Moving Around
| h,j,k,l or arrows | left, down, up, right respectively (one character) |
| w | forward one word |
| b | back one word |
| - | up one line |
| return | down one line |
| G | to bottom of page |
| G1 | to top of page |
| e | to end of word |
| ) | to beginning of next sentence |
| ( | to beginning of current sentence |
| } | to beninning of next paragraph |
| { | to beginning of current paragraph |
Editing
| / | Search for |
| i | insert before the cursor |
| a | add after the cursor |
| x | delete a character |
| dw | delete a word |
| 5dw | delete next five words |
| cw | change word |
| 5cw | change next five words |
| d/pattern | delete to pattern |
| dd | delete line |
| D | delete rest of line |
| p | insert deleted line after cursor |
| R | overwrite |
| u | undo |
| :w | save |
| ZZ | save and quit |
| :q! | emergency exit (quit and don't save) |