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A useful collection of [Vim](http://www.vim.org/) 8.2 quick reference cheat sheets to help you learn vim editor faster.

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#Getting Started

Modes
ShortcutDescription
EscNormal mode (navigate/commands)
iInsert before cursor
aInsert after cursor
vVisual select
Movement
ShortcutDescription
h | j | k | lLeft/Down/Up/Right
w / bNext/Previous word
0 / $Start/End of line
gg / GFirst/Last line
Insert and Edit
ShortcutDescription
o / ONew line below/above
xDelete character
ddDelete line
dwDelete word
cwChange word
rReplace one character
Copy and Paste
ShortcutDescription
yyCopy line
ywCopy word
p / PPaste after/before
Undo and Redo
ShortcutDescription
uUndo
Redo
Search
ShortcutDescription
/textSearch forward
?textSearch backward
n / NNext/Previous match
*Search word under cursor
Save and Exit
ShortcutDescription
:wSave
:qQuit
:wq | :xSave and quit
:q!Quit without saving
Basic File Actions
ShortcutDescription
:e fileOpen file
:w fileSave as file

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