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Table of Contents
Vi / Vim Cheatsheet
Open Files, save and exit
$ vi file # open file :w # save (write) :wq # save and quit :x # abbreviation of wq :q! # quit without save
Grammar
h # cursor left
j # cursor down
k # cursor up
l # cursor right
0 # (zero) move to beginning of the line
$ # move to the end of the line
w # move to the beginning of the next word
} # skip to next section
H # Jump to the beginning of the displayed screen
M # Jump to the center of the displayed screen
L # Jump to the bottommost line shown
CTRL-f # Jump down one Page
CTRL-b # Jump up one Page
CTRL-d # Jump down halve a page
CTRL-u # Jump up halve a page
gj # For very long lines that wrap at the screen edge, jump up one line.
gk # For very long lines that wrap at the screen edge, jump down one line.
% # Jump to the next bracket character (){}[]
