| Command Chars | Description |
| Escape | switch to command mode |
| Nh | cursor N chars to the left, default one char |
| Nj | cursor N lines downward, default one line |
| Nk | cursor N lines upward, default one line |
| Nl | cursor N chars to the right, default one char |
| mk | move line up |
| mj | move line down |
| ck | copy line up |
| cj | copy line down |
| w | cursor to next word forward |
| b | cursor to previou word back |
| $ | cursor to line end |
| ^ | cursor to line start |
| f | find char within line forward |
| F | find char within line back |
| /{pattern} | search forward for the Nth occurrence of {pattern} |
| n | forward increment search |
| N | back increment search |
| G | cursor to first line |
| gg | cursor to first line |
| gf | start editing the file whose name is under the cursor |
| ga | print ascii value of character under the cursor |
| g8 | print hex value of bytes used in UTF-8 character under the cursou |
| g~~ | |
| guu | make text line lowercase |
| gUU | make text line uppercase |
| ~ | switch case of character under the cursor |
| >> | shift Nchars rightwards |
| << | shift Nchars leftwards |
| C | change to the end of line |
| P | paste before |
| D | delete to the end of line |
| A | insert at end of line |
| S | change current line |
| :new | new or open file |
| NG | cursor to line N |
| p | paster texts from clipboard |
| s | delete selected texts and switch to INSERT MODE |
| x | delete char at cursor |
| X | delete char before cursor |
| dd | delete line |
| J | joined next line |
| u | undo |
| db | delete word before cursor |
| dw | delete word cursor |
| diw | delete entire word at cursor |
| daw | delete entire word at cursor |
| d$ | delete chars from cursor to line end |
| d^ | delete chars from cursor to line start |
| yy | yank |
| r{CHAR} | replace single char under cursor witch {CHAR} |
| i | insert before cursor, switch to INSERT MODE |
| a | insert back cursor, switch to INSERT MODE |
| o | open new line below at current line |
| Y | Show line numbers |
| mp | paster texts from viex Rectangle clipboard |
| Nh | same above |
| Nj | ... |
| Nk | ... |
| Nl | ... |
| gg | ... |
| g | ... |
| w | ... |
| b | ... |
| d | ... |
| s | ... |
| b | ... |
| x | ... |
| y | ... |
| h | same above |
| j | ... |
| k | ... |
| l | ... |
| d | ... |
| y | copy selected texts to viex Rectangle clipboard |
| t | display editor navigator list popup |
| b | display bookmark navigator list popup |
| N | jump to N item |
| q | close popup |
| k | up in list popup |
| j | down in list popup |
| :w | |
| :q! | |
| :wq | |
| CTRL+Y | redo, netbeans action |
| CTRL+U | page up |
| CTRL+Y | page down |