My Custom KeyBindings

Mode(s)	Key(s)	Action / Command	Description
Normal	;	:	Enter command mode
Insert	jk	<ESC>	Exit insert mode
Normal, Insert, Visual	Ctrl + S	<cmd> w <cr>	Save file
Insert	Alt + h	<Left>	Move left in insert mode
Insert	Alt + j	<Down>	Move down in insert mode
Insert	Alt + k	<Up>	Move up in insert mode
Insert	Alt + l	<Right>	Move right in insert mode
Normal	Ctrl + A	ggVG	Select all
Insert	Ctrl + A	<ESC>ggVG	Select all in insert mode
Visual	Ctrl + A	<ESC>ggVG	Select all in visual mode
Normal	<leader>lg	<cmd>LazyGit<CR>	Open LazyGit
Visual	<leader>i	vi	Select inside {}
Visual	<leader>a	va	Select around {}
Normal, Visual	<leader>1…<leader>9	Switch buffer using buffer list lookup	Buffer navigation
Normal, Terminal	Alt + i	require("nvchad.term").toggle { pos="float", id="floatTerm", ... }	Toggle floating terminal
Normal	Ctrl + h	<cmd>TmuxNavigateLeft<CR>	Tmux navigate left
Normal	Ctrl + j	<cmd>TmuxNavigateDown<CR>	Tmux navigate down
Normal	Ctrl + k	<cmd>TmuxNavigateUp<CR>	Tmux navigate up
Normal	Ctrl + l	<cmd>TmuxNavigateRight<CR>	Tmux navigate right
Normal	Ctrl + \	<cmd>TmuxNavigatePrevious<CR>	Tmux navigate previous

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Vim/Neovim (CheatSheet)

Vim operates in different modes: Normal (default, press Esc), Insert (typing text, press i/a/o), Visual (selecting text, press v), and Command (executing commands, press 😃

Tips for Beginners

• Start with vimtutor - run this command in your terminal for an interactive tutorial
• Use hjkl for movement instead of arrow keys to build muscle memory
• Stay in normal mode as much as possible - only enter insert mode when actively typing
• Learn one new command per day rather than trying to memorize everything at once
• Practice the most common operations: navigation, insertion, deletion, and saving
• Use :help extensively - Vim's built-in documentation is excellent

Configuration

Add these common settings to your ~/.vimrc file:

Display Settings

set number          " Show line numbers
set relativenumber  " Show relative line numbers
syntax on           " Enable syntax highlighting

Buffer Settings

set hidden                  " Allow unsaved buffer switching
set autowrite              " Auto-save when switching buffers
set confirm                 " Ask before discarding changes
set switchbuf=useopen       " Jump to existing window if open

Indentation

set tabstop=4       " Set tab width
set shiftwidth=4    " Set indent width
set expandtab       " Use spaces instead of tabs
set autoindent      " Auto-indent new lines

Search Settings

set hlsearch        " Highlight search results
set incsearch       " Incremental search
set ignorecase      " Case-insensitive search
set smartcase       " Case-sensitive if uppercase present

Interface Settings

set cursorline      " Highlight current line
set showmatch       " Highlight matching brackets
set ruler           " Show cursor position
set laststatus=2    " Always show status line
set wildmenu        " Enhanced command completion
set scrolloff=5     " Keep lines above/below cursor

Editor Behavior

set noswapfile              " Disable swap files
set nobackup               " Disable backup files
set undofile               " Enable persistent undo
set clipboard=unnamedplus  " Use system clipboard
set mouse=a                " Enable mouse support

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Modes

Mode Switching

Command	Description
Esc	Normal mode
v	Visual mode
V	Visual line mode
Ctrl+v	Visual block mode

Entering Insert Mode from Normal Mode

Command	Description
i	Insert mode
I	Insert at line start
a	Append after cursor
A	Append at line end
o	New line below
O	New line above
s	Delete char and insert
S	Delete line and insert
gi	Insert at last position

Navigation

Basic Movement

Command	Description
h j k l	Left, down, up, right

Word Movement

Command	Description
w	Word forward
b	Word backward
e	End of word
W	WORD forward
B	WORD backward
E	End of WORD

