Neovim Shortcuts

Basic Navigation

• h → Move left
• l → Move right
• j → Move down
• k → Move up
• Ctrl + u → Move half-page up
• Ctrl + d → Move half-page down
• gg → Go to the top of the file
• G → Go to the bottom of the file

Efficient Scrolling & Jumping

• <number>j → Jump down by <number> lines (e.g., 11j)
• <number>k → Jump up by <number> lines (e.g., 22k)
• f<char> → Jump to the next occurrence of <char> in the line (e.g., fB)
• ; → Jump forward to the next occurrence of the last searched character
• , → Jump backward to the last searched character

Word Navigation

• w → Jump to the start of the next word
• b → Jump to the start of the previous word
• * → Search for the word under the cursor (forward)
• # → Search for the word under the cursor (backward)

File & Search

• space + FF → Fuzzy file search (requires Telescope)
• space + / → Live grep search (finds text inside files)
• /search_term → Search for search_term in the file
• n → Jump to the next search result
• N → Jump to the previous search result

Setting & Using Marks

• m<char> → Set a mark at the current position (e.g., mA)
• 'char → Jump to the marked position (e.g., 'A)

Miscellaneous

• ZZ → Save and close file
• ZQ → Quit without saving
• space + E → Open file explorer
• space + O → Switch focus to file explorer
• shift + V, gg, y → Select and copy the entire file