Useful Vim Commands

KEYBINDING		ACTION
`h` `j` `k` `l`		Arrow Keys
WORD
`<C-B>` / `<C-F>`		Page up/down
b /w		Previous/next word
ge / e		Previous/Next Word
LINE
0		Start of line
^		Start of line(after workspace)
$		End of line
CHARACTER
fc		Go forward to character c
Fc		Go backward to character c
DOCUMENT
gg		First Line
G		Last Line
:{number}		Go to line {number}
{number}G		Go to line {number}
{number}j		Go down {number} lines
{number}k		Go down {number} lines
SEARCH
/		Trigger search in normal mode
n		Next matching search pattern
N		Previous match
*		Next whole word under cursor
#		Previous whole word under cursor
TAB PAGES
:tabedit file		Edit file in a new tab
:tabfind file		Open file if exists in new tab
:tabclose		Close current tab
:tabs		List all tabs
:tabfirst		Go to first tab
:tablast		Go to last tab
:tabn		Go to next tab
:tabp		Go to previous tab

Editing¶

KEYBINDING	ACTION
a	append
A	Append from end of line
i	insert
o	Next Line
O	Previous Line
s	Delete char and insert
S	Delete Line and insert
C	Delete until end of line and insert
r	Replace one character
R	Enter Replace mode
u	Undo changes
`<C-R>`	Redo changes

:%s/foo/bar/g	Replace foo with bar in whole document

KEYBINDING	ACTION
v	Enter visual mode
V	Enter visual line mode
`C-v`	Enter visual block mode
IN VISUAL MODE
d / x	Delete selection
s	Replace selection
y	Yank selection (Copy)
For more extensive list of Vim commands, visit devhints.io.