Neovim Shortcuts

This README file provides a comprehensive guide to various Neovim shortcuts and their functionalities. It is organized by mode and categories to help you understand and efficiently use the commands in your workflow.

Table of Contents

• Normal Mode
  • Harpoon
  • LSP-Zero
  • Telescope
  • Toggle Term
  • Lazy Git
  • Undo Tree
  • Window Management
  • Scrolling and Navigation
  • Copy and Paste
  • Git Integration
• Visual Mode
  • Copy and Paste
  • Line Movement
  • Highlighting
• Basic Vim Movement Commands
• Additional Commands
  • File Execution
• TMUX

Normal Mode

Harpoon

• Add current file to list: Space + a

  • Adds the current file to the Harpoon list, which acts as a quick access list for frequently used files.

• Toggle harpoon menu: Ctrl + e

  • Opens and closes the Harpoon menu, allowing you to view and select from your list of marked files.

• Move to file at a specific number on Harpoon list:

  • Ctrl + h (File 1)
  • Ctrl + t (File 2)
  • Ctrl + n (File 3)
  • Ctrl + s (File 4)
  • Quickly jump to a specific file in the Harpoon list using these shortcuts.

LSP-Zero

• Move to next suggestion: Ctrl + n

  • Navigate to the next suggestion in the autocomplete list.

• Move to previous suggestion: Ctrl + p

  • Navigate to the previous suggestion in the autocomplete list.

• Select suggestion: Ctrl + y

  • Confirm and insert the currently highlighted suggestion.

• Display info over what you’re hovering: Shift + k

  • Shows detailed information about the symbol or function currently under the cursor.

• Search workspace for specific keyword: Space + v + w + s

  • Initiates a search across the entire workspace for a given keyword.

• Rename all instances of the symbol you're hovering: Space + v + r + n

  • Renames all occurrences of the symbol under the cursor within the workspace.

Telescope

• Grep: Space + p + s

  • Opens the Grep search, allowing you to search for text patterns across your project.

• Open find files: Space + p + f

  • Opens a file search dialog, making it easy to locate and open files by name.

• Open find git: Ctrl + p

  • Searches for files specifically tracked by Git.

Toggle Term

• Open terminal: Ctrl + \
  • Opens an embedded terminal within Neovim, useful for running shell commands without leaving the editor.

Lazy Git

• Open lazy git: Space + l + g

  • Opens the LazyGit interface, a terminal UI for Git operations.

• Scroll up/down in main window: Shift + k/j

  • Scrolls up or down within the LazyGit main window.

• Move between tabs in the windows on the left: [ or ]

  • Navigates between different tabs in the LazyGit interface.

Undo Tree

• Open undo tree: Space + u
  • Opens the Undo Tree, a visual representation of your editing history.

Window Management

• Open new window: Ctrl + v + w

  • Splits the current window vertically.

• Move between windows: Ctrl + w + w

  • Cycles between open windows.

Scrolling and Navigation

• Up (20 lines): Ctrl + u

  • Scrolls up 20 lines.

• Down (20 lines): Ctrl + d

  • Scrolls down 20 lines.

• Brings the next line up to current line: Shift + j

  • Joins the line below with the current line.

• Go back page: Space + p + v

  • Navigates to the previous page.

Copy and Paste

• Copy: y

  • Copies the selected text.

• Highlight entire word: y + i + w

  • Selects the entire word under the cursor and copies it.

• Copy into clipboard: Space + y

  • Copies the selected text into the system clipboard.

• Paste below: Space + e + e

  • Inserts the following template below the current line:

    if err != nil {
      return err
    }

Git Integration

• Open git menu: Space + g + s
  • Opens the Git status menu.

Visual Mode

Copy and Paste

• Copy: y

  • Copies the selected text.

• Copy into clipboard: Space + y

  • Copies the selected text into the system clipboard.

• Paste: p

  • If pasted at the cursor then it will not be overwritten but if pasted over a selection then it will be overwritten.

• Paste over selection without overwriting clipboard: Space + p

  • Pastes the clipboard content over the current selection without altering the clipboard.

Line Movement

• Move entire current line up/down: Shift + j/k
  • Moves the entire current line up or down.

Highlighting

• Highlight entire word: i + w
  • Selects the entire word under the cursor.

Basic Vim Movement Commands

• Move left: h

• Move down: j

• Move up: k

• Move right: l

• Move to beginning of the line: 0

• Move to end of the line: $

• Move forward one word: w

• Move backward one word: b

• Move to the top of the screen: H

• Move to the middle of the screen: M

• Move to the bottom of the screen: L

• Move to the start of the file: gg

• Move to the end of the file: G

• Delete the word your cursor at the start of: d + i

• Delete the entire section of words until the next whitespace on either side: d + i + W

• Move to a specific line: :line_number

  • For example, :10 moves to line 10.

Additional Commands

File Execution

• Run !chmod +x %< command: Space + x

  • Makes the current file executable.

• Run JS file with node: :!node &

  • Runs the current file using node.

TMUX

Tmux Sessions

How They Work (In My Own Words)

A tmux session is like a container, or a "box," where you can manage multiple terminal environments. This container is called a window. Inside a window, you can split the view into multiple panes, allowing you to work with different directories, instances of nvim, or shell commands simultaneously. Each pane acts as a separate terminal, giving you a powerful way to multitask.

Essential Commands

Tmux Prefix Key

Ctrl + b
This key combination must be pressed before executing any tmux command.

Create New Window

c
Creates a new window and shows it in the status bar with its number and name.

Rename a Window

,
Renames the current window for easy identification.

Switch to Next Window

n
Switches to the next window in the session.

Switch to a Specific Window by Number

{number}
Press the number of the window (e.g., 1, 2, etc.) to switch directly to that window.

Detach from a Session

d
Detaches from the current session, allowing it to continue running in the background.

Switch Between Sessions

s
Opens a menu to navigate between different tmux sessions. Use x in this menu to kill a window.

Advanced Tmux Shortcuts

Split Window Horizontally

%
Splits the current window into two panes side by side.

Split Window Vertically

"
Splits the current window into two panes stacked on top of each other.

Toggle Between Last Two Windows

l
Quickly switch back and forth between the last two windows you used.

Resize Pane

Ctrl + b followed by arrow keys
Use arrow keys after the prefix to resize the current pane in the desired direction.

Kill Pane

x
Closes the current pane.

Kill Window

&
Closes the current window and all its panes.

Synchronize Panes

:setw synchronize-panes on
When this is enabled, any command you type in one pane will be mirrored in all panes of the window. Disable it with :setw synchronize-panes off.

Copy Mode

[
Enter copy mode to scroll back through the buffer or select text. Use q to exit.

Paste Buffer

]
Paste the last copied text from the tmux buffer into the current pane.

Customizing Tmux

Change Prefix Key

If Ctrl + b is not comfortable, you can change it. For example, change it to Ctrl + a by adding this line to your .tmux.conf file:

set-option -g prefix C-a
unbind-key C-b
bind-key C-a send-prefix

• Switch between sessions: s
  • This will bring up a menu in which you can navigate between sessions
  • Inside this menu you can use just x to delete a window