Intro: Basics

(Note to Courtney: turn on KeyCastr)

Moving the cursor

left, down, up, right
Type: h, j, k, l

this is some text

go by word
Type: w, b, e

this is some text somefunctionthatisverylongbecausejava the next thing

Modes

Normal Mode

Type: ctrl-c or esc Moving cursor around, commands, etc

Visual Mode

Type: v
Type: ctrl-v
This line
You can block
You can block

Insert Mode

Type: i (insert), a (append)
Now type some things

Clipboard

Yank, Cut, Paste

Type: y (yank), x (cut), p (paste)

yank: this word cut: this word

paste:

When in doubt

:help it out