Appendix B. Vim: Simple Commands

Key	Function
b, B	back one word
cc	change current line
CTRL-B	scroll one screen back
CTRL-F	scroll one screen forward
CTRL-G	show current line
cw	change word
:d	delete a character
:dd	delete current line
:dw	delete a word
:/expression	forward search for expression
:?expression	backward search for expression
:e!	wipe session edits
h, j, k, l	left, down up or right
i, a	insert text before/after cursor
p, P	put yanked/copied text after/before cursor
:q	quit file
r	replace character
:set nu	set numbers down left margin
set wm=x	insert newline 'x' distance from right margin
:sh; shell_type CTRL-D	access a shell
w, W	forward by a word
:w	save file
:wq	save and quit file
x	delete character
yw	yank/copy a word
yy	yank/copy a line
ZZ	save and quit file
xp	transpose two letters

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