Vim Cheatsheet

# Normal mode (default) — navigation & commands
# Insert mode — typing text
# Visual mode — selecting text
# Command mode — ex commands (:)

i       # insert before cursor
I       # insert at line start
a       # insert after cursor
A       # insert at line end
o       # new line below
O       # new line above
Esc     # back to normal mode

# Character
h j k l             # ← ↓ ↑ →

# Word
w       # next word       b   # prev word
e       # end of word     W   # next WORD

# Line
0       # line start      $   # line end
^       # first non-blank

# File
gg      # file start      G   # file end
:42     # go to line 42
Ctrl+d  # half page down  Ctrl+u  # half page up
Ctrl+f  # page down       Ctrl+b  # page up
{       # prev paragraph  }   # next paragraph
%       # matching bracket

# Delete
x       # delete char      X    # delete before
dd      # delete line      D    # delete to end
dw      # delete word      d$   # delete to end
d0      # delete to start

# Change (delete + insert mode)
cc      # change line      cw   # change word
C       # change to end    ci"  # change inside ""

# Copy & Paste
yy      # yank (copy) line
yw      # yank word
p       # paste after      P    # paste before

# Undo & Redo
u       # undo             Ctrl+r  # redo

# Other
.       # repeat last command
~       # toggle case
J       # join lines
>>      # indent           <<   # unindent

/pattern     # search forward
?pattern     # search backward
n            # next match
N            # previous match
*            # search word under cursor

# Replace
:s/old/new/           # first in line
:s/old/new/g          # all in line
:%s/old/new/g         # all in file
:%s/old/new/gc        # all with confirm
:5,10s/old/new/g      # lines 5-10

# Clear search highlight
:noh

v       # character selection
V       # line selection
Ctrl+v  # block selection

# In visual mode:
d       # delete selected
y       # yank selected
>       # indent
<       # unindent
~       # toggle case
:       # command on selection

# Select inner/around
vi"     # select inside quotes
va(     # select around parens
vit     # select inside HTML tag
viw     # select inner word
vip     # select inner paragraph

:w              # save
:q              # quit
:wq  or  :x     # save & quit
:q!             # quit without saving
:e file.txt     # open file
:bn  :bp        # next/prev buffer
:ls             # list buffers
:sp file.txt    # horizontal split
:vsp file.txt   # vertical split
Ctrl+w h/j/k/l  # navigate splits
:tabnew f.txt   # new tab
gt   gT         # next/prev tab

# Record macro
qa        # start recording into register 'a'
<do commands>
q         # stop recording

# Play macro
@a        # play register 'a'
@@        # repeat last macro
10@a      # play 10 times

# Registers
"ay      # yank into register 'a'
"ap      # paste from register 'a'
:reg      # show all registers

set number                " line numbers
set relativenumber        " relative numbers
set tabstop=4             " tab width
set shiftwidth=4
set expandtab             " spaces instead of tabs
set autoindent
set hlsearch incsearch    " search highlight
set ignorecase smartcase
set mouse=a               " enable mouse
set clipboard=unnamedplus " system clipboard
syntax on
filetype plugin indent on