Vim cheat sheet

List of all useful shortcuts for Vim beginner

Mode

• insert mode: i
• move mode: esc
• visual mode: v

Oops

• undo: u
• redo: Control-r

Switch file

• Open file: e: filepath
• next file: :bn
• previous file: :bp
• list of opened files: :ls
• go to an opened file: X Control-^ X being number of buffer. Control-^ being Control-6 on my keyboard.

Search

• Search for function declaration in all projects:
• Search for string in all projects:
• Search for string in file: /xxxx
• Search for next string in file: n
• Next occurence of a word: *
• Previous occurence of a word: #

Moving

• Page down: Control-f
• Page Up: Control-b
• Bottom of the file: G
• Top of the file: gg
• Go to the matching bracket: %
• Beginning of the line: 0
• Move around: Shift-arrows
• line number: :XXX
• next function: ]]
• previous function: [[
• next paragraph: }
• previous paragraph: {

Windows

• retract left window: F7
• retract right window: F8
• Right window: Control-w right_arrow
• Left window: Control-w left_arrow
• close current window: :clo
• From navigator open in new windows: s

Git

• diff: