commands in CTRL-X submode

CTRL-X CTRL-D	complete defined identifiers
CTRL-X CTRL-E	scroll up
CTRL-X CTRL-F	complete file names
CTRL-X CTRL-I	complete identifiers
CTRL-X CTRL-K	complete identifers from dictionary
CTRL-X CTRL-L	complete whole lines
CTRL-X CTRL-Y	scroll down
CTRL-X CTRL-]	complete tags

2. Normal mode

CHAR any non-blank chararacter WORD any sequences of non-blank characters N a number entered before the command {motion} a cursor movement command Nmove the text that is moved over with a {motion} SECTION a section that possibly starts with '}' instead of '{'

¹ = cursor movement command
² = can be undone/redone

char	action
CTRL-@	not used
CTRL-A 2	add N to number at/after cursor
CTRL-B 1	scroll N screens Backwards
CTRL-C	interrupt current (search) command
CTRL-D	scroll Down N lines (default: half a screen)
CTRL-E	scroll N lines upwards (N lines Extra)
CTRL-F 1	scroll N screens Forward
CTRL-G	display current file name and position
<BS> 1	same as "h"
CTRL-H 1	same as "h"
<Tab> 1	go to N newer entry in jump list
CTRL-I 1	same as <Tab>
<NL> 1	same as "j"
CTRL-J 1	same as "j"
CTRL-K	not used
CTRL-L	redraw screen
<CR> 1	cursor to the first CHAR N lines lower
CTRL-M> 1	same as <CR>
CTRL-N 1	same as "j"
CTRL-O 1	go to N older entry in jump list
CTRL-P 1	cursor N lines upward
CTRL-Q	(used for terminal control flow)
CTRL-R 2	redo changes which were undone with 'u'
CTRL-S	(used for terminal control flow)
CTRL-T	jump to N older Tag in tag list
CTRL-U	scroll N lines Upwards (default: half a screen)
CTRL-V	start blockwise Visual
CTRL-W {char}	window commands
CTRL-X 2	subtract N from number at/after cursor
CTRL-Y	scroll N lines downwards
CTRL-Z	suspend program (or start new shell)
CTRL-[ <Esc>	not used
CTRL-\	not used
CTRL-]	:ta to ident under cursor
CTRL-^	edit Nth alternate file (equivalent to ":e #N")
CTRL-_	not used
<Space> 1	same as "l"
! {motion}{filter} 2	filter Nmove text through the {filter} command
!! {filter} 2	filter N lines through the {filter} command
" <a-zA-Z0-9.%:-">	use buffer <a-zA-Z0-9.%:-"> for next delete, yank or put (upper case to append) (<.%:> only work with put)
# 1	search backward for the Nth occurrence of the ident under the cursor
$ 1	cursor to the end of Nth next line
% 1	find the next (curly/square) bracket on this line and go to its match, or go to matching comment bracket, or go to matching preprocessor directive.
{count}% 1	go to N percentage in the file
& 2	repeat last :s
' <a-zA-Z0-9> 1	cursor to the first CHAR on the line with mark <a-zA-Z0-9>
'' 1	cursor to the first CHAR of the line where the cursor was before the latest jump.
'< 1	cursor to the first CHAR of the line where highlighted area starts/started
'> 1	cursor to the first CHAR of the line where highlighted area ends/ended
'[ 1	cursor to the first CHAR on the line of the start of last operated text or start of putted text
'] 1	cursor to the first CHAR on the line of the end of last operated text or end of putted text
( 1	cursor N sentences backward
) 1	cursor N sentences forward
* 1	search forward for the Nth occurrence of the ident under the cursor
+ 1	cursor to the first CHAR N lines lower
, 1	repeat latest f, t, F or T in opposite direction N times
- 1	cursor to the first CHAR N lines higher
. 2	repeat last change with count replaced with N
/ {pattern}<CR> 1	search forward for the Nth occurrence of {pattern}
/<CR> 1	search forward for {pattern} of last search
0 1	cursor to the first char of the line
1	prepend to command to give a count
2	"
3	"
4	"
5	"
6	"
7	"
8	"
9	"
:	start entering an Ex command
{count}:	start entering an Ex command with range from current line to N lines down
; 1	repeat latest f, t, F or T N times
< {motion} 2	shift Nmove lines one 'shiftwidth' leftwards
<< 2	shift N lines one 'shiftwidth' leftwards
= {motion} 2	filter Nmove lines through "indent"
== 2	filter N lines through "indent"
> {motion} 2	shift Nmove lines one 'shiftwidth' rightwards
>> 2	shift N lines one 'shiftwidth' rightwards
? <pattern><CR> 1	search backward for the Nth previous occurrence of <pattern>
?<CR> 1	search backward for {pattern} of last search
@ <a-z> 2	execute the contents of named buffer <a-z> N times
@:	repeat the previous ":" command N times
@@ 2	repeat the previous @<a-z> N times
A 2	append text at the end of the line N times
B 1	cursor N WORDS backward
["x]C 2	change from the cursor position to the end of the line, and N-1 more lines [into buffer x]; synonym for "c$"
["x]D 2	delete the characters under the cursor until the end of the line and N-1 more lines [into buffer x]; synonym for "d$"
E 1	cursor forward to the end of WORD N
F {char} 1	cursor to the Nth occurrence of {char} to the left
G 1	cursor to line N, default last line
H 1	cursor to line N from top of screen
I 2	insert text before the first CHAR on the line N times
J 2	Join N lines; default is 2
