在Bash的命令行上使用Vim绑定:

    set -o vi

在其他使用readline的程序中，按Ctrl + Alt + J从Emacs绑定切换到Vim绑定。

我为我的一个朋友创建了我最常用的命令的参考:

select                                   v
select row(s)                            SHIFT + v
select blocks (columns)                  CTRL  + v
indent selected text                     >
unindent selected text                   <
list buffers                             :ls
open buffer                              :bN (N = buffer number)
print                                    :hardcopy
open a file                              :e /path/to/file.txt
                                         :e C:\Path\To\File.txt
sort selected rows                       :sort
search for word under cursor             *
open file under cursor                   gf
  (absolute path or relative)
format selected code                     =
select contents of entire file           ggVG
convert selected text to uppercase       U
convert selected text to lowercase       u
invert case of selected text             ~
convert tabs to spaces                   :retab
start recording a macro                  qX (X = key to assign macro to)
stop recording a macro                   q
playback macro                           @X (X = key macro was assigned to)
replay previously played macro *         @@
auto-complete a word you are typing **   CTRL + n
bookmark current place in file           mX (X = key to assign bookmark to)
jump to bookmark                         `X (X = key bookmark was assigned to
                                             ` = back tick/tilde key)
show all bookmarks                       :marks
delete a bookmark                        :delm X (X = key bookmark to delete)
delete all bookmarks                     :delm!
split screen horizontally                :split
split screen vertically                  :vsplit
navigating split screens                 CTRL + w + j = move down a screen
                                         CTRL + w + k = move up a screen
                                         CTRL + w + h = move left a screen
                                         CTRL + w + l = move right a screen
close all other split screens            :only

*  - As with other commands in vi, you can playback a macro any number of times.
     The following command would playback the macro assigned to the key `w' 100
     times: 100@w

** - Vim uses words that exist in your current buffer and any other buffer you may have open for auto-complete suggestions.

:x #(Save and Quit a File)

与:wq或ZZ相同

我真的希望我知道你可以使用Ctrl+C而不是Esc来切换插入模式。这对我来说是一个真正的生产力提升。

Qx将开始记录击键。你几乎可以做任何编辑任务，Vim都记得。当你完成时再次点击q，然后按@x来重放你的击键。这对于过于复杂而无法编写映射的重复编辑非常有用。可以使用x以外的字符进行多次记录。

Q <字母> -记录一个宏。

and

@<相同字母> -回放。

这些是到目前为止在Vim中最有用的命令，因为你可以让计算机为你做很多工作，你甚至不需要写一个程序或任何东西。