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Vim

Modes

Commmand Mode

The mode that is started on launch
From insert mode, press esc to enter
Commands are abbreviations

Insert Mode

Press i to enter insert mode from command mode
Insert text like any other text editor

Commands

Meta

:q quit without saving
:w write current changes to file
:wq write to file and quit
:q! quit without saving

Text Editing

u undo last action (this can be used as many times as needed)
ctrl + r redo
dd cut (delete) a line of text
yy copy (AKA yank)
p paste/put
^ move cursor to the beginning of a line
H move cursor to top of screen
L move cursor to bottom of screen

Principles

writing a number before a command will run that command that amount of times
- 2dd deletes two lines from cursor position

Cheatsheet

https://vim.rtorr.com/