Reference

Every key in the course

The 91 keys these 51 lessons teach, in the order you meet them. Each one links to the lesson that introduces it.

Basic Vim

i: Insert before the cursorIn Introduction to Text Objects: Inner: the contents, without the surrounding delimiters; Introduction to Modes
a: Insert after the cursorIn Introduction to Text Objects: Around: the contents plus the surrounding delimiters; Introduction to Modes
Esc: Return to Normal mode; Introduction to Modes
h: Move one character left; Basic Movement
j: Move one line down; Basic Movement
k: Move one line up; Basic Movement
l: Move one character right; Basic Movement
w: Jump forward to the next word start; Moving by Words
e: Jump forward to the end of a word; Moving by Words
b: Jump back to the previous word start; Moving by Words
I: Insert at the first non-blank character of the line; Insert at Line Ends
A: Append at the end of the line; Insert at Line Ends
o: Open a new line below and start insertingIn Switch Visual Selection Ends: Swap which end of the selection the cursor movesIn Switch Visual Line Ends: Swap which end of the linewise selection moves; Opening New Lines
O: Open a new line above and start inserting; Opening New Lines
x: Delete the character under the cursor; Making Small Edits
s: Substitute the character under the cursor, then keep typing; Making Small Edits
r: Replace one character without leaving Normal mode; Making Small Edits

W: Jump forward to the next WORD, punctuation and all; Moving by WORDs
E: Jump to the end of the current WORD, punctuation and all; Moving by WORDs
B: Jump back to the previous WORD, punctuation and all; Moving by WORDs
0: Move to column zero, the literal first character; Moving to Line Ends
_: Move to the first non-blank character of the line; Moving to Line Ends
$: Move to the last character of the line; Moving to Line Ends
f: Find the next occurrence of a character on this line; Find Character
F: Find the previous occurrence of a character on this line; Find Character
;: Repeat the last f, F, t, or T on this line; Find Character
t: Stop just before the next occurrence of a character; Till Character
T: Stop just after the previous occurrence of a character; Till Character

d: Delete operator, waiting for a motion or text objectIn Visual Mode Operators: Delete the selected charactersIn Visual Line Operators: Delete the selected lines; Introduction to Operators
c: Change operator, deleting a range then insertingIn Visual Mode Operators: Change the selected charactersIn Visual Line Operators: Change the selected lines; Introduction to Operators
y: Yank (copy) operator, waiting for a motion or text objectIn Visual Mode Operators: Yank the selected charactersIn Visual Line Operators: Yank the selected lines; Introduction to Operators
dw: Delete from the cursor to the next word start; Delete Words
dW: Delete to the next WORD, punctuation included; Delete Words
de: Delete to the end of the current word; Delete Words
cw: Change from the cursor to the end of the word; Change Words
ce: Change to the end of the current word; Change Words
dd: Delete the whole line; Delete Lines
D: Delete from the cursor to the end of the line; Delete Lines
d{n}j: Delete this line and the n lines below it; Delete Multiple Lines
d{n}k: Delete this line and the n lines above it; Delete Multiple Lines
yy: Yank the whole line; Copy and Paste Lines
p: Paste after the cursor, or below for a whole lineIn Visual Line Operators: Replace the selected lines with what was yanked; Copy and Paste Lines
P: Paste before the cursor, or above for a whole line; Copy and Paste Lines

di(: Delete inside the parentheses, keeping the pair; Delete Inside Brackets
di[: Delete inside the square brackets, keeping the pair; Delete Inside Brackets
di{: Delete inside the braces, keeping the pair; Delete Inside Brackets
da(: Delete the parentheses and everything inside them; Delete Around Brackets
da[: Delete the square brackets and everything inside them; Delete Around Brackets
da{: Delete the braces and everything inside them; Delete Around Brackets
ci(: Change inside the parentheses, keeping the pair; Change Inside Brackets
ci[: Change inside the square brackets, keeping the pair; Change Inside Brackets
ci{: Change inside the braces, keeping the pair; Change Inside Brackets
ca(: Change the parentheses and everything inside them; Change Around Brackets
ca[: Change the square brackets and everything inside them; Change Around Brackets
ca{: Change the braces and everything inside them; Change Around Brackets

di": Delete inside the double quotes, keeping the marks; Delete Inside Quotes
di': Delete inside the single quotes, keeping the marks; Delete Inside Quotes
di`: Delete inside the backticks, keeping the marks; Delete Inside Quotes
da": Delete the double-quoted string, quote marks included; Delete Around Quotes
da': Delete the single-quoted string, quote marks included; Delete Around Quotes
da`: Delete the backtick string, the backticks included; Delete Around Quotes
ci": Change inside the double quotes, keeping the marks; Change Inside Quotes
ci': Change inside the single quotes, keeping the marks; Change Inside Quotes
ci`: Change inside the backticks, keeping the marks; Change Inside Quotes
ca": Change the double-quoted string, quote marks included; Change Around Quotes
ca': Change the single-quoted string, quote marks included; Change Around Quotes
ca`: Change the backtick string, the backticks included; Change Around Quotes

diw: Delete the word under the cursor, leaving the spaces; Delete Inside Word
daw: Delete the word under the cursor and its trailing space; Delete Around Word
ciw: Change the word under the cursor from anywhere inside it; Change Inside Word

dip: Delete the paragraph, keeping the blank lines around it; Delete Inside Paragraph
dap: Delete the paragraph and its trailing blank line; Delete Around Paragraph
cip: Change the paragraph, keeping the blank lines around it; Change Inside Paragraph