Basic VIM Cheat Sheet

Basic VIM commands to get you started

Adding Text

Action	Command
Insert at current position	i
Insert one character to the right	a

(You can get a bit more detail regarding the difference between these two here.)

Saving

For every command show, begin with Esc + :

Action	Command
Save	w + Enter
Save and quit	wq + Enter
Save and quit	x + Enter
Quit ignoring changes	q!

Navigating

Action	Command
Beginning of Document	gg
End of Document	Shift+G
Go to Line 31	31 Shift+G
Beginning of Line	0
End of Line	$
Ahead one word	w
Ahead 5 words	5 w
Back one word	b
Back 5 words	5 b

Editing

Action	Command
Delete the current line	dd
Delete n lines To delete 3 lines total (the line you’re on, plus two below), type d, then “dd”.	n dd