Cheat Sheet Slides - Terminal, Vim & Git

TERMINAL

Terminal Navigation

cd <path>

Change directory to specified path
cd ..

Move up one directory level
cd -

Move to the last-visited directory
cd ~

Go to home directory
pwd

Print working directory (show current path)

TERMINAL

Terminal Navigation

ls

List directory contents
ls -al

List all files (including hidden) with details
cat <file>

Display file contents
less <file>

Display file contents, with paging for long files

Pro Tip:

Use Tab for auto-completion

TERMINAL

File Operations

mv <source> <dest>

Move or rename files/directories
cp <source> <dest>

Copy files/directories
rm <file>

Remove a file
rm -rf <folder>

Remove directory and all contents
mkdir <name>

Create a new directory

TERMINAL

Essential Terminal Commands

Ctrl+C

Cancel/interrupt current command
↑ / ↓ arrows

Navigate command history
clear

Clear terminal screen

VIM

File Operations

vim <file>

Open file in vim (from terminal)
:wq

Save and quit
:w

Save file without quitting
:q!

Quit without saving
:e <file>

Edit a new file

VIM

Movements

h j k l
or
← ↓ ↑ →

Left, Down, Up, Right
0 (zero)

Move to beginning of line
$

Move to end of line
w

Move to start of next word
e

Move to end of current word
gg

Go to first line of file
G

Go to last line of file

VIM

Repeat Commands

<#><command>

Repeat a command multiple times. Example: 5k moves up 5 lines.

VIM

Mode Switching

i

Insert mode
i

Insert mode
A

Insert at line end
o

Insert to new line below
v

Visual mode
V

Visual mode (full lines)
Esc

Return to Normal Mode

Pro Tip:

Remap your Caps Lock key to Esc in Mac System Settings

VIM

Copy/Paste

y

Yank (copy) selection (from visual mode)
p

Paste after cursor
"ay

Yank to register a (you can substitute for any register name here).
"ap

Paste from register a

VIM

Shortcuts

x

Delete character under cursor
r

Replace character under cursor

VIM

Macros

qa

Start recording actions into register a
q

Stop recording
@a

Play back register a

Pro Tip:

Macros are just text in registers. Use :reg to inspect all registers

VIM

One-Line Shortcuts

yy

Yank (copy) current line
dd

Delete (cut) current line
gqq

Break current line into multiple lines.

VIM

Window Splits

:vsp

Vertical split
:sp

Horizontal split
Ctrl+w <h,j,k,l>

Move between splits
Ctrl+w < or >

Resize split width
Ctrl+w =

Equalize split sizes

VIM

Tabs

:tabnew

New Tab
:tabclose

Close current tab
:gt

Next Tab
:gT

Previous Tab

VIM

Vim Registers and Buffers

:reg

Show all registers
"+p

Paste from system clipboard
:ls

List all buffers
:b<number>

Switch to buffer number

GIT

Git Basic Workflow

git status

Check status of working directory
git add <file>

Stage file for commit
git add .

Stage all changes
git commit -m "message"

Commit staged changes with message
git push

Push commits to remote repository
git pull

Fetch and merge from remote
git clone <url>

Clone a repository

GIT

Git Branch Management

git branch

List all branches (current highlighted)
git checkout <branch>

Switch to branch
git checkout -b <branch>

Create and switch to new branch
git merge <branch>

Merge specified branch into current
git push -u origin <branch>

Push branch to remote and set upstream

GIT

Git Useful Commands

git log --oneline

Compact commit history
git diff

Show unstaged changes
git stash

Temporarily save changes
git stash pop

Re-apply stashed changes
git reset <file>

Unstage file
git fetch

Download objects without merging

Config Files

~/.bashrc or ~/.zshrc

Aliases, Path
~/.vimrc

Colors, line numbers
~/.gitconfig

User information, preferred tools
.git/config

Remote and branch configuration for each repo
~/.ssh

All of your SSH keys should live here