How do I swap two characters in Vim?
xp
The xp command swaps the character under the cursor with the character to its right.
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How do I toggle the case of a character in Vim?
~
The ~ command toggles the case of the character under the cursor — uppercase becomes lowercase and vice versa — then advances the cursor one position to the
How do I undo the last change in Vim?
u
The u command undoes the last change you made in normal mode.
How do I uppercase a word in Vim?
gUiw
The gUiw command converts the entire word under the cursor to uppercase.
How do I copy an entire line in Vim?
yy
The yy command yanks (copies) the entire current line, including the newline character.
How do I redo an undone change in Vim?
<C-r>
The (Ctrl+r) command redoes the last change that was undone with u.
How do I reformat a paragraph to fit a specific line width?
gqip
The gqip command reformats the current paragraph to fit within the configured textwidth.
How do I replace a single character without entering insert mode?
r{char}
The r{char} command replaces the character under the cursor with {char} without ever entering insert mode.
How do I open a new line above the cursor and start typing?
O
The O (uppercase) command opens a new blank line above the current line and places you in insert mode, ready to type.
How do I open a new line below the cursor and start typing?
o
The o command opens a new line below the current line and places you in insert mode, ready to type.
How do I paste text above the current line?
P
The P (uppercase) command pastes the contents of the default register before the cursor position.
How do I paste text below the current line?
p
The p command pastes (puts) the contents of the default register after the cursor.
How do I indent a line in Vim?
>>
The >> command shifts the current line one shiftwidth to the right, adding indentation.
How do I insert text at the beginning of a line?
I
The I (uppercase) command moves the cursor to the first non-blank character of the current line and enters insert mode.
How do I join two lines together in Vim?
J
The J command joins the current line with the line below it, replacing the newline with a space.
How do I lowercase a word in Vim?
guiw
The guiw command converts the entire word under the cursor to lowercase.
How do I duplicate a line in Vim?
yyp
The yyp command duplicates the current line by yanking it and immediately pasting it below.
How do I delete a word and its surrounding whitespace?
daw
The daw command deletes a word including one side of its surrounding whitespace.
How do I delete an entire line in Vim?
dd
The dd command deletes the entire current line, regardless of where the cursor is positioned on that line.
How do I delete the content inside an HTML tag?
dit
The dit command deletes the text inside the nearest enclosing HTML or XML tag pair without removing the tags themselves.