Modes Of Operation
        
                        
                                                                                    
                                                                                            Input Mode:  | 
                                                                                 
                                                                                            
                                                                                            i  | 
                                                                                                                        Insert before cursor  | 
                                                                                 
                                                                                            
                                                                                            I  | 
                                                                                                                        Insert at the begining of line  | 
                                                                                 
                                                                                            
                                                                                            a  | 
                                                                                                                        Insert after cursor  | 
                                                                                 
                                                                                            
                                                                                            A  | 
                                                                                                                        Insert End of line  | 
                                                                                 
                                                                                            
                                                                                            o  | 
                                                                                                                        Insert line below  | 
                                                                                 
                                                                                            
                                                                                            O  | 
                                                                                                                        Open line  | 
                                                                                 
                                                                                            
                                                                                            C  | 
                                                                                                                        Cut text to the end of line  | 
                                                                                 
                                                                                            
                                                                                            [ESC]  | 
                                                                                                                        Switch back to comman mode  | 
                                                                                 
                                                                                            
                                                                                            Command Mode:  | 
                                                                                 
                                                                                            
                                                                                            :  | 
                                                                                                                        Enters last line mode  | 
                                                                                 
                                                                                            
                                                                                            :w  | 
                                                                                                                        Save  | 
                                                                                 
                                                                                            
                                                                                            :wq,:x, ZZ  | 
                                                                                                                        Save & Exit  | 
                                                                                 
                                                                                            
                                                                                            :q  | 
                                                                                                                        Quit  | 
                                                                                 
                                                                                            
                                                                                            :q!, ZQ  | 
                                                                                                                        Quit without saving  | 
                                                                                 
                                                                         
                             
    
    
            Search and Replace Commands
        
                        
                                                                                    
                                                                                            Searching:  | 
                                                                                 
                                                                                            
                                                                                            /string  | 
                                                                                                                        Search forward for string  | 
                                                                                 
                                                                                            
                                                                                            ?string  | 
                                                                                                                        Search backwards for string  | 
                                                                                 
                                                                                            
                                                                                            n, (,)  | 
                                                                                                                        Go to next match  | 
                                                                                 
                                                                                            
                                                                                            N, (;)  | 
                                                                                                                        Go to previous match  | 
                                                                                 
                                                                                            
                                                                                            *  | 
                                                                                                                        Search for next instance of current word  | 
                                                                                 
                                                                                            
                                                                                            #  | 
                                                                                                                        Search for last instance of current word  | 
                                                                                 
                                                                                            
                                                                                            :set ic  | 
                                                                                                                        ignore case while searching  | 
                                                                                 
                                                                                            
                                                                                            :set noic  | 
                                                                                                                        Case-senitive searchng  | 
                                                                                 
                                                                                            
                                                                                            :set nu  | 
                                                                                                                        Turn on line numbers  | 
                                                                                 
                                                                                            
                                                                                            :x, yg/str  | 
                                                                                                                        Search for str from line x to y  | 
                                                                                 
                                                                                            
                                                                                            :g/str/cmd  | 
                                                                                                                        Run cmd on lines containing str  | 
                                                                                 
                                                                                            
                                                                                            Replacing:  | 
                                                                                 
                                                                                            
                                                                                            :s/pt/str/flag  | 
                                                                                                                        Replace all occurrences of pattern  | 
                                                                                 
                                                                                            
                                                                                            g  | 
                                                                                                                        Replace all occurrences of pattern (Flag)  | 
                                                                                 
                                                                                            
                                                                                            c  | 
                                                                                                                        Confirm replaces (Flag)  | 
                                                                                 
                                                                                            
                                                                                            &  | 
                                                                                                                        Rrepeat last :s command  | 
                                                                                 
                                                                         
                             
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            Modify Text Commands
        
                        
                                                                                    
                                                                                            Deleting Text:  | 
                                                                                 
                                                                                            
                                                                                            D  | 
                                                                                                                        Delete to the end of the line  | 
                                                                                 
                                                                                            
                                                                                            dd, :d  | 
                                                                                                                        Delete current line  | 
                                                                                 
