General

Question 1

How do you search for the word under the cursor?

Answer 1

*

Question 2

Delete to the end of a line

Answer 2

d$

Question 3

Vim: Append at end of line

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Delete character under cursor

Answer 4

x

Question 5

VIM: Delete the word under the cursor

Answer 5

Get on the first letter than ‘dw’

Question 6

Delete a word under the cursor but leave spaces so to reinsert another word

Answer 6

de

Question 7

Move to start of line

Answer 7

0

Question 8

Move two words forward
- Start of 3rd word
- end of 2nd word

Answer 8

• 2w
• 2e

Question 9

Move to end of line

Answer 9

$

Question 10

Vim: Delete ‘n’ number of words at same time

Answer 10

dnw

Question 11

Delete a full line

Answer 11

dd

Question 12

delete ‘n’ lines

Answer 12

ndd

Question 13

place a freshly deleted (dd) line in the line under your current location

Answer 13

p
P will place before the cursor

Question 14

Replace the character under the cursor

Answer 14

r-char

Question 15

Remove rest of a word from after the cursor

Answer 15

ce

Question 16

vim: Name of file/ line number

Answer 16

Ctrl g

Question 17

Vim: Go to End of file

Answer 17

G

Question 18

Vim: Go to top of file

Answer 18

gg

Question 19

Navigate to specific line

Answer 19

Line G

Question 20

Return to where you just came from

Answer 20

Ctrl o

Question 21

Vim: Locate the paired bracket

Answer 21

% while on the lead

Question 22

vim: Search and replace first instance in a line

Answer 22

s/old/new

Question 23

Replace all instances in a line

Answer 23

s/old/new/g

Question 24

Replace all instances in a file

Answer 24

%s/old/new/g

Question 25

Replace all instances in a file with per instance confirmation

Answer 25

%s/old/new/gc

Question 26

Run a shell command

Answer 26

:! Command

Question 27

Visual selection

Answer 27

v then cursor

Question 28

Retrieve (insert) file or command

Answer 28

:r command/file

Question 29

Move to end of just the next word

Answer 29

e

Question 30

Replace a full word

Answer 30

R

Question 31

Navigate to the end of the next line

Answer 31

j$

Question 32

visual mode

Answer 32

v

Question 33

Copy one word

Answer 33

yw

Question 34

paste before cursor

Answer 34

P

Question 35

Ignore case for searching

Answer 35

:set ic

Question 36

Ignore case just to search one word

Answer 36

:/search \c

Question 37

Navigate to start of text on line
(but not absolute start of line)

Answer 37

_

(underscore)

Question 38

Jump ON to a specific character

Answer 38

f-char (first instance of)
I.e. “f(“

F to reverse

Question 39

Jump UP to (just before-insert) a specific character

Answer 39

t-char
T to reverse