Vim mini cheatsheet

Last updated on 18 May 2020

Insert modes:
- A to insert at end of line
- a to insert after next char
- i to insert at current cursor
Visual modes:
- v character, V: line
  - ↑ ↓ ← → to select text
  - d to cut, y to copy (yank)
  - Move cursor to position and P to paste before or p to paste after
Normal mode:
- y{motion} for copying and cutting in normal mode
- Y: yanks current line, including newline char at the end
- yiw: yanks current word without surrounding whitespace
- yaw: yanks current word with surrounding whitespace
- Cutting can be done with d{motion}
Deleting lines
- dd to delete current line
- :10d to delete Line 10
- :10,20d to delete from Line 10 to Line 20
10gg or :10 + Enter to go to Line 10
x delete character after cursor, X for before
u to undo
. repeat last change