Neovim

Shortcuts

Remember that Neovim is very customizable, so any shortcuts shown here might not be configured in your installation.

Shortcut	In mode	Function

`:`	NORMAL	Switch to COMMAND-LINE mode
`/`	NORMAL	Search
`%`	NORMAL	Move to matching bracket
`^`	NORMAL	Move to the first non blank character on the current line
`<number>`+`G`	NORMAL	Move to line <number>
`$`	NORMAL	Move to the end of the current line
`0`	NORMAL	Move to the beginning of the current line
`1G`, `1gg`	NORMAL	Move to first line
`a`	NORMAL	Switch to INSERT mode after the current character
`A`	NORMAL	Switch to INSERT mode after the end of the current line
`b`	NORMAL	Move to previous word (“backwards”)
`c`+motion	NORMAL	Change text
`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`V`	INSERT	Paste
`Ctrl`+`D`	NORMAL	Move half a screen downward
`Ctrl`+`r`	NORMAL	Redo
`Ctrl`+`u`	NORMAL	Move half a screen upward
`d`+motion	NORMAL	Delete
`dd`	NORMAL	Delete line
`Esc`, `Ctrl`+`C`	Any except NORMAL	Switch back to NORMAL mode
`gg`	NORMAL	Go to the beginning of the file
`G`	NORMAL	Go to the end of the file
`h`	NORMAL	⬅️ Move cursor left
`i`	NORMAL	Switch to INSERT mode before the current character
`j`	NORMAL	⬇️ Move cursor down
`k`	NORMAL	⬆️ Move cursor up
`l`	NORMAL	➡️ Move cursor right
`n`	NORMAL	Next search result
`N`	NORMAL	Previous search result
`o`	NORMAL	Open a new line below the current and switch to INSERT mode
`O`	NORMAL	Open a new line above the current and switch to INSERT mode
`q`	COMMAND-LINE	Quit
`q!`	COMMAND-LINE	Quit without saving
`r`	NORMAL	Replace one character
`Shift`+`G`	NORMAL	Move to end of document
`u`	NORMAL	Undo
`v`	NORMAL	Switch to VISUAL mode
`w`	NORMAL	Move to next word
`w`	COMMAND-LINE	“Write” (save)
`wq`	COMMAND-LINE	“Write” (save) and quit
`x`	NORMAL	Delete character under cursor
`y`+motion	NORMAL	“Yank” (copy)

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