Spacemacs is an Emacs distribution that combines the best features of Emacs and Vim. Below is a cheat sheet for Spacemacs, highlighting some commonly used keybindings and commands.
General Navigation
- Movement:
h,j,k,l: Move left, down, up, and right.SPC: Leader key.,: Major mode leader key.
- Buffers:
SPC b b: Switch buffer.SPC b d: Kill buffer.SPC b n: Next buffer.SPC b p: Previous buffer.
- Windows:
SPC w: Window management prefix.SPC w s: Split horizontally.SPC w v: Split vertically.SPC w d: Delete window.
- Search:
SPC /: Search project.SPC s s: Search in the current buffer.
Editing
- Basic Editing:
i: Enter insert mode.ESC: Exit insert mode.SPC x: Execute command prefix.
- Copy-Paste:
SPC x: Execute command prefix.p: Paste after cursor.P: Paste before cursor.y: Copy (yank).d: Cut (delete).
- Undo-Redo:
u: Undo.Ctrl + r: Redo.
- Selection:
v: Start selection (visual mode).V: Start line selection.C-SPC: Set mark.SPC x: Execute command prefix.
File Operations
- Open File:
SPC f f: Open file.SPC p f: Find file in project.
- Save File:
SPC f s: Save file.
- Close File:
SPC w d: Close window (also closes file).
Version Control
- Git:
SPC g s: Git status.SPC g p: Git pull.SPC g P: Git push.
Programming
- Compile/Run:
, c c: Compile., c r: Run.
- Debugging:
, d b: Start debugging.
- Comment/Uncomment:
SPC c c: Comment/uncomment region.
Spacemacs Layers
- Toggle Layers:
SPC l t: Toggle layer.
Help and Documentation
- Documentation:
SPC h SPC: Open Spacemacs documentation.SPC h d k: Describe keybinding.SPC h d f: Describe function.
- Tutorials:
SPC h SPC: Open Spacemacs tutorials.
Quitting
- Exit Spacemacs:
SPC q q: Quit Spacemacs.
Note
,is the major mode leader key by default.- Keybindings can vary based on your personal configuration and the active layer.
This cheat sheet provides a basic overview of common Spacemacs keybindings.