
|
Shortcut |
Function |
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> |
Shift Right (Indent) |
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< |
Shift
Left (Indent) |
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(V)+
c |
After
entering visual mode, pressing ‘c’ changes the highlighted/selected text |
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C |
Change
the rest of the current line |
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(V)+y |
Yank/Copy
the highlighted/selected text to clipboard. |
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(V)+d |
Delete
the highlighted text |
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yy
or :y or Y |
Yank/Copy
the current line |
|
nyy |
Copy
n lines |
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dd
or :d |
Delete
the current line |
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dgg |
Deletes
everything from the cursor to file begining |
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dG |
Deletes
everything from the cursor to file end |
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p |
Pastes
the copied/yanked or deleted lines below the current line |
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P |
Pastes
the copied/yanked or deleted lines above the current line |
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x |
Delete
the single character after the cursor |
|
X |
Delete
the single character before the cursor |
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r |
Replace
a single character |
|
R |
Replace
multiple characters until ESC is pressed |
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J |
Join
line below to the current line with one space in between |
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u |
Undo |
|
U |
Undo
the last changes in the current line |
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Ctrl+r |
redo |
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~ |
Change
the case of characters. In Visual mode highlighted characters case can be
changed. In command mode character under the cursor case can be changed. |