NvChad Cheat Sheet

NvChad is a highly customizable Neovim configuration that comes with a variety of plugins and features. Here’s a cheat sheet with some common tasks related to NvChad:

Installation

Clone the NvChad Repository:

git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/NvChad/NvChad ~/.config/nvim

Install Packer (Plugin Manager):

git clone https://github.com/wbthomason/packer.nvim ~/.local/share/nvim/site/pack/packer/start/packer.nvim

Basic Keybindings

Open/Close Nvim Configuration:

<Space>ne

Open/Close File Explorer:

<Space>e

Toggle Terminal:

<Space>t

Plugin Management

Update Plugins:

:PackerUpdate

Install New Plugins:

:PackerInstall

Clean Unused Plugins:

:PackerClean

LSP (Language Server Protocol)

Hover Documentation:

Go to Definition:

gd

Rename Symbol:

<Space>rn

Fuzzy Finder (Telescope)

Find Files:

<Space>ff

Live Grep:

<Space>fg

Find Buffers:

<Space>fb

Git Integration

Git Status:

<Space>gs

Git Blame:

<Space>gb

Other Useful Commands

Toggle Line Numbers:

<Space>tn

Toggle Spell Check:

<Space>ts

Toggle Zen Mode:

<Space>zm

Troubleshooting

Reload NvChad Configuration:

<Space>sc

Open NvChad Help Documentation:

<Space>hh

Terminal Commands

Open Terminal:

:term

Switch between Terminals:

<Space>1, <Space>2, ... <Space>9

Customization

Edit NvChad Configuration:

<Space>ee

This opens the init.lua file for editing.

Custom Keybindings: You can customize keybindings in the keybindings.lua file.

These commands should help you get started with NvChad. Remember to review the official NvChad documentation for more details and customization options.