vi / vim graphical cheat sheet

Esc normal mode

~ `.

toggle case goto mark

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motion

external filter

play macro

prev ident

append

subst char

delete

1,3

q.

"soft" bol

repeat :s

next WORD

end WORD

replace mode

back 'till

yank line

record macro

next word

end word

replace char

'till

yank

subst line

delete to eol

append

subst char

delete

1,3

extra4 quit

backspace

change to eol

extra5 cmds

delete char

change

moves the cursor, or defines the range for an operator

1,3

begin sentence

end sentence "hard" bol

ex mode

append at eol

next ident

extra6 cmds

fwd to char

direct action command, if red, it enters insert mode requires a motion afterwards, operator operates between cursor & destination special functions, extra requires extra input commands with a dot need a char argument afterwards bol = beginning of line, eol = end of line mk = mark, yank = copy res := base + v.offset; words: WORDs: res := base + v.offset; command

goto match

eol

1,3

"back" fwd

eof/ goto ln

fwd to char

extra6 cmds

undo line

insert at bol

open above

undo

insert mode

open below

screen top

join lines

help

_. -

paste before paste 1 after

screen bottom

visual lines

prev WORD

prev (find)

screen mid'l

un- 3 indent

indent

3

visual mode

prev word

next (find)

set mark

reverse t/T/f/F

repeat cmd

repeat t/T/f/F

begin parag. misc

". '.

next line

auto 3 format

prev line

{. [.

ex cmd line

?. /.

+. =

"soft" bol down

}. ].

reg. 1 spec goto mk. bol

end parag. misc

|. \.

bol/ goto col not used

find rev. find

Main command line commands ('ex'):

Notes:

:w (save), :q (quit), :q! (quit w/o saving) :e f (open file f), :%s/x/y/g (replace 'x' by 'y' filewide), :h (help in vim), :new (new file in vim),

(1) use "x before a yank/paste/del command to use that register ('clipboard') (x=a..z,*) (e.g.: "ay$ to copy rest of line to reg 'a')

Other important commands:

CTRL-R: redo (vim), CTRL-F/-B: page up/down, CTRL-E/-Y: scroll line up/down, CTRL-V: block-visual mode (vim only)

Visual mode: Move around and type operator to act on selected region (vim only)

(2) type in a number before any action to repeat it that number of times (e.g.: 2p, d2w, 5i, d4j) (3) duplicate operator to act on current line (dd = delete line, >> = indent line) (4) ZZ to save & quit, ZQ to quit w/o saving (5) zt: scroll cursor to top, zb: bottom, zz: center (6) gg: top of file (vim only), gf: open file under cursor (vim only)

Based on SVG version at http://www.viemu.com/a_vi_vim_graphical_cheat_sheet_tutorial.html