Every Vim command, explained

A plain-English reference for Vim's keys — motions, operators, and commands. Tap any key for examples and the official Vim help, or get the interactive visual keyboard.

Lessons — learn step by step

L1 · Move & survive L2 · Insert & line basics L3 · Words & operators L4 · Find on line L5 · Yank & paste L6 · Search L7 · Visual mode L8 · Navigate the file L9 · Marks & macros

Commands

a A C D i I J K m o O p P q Q r R s S u U v V x X Y ~ @ & . :

Operators

c d y ! = > <

Motions

b B e E f F G h H j k l L M n N t T w W 0 # $ % ^ * ( ) _ + - ` [ ] { } ? / | , ' ;

Other keys

g z Z 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 \ "

Prefix commands (g / z / Ctrl)

g0 gg gj gk gd gD gf gv gq gu gU g~ g^ g$ ge gE gn g; g, gi gI ga gA zz zt zb z. zo zO zc zC za zA zM zR zf zd zi zn zN zl zh z+ z^ Ctrl-d Ctrl-u Ctrl-f Ctrl-b Ctrl-e Ctrl-y Ctrl-r Ctrl-a Ctrl-x Ctrl-o Ctrl-i Ctrl-w Ctrl-v Ctrl-g Ctrl-p Ctrl-n Ctrl-^ Ctrl-l Ctrl-c Ctrl-[ Ctrl-] Ctrl-t

Text objects

iw aw iW aW is as ip ap i( a( i[ a[ i{ a{ i< a< i' a' i" a" i` a` it at

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