Vim Cheatsheet #

Vim is a highly configurable text editor built to enable efficient text editing. It is an improved version of the vi editor with many enhancements.

Command/Option	Example	Description
`h`	`h`	Move cursor left
`j`	`j`	Move cursor down
`k`	`k`	Move cursor up
`l`	`l`	Move cursor right
`gg`	`gg`	Move to the beginning of the file
`G`	`G`	Move to the end of the file

Editing Text #

Command/Option	Example	Description
`i`	`i`	Enter insert mode before the cursor
`I`	`I`	Enter insert mode at the beginning of the line
`a`	`a`	Enter insert mode after the cursor
`A`	`A`	Enter insert mode at the end of the line
`o`	`o`	Open a new line below the current line
`O`	`O`	Open a new line above the current line
`x`	`x`	Delete the character under the cursor
`dd`	`dd`	Delete the current line
`yy`	`yy`	Yank (copy) the current line
`p`	`p`	Paste the yanked or deleted text

Command/Option	Example	Description
`/search`	`/example`	Search for “example”
`?search`	`?example`	Search backward for “example”
`n`	`n`	Move to the next search result
`N`	`N`	Move to the previous search result
`:%s/old/new/g`	`:%s/old/new/g`	Replace all occurrences of “old” with “new” in the file
`:s/old/new/g`	`:s/old/new/g`	Replace all occurrences of “old” with “new” in the current line

Command/Option	Example	Description
`:w`	`:w`	Save the current file
`:q`	`:q`	Quit Vim
`:wq`	`:wq`	Save and quit Vim
`:x`	`:x`	Save and quit Vim (alternative to `:wq`)
`:q!`	`:q!`	Quit without saving changes
`:e filename`	`:e newfile.txt`	Open a file named “newfile.txt”
`:w filename`	`:w newfile.txt`	Save the current file as “newfile.txt”

Command/Option	Example	Description
`:split`	`:split`	Split the window horizontally
`:vsplit`	`:vsplit`	Split the window vertically
`Ctrl-w w`	`Ctrl-w w`	Switch between windows
`Ctrl-w q`	`Ctrl-w q`	Close the current window

Command/Option	Example	Description
`v`	`v`	Enter visual mode to select characters
`V`	`V`	Enter line-wise visual mode
`Ctrl-v`	`Ctrl-v`	Enter block visual mode
`d`	`d`	Delete the selected text
`y`	`y`	Yank (copy) the selected text
`p`	`p`	Paste the yanked or deleted text

Command/Option	Example	Description
`:set number`	`:set number`	Show line numbers
`:set relativenumber`	`:set relativenumber`	Show relative line numbers
`:syntax on`	`:syntax on`	Enable syntax highlighting
`:set tabstop=4`	`:set tabstop=4`	Set the width of a tab to 4 spaces
`:set shiftwidth=4`	`:set shiftwidth=4`	Set the number of spaces for auto-indents

This cheatsheet covers the essential Vim commands and options to help you navigate, edit, and manage files efficiently in Vim.