Vim Motions

Motions, operators, text objects, registers, macros, and configuration for efficient editing.

Modal Editing Fundamentals

Normal    ESC or Ctrl-[    Navigate, manipulate, compose commands
Insert    i, a, o, etc.    Type text directly
Visual    v, V, Ctrl-v     Select text for operations
Command   :                Execute ex commands, search/replace
Replace   R                Overtype existing text

Normal mode is home base. Every other mode is entered for a specific purpose, then exited back to Normal.

Basic Motions

Character/Line