Line Movement

Command	Description
0	Line start
^	First non-blank char
$	Line end

Screen Movement

Command	Description
H	Top of screen
M	Middle of screen
L	Bottom of screen

File Navigation

Command	Description
gg	Go to top
G	Go to bottom
:N	Go to line number
Ctrl+f	Page down
Ctrl+b	Page up
Ctrl+d	Half page down
Ctrl+u	Half page up

Jump Navigation

Command	Description
Ctrl+o	Jump back
Ctrl+i	Jump forward
g;	Previous change
g,	Next change

Character Motions

Command	Description
f{char}	Find character forward
F{char}	Find character backward
t{char}	To character forward
T{char}	To character backward
;	Repeat character motion
,	Reverse character motion

Editing

Delete & Change

Command	Description
x	Delete character
X	Delete char before cursor
dd	Delete line
dw	Delete word
d$	Delete to end of line
d0	Delete to start of line
D	Delete to end of line
cw	Change word
cc	Change line
r	Replace character

Copy & Paste

Command	Description
yy	Copy line
yw	Copy word
y$	Copy to end of line
y0	Copy to start of line
p	Paste after
P	Paste before

Undo & Redo

Command	Description
u	Undo
Ctrl+r	Redo
U	Undo line changes

Text Objects

Word & Paragraph

Command	Description
iw	Inner word
aw	A word (with space)
is	Inner sentence
as	A sentence
ip	Inner paragraph
ap	A paragraph

Brackets & Quotes

Command	Description
i(	Inner block
a(	A block
ib	Inner block
ab	A block
i"	Inside quotes
a"	Around quotes

Useful Combinations

Command	Description
ciw	Change inner word
di"	Delete inside quotes
ya(	Yank around block
>ip	Indent paragraph
=G	Auto-indent to end

Registers

Named Registers

Command	Description
"ay	Yank to register a
"ap	Paste from register a
"Ay	Append to register a

Special Registers

Command	Description
"+	System clipboard
"*	Selection clipboard
"0	Last yank
"1	Last delete
"_	Black hole register
:reg	Show all registers

Search & Replace

Searching

Command	Description
/pattern	Search forward
?pattern	Search backward
n	Next match
N	Previous match
*	Search word under cursor
#	Search word under cursor (back)

Replacing

Command	Description
:s/old/new/	Replace first on line
:s/old/new/g	Replace all on line
:%s/old/new/g	Replace all in file
:%s/old/new/gc	Replace all with confirm

Global Commands

Pattern Matching

Command	Description
:g/pattern/cmd	Execute on matching lines
:v/pattern/cmd	Execute on non-matching lines

Common Examples

Command	Description
:g/pattern/d	Delete lines containing pattern
:g/^$/d	Delete empty lines
:g/pattern/t$	Copy matching lines to end
:g/pattern/m$	Move matching lines to end
:g/pattern/p	Print matching lines
:g/pattern/#	Print with line numbers

File Operations

Command	Description
:w	Save file
:w filename	Save as
:q	Quit
:q!	Force quit
:wq	Save and quit
:x	Save and quit
:e filename	Open file
:r filename	Insert file contents
:sp filename	Horizontal split open
:vsp filename	Vertical split open

Shell Commands

Execute Commands

Command	Description
:!command	Run shell command
:r!command	Insert command output
:%!command	Filter through command
:shell	Open shell

Common Examples

Command	Description
:r!date	Insert date
:%!sort	Sort lines
:%!jq .	Format JSON
:!wc %	Word count

Visual Mode

Visual Selection

Command	Description
v	Character-wise selection
V	Line-wise selection
Ctrl+v	Block-wise selection
o	Go to other end
gv	Reselect last selection

Operations on Selection

Command	Description
d	Delete selection
y	Copy selection
c	Change selection
U	Uppercase
u	Lowercase
>	Indent right
<	Indent left
=	Auto-indent

Folding

Create & Toggle

Command	Description
zf	Create fold
za	Toggle fold
zo	Open fold
zc	Close fold
zd	Delete fold

Fold Levels

Command	Description
zR	Open all folds
zM	Close all folds
zr	Open one level
zm	Close one level
:set fdm=indent	Fold on indent

Buffers

Command	Description
:ls	List buffers
:b N	Switch to buffer
:bn	Next buffer
:bp	Previous buffer
:bd	Delete buffer

Windows

Window Splits

Command	Description
:split	Split horizontal
:vsplit	Split vertical
Ctrl+w s	Split horizontal
Ctrl+w v	Split vertical

