A Vim Cheatsheet

All of these works on VS Code flavored Vim which is amaze.

Opening, Saving and Closing Files:

• :e filename - Open filename
• :w - Save the current file
• :wq or :x - Save and quit
• :q - Quit
• :q! - Quit without saving

Navigation:

• h - Move left
• j - Move down
• k - Move up
• l - Move right
• w - Move to the start of the next word
• b - Move to the start of the previous word
• 0 - Move to the start of the line
• $ - Move to the end of the line
• gg - Move to the first line
• G - Move to the last line

Editing:

• i - Insert mode
• a - Append mode
• o - Open a new line below the current line
• O - Open a new line above the current line
• u - Undo
• Ctrl + r - Redo

Cutting, Copying and Pasting:

• dd - Delete (cut) a line
• yy - Yank (copy) a line
• p - Paste below the cursor
• P - Paste above the cursor

Searching:

• /pattern - Search for pattern
• n - Find next occurrence
• N - Find previous occurrence
• :%s/old/new/g - Replace all occurrences of old with new

Split Windows:

• :sp filename - Split window and open filename
• :vsp filename - Split window vertically and open filename
• Ctrl + w followed by an arrow key - Move between split windows

Code Navigation:

• gd - Go to definition
• Ctrl + o - Move back to previous location
• Ctrl + i - Move forward to the next location