Vim Cheatsheet
Working With Files
vim <filename>
:w
:q
:wq
:q!
ZZ
:w <filename>
Editing
Open a file in Vim
Save a file
Quit a file
Save and quit
Quit without saving
Save (if modified) and exit
Save a copy as filename
Vim Modes
Esc
i
v
:
Normal mode. Default starting mode.
Insert mode. Esc to normal mode.
Visual mode. Esc to normal mode.
Command-line mode. Esc to normal mode.
Move around (or h,j,k,l---left, down, up, right)
End of line
Beginning of line (this is a ‘zero’, not an ‘o’)
Half-page up
Half-page down
Backwards a word
Forward a word
Bottom of file
Top of file(or 1G)
Display line numbering
Hide line numbering
Go to line 5
Vimdiff
vimdiff <file1> <file2>
]c
[c
dp
do
:diffupdate
Ctrl + ww
Insert mode. Esc to normal mode.
Insert new line below
Insert new line above
Insert at beginning of line
Insert (append) at end of line
Delete character
Delete line
Delete two lines
Delete 5 characters
Delete from cursor to end of file
Delete from cursor to end of line
Delete from cursor to beginning of file
Yank (copy) a line
Visual Mode
Navigating
Arrow keys
$
0
Ctrl + u
Ctrl + d
b
w
G
gg
:set number
:set nonumber
:5
i
o
O
I
A
x
dd
2dd
5x
dG
d$
dgg
yy
Compare file1 (left) and file2 (right)
Go to next diff
Go to previous diff
Diff put
Diff get
Rescan files for changes
Switch between split windows
v
Arrow keys
y
c
d
p
Esc
Enter Visual mode
Highlight text in Visual mode
Yank (copy) selection
Change (cut) selection
Delete selection
Paste selection. Esc to enter normal mode to paste.
Enter normal mode
Build Efficiency
u
Ctrl + r
/searchterm
n
N
:%s/replaceme/withme/g
:%s/replaceme/withme/gc
:set paste
:set nopaste
?searchterm
.
Undo (from normal mode)
Redo (from normal mode)
Search for searchterm. Add \c for case insensitive.
Next instance of searchterm
Previous instance of searchterm
Replace "replaceme" with "withme" in the entire file
Replace "replaceme" with "withme" and prompt
Disable auto-indent upon paste
Re-enable auto-indent upon paste
Search backwards in file for searchterm
Repeat last change