Vim Text Editor

Insert Command

I	Insert before the cursor
I	Start insertion at the current line of the cursor
A	Insert after cursor
A	Inserts at the end of the current line of the cursor
O	Inserts a new row on the next line of the current line of the cursor
O	Inserts a new row on the previous line of the cursor's current row

position Command

: Set Nu	Show line Numbers
: Set Nonu	Cancel line number
Gg	To the first line of text
G	To the last line of text
: N	To the nth line of text

Replace and Cancel commands

U	Undo, cancel the previous action
Ctrl + R	Redo, before returning to undo
R	Replace the character at which the cursor is located
R	Start with the cursor, press the ESC key to end

Delete command

X	Delete the character at the cursor location
Nx	Delete n characters after cursor location
Dd	Delete the line where the cursor is located. NDD Delete N rows
Dg	Delete the line to the end of the cursor so the content
D	Delete the contents of the cursor at the end of the line
: 5,7d	Delete a specified range of rows

Common shortcut keys

shift+ ZZ	Save exit, same as ": Wq" function
V	Enter character Visual mode
V or Shift + V	Enter line visual mode
Ctrl + V	Enter block Visual mode

   

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