Neovim Config

• Custom setup built on LazyVim with snacks.nvim for a clean and responsive editing experience.

Recommended workflow (From Hard Time Nvim)

Instead of only relying on hjkl, arrow keys and mouse, you should:

• Use relative jump (eg: 5j 12-) for vertical movement within the screen.
• Use CTRL-U CTRL-D CTRL-B CTRL-F gg G for vertical movement outside the screen.
• Use word-motion (w W b B e E ge gE) for short-distance horizontal movement.
• Use f F t T , ; 0 ^ $ for medium to long-distance horizontal movement.
• Use operator + motion/text-object (eg: ci{ y5j dap) whenever possible.
• Use % and square bracket commands (see :h [) to jump between brackets.

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Vim Motions Cheat Sheet (Words, Quotes, and Brackets)

• Changing or deleting words

  • ciw – Change inner word (removes the word under cursor and enters Insert mode).
  • caw – Change a word (word + trailing space) and enter Insert mode.

• Selecting text inside delimiters

  • vi" – Visual select everything inside quotes " ".
  • vib – Visual select everything inside parentheses ( ) or brackets [ ].

• Inserting at specific positions

  • Shift + A (A) – Append text at the end of the line.
  • Shift + I (I) – Insert text at the start of the line.

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Motion Format

In Vim, many commands follow this consistent pattern:

<operator> + <a/i> + <text object>

• Operator examples:

  • c – change
  • d – delete
  • y – yank
  • v – visually select

• Scope:

  • i – inner (inside only)
  • a – around (including delimiters)

• Text objects:

  • w – word
  • " / q – quotes
  • b – brackets or parentheses
  • ) – parentheses specifically
  • } – braces

Examples:

• ci" – change inside quotes
• va( – visually select around parentheses
• di} – delete inside braces

• `+ . - Go to previous editing line
• M + a - To bookmark line to a
• ` + a - Go to bookmark a
• f + letter - Jump to that letter , Use ; and , for jump to next and previous
• gUw - To make a word capital
• guw - To make a word small
• gUU - To make a whole line capital
• guu - to make a whole line small
• ctrl + a - To increment a number by one
• ctrl + x - To decrease a number by one

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Neovim Keybindings Overview

Category	Keybinding	Action	Rating
Navigation	Alt + j	Move Down	—
	Alt + k	Move Up	—
	Shift + H	Move to previous Tab / Buffer	—
	Shift + L	Move to next Tab / Buffer	—
	[b	Next Tab	—
	]b	Previous Tab	—
Buffer / Tab Management	<leader>bD	Close Tab / Buffer	—
	<leader>bp	Pin the Buffer	—
Search & Results Nav	n	Next Result	—
	N	Previous Result	—
	[[	Next References	Preferred
	]]	Previous References	Preferred
	Alt + N	Next References	Preferred
	Alt + P	Previous References	Preferred
File Operations	Ctrl + S	Save the file	—
	<leader>fn	New File	—
Line Numbers & UI	<leader>uL	Toggle Relative Number	—
	<leader>ul	Toggle Line Number	—
	<leader>uD	Toggle Dimming	Preferred
	<leader>uh	Toggle Inlay Hints	—
	<leader>uz	Toggle Zen Mode	Preferred
Session Management	<leader>ql	Restore Session	Preferred
	<leader>qd	Don't save current Session	Preferred
Quitting	<leader>qq	Quit All	Preferred
Terminal	<leader>fT	Terminal	—
	<leader> + Ctrl + /	Toggle Terminal	Preferred
Window Management	`	`	Split Window Right	—
	<leader>wd	Kill that window	—
LSP	<leader>gd	Go to Definition	Preferred
	<leader>gr	References	Preferred
	Shift + K	Hover	Preferred
Comments	gcc	Toggle Comment	—
Search & Replace	<leader>sr	Search And Replace	Preferred
Mason	<leader>cm	Mason	Preferred
File Finder / Search	<leader><SPACE>	Find Files	Preferred
	<leader>,	Search through Buffers	Preferred
	<leader>/	Find Words	Preferred
	<leader>:	Command History	Preferred
	<leader>e	File Explorer	Preferred
	<leader>fp	Find Projects	Preferred
	<leader>fr	Recent Files	Preferred
Git	<leader>gd	Git Diff	Preferred
	<leader>gs	Git Status	Preferred
Notifications & Help	<leader>n	Notification History	—
	<leader>s/	Search History	—
	<leader>sh	Help Pages	—
	<leader>sH	Highlights	—
	<leader>si	Icons	Preferred
	<leader>sj	Jumps	Preferred
	<leader>sk	All Keymaps	Preferred
	<leader>sw	Visual Selection of Word	Preferred

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