Normal mode
***********

The default mode. Move around. Cut copy paste

Mode switch
===========

In Insert / Visual / Command mode, press Escape to switch back to
Normal mode

Moves
=====

Direction               Next word               {Char}acter
---------               ---------               -----------

       up              word   backward         find    till
left  l                   w e b           ---> f{char} t{char}
    h  k                    end           <--- F{char} T{char}
     j  right
 down                  W.rd   Ba<kward         place   go to
                          W E B                mark    mark
                            E\d                m{a-z}  `{a-z}

go to screen                    go to line
------------                    ----------

start   middle  end     bar     number  middle  last
g0      gm      g$      {num}|  {num}G  gM      G

Cut, yank, put
==============

x       y       p       d{move} r{char}
cut     yank    put     delete  replace with
              P

Match
=====

Cursor word     #
--> Pattern     /<pattern>      Next match      n
<-- Pattern     ?<pattern>      Prev match      N

Perform n times
===============

{num}actions    example 5dw


Insert mode
***********

The mode that allows typing in file

Mode switch
===========

In Normal / Visual mode press c / i / a / o to switch to Insert mode

       change  before  after   on next line
       c{move} i       a       o
       C       I       A       O
       line    before  after   on previous line
       end     line    line

Perform n times
===============

{num}actions    example 5cw


Visual mode
***********

Select text

Mode switch
===========

To switch to Visual mode from Normal mode

v{moves}                V{moves}                Ctrl + v{move}
     ,------           ,-----------.              ,---.
Selections in           Selections in           Selections in
----. '------           '-----------'           block mode
character mode          line mode                  '---'
----'

Operations
==========

x       y       p
cut     yank    put
              P

Command mode
************

Write commands and execute

Mode switch
===========

In normal (or) visual mode press : and type commands.
Then press Enter to execute and go back to normal mode

Open, save, edit
================

Edit            Write           Quit
--------------- --------------- ---------------
e               w               q
e!                              q!
e filename      w filename

To discard changes add ! to command

Commonly used
-------------

Open by filename        e filename
Save to file            w
Save to file and quit   wq
Save to file and quit   ZZ      (no going back)
Quit without saving     q!

Tabs
====

Open tab        tabnew          Previous tab    tabp
Move tab        tabmove         Next tab        tabn

Match and replace
=================

%s/<pattern>/<replacement>/<flags>

Example: %s/Match/Scratch/gi

Flags
-----

global / all matches    g
case insensitive        i


Macros
******

start recording on 'a'          qa
stop recording                  q
perform recording 'a' again     @a


vimrc
*****

Vim can be configured with a .vimrc text file

One of the default locations commonly used is ~/.vimrc

Relative number
===============

  -----------------------------
 |  3 Another line             |
 |  2 Another line             |
 |  1 Another line             |
 |4   The line with the cursor |
 |  1 Another line             |
 |  2 Another line             |
  -----------------------------

To make vim show number on current line and relative number on other
lines as above add to vimrc the line:

set number relativenumber

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