I'll go straight to the point.

We all know how powerful Vim (Vi Improved) is.

It's an efficient, versatile, and a speedy IDE that's used by several top developers.

Below is a summary of common commands used in the Vim text editor.

Navigation

• Moving the Cursor:

  • h: Move the cursor left.

  • j: Move the cursor down.

  • k: Move the cursor up.

  • l: Move the cursor right.

• Word Movement:

  • w: Move to the beginning of the next word.

  • b: Move to the beginning of the previous word.

  • e: Move to the end of the current word.

• Line Movement:

  • 0 (zero): Move to the beginning of the line.

  • ^: Move to the first non-blank character of the line.

  • $: Move to the end of the line.

• Screen Movement:

  • Ctrl + f: Move forward one full screen.

  • Ctrl + b: Move backward one full screen.

• Jumping:

  • gg: Go to the beginning of the file.

  • G: Go to the end of the file.

  • <line-number>G: Go to a specific line.

Editing

• Entering Insert Mode:

  • i: Insert before the cursor.

  • I: Insert at the beginning of the line.

  • a: Insert after the cursor.

  • A: Insert at the end of the line.

  • o: Open a new line below the current line.

  • O: Open a new line above the current line.

• Deleting and Changing Text:

  • x: Delete the character under the cursor.

  • dd: Delete the current line.

  • D: Delete from the cursor position to the end of the line.

  • cw: Change (replace) the current word.

Copy, Cut, and Paste

• Copy and Paste:

  • yy: Yank (copy) the current line.

  • yw: Yank (copy) from the cursor position to the end of the word.

  • p: Paste after the cursor.

  • P: Paste before the cursor.

• Cut and Paste:

  • dd: Cut (delete) the current line.

  • dw: Cut (delete) from the cursor position to the end of the word.

  • p: Paste after the cursor.

  • P: Paste before the cursor.

Undo and Redo

• Undo and Redo:

  • u: Undo the last change.

  • Ctrl + r: Redo the last undone change.

Saving and Quitting

• Saving:

  • :w: Save changes.

  • :w filename: Save as a new file.

• Quitting:

  • :q: Quit (exit) if there are no unsaved changes.

  • :q!: Quit without saving changes.

  • :wq or ZZ: Save changes and quit.

Searching and Replacing

• Search:

  • /search-term: Search forward for a term.

  • ?search-term: Search backward for a term.

• Search and Replace:

  • :%s/old/new/g: Replace all occurrences of "old" with "new" in the entire file.

  • :s/old/new/g: Replace all occurrences of "old" with "new" in the current line.

These are just a subset of the many commands Vim provides. Vim has a steep learning curve, but mastering it can greatly improve your text editing efficiency.

To learn more, consider exploring built-in Vim tutorials (vimtutor in the terminal) and the extensive online documentation.