Vim Commands Summary

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Opening Files

Command	Description
vi FILE	Open a file
vi FILE_1 FILE_2	Open two files sequentially
view FILE	Open in read-only mode (method 1)
vi -R FILE	Open in read-only mode (method 2)
vi + FILE	Open with cursor at the last line
vi +n FILE	Open with cursor at line n
vi -r FILE	Recover a damaged file

Insert modes

Command	Description
i	Switch to insert mode at cursor position
l	Insert character to the left of cursor
a	Switch to insert mode at the end of cursor's line
A	Insert character to the right of cursor
o	Insert a blank line below the cursor's line
O	Insert a blank line above the cursor's line
R	Switch to Replace mode

Moving the Cursor

Command	Description
^	Move to the beginning of line (method 1)
0	Move to the beginning of line (method 2)
$	Move to the end of line
H	Move to the top
M	Move to the middle
L	Move to the bottom
w	Move to the start of next word
e	Move to the end of next word
b	Move to the previous word