A list of commands from the VimTutor lesson

Exiting Vim

:q › Exit if no changes were made

:q! › Exit Vim and discard all changes

:wq › Save changes and exit the file

:w › Save the file.

Editing and Navigation

k › Move up

h › Move left

l › Move right

j › Move down

x › Deletes the character under the cursor

i › Enter INSERT MODE to the left of the cursor

a › Enter INSERT MODE to the right of the cursor

w › Move to the first character of the next word

e › Move to the last character of the next word

b › Move to the first character of the previous word

0 [zero] › Move to the first character of the line

$ › Move to the last character of the line

gg › Go to the top of the file

G › Go to the bottom of the file

o [lowercase o] › Insert a new line below and enter INSERT MODE

O [uppercase O] › Insert a new line above and enter INSERT MODE

dd › Delete the current line

dw › Delete from the cursor to the end of the word

d$ › Delete from the cursor to the end of the line

u › Undo the last action