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Vim, short for “Vi IMproved,” is a highly configurable and powerful text editor that is widely used by programmers and system administrators. It is known for its efficiency, versatility, and robustness, making it a popular choice for editing code and configuration files.

1. Navigation
2. Screen Navigation
3. File Navigation
4. Searching
5. Modifying Text
6. Editing Text

vim is a very nice and beautiful text editor. I just have to learn a bit of its intricacies.

Navigation

Key bindings	Descriptions
h j k l	the arrow keys
b / w	previous / word
ge / e	previous / next end of word
0 / $	start / end of line
ff	go forward to character f
Ff	go backward to character f
gg	first line
G	last line
:{number}	go to line {number}
{number}k	go up {number} lines
{number}j	go down {number} lines

Screen Navigation

Key bindings	Descriptions
zz	center this line
zt	top this line
zb	bottom this line
H M L	move to top, middle, or bottom of the screen

File Navigation

Key bindings	Descriptions
:tabedit [file]	edit file in a new tab
:tabfind [file]	open file if exists in new tab
:tabclose	close current tab
:tabs	lists all tabs
:tabfirst	go to first tab
:tablast	go to last tab
:tabn	go to next tab
:tabp	go to previous

Searching

Key bindings	Descriptions
/{pattern}	search
n	next matching search pattern
N	previous match
*	next exact word under cursor
#	previous exact word under cursor

Modifying Text

Key bindings	Descriptions
a	append
A	append from end of line
i	insert
o	insert to next line
O	insert to previous line
s	delete char and insert
S	delete line and insert
C	delete until end of line and insert
r	replace one character
R	enter replace mode
u	undo changes
Ctrl + R	redo changes

Editing Text

Key bindings	Descriptions
x	delete character
dd	cut
yy	copy
p	paste
P	paste before
" * p	paste from clipboard
" * y	paste to clipboard
:%/foo/bar/g	replace foo with bar in whole document
>	indent right
<	indent left
=	autoindent
g~ / guu / gUU	swap case / uppercase / lowercase