https://nerdsid.com/tags/vim/Recent content in Vim on Nerdsid.comHugoen-usTue, 07 Apr 2026 20:43:00 +0000https://nerdsid.com/posts/vi-shortcuts-cheatsheet/Tue, 07 Apr 2026 20:43:00 +0000https://nerdsid.com/posts/vi-shortcuts-cheatsheet/<h2 id="big-picture-of-vim-commands">Big picture of Vim commands</h2> <ol> <li>Normal mode (default)</li> </ol> <div class="codeblock"> <div class="codeblock__header"> <div class="codeblock__filename codeblock__filename--lang"> </div> <div class="codeblock__actions"> </div> </div> <div class="codeblock__body"> <div class="highlight"><pre tabindex="0" class="chroma"><code class="language-text" data-lang="text"><span class="line"><span class="cl"> ├── Navigation (h, j, k, l, G) </span></span><span class="line"><span class="cl"> ├── Editing (d, c, x) </span></span><span class="line"><span class="cl"> ├── Insert triggers (i, a, o, O, A)</span></span></code></pre></div> </div> </div><ol start="2"> <li> <p>Insert mode → typing text</p> </li> <li> <p>Visual mode → selecting text</p> </li> <li> <p>Command mode (:) → commands like :w, :q, :10,20d</p> </li> </ol> <h2 id="navigation-movement-commands">Navigation (movement commands)</h2> <div class="codeblock"> <div class="codeblock__header"> <div class="codeblock__filename codeblock__filename--lang"> TEXT </div> <div class="codeblock__actions"> </div> </div> <div class="codeblock__body"> <div class="highlight"><pre tabindex="0" class="chroma"><code class="language-text" data-lang="text"><span class="line"><span class="cl">G</span></span></code></pre></div> </div> </div><ul> <li><code>G</code> → go to last line</li> </ul> <h2 id="2-editing--insertion-commands">2. Editing / insertion commands</h2> <p><code>o</code>, <code>O</code>, <code>A</code> : These change the file and switch you to insert mode.</p>