Neovim Cheat Sheet

Sections

cursor movement

Basics

Command	Action
`:help`	open a help window
`:write`	write to a file
`:wq`	write to a file and quit window or Vim
`:quit`	quit current window (when one window quit Vim)

Cursor Movement

Horizontal

Command	Action
`[n] h`	cursor N chars to the left
`[n] l`	cursor N chars to the right
`[n] w`	cursor N words forward
`[n] W`	cursor N WORDS forward
`[n] e`	cursor forward to the end of word N
`[n] E`	cursor forward to the end of WORD N
`[n] b`	cursor N words backward
`[n] B`	cursor N WORDS backward
`0`	cursor to the first char of the line
`^`	cursor to the first CHAR of the line
`[n] $`	cursor to the end of Nth next line
`g_`	cursor to the last CHAR N - 1 lines lower

Vertical

Command	Action
`[n] j`	cursor N lines downward
`[n] k`	cursor N lines upward
`[n] H`	cursor to line N from top of screen
`M`	cursor to middle line of screen
`[n] L`	cursor to line N from bottom of screen
`[n] gg`	cursor to line N, default first line
`[n] G`	cursor to line N, default last line

Paging

Command	Action
`C-D`	Move cursor down one-half page
`C-U`	Move cursor up one-half page
`C-B`	Move screen up one page
`C-F`	Move screen down one page

Insert Mode

Command	Action
`[n] i`	insert text before the cursor N times
`[n] I`	insert text before the first CHAR on the line N times
`[n] a`	append text after the cursor N times
`[n] A`	append text after the end of the line N times
`[n] o`	begin a new line below the cursor and insert text, repeat N times
`[n] O`	begin a new line above the cursor and insert text, repeat N times
`[n] cc`	Delete the current line then enter INSERT mode
`[n] C`	change from the cursor position to the end of the line, and N-1 more lines [into register x]; synonym for "c$"
`c$`	Delete from the cursor position to the end of the line, and enter INSERT mode
`cw`	Delete from the cursor position to the end of the current word, and enter INSERT mode
`ce`	Delete from the cursor position to the end of the current word, and enter INSERT mode
`ciw`	Delete the current inner-word, and enter INSERT mode
`[n] s`	(substitute) delete N characters [into register x] and start insert
`[n] S`	delete N lines [into register x] and start insert; synonym for "cc".

Visual Mode

Command	Action
`o`	move cursor to other corner of area
`O`	move horizontally to other corner of area
`Esc`	Return to NORMAL mode
`aw`	extend highlighted area with "a word"
`ab`	extend highlighted area with a () block
`aB`	extend highlighted area with a {} block
`at`	extend highlighted area with a tag block
`ib`	extend highlighted area with inner () block
`iB`	extend highlighted area with inner {} block
`it`	extend highlighted area with inner tag block

Editing

Command	Action
`[n] r{char}`	replace N chars with {char}
`R`	enter replace mode: overtype existing characters, repeat the entered text N-1 times
`J`	Join N lines; default is 2
`gJ`	join lines without inserting space
`gwip`	Reflow the current paragraph
`u`	undo changes

Cut & Paste

Command	Action
`[n] yy`	Yank the current line
`yiw`	Yank inner word
`y$`	Yank to end of current line
`[n] Y`	Yank to end of current line
`[n] p`	put the text [from register x] after the cursor N times
`[n] P`	Paste before the cursor
`[n] dd`	Delete the current line
`diw`	Delete inner word
`d$`	Delete to end of current line
`[n] D`	delete the characters under the cursor until the end of the line and N-1 more lines [into register x]; synonym for "d$"
`[n] x`	delete N characters under and after the cursor [into register x]

Registers

Command	Action
`:registers`	display the contents of registers
`y`	yank operator
`p`	put the text [from register x] after the cursor N times

Marks

Command	Action
`:marks`	list all marks
`x	Jump to mark x
`'x`	Jump to the start of the line containing mark x

Jumps

Command	Action
`:jumps`	print the jump list
`C-I`	same as <Tab>
`C-O`	Jump one step backward within jump list
``	cursor to the position before latest jump
`"	Go the position of the most recent edit prior to saving this file

Changes

Command	Action
`:changes`	print the change list
`[n] g,`	go to N newer position in change list
`[n] g;`	go to N older position in change list

Macros

Command	Action
`q{0-9a-zA-Z"}`	record typed characters into named register {0-9a-zA-Z"} (uppercase to append)
`q`	(while recording) stops recording
`[n] @{a-z}`	execute the contents of register {a-z} N times
`[n] @@`	repeat the previous @{a-z} N times

Buffers

Command	Action
`:bnext`	go to next buffer in the buffer list
`:bprevious`	go to previous buffer in the buffer list
`:bdelete`	remove a buffer from the buffer list
`:ls`	list all buffers

Windows

Command	Action
`[n] C-W s`	split current window in two parts, new window N lines high
`[n] C-W v`	split current window vertically, new window N columns wide
`[n] C-W h`	go to Nth left window (stop at first window)
`[n] C-W j`	go N windows down (stop at last window)
`[n] C-W k`	go N windows up (stop at first window)
`[n] C-W l`	go to Nth right window (stop at last window)
`[n] C-W x`	exchange current window with window N (default: next window)

Folds

Command	Action
`za`	open a closed fold, close an open fold
`zm`	subtract one from 'foldlevel'
`zo`	open fold
`zO`	open folds recursively
`zc`	close a fold
`zC`	close folds recursively
`zr`	add one to 'foldlevel'
`zR`	set 'foldlevel' to the deepest fold