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Vim Commands Cheat Sheet

Vim Commands Cheat Sheet

One of the first things I recommend doing in Linux is learning how to use Vim. Vim is a cross-platform basic text editor that is mainly used on "nix" systems.

To be honest, learning Vim is like learning a different language. I am from Windows and I am used to notepad, word, etc. Vim is nothing like any of these. When I first fired up Vim it took me 5 minutes just to figure out how to start typing in a new file. Once you begin to understand how the commands work, different modes, and Vim's powerful commands; you begin to understand why Vim is so well liked by the "hard-core" Linux users.

Further Reading:
Vim Tips Wiki
Vim Online Documentation
Vim Tutorial
Vim Graphical Cheat Sheet and Tutorial
Vim Introduction and Tutorial

h - left k - up l - right j

h - left
k - up
l - right
j - down

I could never remember that. It doesn't make sense to me, but then again none of Vim does.

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