vi CHEAT SHEET

General
Vi begins in command mode, where the cursor movement and
text deletion and pasting occur. Insertion mode begins upon
entering an insertion or change command. [ESC] returns to
command mode.
Edit
Prefix commands below with single lowercase letter to use
specific buffer instead of general clipboard.
Change “c”+<Move> commands delete and enter insert mode.

Most commands execute as soon as you type them, c<Move> delete text specified by Move, enter insert mode
"colon" commands execute when you press the return key. C change to end of line (same as c$)
cc change the whole line
Prefix most commands with a number to repeat it. S change the whole line (same as cc)
s delete character at cursor and subsitute text
Quit Delete “d”+<Move> commands delete text specified by Move.
:q quit (fails if anything has changed)
:q! quit and throw away changes d<Move> delete text specified by Move
:w write (save) the file x delete character at cursor (Del)
:w <file> save as X delete character before cursor (Backspace)
:wq write (save) and quit D delete to end of line
ZZ write (save) and quit dd delete the whole line
:d delete the whole line
Scroll J join line below to this (change LF to space)

C-d scroll down half screen Yank “y”+<Move> commands copy text specified by Move
C-u scroll up half screen
C-f page forward (down) y<Move> yank text specified by Move
C-b page backward (up) yy yank the whole line
z. scroll window, cursor in the middle :y yank the whole line

Put commands paste the clipboard.

Move
p put (paste) the clipboard AFTER cursor
Arrow and navigation keys can be used as well.
P put (paste) the clipboard AT cursor
h left or left arrow
j down or down arrow Visual
k up or up arrow Start a visual selection, then type a command.
l right or right arrow
v<Move> start visual mode
w next word V<Move> start visual mode, whole lines only
W next word - blank delimited C-v<Move> start visual block mode
e end of word o move to opposite end of marked area
E end of word - blank delimited O move to other corner of block horizontally
b previous word Esc exit visual mode
B previous word - blank delimited

0 (zero) start of line Search

^ first non-blank character of line General form [/?]pattern[/?]<offset><LF>
$ end of line
/pattern search forward for pattern
G go to last line ?pattern?-2 search backward for pattern, go to 2 nd line above
1G go to 1st line //e repeat last search pattern, go to end of match
H top of screen / repeat last search pattern with last offset
M middle of screen n repeat search in same direction
L bottom of screen N repeat search in opposite direction

% associated () [] {} Replace
General form :[range]s/pattern/string/[flags]
Windows
:e <file> Edit a file in a new buffer :%s/old/new/ replace first in each line of file
:sp <file> Open a file in a new buffer and split window :%s/old/new/gc replace all with confirmations
:bn go to next buffer in same window :.,$s/foo/bar/gi replace all downwards, ignore case
:bp go to previous buffer in same window :.-10,.+10s/foo/bar/g replace all within 10 lines distance
:bd delete a buffer (close a file) & repeat last replace command without flags
C-w s Split windows :&& repeat last replace command with flags
C-w v Split windows vertically
C-w w switch between windows Regexp
C-w<Move> switch to window in direction of Move * zero or more
C-w q Quit a window \? zero or one
\+ one or more
Insert
vi will remain in insert- or replace mode until pressing ESC. Other
i start insert mode at cursor u undo
I insert at the beginning of the line . redo
a append after the cursor ~ toggle case
A append at the end of the line g~<Move> toggle case of characters specified by Move
o open (append) blank line below (no LF needed)
O open blank line above current line > indent
< unindent
r replace single character, stay in command mode :[range]>[n] indent n lines in range
R start replacing many characters at cursor :[range]<[n] unindent n lines in range