Nicholai/nvim

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Neovim Cheatsheet

Modes

i - Insert mode (start typing)
v - Visual mode (select text)
V - Visual line mode (select full lines)
Ctrl+v - Visual block mode (select columns)
Esc or Ctrl+[ - Return to Normal mode
: - Command mode

h j k l - Left, Down, Up, Right
w - Jump forward to start of word
b - Jump backward to start of word
e - Jump to end of word
0 - Jump to start of line
^ - Jump to first non-blank character
$ - Jump to end of line
gg - Go to top of file
G - Go to bottom of file
{number}G - Go to line number (e.g., 42G)
Ctrl+d - Scroll down half page
Ctrl+u - Scroll up half page
Ctrl+f - Scroll down full page
Ctrl+b - Scroll up full page
% - Jump to matching bracket/parenthesis

Editing

i - Insert before cursor
a - Insert after cursor
I - Insert at start of line
A - Insert at end of line
o - Open new line below
O - Open new line above
x - Delete character under cursor
dd - Delete current line
dw - Delete word
d$ or D - Delete to end of line
d0 - Delete to start of line
cc - Change entire line (delete and enter insert mode)
cw - Change word
u - Undo
Ctrl+r - Redo
yy - Yank (copy) current line
yw - Yank word
y$ - Yank to end of line
p - Paste after cursor
P - Paste before cursor
r{char} - Replace single character
. - Repeat last command

Visual Mode

v - Start visual mode
V - Start visual line mode
Ctrl+v - Start visual block mode
y - Yank (copy) selection
d - Delete selection
c - Change selection
> - Indent selection
< - Unindent selection
~ - Toggle case

Search & Replace

/pattern - Search forward
?pattern - Search backward
n - Next search result
N - Previous search result
* - Search for word under cursor
:%s/old/new/g - Replace all occurrences in file
:%s/old/new/gc - Replace with confirmation
:noh - Clear search highlighting

File Operations

:w - Save file
:q - Quit
:wq or :x - Save and quit
:q! - Quit without saving
:e filename - Open file
:bn - Next buffer
:bp - Previous buffer
:bd - Close buffer

Window Management

:sp or :split - Split horizontally
:vsp or :vsplit - Split vertically
Ctrl+w h/j/k/l - Navigate between windows
Ctrl+w w - Cycle through windows
Ctrl+w q - Close current window
Ctrl+w = - Make windows equal size
Ctrl+w _ - Maximize height
Ctrl+w | - Maximize width

Custom Keybindings

Based on your config with <leader> = Space

File Explorer

Space+e - Toggle NvimTree file explorer

Fuzzy Finder (Telescope)

Space+ff - Find files
Space+fg - Live grep (search in files)
Space+fb - Find buffers

Ctrl+h - Move to left window
Ctrl+j - Move to down window
Ctrl+k - Move to up window
Ctrl+l - Move to right window

Quick Actions

Space+w - Save file
Space+q - Quit

Autocompletion

Ctrl+Space - Trigger completion
Enter - Confirm completion
Tab - Next completion item
Shift+Tab - Previous completion item

Useful Tips

Repeat actions: Number before command (e.g., 5dd deletes 5 lines)
Combine motions: d3w deletes 3 words, y2j yanks 2 lines down
Inside/Around: ci" change inside quotes, da( delete around parentheses
Jump to character: f{char} jump forward to char, F{char} jump backward
; repeat last f/F/t/T, , repeat in opposite direction
Macros:
- q{letter} start recording to register
- q stop recording
- @{letter} play macro
- @@ replay last macro

Command Line Tricks

:!command - Run shell command
:r !command - Insert command output
:%!command - Filter file through command
:term - Open terminal in vim

Marks & Jumps

m{letter} - Set mark
'{letter} - Jump to mark
'' - Jump back to previous position
Ctrl+o - Jump to older position
Ctrl+i - Jump to newer position

Pro Tips

Use . to repeat your last change - super powerful!
Learn to use ci", ci', ci(, ci{ to change inside quotes/brackets
Combine counts with motions: 3w, 5j, 2dd
Use relative line numbers (you have this enabled!) with counts: 5j to jump 5 lines down
System clipboard integration: Just yank normally with y - it copies to system clipboard! (You have clipboard=unnamedplus set)

Last updated: November 2025