---
title: "Vim - The Personal Man"
tags:
- vim
---

# Exiting 👻
|                 |                                       |
| --------------- | ------------------------------------- |
| :q              | to `quit` the file                    |
| :e!             | to `trash` all changes and **reload** |
| :q!             | to `trash` all changes and **quit**   |
| :wq             | to `save` the changes and **quit**    |
| ZZ (Shift + zz) | to `save` the changes and **quit**    |


# Navigation
|                                    |                                              |
| ---------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------- |
| h j k l                            | ⃪ ↓ ↑ →                                      |
| 0                                  | to the `start` of the line                   |
| $ (Shit + 4)                       | to the `end` of the line                     |
| e                                  | to `end` of word                             |
| w                                  | `forward` one **word**                       |
| W                                  | `forward` one **Word**                       |
| b                                  | `backward` one **word**                      |
| B                                  | `backword` one **Word**                      |
| *(`number`)* wW / e / bB / h j k l | Move *(`number`)* times *(`text` `objects`)* |
| (number) G                         | to **specific line**                             |
| %                                  | to **matching parenthesis {} () []**             |
| zz                                 | re-center                                             |