VIM

Vi IMproved

Commands/Keybinds

Commands are entered in visual mode, the default mode of Vim. If you want to enter a command you must be in visual mode. Pressing ESC will exit the insert and replace modes. Some commands may be stacked, specifically those that require a colon to be typed in order to use them. A useful stacked command is :wq.

Command	Description
:q	Exits Vim
:w	Writes changes to a file
:set showmode	Shows current mode
/<query>	Searches for a string
v	Single character select mode
shift+v	Whole line select mode
q<char><commands>q	Start recording a macro
@<char>	Runs macro <char>
<number>@<char>	Runs a macro <char> <number> times