How do I jump back to my previous cursor position?
<C-o>
The (Ctrl+o) command jumps the cursor backward through the jump list, returning you to previous cursor positions.
Tag: normal-mode
How do I jump to the beginning of the previous word?
b
The b command moves the cursor backward to the beginning of the previous word.
How do I move the cursor to the top of the visible screen?
H
The H command moves the cursor to the first line of the currently visible screen (the "High" position).
How do I lowercase a word in Vim?
guiw
The guiw command converts the entire word under the cursor to lowercase.
How do I jump between paragraphs in Vim?
{ and }
The { and } commands move the cursor by paragraph — jumping to the previous or next blank line.
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 edit a recorded macro in Vim?
"ap, edit, "ayy
Vim stores macros in registers, which means you can paste a macro's contents into a buffer, edit it as regular text, and yank it back into the register.
How do I make all split windows the same size?
<C-w>=
The = (Ctrl+w then =) command resizes all open split windows so they have equal width and height.
How do I jump to a specific character on the current line?
f{char}
The f{char} command moves the cursor forward to the next occurrence of {char} on the current line.
How do I jump to just before a specific character on the current line?
t{char}
The t{char} command moves the cursor forward to the character just before the next occurrence of {char} on the current line.
How do I jump to the beginning of a file in Vim?
gg
The gg command moves the cursor to the first line of the file.
How do I jump to the last line of a file in Vim?
G
The G command moves the cursor to the last line of the file.
How do I jump to a specific line number in Vim?
42G
The 42G command jumps the cursor directly to line 42 in the current file.
How do I create incrementing number sequences in Vim?
g<C-a>
The g command increments numbers across a visual selection so that each subsequent line gets a progressively higher value.
How do I close the current window in Vim?
<C-w>c
The c (Ctrl+w then c) command closes the current window without closing the buffer it contains.
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.
How do I delete from the cursor to the end of the line?
D
The D command deletes everything from the cursor position to the end of the current line.
How do I delete from the cursor to the end of a word?
de
The de command deletes from the cursor position to the end of the current word.