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Cursor movement

Command	Description
`h`	Move left
`j`	Move down
`k`	Move up
`l`	Move right
`-`	Move to the beginning of the previous line
`+`	Move to the next line
`0`	Move to the beginning of the line
`$`	Move to the end of the line
`^`	Move to the first non-space/tab character in the current line
`b`	Move to the beginning of the previous word
`B`	Move backward by words (ignoring punctuation)
`e`	Move to the end of the current/next word
`E`	Same as `e`, ignoring punctuation
`1G`	Move to the first line
`nG`	Move to line n
`G`	Move to the last line
`w`	Move to the beginning of the next word
`W`	Same as `w`, ignoring punctuation
`)`	Move to the beginning of the next sentence
`(`	Move to the beginning of the previous sentence
`}`	Move to the beginning of the next paragraph
`{`	Move to the beginning of the previous paragraph

Command	Description
`/pattern`	Search forward for `pattern`.
`?pattern`	Search backward for `pattern`.
`/`	Repeat the last forward search.
`?`	Repeat the last backward search.
`n`	Repeat the previous search in the same direction.
`N`	Repeat the previous search in the opposite direction.

Command	Description
`r`	Replace a single character.
`R`	Enter Replace mode and overwrite existing text.
`~`	Toggle the case of the current character.
`:s/pattern/replace/`	Replace the first occurrence of `pattern` with `replace` in the current line.
`:lines/s/pattern/replace/`	Replace the first occurrence of `pattern` on the specified line(s).
`:line1,line2/s/pattern/replace/`	Replace the first occurrence of `pattern` in each line of the specified range.
`:%s/pattern/replace/`	Replace the first occurrence of `pattern` in every line of the file.
`:1,$s/.$//`	Remove the last character from every line (commonly used to remove `^M` characters).

Command	Description
`i`	Insert text before the cursor.
`I`	Insert text at the beginning of the current line.
`a`	Insert text after the cursor.
`A`	Insert text at the end of the current line.
`o`	Open a new line below the current line and enter Insert mode.
`O`	Open a new line above the current line and enter Insert mode.

Command	Description
`x`	Delete the character under the cursor.
`X`	Delete the character to the left of the cursor.
`s`	Substitute the character under the cursor and enter Insert mode.
`S`	Substitute the entire current line and enter Insert mode.
`D`	Delete from the cursor to the end of the line.
`dw`	Delete from the cursor to the end of the current word.
`dd`	Delete the current line.
`ndd`	Delete n consecutive lines.
`dG`	Delete from the current line to the end of the file.
`d1G`	Delete from the current line to the beginning of the file.
`J`	Join the next line with the current line.
`cc`	Replace the entire current line and enter Insert mode.
`cw`	Replace from the cursor to the end of the current word.
`C`	Replace from the cursor to the end of the line.
`c$`	Replace from the cursor to the end of the line.
`xp`	Transpose two adjacent characters.
`u`	Undo the last change.
`.`	Repeat the last change.

Command	Description
`yy`	Yank (copy) the current line.
`nyy`	Yank (copy) n consecutive lines.
`yw`	Yank from the cursor to the end of the current word.
`y$`	Yank from the cursor to the end of the current line.
`p`	Paste the yanked or deleted text after the cursor (or below the current line for linewise text).
`P`	Paste the yanked or deleted text before the cursor (or above the current line for linewise text).

Command	Description
`:w`	Write (save) the file without exiting Vim.
`:wq`	Write (save) the file and quit Vim.
`:q`	Quit Vim. Fails if there are unsaved changes.
`:q!`	Quit Vim and discard all unsaved changes.

Command	Description
`:line r file`	Insert the contents of `file` after the specified line.
`:r file`	Insert the contents of `file` after the current line.
`:line r !cmd`	Insert the output of `cmd` after the specified line.
`:r !cmd`	Insert the output of `cmd` after the current line.