Neovim Cheatsheet

Published: Mar 29, 2026

This is my Neovim config cheatsheet.

My config is basically the 0.12 configuration version of the MiniMax repository with LSP and formatters configured.

Shortcut	Action
`h` / `j` / `k` / `l`	Move left / down / up / right
`w` / `b`	Next / previous word
`gg` / `G`	Top / bottom of file
`<C-d>` / `<C-u>`	Scroll down / up half page
`<C-h/j/k/l>`	Navigate between windows
`[b` / `]b`	Previous / next buffer
`[d` / `]d`	Previous / next diagnostic
`[i` / `]i`	Previous / next indent scope

Buffers

Shortcut	Action
`Space + ba`	Alternate buffer
`Space + bd`	Delete buffer
`Space + bD`	Force delete buffer
`Space + bs`	New scratch buffer
`Space + bw`	Wipeout buffer
`Space + bW`	Force wipeout buffer

Explore / Edit

Shortcut	Action
`Space + ed`	Open file explorer (cwd)
`Space + ef`	Open file explorer (current file)
`Space + ei`	Edit init.lua
`Space + en`	Show notifications history
`Space + eq`	Toggle quickfix list
`Space + eQ`	Toggle location list

Find

Shortcut	Action
`Space + ff`	Find files
`Space + fg`	Live grep
`Space + fG`	Grep current word
`Space + fb`	Find buffers
`Space + fh`	Find help tags
`Space + fd`	Workspace diagnostics
`Space + fD`	Buffer diagnostics
`Space + fr`	Resume last picker
`Space + fR`	LSP references
`Space + fs`	LSP workspace symbols
`Space + fS`	LSP document symbols
`Space + fc`	Git commits (all)
`Space + fC`	Git commits (buffer)

Git

Shortcut	Action
`Space + gs`	Show info at cursor
`Space + go`	Toggle diff overlay
`Space + gd`	Diff unstaged
`Space + gD`	Diff buffer
`Space + gc`	Commit
`Space + gC`	Commit amend
`Space + gl`	Git log
`Space + gL`	Git log (buffer)

Language / LSP

Shortcut	Action
`Space + la`	Code actions
`Space + ld`	Diagnostic popup
`Space + lf`	Format file
`Space + lh`	Hover documentation
`Space + li`	Go to implementation
`Space + lr`	Rename symbol
`Space + lR`	References
`Space + ls`	Go to definition
`Space + lt`	Go to type definition

Map

Shortcut	Action
`Space + mt`	Toggle minimap
`Space + mf`	Focus minimap
`Space + ms`	Toggle minimap side
`Space + mr`	Refresh minimap

Sessions

Shortcut	Action
`Space + sn`	New session
`Space + sr`	Read session
`Space + sd`	Delete session
`Space + sw`	Write current session

Terminal

Shortcut	Action
`Space + tt`	Terminal (vertical)
`Space + tT`	Terminal (horizontal)

Editing

Shortcut	Action
`i` / `a`	Insert before / after cursor
`o` / `O`	New line below / above
`gcc`	Toggle comment (line)
`gc`	Toggle comment (selection)
`dd`	Delete line
`yy`	Yank line
`p` / `P`	Paste after / before
`u` / `<C-r>`	Undo / redo
`<M-j>` / `<M-k>`	Move line down / up
`<M-h>` / `<M-l>`	Decrease / increase indent

Text Objects

Shortcut	Action
`ci)`	Change inside parenthesis
`di(`	Delete inside padded parenthesis
`yaq`	Yank around quote
`vif`	Select inside function call
`cii`	Change inside indent scope
`iF` / `aF`	Inside / around function (treesitter)
`iB` / `aB`	Inside / around buffer

Other

Shortcut	Action
`Space + oz`	Zoom toggle
`Space + ot`	Trim trailing whitespace
`Space + or`	Resize window to default width

Misc

Shortcut	Action
`<Esc>`	Clear search highlights
`\h`	Toggle search highlighting
`gy` / `gp`	Copy / paste system clipboard
`go` / `gO`	Insert empty line below / above
`<C-s>`	Save and go to Normal mode
`[p` / `]p`	Paste above / below current line