yy - yank (copy) a line 2yy - yank (copy) 2 lines yw - yank (copy) the characters of the word from the cursor position to the start of the next word y$ - yank (copy) to end of linehttps://wiki.sharewiz.net/doku.php?id=vim:cheatsheet:cut_and_paste&do=edit p - put (paste) the clipboard after cursor P - put (paste) before cursor dd - delete (cut) a line 2dd - delete (cut) 2 lines dw - delete (cut) the characters of the word from the cursor position to the start of the next word D - delete (cut) to the end of the line d$ - delete (cut) to the end of the line x - delete (cut) character