Neovim

A fast, keyboard-driven editor. These are the most common commands for daily use.

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Modes

Key	What it does
i	Enter insert mode
Esc	Go back to normal mode
v	Enter visual mode (select text)
V	Select whole lines
:	Enter command mode

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Navigation

Key	What it does
h j k l	Move left / down / up / right
w	Jump to next word
b	Jump to previous word
gg	Go to top of file
G	Go to bottom of file
0	Go to start of line
$	Go to end of line
Ctrl-d	Scroll down half page
Ctrl-u	Scroll up half page
%	Jump to matching bracket

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Editing

Key	What it does
dd	Delete current line
yy	Copy current line
p	Paste after cursor
u	Undo
Ctrl-r	Redo
ciw	Change word under cursor
di(	Delete content inside parentheses
>>	Indent line
<<	Un-indent line

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Search

Key	What it does
/text	Search forward
?text	Search backward
n	Next match
N	Previous match
*	Search word under cursor

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Files and Buffers

Key	What it does
:w	Save file
:q	Quit
:wq	Save and quit
:q!	Quit without saving
:e filename	Open a file
:bn	Next buffer
:bp	Previous buffer
:bd	Close buffer

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Windows and Splits

Key	What it does
:sp	Split horizontally
:vsp	Split vertically
Ctrl-w h/j/k/l	Move between splits
Ctrl-w q	Close current split

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Telescope

Telescope is a fuzzy finder. It lets you search files, text, and more from a floating window.

Open the file finder

<Space>ff

Type part of the filename to filter. Press Enter to open, Ctrl-v to open in a vertical split.

Common Telescope shortcuts

Key	What it does
<Space>ff	Find files
<Space>fg	Live grep (search text in all files)
<Space>fb	Browse open buffers
<Space>fh	Search help tags
<Space>fr	Recent files

Inside the Telescope window:

Key	What it does
Ctrl-j / Ctrl-k	Move down / up in results
Enter	Open selected file
Ctrl-v	Open in vertical split
Ctrl-x	Open in horizontal split
Ctrl-t	Open in new tab
Esc	Close Telescope

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ToggleTerm

ToggleTerm opens a terminal inside Neovim. You can toggle it without leaving the editor.

Toggle the terminal

:ToggleTerm

Or map it to a key (common setup):

<Ctrl-\>

Multiple terminals

:ToggleTerm 1   # open terminal 1
:ToggleTerm 2   # open terminal 2

Each number is a separate terminal session.

Inside the terminal

Key	What it does
i	Enter insert mode to type commands
Ctrl-\ Ctrl-n	Exit insert mode (go back to normal mode)
<Ctrl-\>	Hide / show the terminal

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Quick Reference

Key	What it does
<Space>ff	Find files with Telescope
<Space>fg	Search text across files
:ToggleTerm	Open / close terminal
Ctrl-\	Toggle terminal (if mapped)
dd	Delete line
yy	Copy line
u	Undo
Ctrl-r	Redo
ciw	Change word
/text	Search in file
:w	Save
:q!	Quit without saving