Always up to date, personal vim cheat sheet, you should totally make one like this for yourself.
| Working on |
| Mapping |
Summary |
b |
move (b)ackward one word |
e |
move forward to the (e)nd a word |
f<char> |
(f)ind a character forward in a line and move to it |
t<char> |
find a character forward in a line and move un(t)il it (one character before) |
F<char> |
(f)ind a character backward in a line and move to it |
T<char> |
find a character backward in a line and move un(t)il it |
; |
repeat last f, t, F, or T command |
, |
repeat last f, t, F, or T command, but in opposite direction |
| To work on one day |
| Mapping |
Summary |
H, M, L |
move (H)igh, (M)iddle, or (L)ow within the viewport |
C-u, C-d |
move (u)p or (d)own |
<NN>G |
(G)o to line number NN (useful if you have a failing test on a given line) |
| Already Mastered |
| Mapping |
Summary |
C-u, C-d |
move (u)p or (d)own |
/ |
search |
n |
repeat last search |
N |
repeat last search in opposite direction |
j, k |
move up/down one line |
h, l |
move left/right by character |
w |
move forward one (w)ord |
<esc> |
Exit out of any mode back into normal mode |
:q or :quit |
Quit out of Vim |
:w or :write |
Write the current file |
j, k |
Move the cursor down / up |
h, l |
Move the cursor left / right |
i |
Go into "insert mode" to enter text |
x |
Delete the character under the cursor |