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Modes

• i - Insert mode

• v - Visual mode (character)

• V - Visual mode (line)

• Ctrl+v - Visual mode (block)

• R - Replace mode

• : - Command mode

• Esc - Normal mode (from any mode)

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Basic Movement

Character Movement

• h - Left

• j - Down

• k - Up

• l - Right

• 0 - Start of line

• ^ - First non-blank character of line

• $ - End of line

• g_ - Last non-blank character of line

Word Movement

• w - Next word start

• W - Next WORD start (space-separated)

• e - End of word

• E - End of WORD

• b - Previous word start

• B - Previous WORD start

• ge - End of previous word

Line Movement

• gg - First line

• G - Last line

• {number}G - Go to line number

• : - Go to line (command mode)

• % - Matching bracket/parenthesis

• * - Next occurrence of word under cursor

• # - Previous occurrence of word under cursor

Screen Movement

• H - Top of screen

• M - Middle of screen

• L - Bottom of screen

• Ctrl+u - Half page up

• Ctrl+d - Half page down

• Ctrl+b - Full page up

• Ctrl+f - Full page down

• zz - Center cursor on screen

• zt - Top of screen

• zb - Bottom of screen

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Configuration

Config File Location

• ~/.config/nvim/init.lua (Lua config, recommended)

• ~/.config/nvim/init.vim (Vimscript config)

• ~/.vimrc (legacy location, still works)

Example Key Bindings

Customize key mappings in your config:

-- Example Lua config
vim.keymap.set('n', '<leader>w', ':w<CR>', { desc = 'Save file' })
vim.keymap.set('n', '<leader>q', ':q<CR>', { desc = 'Quit' })
vim.keymap.set('n', '<C-h>', '<C-w>h', { desc = 'Move to left window' })
vim.keymap.set('n', '<C-j>', '<C-w>j', { desc = 'Move to bottom window' })
vim.keymap.set('n', '<C-k>', '<C-w>k', { desc = 'Move to top window' })
vim.keymap.set('n', '<C-l>', '<C-w>l', { desc = 'Move to right window' })

Or in Vimscript:

" Example Vimscript config
nnoremap <leader>w :w<CR>
nnoremap <leader>q :q<CR>
nnoremap <C-h> <C-w>h
nnoremap <C-j> <C-w>j
nnoremap <C-k> <C-w>k
nnoremap <C-l> <C-w>l

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Tips

• Use :help <topic> for built-in help

• Use :checkhealth to diagnose issues

• Leader key is space by default (can be changed)

• Use motions with operators (d, c, y) for powerful editing

• Use . to repeat last change

• Use u to undo, Ctrl+r to redo

• Use :w to save, :q to quit, :wq to save and quit

• Use :split or :vsplit for multiple windows

• Use :tabnew for tabs

• Use * and # to search for word under cursor

• Use /pattern to search forward, ?pattern to search backward

• Use n and N to navigate search results

• Use % to jump to matching bracket/parenthesis

• Use gg to go to top, G to go to bottom

• Use :set number to show line numbers

• Use :set relativenumber for relative line numbers

• Lua config (init.lua) is recommended over Vimscript

• Use plugins via plugin managers (lazy.nvim, packer.nvim, etc.)

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