Info
CTRL + g display file name and location info
CTRL + q Exit from scroll lock (freeze)
CTRL + s Lock and unlock (scroll freeze)
Undo
u undo
U undo all changes on a line
CTRL + r redo
Delete
dw delete a word
dd delete a whole line
d$ delete a whole line after cursor
p paste (deleted text)
cw delete a word and insert
c$ change to the end of line and insert
Search
/ search forward
? search backward
n search next occurrence
N search in opposite direction
% to locate matching pair eg. () {} []
:%s/old/new/gc search and replace old with new
Run command
:! to run commands
:w filename.txt write current to disk
:#,#w filename.txt write # through # to disk
:r filename.txt insert to existing file
Working with multiple files
:ls list of current buffers
:b old.txt buffer back to open file
:badd read.txt open file (add to buffer)
:e new.txt open new file
Moving
w word forward
W WORDS forward
b word backward
B WORDS backward
e or E end of word
Ctrl + H high top screen
Ctrl + M medium screen
Ctrl + L bottom of screen
gg top
G bottom
Switch window
Ctrl + W + s split horizontal
Ctrl + W + v split vertical
Ctrl + W + h j k l (move windows)
Insert smarter
I insert at the beginning of line
A insert at the end of line
o insert below the cursor
O insert above the cursor
C delete all text to the end of line (enters insert mode)
D delete all text to the end of line only
J join (removes spacing)
Help
:help word-motions