Vim Command

(resources: https://vim.fandom.com/wiki/Moving_lines_up_or_down)

• + jump to next line

• G jump to last line of the file

• o insert new line

• ggVG selects all content. gg moves to first line. V starts visual mode. G jumps to last line thereby selecting from first to last line

• To go to first line of a file press Escand chose one of the following:

  • gg, or

  • :1, or

  • 1G, or

  • 1gg

• Ctrl o +

  • 0 ==> go to start of the line

  • $ ==> go to end of file

  • 1 + G ==> jump to the first line

  • 2 + G ==> jump to the second line

  • o ==> insert in a new line

  • a ==> insert after cursor

  • A ==> insert at the of the line

  • i ==> insert before cursor

  • G+o ==> insert at the end of a file

• vim + myfile.txt ==> insert at the end of a file (add an automatic G)

• /" dt" ==> find the first quote and delete till next quote

• dw ==> delete word

• di" ==> delete word within "

• da" ==> delete word within " including the "

• dG ==> delete from cursor until the end of the file

• d$ ==> delete from cursor until the end of the line

• x delete character

• :s/toReplace/withWord in the line

• :%s/toReplace/withWord in the file

• :3,4s/toReplace/withWord between lines

• Cntr + r ==> redo

• /word ==> find a word

Visual mode

Comment in/comment out

To comment in:

1. Press Esc

2. Press Ctrl-v

3. Select lines

4. Press I

5. Insert the character to put at the beginning of the line

6. Press Esc

To comment out:

1. Press Esc

2. press Ctrl-v

3. Select lines

4. Press x

5. Press Esc

Select and delete

1. Go to the first line

2. V

3. move down to last line

4. d