http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Vi
| Key | Moves The Cursor |
|---|---|
| l or right arrow | Right one character. |
| h or left arrow | Left one character. |
| j or down arrow | Down one line. |
| k or up arrow | Up one line. |
| 0 (zero) | To the beginning of the current line. |
| ^ | To the first non-whitespace character on the current line. |
| $ | To the end of the current line. |
| w | To the beginning of the next word or punctuation character. |
| W | To the beginning of the next word, ignoring punctuation characters. |
| b | To the beginning of the previous word or punctuation character. |
| B | To the beginning of the previous word, ignoring punctuation characters. |
| Ctrl-f or Page Down | Down one page. |
| Ctrl-b or Page Up | Up one page. |
| numberG | To line number. For example, 1G moves to the first line of the file. |
| G | To the last line of the file. |
| Command | Deletes |
|---|---|
| x | The current character |
| 3x | The current character and the next two characters |
| dd | The current line |
| 5dd | The current line and the next four lines |
| dW | From the current cursor position to the beginning of the next word |
| d$ | From the current cursor location to the end of the current line |
| d0 | From the current cursor location to the beginning of the line |
| d^ | From the current cursor location to the first non- whitespace character in the line |
| dG | From the current line to the end of the file |
| d20G | From the current line to the twentieth line of the file |
| Command | Copies |
|---|---|
| yy | The current line |
| 5yy | The current line and the next four lines |
| yW | From the current cursor position to the beginning of the next word |
| y$ | From the current cursor location to the end of the current line |
| y0 | From the current cursor location to the beginning of the line |
| y^ | From the current cursor location to the first non-whitespace character in the line |
| yG | From the current line to the end of the file |
| y20G | From the current line to the twentieth line of the file |