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Moving Around in the Text

Code Description
0 Move to the beginning of line
$ Move to the end of line
w Move word by word to the right
b Move word by word to the left
G Move to the end of file
gg Move to the beginning of file

Delete Text

Code Description
dw Delete a word
d2w Delete 2 words
d4 Delete 4 characters
dd Delete a line
6dd Delete 6 lines
d0 Delete from cursor to the beginning of the line
d$ Delete from cursor to the end of the line

Copy and Paste Text

Code Description
yw Copy a word
y2w Copy 2 words
yy Copy the line
y4 Copy 4 lines
p Paste a line or word
6p Paste 6 times a line or word

Undoing Changes

Code Description
u Undo previous actions
U Undo all changes on a line
CTRL + R Redo the undo

Save, Exit, Search, etc.

Code Description
/ Search for a word
:w Save
:q Quit or :q! to force close
:wq Save and quit
vim -x fichier Create a file with a password
:X Change the password

To search for a word, press ENTER to validate

n to search forward

SHIFT + n to search backwards