Types of mode

• insert mode
• replace mode
• visual mode
  • visual line
  • visual block
• command line mode

Starts with normal mode

Normal mode -> insert mode : press i

Normal mode -> replace mode : press r

Normal mode -> visual mode : press v

Normal mode -> visual mode : press shift +v

Normal mode -> visual mode : press ctrl +v

Normal mode -> command line mode : press :

any mode -> normal mode : <esc>

normal mode

movement keys

• h : left
• j : down
• k : up
• l : right
• w : move forward by one word
• b : move backward by one word
• e : end of the word
• 0 : beginning of the line
• $ : end of the line
• ^: non first empty character line
• ^U: move up
• ^D: move down
• G: move all the way down (case sensitive)
• gg: move all the way up (case sensitive)
• L: Lowest line on screen (case sensitive)
• M: Middle line on screen (case sensitive)
• H: Highest line on screen (case sensitive)
• f<char>: jump forward to the first occurance of <char> (case sensitive)
• F<char>: jump backward to the first occurance of <char> (case sensitive)
• t<char>: jump forward to <char> just before it. (case sensitive)
• T<char>: jump backward to <char> just before it. (case sensitive)

editing

• x : delete
• o : Creates new line just below the current line and changes to insert mode (case sensitive)
• O : Creates new line just above the current line and changes to insert mode (case sensitive)
• / : search
• a : append
• . : repeat previous taks
• d<movement key>: delete a char in the direction of <movement key>
• c<movement key>: replace a char in the direction of <movement key>
• dd: deletes the whole line
• cc : deletes the whole line and puts to edit mode
• u: undo
• ^r: redo
• y: copy
• paste:
• ~: change case
• di( or di[`: delete inside paranthesis
• ci( or ci[`: change inside paranthesis

repeating commands

• <num><command>: the <command> will be done <num> time(s)

insert mode

replace mode

visual mode

movement keys

• h : left
• j : down
• k : up
• l : right
• w : move forward by one word
• b : move backward by one word
• e : end of the word
• 0 : beginning of the line
• $ : end of the line
• ^: non first empty character line
• ^U: move up
• ^D: move down
• G: move all the way down (case sensitive)
• gg: move all the way up (case sensitive)
• L: Lowest line on screen (case sensitive)
• M: Middle line on screen (case sensitive)
• H: Highest line on screen (case sensitive)
• f<char>: jump forward to the first occurance of <char> (case sensitive)
• F<char>: jump backward to the first occurance of <char> (case sensitive)
• t<char>: jump forward to <char> just before it. (case sensitive)
• T<char>: jump backward to <char> just before it. (case sensitive)

command line mode

• quit , q : quit
• w: write
• `help : help for