nvim/nvim_cheatsheet.md

Neovim Configuration Cheat Sheet

Leader Keys

• Leader: Space
• Local Leader: ,

Basic Vim Shortcuts

Navigation

• h j k l - Move left, down, up, right
• w - Move forward by word
• b - Move backward by word
• 0 - Move to beginning of line
• $ - Move to end of line
• gg - Go to top of file
• G - Go to bottom of file
• Ctrl+u - Scroll up half page
• Ctrl+d - Scroll down half page
• Ctrl+o - Jump back to previous location
• Ctrl+i - Jump forward to next location

Editing

• i - Insert mode before cursor
• a - Insert mode after cursor
• o - Insert new line below and enter insert mode
• O - Insert new line above and enter insert mode
• dd - Delete current line
• yy - Yank (copy) current line
• p - Paste after cursor
• P - Paste before cursor
• u - Undo
• Ctrl+r - Redo
• x - Delete character under cursor
• r - Replace character under cursor

Visual Mode

• v - Visual mode (character selection)
• V - Visual line mode
• Ctrl+v - Visual block mode
• y - Yank selection
• d - Delete selection

Search & Replace

• / - Search forward
• ? - Search backward
• n - Next search result
• N - Previous search result
• :%s/old/new/g - Replace all occurrences

Plugin Shortcuts

Telescope (File Navigation)

• <leader>ff - Find files
• <leader>fg - Live grep (search in files)
• <leader>fb - Browse buffers
• <leader>fh - Help tags

Neo-tree (File Explorer)

• <leader>e - Toggle file explorer

Comment.nvim (Code Commenting)

• gcc - Toggle comment on current line
• gc - Toggle comment (linewise)
• gbc - Toggle block comment on current line
• gb - Toggle block comment

LSP (Language Server Protocol)

• gD - Go to declaration
• gd - Go to definition
• K - Show hover information
• gi - Go to implementation
• <leader>rn - Rename symbol
• <leader>ca - Code actions
• gr - Find references
• <leader>f - Format code

Window Management

• Ctrl+w h - Move to left window
• Ctrl+w j - Move to bottom window
• Ctrl+w k - Move to top window
• Ctrl+w l - Move to right window
• Ctrl+w v - Split window vertically
• Ctrl+w s - Split window horizontally
• Ctrl+w q - Close current window

Buffer Management

• :bnext or :bn - Next buffer
• :bprev or :bp - Previous buffer
• :bd - Delete/close buffer
• :ls - List all buffers

Features Enabled

Auto-completion & Pairs

• Automatic bracket, quote, and parentheses pairing
• Smart indentation

Git Integration (Gitsigns)

• Git change indicators in the gutter
• Visual indicators for added (│), changed (│), deleted (_) lines

Syntax Highlighting (Treesitter)

• Enhanced syntax highlighting for:
  • Lua, Vim, JavaScript, TypeScript
  • Python, HTML, CSS, JSON, YAML, Markdown

Language Servers (LSP)

• Lua: lua_ls
• Python: pyright
• JavaScript/TypeScript: tsserver
• Automatic installation via Mason

Theme

• Vesper colorscheme with true color support

Configuration Details

Editor Settings

• Line numbers with relative numbering
• 2-space indentation
• No swap files, persistent undo
• Case-insensitive search (smart case)
• Clipboard integration with system
• 80-character color column
• Mouse support enabled
• Auto-split below and right

Performance Optimizations

• Lazy loading for most plugins
• Disabled unused vim plugins (gzip, netrw, etc.)
• Fast updatetime (50ms)

Quick Tips

• Use <leader>ff to quickly find files
• Use <leader>fg to search within files
• Press K on any function/variable for documentation
• Use <leader>e to toggle the file tree
• Comment code quickly with gcc
• Format code with <leader>f