## Useful Vim key bindings

### movement

- `0` - beginning of line
- `^` - beginning of non-whitespace
- `$` - end of line
- `9j` - move down 9 lines
- `w` - move forward by word
- `b` - move backward by word
- `gg` - first line
- `G` - last line
- `C-u` - up half page
- `C-d` - down half page
- `f/` - move forward to first "/" character
- `t/` - move forward right before the first "/" character
- `;` - repeat that command again
- `H` - head of the screen
- `M` - middle of the screen
- `L` - last of the screen
- `}` - move forward by paragraph or block
- `{` - move backwards by paragraph or block
- `*` - search for word under the cursor
- `n` - search again forward
- `N` - search again backwards
- `#` - search backwards for word under cursor
- `/` - search forward
- `?` - search backward
- `%` - find matching brace, paren, etc
- `ma` - mark a line in a file with marker "a"
- ``a` - after moving around, go back to the exact position of marker "a"
- `'a` - after moving around, go back to line of marker "a"
- `:marks` - view all the marks
- `''` - go to the last place you were

### editing

- `x` - delete char under cursor
- `X` - delete char before cursor
- `A` - add to end of line
- `I` - insert at the beginning of the line
- `dd` - delete line
- `D` - delete from cursor to end of line
- `di'` - delete text inside single quotes
- `yy` - copy line
- `Y` - copy from cursor to end of line
- `cc` - change line
- `C` - change from cursor to end of line
- `cit` - change text inside html tag
- `ci'` - change text inside single quotes
- `ci{` - change text inside curly brackets.
- `ci...` - etc
- `p` - paste after cursor
- `P` - paste before cursor
- `o` - add line below
- `O` - add line above
- `.` = repeat last comment
- `r` - replace character
- `R` - replace. (overwrite) (good for columns of text)
- `J` - join line (cursor can be anywhere on line)

### visual mode

- `v` - visual char mode
- `V` - visual line mode
- `C-v` - block visual mode