Vim cheatsheet

Save Gaining root

If you forgot to sudo:

:w !sudo tee %

Disable selection by mouse (to copy)

:set mouse-=a

Multiselection & replace

Ctrl^V
select (hjkl)
c - delete and insert (d to delete, I to insert)
ESC or Ctrl^[

Useful shortcuts

Navigation:
- w - jump to next word - b - jump to previous word - e - jump to the end of the current word - gg - go to first line - G - go to last line - 0 - go to start of the line - $ - go to end of line - 3w - jump 3 words

Deletion:
- dd - delete line - dw - delete the word - x - delete single character - D - delete to end of line

Copy / Paste: - yy - copy line - p - paste below - P - paste above

Edit: - o - open a new line below - O - open a new line above - u - undo - Ctrl+r - redo

Search: - /, text, Enter - search forward - ?, text, Enter - search backward - n - next occurence - N - previous occurence

See VIM Master