                                                                                            
                                                                                            x  | 
                                                                                                                        Delete character to the right of cursor  | 
                                                                                 
                                                                                            
                                                                                            X  | 
                                                                                                                        Delete character to the left of cursor  | 
                                                                                 
                                                                                            
                                                                                            .5dd  | 
                                                                                                                        Delete 5 lines downwards from current  | 
                                                                                 
                                                                                            
                                                                                            Edit Commands:  | 
                                                                                 
                                                                                            
                                                                                            .  | 
                                                                                                                        Repeat last command  | 
                                                                                 
                                                                                            
                                                                                            U  | 
                                                                                                                        Undo all commands for current line  | 
                                                                                 
                                                                                            
                                                                                            u  | 
                                                                                                                        undo last command  | 
                                                                                 
                                                                                            
                                                                                            p  | 
                                                                                                                        Paste (below)  | 
                                                                                 
                                                                                            
                                                                                            P  | 
                                                                                                                        Paste (above)  | 
                                                                                 
                                                                                            
                                                                                            r  | 
                                                                                                                        Overwrite one character  | 
                                                                                 
                                                                                            
                                                                                            R  | 
                                                                                                                        Overwrite many charaters  | 
                                                                                 
                                                                                            
                                                                                            ^r  | 
                                                                                                                        Redo  | 
                                                                                 
                                                                                            
                                                                                            Yanking:  | 
                                                                                 
                                                                                            
                                                                                            yy, :y  | 
                                                                                                                        Copy current  | 
                                                                                 
                                                                         
                             
    
    
            Splitting Screen Commands
        
                        
                                                                                    
                                                                                            :split, ^ws  | 
                                                                                                                        Split screen horizontal  | 
                                                                                 
                                                                                            
                                                                                            :vsplit, ^wv  | 
                                                                                                                        Split screen vertical  | 
                                                                                 
                                                                                            
                                                                                            ^ww  | 
                                                                                                                        Switch to next  | 
                                                                                 
                                                                                            
                                                                                            :on  | 
                                                                                                                        Close all windows except current window  | 
                                                                                 
                                                                                            
                                                                                            ^w hjkl  | 
                                                                                                                        Move curso to window left, below, above or to the right of the current window  | 
                                                                                 
                                                                                            
                                                                                            ^w HJKL  | 
                                                                                                                        Move current to window left, below, above or to the right of screen  | 
                                                                                 
                                                                                            
                                                                                            ^w r  | 
                                                                                                                        Rotate windows clockwise  | 
                                                                                 
                                                                                            
                                                                                            ^w +-<>  | 
                                                                                                                        Increase/ decrease current windows height/width  | 
                                                                                 
                                                                                            
                                                                                            ^w T  | 
                                                                                                                        Move current windows to new tab  | 
                                                                                 
                                                                                            
                                                                                            :bufdo  | 
                                                                                                                        Execute a monnad in each open file  | 
                                                                                 
                                                                         
                             
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            Movements
        
                        
                                                                                    
                                                                                            h, <Backspace>, [left-arrow]  | 
                                                                                                                        Previous character  | 
                                                                                 
                                                                                            
                                                                                            b  | 
                                                                                                                        Previous word  | 
                                                                                 
                                                                                            
                                                                                            B  | 
                                                                                                                        Previous WORD  | 
                                                                                 
                                                                                            
                                                                                            ^  | 
                                                                                                                        First non-blank character  | 
                                                                                 
                                                                                            
                                                                                            0  | 
                                                                                                                        beginning of line  | 
                                                                                 
                                                                                            
                                                                                            l, <Space>, [right-arrow]  | 
                                                                                                                        next character  | 
                                                                                 
                                                                                            
                                                                                            e  | 
                                                                                                                        End of word  | 
                                                                                 
                                                                                            
                                                                                            w  | 
                                                                                                                        beginning of nxt word  | 
                                                                                 
                                                                                            
                                                                                            E  | 
                                                                                                                        End of WORD  | 
                                                                                 
                                                                                            
                                                                                            W  | 
                                                                                                                        Beginning of next WORD  | 
                                                                                 
                                                                                            
                                                                                            $  | 
                                                                                                                        End of line  | 
                                                                                 
