Vim Visual Cheat Sheet

Character
H

:6
#

zt

word, WORD(all non-blank ch)

Ctrl-B

l
j

next/prev word
next/prev WORD
end of word/WORD

begin/end of line

Line
%

0
^
M

zz

[{

fi
}

begin (non-blank) of line

Paragraph, Block
{

prev/ next paragraph

[{

]}

begin/end of block

% matching parenthesis

'x
Ctrl-N

Window, File

gd

H top of win

]}

Ctrl-F

mx
Ctrl-W k

Ctrl-W p
:split

M mid of win
L btm of win

zb

Ctrl-W j

C-B

C-F

scroll to
zt top
scroll to
zz middle
to
zb scroll
bottom
prev/next page

gg

begin/end of file

mx

'x

mark/jump to x

:vsplit
:diffsplit

Created by vgod, Dec. 2009

ESC

find current word

backward/forward

fx

to character x to right

gd

to definition of current
word

C-[

v
V
C-v

i
R
a
A

enter normal mode

enter visual mode
enter visual line mode
enter visual block mode
enter insert mode
enter replace mode
append
append at end of line

General Commands

y
d
c
x
D
C
p
J
r
>
<
.
u

yank/copy (range)
delete/cut (range)
modify (range)
delete/cut (character)
delete to end of line
modify to end of line
paste after cursor
join lines
replace (character)
indent
indent leftward
redo
undo

EX Commands
:w
:q
:e x
:n
:h
:xx

save(:wq save and quit)

quit(:q! quit anyway)
edit file x
new window
vim help
jump to line #xx

Auto-completion [insert mode]

C-N

Search

Ctrl-W l

/fooCl

Mode Commands

Movement/Range

auto-complete
next/prev keyword
auto-complete file
name

C-P

C-X C-F

Split window
:vsp

:sp

vertically/horizontally
split

:diffs

split and diff

/xxx

search xxx

C-W p

to last accessed window

next/prev search
result

C-W w

to next window