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A simple NVim cheat sheet

Exiting

:q
Close file
:qa
Close all files
:w
Save
:wq / :x
Save and close file
ZZ
Save and Quit
:q! /ZQ
Quit without checking changes

Editing

a
Append
A
Append fron end of line
i
Insert
o
Next line
O
Previous line
s
Delete char and insert
S
Delete line and insert
C
Delete until end of line and insert
r
Replace one character
R
Enter Replace mode
u
Undo changes
<C-­R>
Redo changes

Character

fc
Go forward to character c
Fc
Go backward to character c

Line

0 (zero)
Start of line
^
Start of line 
(after whites­pace)
$
End of line

Operators Usage

Operators let you operate in a range of text (defined by motion). These are performed in normal mode.
d
w
Operator
Motion

Words

b / w
Previo­us/next word
ge / e
Previo­us/next end of word

Text Objects Usage

Text objects let you operate (with an 
operator
) in or around text blocks 
(objects)
v
i
p
Operator
[i]nside or [a]around
Text object

Text Objects

p
Paragraph
w
Word
s
Sentence
[ ( {
A [], () or {} block
` ' "
A quoted string
b
A block [(
B
A block in [{
t
A XML tag block

Windows

z{heig­ht}­<Cr>
Resize pane to 
{height}
lines tall

Navigation

%
Nearer­st/­mat­ching 
{[()]}
[( [{ [<
Previous 
(
or 
{
or 
<
])
Next
[m
Previous method start
[M
Previous method end

Folds

zo / zO
Open
zc / zC
Close
za / zA
Toggle
zv
Open folds for thi line
zM
Close all
zR
Open all
zm
Fold more 
(foldlevel +=1)
zr
Fold less 
(foldlevel -=1)
zx
Update folds
Uppercase ones are recursive (eg, 
zO
is open recurs­ively).

Tags

:tag Classname
Jump to first definition of 
Classname
<C-­]>
Jump to definition
g]
See all defini­tions
<C-­T>
Go back to last tag
<C-­O> / <C-­I>
Back/f­orward
:tselect Classname
Find defini­tions of 
Classname
:tjump Classname
Find defini­tions of 
Classname
(auto-­select 1st)
 

Exiting Insert Mode

Esc / <C-­[>
Exit insert mode
<C-­C>
Exit insert mode, and abort current command

Clipboard

x
Delete character
dd
Delete line (Cut)
yy
Yank line (Copy)
p
Paste
P
Paste before
"*p / "+p
Paste from system clipboard
"*y / "+y
Paste to system clipboard

Document

gg
First line
G
Last line
:{number}
Go to line 
{number}
{number}G
Go to line 
{number}
{number}j
Go down 
{number}
lines
{number}k
Go up 
{number}
lines

Window

zz
Center this line
zt
Top this line
zb
Bottom this line
H
Move to top of screen
M
Move to middle of screen
L
Move to bottom of screen

Operators List

d
Delete
y
Yank
c
Change 
(delete then insert)
>
Indent right
<
Indent left
=
Autoident
g~
Swap case
gU
Uppercase
gu
Lowercase
!
Filter through external program
See 
:help operator

Text Objects Examples

vip
Select paragraph
vipipipip
Select more
yip
Yank inner paragraph
yap
Yank paragraph (including newline)
dip
Delete inner paragraph
cip
Change inner paragraph

Marks

`^
Last position of cursos in insert mode
`.
Last change in current buffer
`"
Last exited current buffer
`0
In last file edited
''
Back to line in current buffer where jumped from
``
Back to position in current buffer where jumped from
`[
To beginning of previourly changed or yankend text
`]
To end of previously changed or yanked text
`<
To beginning of last visual selection
`>
To end of last visual selection
ma
Mark this cursor position as 
a
`a
Jump to the cursos position 
a
'a
Jump to the beginning of the line with position 
a
d'a
Delete from current line to line of mark 
a
c'a
Change text from current line to line of 
a
y`a
Yank text from current position to position of 
a
:marks
List all current marks
:delm a
Delete mark 
a
:delm a-d
Delete marks 
a, b, c, d
:delm abc
Delete marks 
a, b, c

Case

~
Toggle case (Case => cASE)
gU
Uppecase
gu
Lowercase
gUU
Uppercase current line (also 
gUgU
)
guu
Lowercase current line (also 
gugu
)
Do these in visual or normal mode.
  

Visual Mode

v
Enter visual mode
V
Enter visual line mode
<C-­V>
Enter visual block mode
In visual mode
d / x
Delete selection
s
Replace selection
y
Yank selection (Copy)
See Operators for other things you can do.

Find & Replace

:%s/fo­o/bar/g
Replace foo with bar in whole document
:%s/fo­o/b­ar/gc
Replace foo with bar in whole document intera­ctively

Search

n
Next matching search pattern
N
Previous match
*
Next whole word under cursor
#
Previous whole word under cursor

Operators Examples

Combine operators with motions to use them.
dd
 
(repeat the letter)
Delete current line
dw
Delete to next word
db
Delete to beginning of word
2dd
Delete 2 lines
dip
Delete a text object 
(inside paragraph)
(in visual mode) d
Delete selection
See 
:help motion.txt

Diff

gvimdiff file1 file2 [file3]
See differ­ences between files, in HMI

Diff

gvimdiff file1 file2 [file3]
See differ­ences between files, in HMI

Tab Pages

:tabedit [file]
Edit file in a new tab
:tabfind [file]
Open file if exists in new tab
:tabclose
Close current tab
:tabs
List all tabs
:tabfirst
Go to first tab
:tablast
Go to last tab
:tabn
Go to next tab
:tabp
Go to previous tab

Miscel­laneous

.
Repeat last command
]p
Paste under the current indent­ation level
:set ff=unix
Convert Windows endings to Unix line endings

Command Line

<C-­R><­C-W>
Insert current word into the command line
<C-­R>"
Paste from " register
<C-­X><­C-F>
Auto-c­omp­letion of path in insert mode

Text Alignment

:center [width]
:right [width]
:left
See 
:help formatting

Counters

<C-­A>
Incerase number
 
<C-­X>
Decrement number

Calculator

<C-­R>=­128/2
Shows the result of the division: 
'64'
Do this in insert mode.

Exiting With an Error

:cq
:cquit
Works like 
:qa
, but throws an error. Great for aborting Git commands.

Spell checking

:set spell spelll­ang­=en_us
Turn on US English spell checking
]s
Move to next misspelled word after the cursor
[s
Move to previous misspelled word before the cursor
z=
Suggest spellings for the word under/­after the cursor
zg
Add word to spell list
zw
Mark word as bad/mi­ssp­elling
zu / C-X (Insert Mode)
Suggest words for bad word under cursor from spellfile
See 
:help spell
 

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  • Published: 3rd January, 2025

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