                                                                                            
                                                                                            gg  | 
                                                                                                                        First line  | 
                                                                                 
                                                                                            
                                                                                            ^b  | 
                                                                                                                        Up 1 page  | 
                                                                                 
                                                                                            
                                                                                            ^u  | 
                                                                                                                        Up 1/2 page  | 
                                                                                 
                                                                                            
                                                                                            k, [up-arrow]  | 
                                                                                                                        Up 1 line  | 
                                                                                 
                                                                                            
                                                                                            j, <Return>, [down-arrow]  | 
                                                                                                                        Down 1 line  | 
                                                                                 
                                                                                            
                                                                                            ^d  | 
                                                                                                                        Down 1/2 page  | 
                                                                                 
                                                                                            
                                                                                            ^f  | 
                                                                                                                        Down 1 page  | 
                                                                                 
                                                                                            
                                                                                            G  | 
                                                                                                                        Last line  | 
                                                                                 
                                                                                            
                                                                                            ^i  | 
                                                                                                                        Jump forward  | 
                                                                                 
                                                                                            
                                                                                            ^o  | 
                                                                                                                        Jump back  | 
                                                                                 
                                                                                            
                                                                                            zz  | 
                                                                                                                        Center screen on cursor  | 
                                                                                 
                                                                                            
                                                                                            zt  | 
                                                                                                                        Align top of screen with cursor  | 
                                                                                 
                                                                                            
                                                                                            zb  | 
                                                                                                                        Align bottom of screen with cursor  | 
                                                                                 
                                                                                            
                                                                                            ==  | 
                                                                                                                        Auto-indent current line  | 
                                                                                 
                                                                                            
                                                                                            <<  | 
                                                                                                                        Shift current line left by shiftwidth  | 
                                                                                 
                                                                                            
                                                                                            >>  | 
                                                                                                                        Shift current line right by shiftwidth  | 
                                                                                 
                                                                         
                             
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            Multiple Files Commands
        
                        
                                                                                    
                                                                                            In Command Mode:  | 
                                                                                 
                                                                                            
                                                                                            :n, :bn  | 
                                                                                                                        Go to next file  | 
                                                                                 
                                                                                            
                                                                                            :p, :bp  | 
                                                                                                                        Go to previous file  | 
                                                                                 
                                                                                            
                                                                                            :n!  | 
                                                                                                                        Discard changes to file and edit next file  | 
                                                                                 
                                                                                            
                                                                                            :e#  | 
                                                                                                                        Closes current file and opens last edited file  | 
                                                                                 
                                                                                            
                                                                                            :rew  | 
                                                                                                                        rewinds sequence of files back to the first file you are editing  | 
                                                                                 
                                                                                            
                                                                                            :c#  | 
                                                                                                                        Copies blocks of text from a file to another  | 
                                                                                 
                                                                                            
                                                                                            :ls  | 
                                                                                                                        List all open files  | 
                                                                                 
                                                                                            
                                                                                            :e  | 
                                                                                                                        Open a file for editing  | 
                                                                                 
                                                                                            
                                                                                            :ene  | 
                                                                                                                        Open a blank new file for editing  | 
                                                                                 
                                                                                            
                                                                                            :bd  | 
                                                                                                                        Remove file from the buffer list  | 
                                                                                 
                                                                         
                             
    
    
            Visual Mode
        
                        
                                                                                    
                                                                                            v  | 
                                                                                                                        Enter visual mode  | 
                                                                                 
                                                                                            
                                                                                            V  | 
                                                                                                                        Enter visual line mode  | 
                                                                                 
                                                                                            
                                                                                            ^v  | 
                                                                                                                        Enter visual block mode  | 
                                                                                 
                                                                                            
                                                                                            o  | 
                                                                                                                        Switch cursor to start/end  | 
                                                                                 
                                                                                            
                                                                                            gv  | 
                                                                                                                        Re-select previous area  | 
                                                                                 
                                                                                            
                                                                                            I  | 
                                                                                                                        prepend to each visual block line  | 
                                                                                 
                                                                                            
                                                                                            '<  | 
                                                                                                                        Jump to of prior area  | 
                                                                                 
                                                                         
                             
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