Vim Cheat Sheet

Insert mode (before cursor)

Insert mode (beginning of line)

Append mode (after cursor)

Append mode (end of line)

Open new line below cursor and enter insert mode

Open new line above cursor and enter insert mode

Visual mode (character selection)

Visual line mode (line selection)

Visual block mode

Exit current mode (return to Normal mode)

Move left

Move down

Move up

Move right

Move forward to beginning of next word

Move backward to beginning of previous word

Move forward to end of current word

Move to beginning of line

Move to first non-blank character of line

Move to end of line

Move to first line of file

Move to last line of file

Move to a specific line number

Delete character under cursor

Replace character under cursor with <char>

Delete (cut) current line

Delete to next word

Delete to end of line

Yank (copy) current line

Yank (copy) word

Paste after cursor

Paste before cursor

Undo last action

Redo last undone action

Search forward for <pattern>

Search backward for <pattern>

Repeat search in same direction

Repeat search in opposite direction

Replace first occurrence of 'old' with 'new' on current line

Replace all occurrences of 'old' with 'new' on current line

Replace all occurrences of 'old' with 'new' throughout file

Replace all occurrences with confirmation

Write (save) file

Write to a new file

Quit (fails if there are unsaved changes)

Quit and discard changes

Write and quit

Write and quit (same as :wq)

Write and quit (shortcut)

Edit a file in a new buffer

Go to next buffer

Go to previous buffer

Delete current buffer (close file)

Open a file in a new horizontal split

Open a file in a new vertical split

Move between split windows

Open a file in a new tab

Go to next tab

Go to previous tab

Explore advanced configurations for Vim

Performance tuning best practices for Vim

Run security checks and validation for Vim