Neovim Keybindings

Tmux Basic Commands

Leader Key

• Leader: Space

Navigation

Shortcut	Command	Description
gg	Go to start	Jump to the first line of the file
G	Go to end	Jump to the last line of the file
<line number> G	Jump to line	Jump to specific line number (e.g., 42G jumps to line 42)
?	Go to end of line	Move cursor to end of current line (replaces backward search)
Ctrl-o	go_back	Navigate back to previous location
:set number	Show line numbers	Display line numbers on the left side of the buffer
:Ex	Open file explorer	Open netrw explorer for the current directory (:Explore)
:Sex	Explorer in horizontal split	Open netrw explorer in a horizontal split (:Sexplore)
:Vex	Explorer in vertical split	Open netrw explorer in a vertical split (:Vexplore)
:Tex	Explorer in new tab	Open netrw explorer in a new tab (:Texplore)

Text Editing

Shortcut	Action	Description
ggyG or :%y	Yank entire file	Copy the entire file (automatically synced to system clipboard)
yy	Yank line	Copy the entire line (automatically synced to system clipboard)
dd	Cut line	Delete entire line (saved to register, paste with p)
yiw	Yank inner word	Copy the word under cursor (doesn't include whitespace)
yw	Yank word	Copy word including trailing whitespace (stops at punctuation like dots)
yW	Yank WORD	Copy WORD including punctuation (useful for self.scaled_pattern.outer_margin())
"+yy	Yank line to clipboard	Explicitly copy line to system clipboard (use "+ register)
"+ggyG or "+%y	Yank file to clipboard	Explicitly copy entire file to system clipboard
p	Paste after	Paste after cursor position
P	Paste before	Paste before cursor position
"+p	Paste from clipboard	Paste from system clipboard (use "+ register)
diw	Delete inner word	Delete the word under cursor (doesn't include whitespace)
ciw	Change inner word	Delete word and enter insert mode
dw	Delete word	Delete word including trailing whitespace

Commenting

Shortcut	Action	Description
gcc	Toggle comment	Comment/uncomment current line
V then gc	Comment selection	In visual mode, select lines with V (Shift-v), then press gc to comment/uncomment
Ctrl-v then gc	Comment block	In visual block mode (Ctrl-v), select columns, then press gc to comment/uncomment

Search & Replace

Shortcut	Command	Description
:%s/old/new/g	Substitute all	Replace all occurrences of "old" with "new" in entire file
:%s/old/new/gc	Substitute with confirm	Replace all with confirmation prompt for each match

Search Workflow: Copy word to search

1. Copy the word: yw (yank word) or yiw (yank inner word)
2. Open search: /
3. Paste: Ctrl+r followed by " (paste from default register)

Telescope (File Navigation)

Shortcut	Command	Description
<leader>ff	find_files	Find and open files in current directory
<leader>fg	live_grep	Search for text across all files (live search)
<leader>fb	buffers	Switch between open buffers
<leader>fh	help_tags	Search through Neovim help documentation

LSP (Language Server) Commands

Shortcut	Command	Description
gD	declaration	Go to symbol declaration
gd	definition	Go to symbol definition (where it's defined)
K	hover	Show documentation/info about symbol under cursor
gi	implementation	Go to symbol implementation
<C-k>	signature_help	Show function signature help
<leader>D	type_definition	Go to type definition
<leader>rn	rename	Rename symbol across entire project
<leader>ca	code_action	Show available code actions (fixes, refactors)
gr	references	Find all references to symbol

Diagnostics (Errors & Warnings)

Shortcut	Command	Description
<leader>e	open_float	Open diagnostic in floating window
[d	goto_prev	Jump to previous diagnostic
]d	goto_next	Jump to next diagnostic
<leader>q	setloclist	Open diagnostic list (quickfix)

Completion (nvim-cmp)

Shortcut	Action	Description
<C-Space>	Trigger completion	Open the completion menu in insert mode
<CR>	Confirm selection	Accept item; selects first by default
<C-b>	Scroll docs up	Scroll documentation window up
<C-f>	Scroll docs down	Scroll documentation window down
<C-e>	Abort	Close/abort completion menu

Git Signs (gitsigns.nvim)

Shortcut	Action	Description
]c	Next hunk	Jump to next change hunk
[c	Previous hunk	Jump to previous change hunk
<leader>hs	Stage hunk	Stage current hunk
<leader>hr	Reset hunk	Reset current hunk
<leader>hS	Stage buffer	Stage all changes in buffer
<leader>hR	Reset buffer	Reset all changes in buffer
<leader>hp	Preview hunk	Open floating preview of current hunk
<leader>hi	Preview hunk inline	Show inline preview of current hunk
<leader>hb	Blame line (full)	Show full blame for current line
<leader>hd	Diff this	Diff current buffer against index
<leader>hD	Diff this (~)	Diff buffer against previous commit
<leader>hQ	Populate quickfix (all)	Send all hunks to quickfix list
<leader>hq	Populate quickfix	Send file hunks to quickfix list
<leader>tb	Toggle blame	Toggle current line blame
<leader>tw	Toggle word diff	Toggle word diff view
ih (text object)	Select hunk	Use in operator-pending/visual mode