Mar 03, 2009 Some time ago, I posted a nice little Vim cheat-sheet here. It is sort of my personal sheet that includes the commands that I find useful, and that I forget about a lot. It is divided into logical task based groupings so you can find what you are looking for faster. The only problem with it was that it was not really written to print out nicely. The Vim editor is a command-line based tool that’s an enhanced version of the venerable vi editor. Despite the abundance of graphical rich text editors, familiarity with Vim will help every Linux user – from an experienced system administrator to a newbie Raspberry Pi user.
Some time ago, I posted a nice little Vim cheat-sheet here. It is sort of my personal sheet that includes the commands that I find useful, and that I forget about a lot. It is divided into logical task based groupings so you can find what you are looking for faster. The only problem with it was that it was not really written to print out nicely. If you tried printing it, it would probably span several pages and look ugly unless you copied, pasted and tweaked it a bit.
Cheat sheets like that work best, when you can print them, and hang them on the wall of your cubicle for quick access. Yes, you could have my page bookmarked or always open somewhere in the background but it is usually easier to have a paper copy. So I decided to make a nice, printable version of that cheat sheet that would fit on a single sheet of paper. Here is the result:
Ok, so it is not the prettiest thing in the world but it has color and is more readable than the plain HTML list that I posted initially. I made it in Open Office – it was a spur of a moment thing, cause I needed to print it out and look nicely. I should have made it in LaTex but I was to lazy to look up how do you make multi-column layouts and etc.
If anyone wants the editable ODT file that you can tweak, and modify (and possibly add your own tricks that I ommited) I can post that too. Just let me know – and be prepared to do some reformatting because you probably have slightly different set of fonts installed on your machine. Ah, the joys of WYSIWYG editors.
Initially I started messing around with Scribus to do it the “propper” way, but it was taking me forever. If anyone wants to take a crack at it, and re-create using a more professional toolkit – please go ahead! I’d be happy to post the nicer version here and give you credit for it.
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A useful collection of Vim cheat sheets to help you learn Vim editor faster. You can use them and download them for free.
Vim is an excellent terminal based text editor. The one problem with Vim is that it doesn’t function the same way as the regular graphical editors. You must know basic Vim commands in order to start using it. If you want to use it more effectively, you need to master the keyboard shortcuts.
If you want to master Vim and its shortcuts, you need to use it extensively. A cheat sheet comes handy in such a case. You can print it and keep it on your desk and when you seem at loss, just look at it for a quick reference.
Now the question is where can you find such Vim shortcut cheat sheet? Fret not, I have collected some of them here that you can download and use it.
Best Vim cheat sheet you can download for free
For your convenience, I have categorized them. So you get Vim command in PDF format, online Vim cheat sheet, cheat sheet for beginners and advanced users etc.
Before you see all that, let me share a simple Vim cheat sheet I created that displays only the absolute essential Vim commands. You can download it for free from the link below.
Vim Cheat Sheet
A simple Vim cheat sheet I created that displays only the absolute essential Vim commands. Download PDF for free
Download Vim cheat sheets in PDF format
Here are some cheat sheets that you can download in PDF format. You can use them on your computer or print them and pin them on your desk.
Vim Cheat Sheet for Beginners
All the essential Vim commands in this two page cheat sheet. Download here.
Vim Cheat Sheet for Programmers
Adobe lightroom serial generator. Aimed at coders, it provides a number of shortcuts at a glance. Download here.
Vim Graphical Cheat Sheet
A comprehensive, multiple pages cheat sheet for advanced users. Download here.
Online Vim cheat sheets
Here are some websites that list helpful Vim commands. You can bookmark them for quick access. This also saves environment as you don’t need to print them.
Vim Cheat Sheet Wallpaper
You can get this Vim wallpaper in various colors and formats from its GitHub repository.Download Vim Cheat Sheet Wallpaper
The key is to rely on one or two cheat sheets at max. Referring to too many Vim cheat sheets may become counter productive.
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Which is your favorite Vim cheat sheet? Did I list it here? Do share your views in the comment section.
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