K	lookup Keyword under the cursor with 'keywordprg'
L 1	cursor to line N from bottom of screen
M 1	cursor to middle line of screen
N 1	repeat the latest '/' or '?' N times in opposite direction
O 2	begin a new line above the cursor and insert text, repeat N times
["x]P 2	put the text [from buffer x] before the cursor N times
Q {motion} 2	format Nmove lines
R 2	enter replace mode: overtype existing characters, repeat the entered text N-1 times
["x]S 2	delete N lines [into buffer x] and start insert; synonym for "^cc" or "0cc", depending on autoindent
T {char} 1	cursor till after Nth occurrence of {char} to the left
U 2	undo all latest changes on one line
V	start linewise Visual mode
W 1	cursor N WORDS forward
["x]X 2	delete N characters before the cursor [into buffer x]
["x]Y	yank N lines [into buffer x]; synonym for "yy"
ZZ	store current file if modified, and exit
[ {char}	square bracket command (see below)
\	not used
] {char}	square bracket command (see below)
^ 1	cursor to the first CHAR of the line
_ 1	cursor to the first CHAR N - 1 lines lower
` <a-zA-Z0-9> 1	cursor to the mark <a-zA-Z0-9>
`< 1	cursor to the start of the highlighted area
`> 1	cursor to the end of the highlighted area
`[ 1	cursor to the start of last operated text or start of putted text
`] 1	cursor to the end of last operated text or end of putted text
`` 1	cursor to the position before latest jump
a 2	append text after the cursor N times
b 1	cursor N words backward
["x]c{motion} 2	delete Nmove text [into buffer x] and start insert
["x]cc 2	delete N lines [into buffer x] and start insert
["x]d{motion} 2	delete Nmove text [into buffer x]
["x]dd 2	delete N lines [into buffer x]
e 1	cursor forward to the end of word N
f {char} 1	cursor to Nth occurrence of {char} to the right
g {char}	extended commands, see below
h 1	cursor N chars to the left
i 2	insert text before the cursor N times
j 1	cursor N lines downward
k 1	cursor N lines upward
l 1	cursor N chars to the right
m <A-Za-z>	set mark <A-Za-z> at cursor position
n 1	repeat the latest '/' or '?' N times
o 2	begin a new line below the cursor and insert text, repeat N times
["x]p 2	put the text [from register x] after the cursor N times
q <0-9a-zA-Z">	record typed characters into named register <0-9a-zA-Z"> (upper case to append)
q	(while recording) stops recording
r {char} 2	replace N chars with {char}
["x]s 2	(substitute) delete N characters [into buffer x] and start insert
t {char} 1	cursor till before Nth occurrence of {char} to the right
u 2	undo changes
v	start characterwise Visual mode
w 1	cursor N words forward
["x]x 2	delete N characters under and after the cursor [into buffer x]
["x]y{motion}	yank Nmove text [into buffer x]
["x]yy	yank N lines [into buffer x]
z<CR>	redraw, cursor line to top of window, cursor on first non-blank
z{height}<CR>	redraw, make window {height} lines high
z.	redraw, cursor line to center of window, cursor on first non-blank
z-	redraw, cursor line at bottom of window, cursor on first non-blank
zb	redraw, cursor line at bottom of window
ze	when 'wrap' off scroll horizontally to position the cursor at the end (right side) of the screen
zh	when 'wrap' off scroll screen N characters to the right
zl	when 'wrap' off scroll screen N characters to the left
zs	when 'wrap' off scroll horizontally to position the cursor at the start (left side) of the screen
zt	redraw, cursor line at top of window
zz	redraw, cursor line at center of window
z<Left>	same as "zh"
z<Right>	same as "zl"
{ 1	cursor N paragraphs backward
| 1	cursor to column N
} 1	cursor N paragraphs forward
~ 2	'tildeop' off: switch case of N characters under cursor and move the cursor N characters to the right
~ {motion}	'tildeop' on: switch case of Nmove text
<C-LeftMouse>	":ta" to the keyword at the mouse click
<C-RightMouse>	same as "CTRL-T"
["x]<Del> 2	same as "x"
{count}<Del>	remove the last digit from {count}
<Down> 1	same as "j"
<End> <End> 1	same as "$" <C-End> 1	same as "G"
<F1>	same as <Help>
<Help>	open a help window
<Home> 1	same as "0" <C-Home> 1	same as "gg"
<Insert> 2	same as "i"
<Left> 1	same as "h"
<LeftMouse> 1	move cursor to the mouse click position
<MiddleMouse> 2	same as "P" at the mouse click position
<PageDown>	same as CTRL-F
<PageUp>	same as CTRL-B
<Right> 1	same as "l"
<RightMouse>	start Visual mode, move cursor to the mouse click position
<S-Down> 1	same as CTRL-F
<S-Left> 1	same as "b"
<S-LeftMouse>	same as "*" at the mouse click position
<S-Right> 1	same as "w"
<S-RightMouse>	same as "#" at the mouse click position
<S-Up> 1	same as CTRL-B
<Undo> 2	same as "u"
<Up> 1	same as "k"

2.1 text objects

These can be used after an operator or in Visual mode to select an object

a	a word (with white space)
A	a WORD (with white space)
p	a paragraph
s	a sentence
P	a block from "[{" to "]}"
S	a block from "[(" and "])"

2.2 window commands