VIM QUICK REFERENCE CARD

  h l k j character left, right; line up, down
  b w word/token left, right
  ge e    end of word/token left, right
  {  }    beginning of previous, next paragraph
  ( ) beginning of previous, next sentence
  0 gm    beginning, middle of line
  ^  $    first, last character of line
  nG ngg  line n, default the last, first
  n%  percentage n of the file (n must be provided)
  n|  column n of current line
  %   match of next brace, bracket, comment, #define
  nH nL   line n from start, bottom of window
  M   middle line of window

  i a insert before, after cursor
  I A insert at beginning, end of line
  gI  insert text in first column
  o O open a new line below, above the current line
  rc  replace character under cursor with c
  grc like r, but without affecting layout
  R   replace characters starting at the cursor
  gR  like R, but without affecting layout
  cm  change text of movement command m
  cc or S change current line
  C   change to the end of line
  s   change one character and insert
  ~   switch case and advance cursor
  g~m switch case of movement command m
  gum gUm lowercase, uppercase text of movement m
  <m >m   shift left, right text of movement m
  n<< n>> shift n lines left, right

  x X delete character under, before cursor
  dm  delete text of movement command m
  dd D    delete current line, to the end of line
  J gJ    join current line with next, without space
  :rd↵    delete range r lines
  :rdx↵   delete range r lines into register x

  ^Vc ^Vn insert char c literally, decimal value n
  ^A  insert previously inserted text
  ^@  same as ^A and stop insert → command mode
  ^Rx ^R^Rx   insert content of register x, literally
  ^N ^P   text completion before, after cursor
  ^W  delete word before cursor
  ^U  delete all inserted character in current line
  ^D ^T   shift left, right one shift width
  ^Kc1c2 or c1←c2 enter digraph \c1,c2\
  ^Oc execute c in temporary command mode
  ^X^E ^X^Y   scroll up, down
  <esc> or ^[ abandon edition → command mode

  "x  use register x for next delete, yank, put
  :reg↵   show the content of all registers
  :reg x↵ show the content of registers x
  ym  yank the text of movement command m
  yy or Y yank current line into register
  p P put register after, before cursor position
  ]p [p   like p, P with indent adjusted
  gp gP   like p, P leaving cursor after new text

  g?m perform rot13 encoding on movement m
  n^A n^X +n, -n to number under cursor
  gqm format lines of movement m to fixed width
  :rce w↵ center lines in range r to width w
  :rle i↵ left align lines in range r with indent i
  :rri w↵ right align lines in range r to width w
  !mc↵    filter lines of movement m through command c
  n!!c↵   filter n lines through command c
  :r!c↵   filter range r lines through command c

  v V ^V  start/stop highlighting characters, lines, block
  o   exchange cursor position with start of highlighting
  gv  start highlighting on previous visual area
  aw as ap    select a word, a sentence, a paragraph
  ab aB   select a block ( ), a block { }

  u U undo last command, restore last changed line
  .  ^R   repeat last changes, redo last undo
  n.  repeat last changes with count replaced by n
  qc qC   record, append typed characters in register c
  q   stop recording
  @c  execute the content of register c
  @@  repeat previous @ command
  :@c↵    execute register c as an Ex command
  :rg/p/c↵    execute Ex command c on range r
  where pattern p matches

1. + line up, down on first non-blank character

B W space-separated word left, right

  gE E    end of space-separated word left, right
  n_  down n-1 line on first non-blank character
  g0  beginning of screen line
  g^  g$  first, last character of screen line
  gk gj   screen line up, down
  fc Fc   next, previous occurence of character c
  tc Tc   before next, previous occurence of c
  ; , repeat last fFtT, in opposite direction
  [[ ]]   start of section backward, forward
  [] ][   end of section backward, forward
  [( ])   unclosed (, ) backward, forward
  [{  ]}  unclosed {, } backward, forward
  [m ]m   start of backward, forward Java method
  [# ]#   unclosed #if, #else, #endif backward, forward
  [* ]*   start, end of /* */ backward, forward

  /s↵  ?s↵    search forward, backward for s
  /s/o↵  ?s?o↵    search fwd, bwd for s with offset o
  n or /↵ repeat forward last search
  N or ?↵ repeat backward last search
  # g*    same, but also find partial matches
  gd gD   local, global definition of symbol under cursor
  :rs/f/t/x↵  substitute f by t in range r
  x: g-all occurrences, c-confirm changes
  :rs x↵  repeat substitution with new r & x

