Vim Cheatsheet

Modes

Command	Key Press	Description
NORMAL	`ESC`	Can enter other modes, or use shortcuts
COMMAND	`:`	Can execute commands
INSERT	`i`	Insert at current position

Command	Description
`a`	Print the current user id and name
`A`	Print or change system hostname
`i`	Display or change date and time
`I`	Display time since last startup / reboot
`o`	List users currently logged in
`O`	Print general system information

Command	Description
`x`	Print user and group ids
`dw`	Create new user account
`de`	Modify a user password
`db`	Modify a user account
`d$`	Delete a user account
`dd`	Print a users group membership
`d^`	Create new privilege group

Command	Description
`yy`	Yank current line
`y$`	From cursor, yank to end of line
`yw`	From cursor, yank to end of word
`p`	Paste below cursor
`P`	Paste above cursor
`u`	Undo last change
`U`	Restore entire line
`J`	Move line below to end of curent line

Command	Description
`ctrl + e`	Scroll Down
`ctrl + y`	Scroll Up
`ctrl + f`	Page Down
`ctrl + b`	Page Up
`ctrl + u`	Half Page Up
`ctrl + d`	Half Page Down
`gg`	Top of file
`G`	Bottom of file
`H`	Top of page
`M`	Middle of page
`L`	Bottom of page
`w`	Start of next word
`e`	End of next word
`E`	End of next word (ignore punctuations)
`b`	Start of previous word
`B`	Start of previous word (ignore punctuations)
`$`	Move to end of current line
`0`	Move to start of current line

Command	Description	Example
`:e <filename>`	Edit a file in a new buffer	`:e newfile.txt`
`:r <filename>`	Read in the file	`:r /tmp/file.txt`
`:r !{cmd}`	Read in the command STDIN	`:r !{ls -l}`
`:1 (any number)`	Go to line number	`:15`
`:/`	Search forward for pattern	`:/<searchstring>`
`:?`	Search backward for pattern	`:?<searchstring>`
`:s`	Substitute on current line	`:s/foo/bar`
`:%s`	Substitute in entire document	`:%s/foo/bar`