Neovim Cheatsheet
Navigation #
| Key |
Action |
hjkl |
Left, Down, Up, Right |
w |
Word forward |
b |
Word backward |
0 |
Start of line |
$ |
End of line |
gg |
Top of file |
G |
Bottom of file |
Ctrl+U |
Page up |
Ctrl+D |
Page down |
% |
Jump to matching bracket |
File Operations #
| Key |
Action |
:w |
Save file |
:q |
Quit |
:wq |
Save and quit |
:q! |
Quit without saving |
:e filename |
Open file |
:tabnew |
New tab |
:tabn |
Next tab |
:tabp |
Previous tab |
:sp |
Split horizontal |
:vsp |
Split vertical |
Insert Mode #
| Key |
Action |
i |
Insert before cursor |
a |
Insert after cursor |
I |
Insert at line start |
A |
Insert at line end |
o |
Open line below |
O |
Open line above |
Esc |
Exit insert mode |
Editing #
| Key |
Action |
x |
Delete character |
dd |
Delete line |
yy |
Copy line |
p |
Paste after |
P |
Paste before |
u |
Undo |
Ctrl+R |
Redo |
. |
Repeat last command |
>> |
Indent line |
<< |
Outdent line |
Search & Replace #
| Key |
Action |
/pattern |
Search forward |
?pattern |
Search backward |
n |
Next match |
N |
Previous match |
:%s/old/new/g |
Replace all |
:%s/old/new/gc |
Replace with confirm |
Visual Mode #
| Key |
Action |
v |
Character visual mode |
V |
Line visual mode |
Ctrl+V |
Block visual mode |
d |
Delete selection |
y |
Copy selection |
c |
Change selection |
Telescope (Fuzzy Finding) #
| Key |
Action |
Ctrl+P |
Find files |
Ctrl+F |
Live grep |
Ctrl+B |
Buffers |
Ctrl+H |
Help tags |
Ctrl+R |
Resume last picker |
LSP (Language Server) #
| Key |
Action |
gd |
Go to definition |
gr |
Go to references |
gI |
Go to implementation |
K |
Hover documentation |
Ctrl+K |
Signature help |
<leader>ca |
Code actions |
<leader>rn |
Rename |
[d |
Previous diagnostic |
]d |
Next diagnostic |
Git (GitSigns) #
| Key |
Action |
]c |
Next git hunk |
[c |
Previous git hunk |
<leader>hs |
Stage hunk |
<leader>hr |
Reset hunk |
<leader>hp |
Preview hunk |
<leader>hb |
Blame line |
Terminal #
| Key |
Action |
Ctrl+T |
Toggle terminal |
<C-\\><C-N> |
Terminal normal mode |
Quick Workflows #
File finding: Ctrl+P → type → Enter
Code navigation: gd on symbol → Ctrl+O to return
Git workflow: ]c → <leader>hs → stage changes
Search: Ctrl+F → type → Enter to open result