Window Navigation

Command	Description
Ctrl+w w	Switch windows
Ctrl+w h	Move to left window
Ctrl+w j	Move to bottom window
Ctrl+w k	Move to top window
Ctrl+w l	Move to right window
Ctrl+w c	Close window
Ctrl+w o	Close all other windows
Ctrl+w =	Equalize window sizes

Window Resizing

Command	Description
Ctrl+w +	Increase height
Ctrl+w -	Decrease height
Ctrl+w >	Increase width
Ctrl+w <	Decrease width

Advanced

Marks

Command	Description
m[a-z]	Set local mark
m[A-Z]	Set global mark
'[mark]	Go to line of mark
`[mark]	Go to exact position
''	Go to previous position
'.	Go to last edit

Macros

Command	Description
q[a-z]	Record macro
q	Stop recording
@[a-z]	Execute macro
@@	Repeat last macro

Repeat & Help

Command	Description
.	Repeat last command
:set nu	Show line numbers
:help [cmd]	Get help

Emergency

Command	Description
Esc	Return to normal mode
Ctrl+c	Return to normal mode
:q!	Quit without saving
u	Undo mistake
:help	Get help

Extra

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Basic Movement

• h - Move cursor left.
• j - Move cursor down.
• k - Move cursor up.
• l - Move cursor right.
• 0 - Move to the start of the line.
• $ - Move to the end of the line.
• G - Move to the end of the file.
• gg - Move to the start of the file.
• <C-g> - Show cursor location and file status.
• number G - Move to a specific line number.

Editing Commands

• x - Delete the character under the cursor.
• dw - Delete a word.
• d$ - Delete to the end of the line.
• dd - Delete the entire line.
• u - Undo the last change.
• U - Undo all changes on the current line.
• <C-r> - Redo the last undone change.
• p - Paste text after the cursor.
• P - Paste text before the cursor.
• r - Replace the character under the cursor.
• R - Enter Replace mode (replace multiple characters).
• ce - Change text until the end of the word.
• c$ - Change text until the end of the line.
• o - Open a new line below the cursor and enter Insert mode.
• O - Open a new line above the cursor and enter Insert mode.
• a - Append text after the cursor.
• A - Append text at the end of the line.
• i - Insert text before the cursor.
• y - Yank (copy) text.
• yw - Yank a word.
• yy - Yank a line.

Search and Replace

• /phrase - Search forward.
• ?phrase - Search backward/
• n - Repeat the last search in the same direction.
• N - Repeat the last search in the opposite direction.
• % - Move to the matching parenthesis, bracket, or brace.
• :s/old/new/ - Substitute "new" for the first occurrence of "old" in the current line.
• :s/old/new/g - Substitute "new" for all occurrences of "old" in the current line.
• :#,#s/old/new/g - Substitute "new" for "old" between two line numbers.
• :%s/old/new/g - Substitute "new" for "old" in the entire file.
• :%s/old/new/gc - Substitute with confirmation for each occurrence.

File Operations

• :w - Save the file.
• :w FILENAME - Save the file with a new name.
• :q - Quit Neovim.
• :q! - Quit Neovim without saving changes.
• :wq - Save and quit.
• :r FILENAME - Insert the contents of a file below the cursor.
• :r !command - Insert the output of a shell command below the cursor.
• :!command - Execute a shell command (e.g., :!ls).

Visual Mode

• v - Start Visual mode (character-wise selection).
• V - Start Visual mode (line-wise selection).
• y - Yank (copy) the selected text.
• d - Delete the selected text.
• :w FILENAME - Save the selected lines to a file.

Settings and Options

• :set ic - Ignore case in searches.
• :set noic - Disable ignore case in searches.
• :set hls - Highlight search matches.
• :set is - Enable incremental search.
• :set invic - Toggle ignore case.
• :nohlsearch - Remove search highlighting.

Help and Completion

• :help - Open the help system.
• :help TOPIC - Get help on a specific topic.
• <C-d> - Show command completions.
• <Tab> - Use a completion.

Miscellaneous

• <Esc> - Return to Normal mode.
• <C-w><C-w> - Switch between windows.
• <C-o> - Go back to the previous cursor position.
• <C-i> - Go forward to the next cursor position.

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