Understanding Vim

Vim Keys Navigation

k	Moves cursor up
j	Moves cursor down
h	Moves cursor left
l	Moves cursor right

Basic Commands

:q	Exit from the file
:wq	Save and exit
:q!	Exit without saving
:$	Move cursor to end of file
:w	Save changes
:set number	To show line numbers
:set no number	Hide line numbers
:%s/wordabc/wordxyz	substitute wordabc with worxyz for all occurances

Vim insert modes

a	Insert cursor at right of current character
A	Insert at the end of line
o	Insert mode at new line below
O	Insert mode at new line above
r	To change the single character
R	Start Replacing everything

Vim Keybinds

yy	Yank the line (copy)
Dd	Delete the line
Dw	Delete the word
Yw	Copy the word
P	Paste the copied content
U	Undo
Ctrl + r	Redo
Gg	Move the cursor to start of file
G	Move the cursor to end of file

Vim Modes

i	Insert mode
Esc	Escape mode
:	Command mode