Neovim is a highly extensible text editor and an improved version of the classic Vim editor. Here’s a basic cheat sheet to help you get started with Neovim:
Navigation
- Move Cursor:
h,j,k,l– Left, Down, Up, Rightw,b– Move forward/backward by word
- Scrolling:
Ctrl + u– Scroll upCtrl + d– Scroll downCtrl + e– Move view downCtrl + y– Move view up
- Go to Line:
:<line_number>– Jump to a specific line
- Page Navigation:
Ctrl + f– Move forward one pageCtrl + b– Move backward one pageCtrl + u– Move up half pageCtrl + d– Move down half page
Editing
- Insert Mode:
i– Insert before cursorI– Insert at the beginning of the linea– Insert after cursorA– Insert at the end of the line
- Visual Mode:
v– Start visual modeV– Start visual line modeCtrl + v– Start visual block mode
- Copy, Cut, Paste:
y– Copy (yank)d– Cut (delete)p– Paste after cursorP– Paste before cursor
- Undo and Redo:
u– UndoCtrl + r– Redo
Files and Buffers
- Open File:
:e <filename>– Open a file
- Save and Quit:
:w– Save changes:q– Quit:wq– Save and quit
- Buffers:
:bnext– Next buffer:bprev– Previous buffer:bd– Close buffer
Search and Replace
- Search:
/pattern– Search forward?pattern– Search backwardn– Next occurrenceN– Previous occurrence
- Replace:
:%s/old/new/g– Replace all occurrences:s/old/new/g– Replace in the current line
Miscellaneous
- Command-line Mode:
:– Enter command-line mode
- Marks:
m<letter>– Create a mark'<letter>` – Jump to a mark
- Tabs:
:tabnew– Open a new tabgt– Switch to the next tabgT– Switch to the previous tab
- Windows:
Ctrl + w + <direction>– Move between windows:vsp– Open a vertical split:sp– Open a horizontal split
- Exiting Neovim:
:qa!– Quit all without saving changes
Neovim has many more features and commands, so feel free to explore the documentation and community resources for more advanced usage.