Open file or directory

# Open `file_name` in editor mode
vim file_name

# Open `file_name` file from home directory in Vim
vim ~/.file_name

# Open current directory in browser mode
vim .

Buffer and Navigation

Buffer

# Go to previous buffer (go back to directory where the file was opened from)
:b#

Navigate to the previous file (alternate file)

ctrl + shift + 6

Directory Navigation

Start an instance of directory navigation in current folder.

This files in this mode are also searchable using /file_name

:E

# Start a vertically split navigation panel
:Vex

# View current directory files
:ls

# Search for a matching file name in the current directory
:find **/filename<tab>

In Windows, navigate to another drive

:edit D:\

File Content Navigation

Line jumps

# Move to end of line
$

# Move to beginning of line
^

# Edit from the end of the line
A

# Edit from the beginning of the line
I

Paragraph jumps

# Move to previous paragraph
{

# Move to next paragraph
}

Plugin Commands

Start fuzzy matcher

vim -o fzf

Text Wrap

# wrap text in vim
:set wrap linebreak

# unwrap text in vim
:set wrap!