1. Most Important

   <Esc> enter normal mode
   :q    quit vim
   :wq   save and quit vim
   :qa!  force quit without saving any changes
   :help


   run from shell: vimtutor

2. Modes

   normal
   insert
   command
   visual

   select
   ex

3. Navigation

   h left                  k
   j down                h   l
   k up                    j
   l right

   in vim: arrow keys also work
   in vi: do not try to use arrow keys

   w/W next word
   b/B previous word
   e/E end of word

   0 or ^ beginning of line
   $ end of line

   f[char]  place cursor on char
   t[char]  place cursor before char

   ) jump forward one sentence
   ( jump backward one sentence

   } jump forward one paragraph
   { jump backward one paragraph

   H top of the screen (think: "high")
   M middle of the screen
   L bottom of the screen (think: "low")
   zz center current line in screen

   gg top of the file
   G bottom of the file

   <C-D> half-page down
   <C-U> half-page up
   <C-F> page down
   <C-B> page up

   <n>G or :<n> goto line number n

   m[char]   mark current position at register [char]
   `[char]        jump to position at register [char]

4. Insert Text

   i insert before char
   a insert after char ("append")
   I insert at beginning of line
   A insert at end of line
   o edit now line below current line ("open line")
   O edit new line above current line

5. Delete/Change Text

   x  delete current character
   X  delete left character
   dw delete word
   d0 delete to beginning of line
   d$ or D delete to end of line
   dd delete line
   dG delete to end of file

   cw change word
   ci[character] change inside
   cc change line

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Use counts:
   5dw delete 5 words
   42dd delete 42 lines

Use the . command to repeat the last command

6. Copy-Paste

   yy  copy line
   yw  copy word
   p   paste after
   P   paste before
   "*p paste from X clipboard
   :registers

7. Undo

   u        undo
   <C-R>    redo
   :undolist
   U        undo all changes on current line

   careful with original vi: no undo stack! only last change

8. Buffers, Windows, Tabs

   buffer: text of a file in the memory
   window: view on a buffer
   tab:    collection of windows

   :ls                 list of buffers
   :e filename         edit file in current buffer
   :new [filename]     open split window
   :vnew [filename]    open vertical split window
   :tabnew             open new tab
   :tabedit [filename] open file in new tab

   :bn                 next buffer
   :bp                 previous buffer
   gt                  next tab
   gT                  previous tab
   <C-W>+Direction     move focus to windows

   gf                  open file under cursor
   K                   open manpage for word under cursor

   try vimdiff!

9. Search and Replace

   / foo       search for foo
   n           jump to next hit

   s/foo/bar/  replace foo with bar
   %s/foo/bar/  replace foo with bar in whole file

   :bufdo %s/foo/bar/
   :windo %s/foo/bar/
   :tabdo %s/foo/bar/

10. Advanced Text Editing

   Text Completion:
    <C-P> and <C-N> in insert mode: complete words
    <C-X><C-L> in insert mode: complete line

   Visual Mode:
     v     select characters
     V     select lines
     <C-V> select columns

   J join lines

   Reformatting:
     gqap reformat current paragraph

   Handy Stuff:
     ~  Swap Case
     <C-A> increment number
     <C-X> decrement number
     gk, gj, gh, gl move in wrapped (long) lines

   Macros:
     qq record to register q
        do something
     q  stop recording
     @q apply macro from register q

11. Shell Commands

    :r        read stuff
    :!        run command
    :r !cmd   read output from command

12. Cool Stuff I use Daily but Forgot to Mention in the Talk

    vim someArchive.tar.bz2 - use vim to edit archives

    folding with zf, za

    built-in blowfish encryption: vim -x file

    paste word under cursor into command mode with <C-R><C-W>
    calculate in insert mode using <C-R>=16*16

    External tools:
    vidir from moreutils  - edit directory contents with vim
    vipipe from moreutils - interactive pipes