Vim Hotkeys - Keyboard Shortcuts

Vim Hotkeys - Keyboard Shortcuts 

How to Exit

:q[uit]	Quit Vim. This fails when changes have been made.
:q[uit]!	Quit without writing.
:cq[uit]	Quit always, without writing.
:wq	Write the current file and exit.
:wq!	Write the current file and exit always.
:wq	Write to . Exit if not editing the last
:wq!	Write to and exit always.
:[range]wq[!]	[file] Same as above, but only write the lines in [range].
ZZ	Write current file, if modified, and exit.
ZQ	Quit current file and exit (same as ":q!")

Editing a File

:e[dit]	Edit the current file. This is useful to re-edit the current file, when it has been changed outside of Vim.
:e[dit]!	Edit the current file always. Discard any changes to the current buffer. This is useful if you want to start all over again.
:e[dit]	Edit .
:e[dit]!	Edit always. Discard any changes to the current buffer.
gf	Edit the file whose name is under or after the cursor. Mnemonic: "goto file".

Inserting Text

a	Append text after the cursor [count] times.
A	Append text at the end of the line [count] times.
i	Insert text before the cursor [count] times.
I	Insert text before the first non-blank in the line [count] times.
gI	Insert text in column 1 [count] times.
o	Begin a new line below the cursor and insert text, repeat [count] times.
O	Begin a new line above the cursor and insert text, repeat [count] times.

Inserting a file

:r[ead] [name]	Insert the file [name] below the cursor.
:r[ead] !	Execute and insert its standard output below the cursor.

Deleting Text

<Del> or x	Delete [count] characters under and after the cursor
X	Delete [count] characters before the cursor
d	Delete text that moves over
dd	Delete [count] lines
D	Delete the characters under the cursor until the end of the line
x or d	Delete the highlighted text (for see Selecting Text).
CTRL-H or	When in Select mode: Delete the highlighted text
X or D	Delete the highlighted lines
:[range]d[elete]	Delete [range] lines (default: current line)
:[range]d[elete]	Delete lines, starting with [range]

Changing (or Replacing) Text

r	replace the character under the cursor with .
R	Enter Insert mode, replacing characters rather than inserting
~	Switch case of the character under the cursor and move the cursor to the right. If a [count] is given, do that many characters.
~	switch case of text.
~	Switch case of highlighted text

Substituting

:[range]s[ubstitute]///[c][e][g][p][r][i][I] [count]	For each line in [range] replace a match of with .
:[range]s[ubstitute] [c][e][g][r][i][I] [count] :[range]&[c][e][g][r][i][I] [count]	Repeat last :substitute with same search pattern and substitute string, but without the same flags. You may add extra flags

The arguments that you can use for the substitute commands:
[c] Confirm each substitution. Vim positions the cursor on the matching
 string. You can type:
 'y' to substitute this match
 'n' to skip this match
  to skip this match
 'a' to substitute this and all remaining matches
 'q' to quit substituting
 CTRL-E to scroll the screen up
 CTRL-Y to scroll the screen down .
[e] When the search pattern fails, do not issue an error message and, in
 particular, continue in maps as if no error occurred.
[g] Replace all occurrences in the line. Without this argument,
 replacement occurs only for the first occurrence in each line.
[i] Ignore case for the pattern.
[I] Don't ignore case for the pattern.[p] Print the line containing the last substitute.

Copying and Moving Text

"	Use register for next delete, yank or put (use uppercase character to append with delete and yank) ( only work with put).
:reg[isters]	Display the contents of all numbered and named registers.
:reg[isters]	Display the contents of the numbered and named registers that are mentioned in .
:di[splay] [arg]	Same as :registers.
["x]y	Yank text [into register x].
["x]yy	Yank [count] lines [into register x]
["x]Y	yank [count] lines [into register x] (synonym for yy).
["x]y	Yank the highlighted text [into register x] (for see Selecting Text).
["x]Y	Yank the highlighted lines [into register x]
:[range]y[ank] [x]	Yank [range] lines [into register x].
:[range]y[ank] [x]	Yank lines, starting with last line number in [range] (default: current line), [into register x].
["x]p	Put the text [from register x] after the cursor [count] times.
["x]P	Put the text [from register x] before the cursor [count] times.
["x]gp	Just like "p", but leave the cursor just after the new text.
["x]gP	Just like "P", but leave the cursor just after the new text.
:[line]pu[t] [x]	Put the text [from register x] after [line] (default current line).
:[line]pu[t]! [x]	Put the text [from register x] before [line] (default current line).

Undo/Redo/Repeat

u	Undo [count] changes.
:u[ndo]	Undo one change.
CTRL-R	Redo [count] changes which were undone.
:red[o]	Redo one change which was undone.
U	Undo all latest changes on one line.
.	Repeat last change, with count replaced with [count].

Moving Around

Basic motion commands:

 k
h l 
j

h or	[count] characters to the left (exclusive).
l or or	[count] characters to the right (exclusive).
k or or CTRL-P	[count] lines upward
j or or CTRL-J or or CTRL-N	[count] lines downward (linewise).
0	To the first character of the line (exclusive).
<Home>	To the first character of the line (exclusive).
^	To the first non-blank character of the line
$ or <End>	To the end of the line and [count - 1] lines downward
g0 or g<Home>	When lines wrap ('wrap on): To the first character of the screen line (exclusive). Differs from "0" when a line is wider than the screen. When lines don't wrap ('wrap' off): To the leftmost character of the current line that is on the screen. Differs from "0" when the first character of the line is not on the screen.
g^	When lines wrap ('wrap' on): To the first non-blank character of the screen line (exclusive). Differs from "^" when a line is wider than the screen. When lines don't wrap ('wrap' off): To the leftmost non-blank character of the current line that is on the screen. Differs from "^" when the first non-blank character of the line is not on the screen.
g$ or g<End&gr;	When lines wrap ('wrap' on): To the last character of the screen line and [count - 1] screen lines downward (inclusive). Differs from "$" when a line is wider than the screen. When lines don't wrap ('wrap' off): To the rightmost character of the current line that is visible on the screen. Differs from "$" when the last character of the line is not on the screen or when a count is used.
f	To [count]'th occurrence of to the right. The cursor is placed on (inclusive).
F	To the [count]'th occurrence of to the left. The cursor is placed on (inclusive).
t	Till before [count]'th occurrence of to the right. The cursor is placed on the character left of (inclusive).
T	Till after [count]'th occurrence of to the left. The cursor is placed on the character right of (inclusive).
;	Repeat latest f, t, F or T [count] times.
,	Repeat latest f, t, F or T in opposite direction [count] times.
- <minus>	[count] lines upward, on the first non-blank character (linewise).
+ or CTRL-M or <CR>	[count] lines downward, on the first non-blank character (linewise).
_ <underscore>	[count] - 1 lines downward, on the first non-blank character (linewise).
<C-End> or G	Goto line [count], default last line, on the first non-blank character.