  .   ^  $    any single character, start, end of line
  \< \>   start, end of word
  [c1-c2] a single character in range c1..c2
  [^c1-c2]    a single character not in range
  \i \k \I \K an identifier, keyword; excl. digits
  \f \p \F \P a file name, printable char.; excl. digits
  \s \S   a white space, a non-white space
  \e \t \r \b <esc>, <tab>, <↵>, <←>
  \= * \+ match 0..1, 0..∞, 1..∞ of preceding atoms
  \|  separate two branches ( ≡ or)
  \( \)   group patterns into an atom
  \& \n   the whole matched pattern, nth () group
  \u \l   next character made upper, lowercase
  \c \C   ignore, match case on next pattern

  n or +n n line downward in column 1
  -n  n line upward in column 1
  e+n e-n n characters right, left to end of match
  s+n s-n n characters right, left to start of match
  ;sc execute search command sc next

  mc  mark current position with mark c ∈[a..Z]
  ''c ''C   go to mark c in current, C in any file
  `0..9   go to last exit position
  `'' ''"   go to position before jump, at last edit
  ''[ '']   go to start, end of previously operated text
  :marks↵ print the active marks list
  :jumps↵ print the jump list
  n^O go to nth older position in jump list
  n^I go to nth newer position in jump list

  :map c e↵   map c ↦ e in normal & visual mode
  :map!  c e↵ map c ↦ e in insert & cmd-line mode
  :unmap c↵  :unmap!  c↵  remove mapping c
  :mk f↵  write current mappings, settings... to file f
  :ab c e↵    add abbreviation for c ↦ e
  :ab c↵  show abbreviations starting with c
  :una c↵ remove abbreviation c

  :ta t↵  jump to tag t
  :nta↵   jump to nth newer tag in list
  ^] ^T   jump to the tag under cursor, return from tag
  :ts t↵  list matching tags and select one for jump
  :tj t↵  jump to tag or select one if multiple matches
  :tags↵  print tag list
  :npo↵  :n^T↵    jump back from, to nth older tag
  :tl↵    jump to last matching tag
  ^W}  :pt t↵ preview tag under cursor, tag t
  ^W] split window and show tag under cursor
  ^Wz or :pc↵ close tag preview window

  ^E ^Y   scroll line up, down
  ^D ^U   scroll half a page up, down
  ^F ^B   scroll page up, down
  zt or z↵    set current line at top of window
  zz or z.    set current line at center of window
  zb or z-    set current line at bottom of window
  zh zl   scroll one character to the right, left
  zH zL   scroll half a screen to the right, left
  ^Ws or :split↵  split window in two
  ^Wn or :new↵    create new empty window
  ^Wo or :on↵ make current window one on screen
  ^Wj ^Wk move to window below, above
  ^Ww ^W^W    move to window below, above (wrap)

  :e f    edit file f, unless changes have been made
  :e!  f  edit file f always (by default reload current)
  :wn :wN write file and edit next, previous one
  :n :N   edit next, previous file in list
  :rw write range r to current file
  :rw f   write range r to file f
  :rw>>f  append range r to file f
  :q :q!  quit and confirm, quit and discard changes
  :wq or :x or ZZ write to current file and exit
  <up> <down> recall commands starting with current
  :r f    insert content of file f below cursor
  :r!  c  insert output of command c below cursor
  :args   display the argument list
  :rco  a :rm  a  copy, move range r below line a

  , ;     separates two lines numbers, set to first line
  n   an absolute line number n
  .   $   the current line, the last line in file
  % * entire file, visual area
  't  position of mark t
  /p/ ?p? the next, previous line where p matches
  +n -n   +n, -n to the preceding line number

  zfm create fold of movement m
  :rfo    create fold for range r
  zd zE   delete fold at cursor, all in window
  zo zc zO zC open, close one fold; recursively
  [z ]z   move to start, end of current open fold
  zj zk   move down, up to start, end of next fold

  :sh↵  :!c↵  start shell, execute command c in shell
  K   lookup keyword under cursor with man
  :make↵  start make, read errors and jump to first
  :cn↵  :cp↵  display the next, previous error
  :cl↵  :cf↵  list all errors, read errors from file
  ^L ^G   redraw screen, show filename and position
  g^G show cursor column, line, and character position
  ga  show ASCII value of character under cursor
  gf  open file which filename is under cursor
  :redir>f↵   redirect output to file f
  :mkview [f] save view configuration [to file f]
  :loadview [f]   load view configuration [from file f]
  ^@ ^K ^_  \  Fn ^Fn unmapped keys