Getting Fast: Move & Edit

Moving and Editing Like a Pro

All of these work in Normal mode (press Esc first). No arrow-key marathons required.

Move:

Key	Moves to
`h j k l`	left, down, up, right
`w` / `b`	next / previous word
`0` / `$`	start / end of line
`gg` / `G`	top / bottom of file
`:42`	jump to line 42

Edit (Normal mode):

Key	Does
`x`	delete one character
`dd`	delete (cut) whole line
`yy`	yank (copy) whole line
`p`	paste after cursor
`u`	undo
`Ctrl+r`	redo
`/word`	search forward for word (`n` = next)

Tip: Commands combine with counts: 3dd deletes 3 lines, 5j moves down 5. This composability is vim's superpower - you build complex edits from tiny verbs.

Analogy: Vim is a language: d (delete) + w (word) = dw "delete word". y (yank) + y = copy line. Once you think in verbs + motions, you stop memorizing and start speaking it.