Vim mnemonics
| command | mnemonic | notes |
|---|---|---|
a |
append | |
b |
beginning | of current or previous word |
c |
change | |
d |
delete | |
e |
end | of current word |
f |
find | next given character on current line |
g |
go | used as "leader" for many commands |
g& |
global substitute | :help g& |
h |
left | only makes sense on the keyboard used by vi's author, same for jkl |
i |
insert mode | |
j |
down | |
k |
up | |
l |
right | |
m |
mark | |
n |
next | occurrence of last search |
o |
open | new line below current line |
p |
put | paste |
q |
quote | record a macro in given register |
r |
replace | |
s |
substitute | |
t |
toward | next given character on current line |
u |
undo | |
v |
visual mode | |
w |
word | or next word |
x |
x-out | delete a single character |
y |
yank | |
z |
fold | The letter z resembles a folded sheet of paper. |