EDIT mode to GENERAL mode: press ESC
general mode:
CLOSE FILE
:q! :force to close the file but not save
:wq! :force to save and close the file
:q : close the file but not save
:wq : save and close the file
ENTER EDIT MODE
i :insert a charactor before cursor, and enter EDIT mode
a : insert a charactor after cursor, and enter EDIT mode
o : insert a new line backward, and enter EDIT mode
MOVE CURSOR
) :cursor move to the end of line
( :cursor move to the beginning of line
G : cursor move to the last line of the file
DELETE
dd :delete the line where cursor is
D : delete the charactors in the back of cursor in a line, include the character of cursor
x,X:in the character of a line, x means "delete the character of cursor", X means "delete the character before cursor
OTHERS
u :cancel the last operation