- vim file.txt - Open a file
- :q - to quit
- :wq - Save and quit
- :q! - Quit without saving
- :set number - Show line numbers
- dd - Remove the selected line
- 2dd - Remove two lines counting from the selected line
- u - It is the traditional Ctrl + z
ctrl + r - It does an undo
i - Enter in Edit. In that mode, it is a normal editor
- ESC - Exit from edit mode
Search
- /myTextIWantSearch - Forward
- n + Enter - Next occurrence
- ?myTextIWantSearch - Backward
- n + Enter - Next occurrence
- /\<myTextStartWith - It search for words that starts with myTextStartWith
- /\ - Exactly that text