🖊️ Vim & NvChad

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Key bindings and commands for Vim and NvChad. NvChad is a Neovim configuration that adds IDE-like features on top of Vim's modal editing model. The <leader> key is Spacebar by default in NvChad.

Type: Modal text editor Config: NvChad (Neovim) Leader Key: Spacebar (default)

Resources: NvChad — Docs Neovim — Reference Manual Vim Help Telescope.nvim

NvChad

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Global keybindings for navigating and managing NvChad. All shortcuts use <leader> (Spacebar) as the prefix unless noted.

Open Cheatsheet <leader> c h Shows all available keybindings

Find File (Telescope) <leader> f f Fuzzy find any file in the project

Find Word (Telescope) <leader> f w Search for a word across all files

Toggle Tree View Ctrl + n

Close Current File <leader> x Closes the current buffer

Toggle Vertical Terminal Alt + v

Change Theme <leader> t h

Manage LSPs (Mason)

:Mason

Install language servers, linters, formatters

Manage Plugins (Lazy)

:Lazy

Update or manage plugins

NvimTree

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File explorer bindings — these work when the cursor is inside the NvimTree panel.

Create File a Opens prompt to add a file/directory

Rename File r Renames the file/directory under cursor

Delete File d Deletes the file/directory under cursor

Show Help ? Toggles the NvimTree cheatsheet

LSP

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Language Server Protocol bindings for code intelligence — go to definition, hover docs, and refactoring.

Go to Definition g d

Show Documentation K (Shift + k) Hover with cursor and press K

Show Code Actions <leader> c a E.g., auto-import, refactor, fix error

Rename Symbol <leader> r n

Vim

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Core Vim commands that work in any Vim-based editor.

Find and Replace

:%s/find_this/replace_with_this/gc

% = whole file · g = all occurrences · c = confirm each

Copy Entire File to Clipboard

:%y+

Wipe Buffer Contents ggdG gg go to first line · d delete · G to end of file