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Change¶

vi¶

esc  -> back to command mode
o    -> create a line below and insert
O    -> create a line above and insert
i    -> insert characters before cursor
I    -> insert characters at line front
a    -> append characters after cursor
A    -> append characters at line end
r    -> replace character
R    -> replace more than one character from the cursor
x    -> delete character
:q!  -> force quit without change
:wq! -> force save and quit

cut and paste line¶

dd  -> cut current line
p   -> paste after the current line

indentation¶

Press V to start selecting in block mode
Move cursor to select more lines
< or > to de-indent or indent the selected rows

set tabwidth in `.vimrc`¶

set expandtab      " Use spaces instead of tabs
set tabstop=2      " Set the width of a tab to 2 spaces
set shiftwidth=2   " Amount to indent when using `>` or `<` commands

undo¶

u    -> undo the last change
2u   -> undo the two last changes
U    -> undo a whole line
-r   -> redo the last undo
^R   -> redo (undo the undo's)