Basics

Question 1

Save and quit

Answer 1

ZZ

Question 2

Revert to last saved version

Answer 2

:e!

Question 3

Quit and don’t save

Answer 3

:q!

Question 4

Left one space

Answer 4

h

Question 5

Down one line

Answer 5

j

Question 6

Up one line

Answer 6

k

Question 7

Right one space

Answer 7

l

Question 8

Display line numbers

Answer 8

:set nu

Question 9

Don’t display line numbers

Answer 9

:set nu!

Question 10

Insert space at 10 chars from right margin

Answer 10

:set wm=10

Question 11

Beginning of line

Answer 11

0

Question 12

End of line

Answer 12

$

Question 13

Move forward by word, counting symbols

Answer 13

w

Question 14

Move forward by word, not counting symbols

Answer 14

W

Question 15

Move backward by word, counting symbols

Answer 15

b

Question 16

Move backward by word, not counting symbols

Answer 16

B

Question 17

Change to the end of the word

Answer 17

cw

Question 18

Change back 2 words

Answer 18

c2b

Question 19

Change to the end of the line

Answer 19

c$

Question 20

Change to the beginning of the line

Answer 20

c0

Question 21

Replace one character

Answer 21

r

Question 22

Go into overstrike mode

Answer 22

R

Question 23

Change entire line

Answer 23

S

Question 24

Change 3 entire lines

Answer 24

3S

Question 25

Chase case of character under the cursor

Answer 25

~

Question 26

Change the case of 5 characters

Answer 26

5~

Question 27

Delete word

Answer 27

dw

Question 28

Delete from cursor to the end of the line

Answer 28

D

Question 29

Delete the character under the cursor

Answer 29

x

Question 30

Undo last command

Answer 30

u

Question 31

Restore line before any changes

Answer 31

U

Question 32

Insert

Answer 32

i

Question 33

Append

Answer 33

a

Question 34

Append text to end of current line

Answer 34

A

Question 35

Insert text at the beginning of the current line.

Answer 35

I

Question 36

Delete character at cursor and substitute text.

Answer 36

s

Question 37

Delete line and substitute text.

Answer 37

S

Question 38

Open blank line below cursor for text

Answer 38

o

Question 39

Open blank line above cursor for text

Answer 39

O

Question 40

Join current line with line below

Answer 40

J

Question 41

To first character of next line

Answer 41

+

Question 42

To first character of previous line

Answer 42

-

Question 43

To end of word

Answer 43

e or E

Question 44

Repeat last action

Answer 44

.

Question 45

Transpose two letters

Answer 45

xp

Question 46

Put last deleted thing into the buffer after the cursor

Answer 46

p

Question 47

Put last deleted thing into the buffer before the cursor

Answer 47

P

Question 48

Copy word to buffer

Answer 48

yw

Question 49

Copy line to buffer

Answer 49

yy or Y