Comparison between Emacs and VIM commands

     exit:                           C-x C-c         :qa /:wq /:xa /:q!     Get back/command mode:          C-g             <esc>     Backward(left):                 C-b             h     Forward(right):                 C-f             l     Next(down):                     C-n             j     Previous(up):                   C-p             k     stArt of line(^):               C-a             0     End of line($):                 C-e             $     mUltiple commands:              C-u nnn cmd     nnn cmd     Multiple commands:              M-digitkey cmd     save File:                      C-x C-s         :w file     beginning of buffer:            M-<             1G     end of buffer:                  M->             G     scroll forward 1 screen:        C-v             ^F     scroll forward 1/2 screen:                      ^D     scroll forward 1 line:                          ^E     scroll backward 1 screen:       M-v             ^B     scroll backward 1/2 screen:                     ^U     scroll backward 1 line:                         ^Y     scroll the other window:        M-C-v     delete under cursor:            C-d             x     delete from cursor to eol:      C-k             D     iSearch forward:                C-s     isearch Reverse:                C-r     Search forward:                 C-s enter       /     search Reverse:                 C-r enter       ?     isearch regexp:                 M-C-s     isearch backward regexp:        M-C-r     search regexp:                  M-C-s enter     /     search backward regexp:         M-C-r enter     ?     Help:                           C-h C-h         :help     Help Apropos:                   C-h a     Help key Bindings:              C-h b           :help [key]     Help Info:                      C-h i     Help Major mode:                C-h m     Help tutorial:                  C-h t           :help howto     Undo:                           C-_             u     Redo:                           C-f             ^R     Mark cursor position:           [email protected]             m{a-zA-Z}     eXchange Mark and position:     C-x C-x     goto mark in current file:                      ‘{a-z}     goto mark in any file:                          ‘{A-Z}     copy region:                    M-w             {visual}y     kill region:                    C-w             {visual}d     Yank and keep buffer:           C-y                  Yank from kill buffer:          M-y             p     convert region to Upper:        C-x C-u         {visual}U     convert region to Lower:        C-x C-l         {visual}u     Insert special char:            C-q octalnum/keystroke                                                       ^V decimal/keystroke     replace:                        M-x replace-string      :%s/aaa/bbb/g     replace regexp:                 M-x replace-regexp      :%s/aaa/bbb/g     query replace:                  M-%                     :%s/aaa/bbb/gc     query replace:                  M-x query-replace     query replace regexp:           M-x query-replace-regexp     Open file:                      C-x C-f         :r file     Save file:                      C-x C-s         :w     Save all buffers:               C-x s           :wa     Save as:                        C-x C-w file    :w file     Prompt for buffer:              C-x b     List buffers:                   C-x C-b         :buffers     Toggle read-only:               C-x C-q         :set ro     Prompt and kill buffer:         C-x k     Split vertical:                 C-x 2           :split     Split horizontal:               C-x 3           :vsplit (ver. 6)     Move to other window:           C-x o           ^Wp     Delete this window:             C-x 0           :q     Delete other window(s):         C-x 1           ^Wo     run shell in bg:                M-x compile     kill shell run in bg:           M-x kill-compilation     run make:                                       :make Makefile     check error message:            C-x`            :echo errmsg     run shell and record:           M-x shell       :!script -a tmp     ...clean BS, ...                                :!col -b <tmp >record     ...save/recall shell record:    C-x C-w record  :r record     run shell:                      M-! sh          :sh     run command:                    M-! cmd         :!cmd     run command and insert:         C-u M-! cmd     :r!cmd     run filter:                     M-| file        {visual}:w file     run filter and insert:          C-u M-| filter  {visual}:!filter     show option                                     :se[t] {option}?     reset option to default                         :se[t] {option}&     reset boolean option                            :se[t] no{option}     toggle boolean option                           :se[t] inv{option}     wrap text at column 72                          :se tw=72     do not wrap                                     :se tw=0     autoindent                                      :se ai     expand tab                                      :se et     specify comment (mail)                          :se comments=n:>,n:\|          run GDB                         M-x gdb                             describe GDB mode               C-h m                               step one line                   M-s     next line                       M-n     step one instruction (stepi)    M-i                                 finish current stack frame      C-c C-f                             continue                        M-c                                 up arg frames                   M-u                                 down arg frames                 M-d                                 copy number from point, insert at the end                                      C-x &                               set break point                 C-x SPC

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Comparison between Emacs and VIM commands