🚀 Neovim Keybindings Cheatsheet

Leader Key: <Space>

📝 General & Basic Navigation

Key	Mode	Action	Description
<Space>	n	Leader Key	Main leader key
;	n	:	Enter command mode
jk	i	<ESC>	Exit insert mode
<Esc>	n	Clear highlights	Remove search highlights
<C-s>	n	Save file	Save current file
<C-c>	n	Copy whole file	Copy entire file to clipboard

🔢 Line Numbers

Key	Mode	Action	Description
<leader>n	n	Toggle line numbers	Show/hide line numbers
<leader>rn	n	Toggle relative numbers	Show/hide relative line numbers

🚪 Window Navigation

Key	Mode	Action	Description
<C-h>	n	Switch window left	Move to left window
<C-l>	n	Switch window right	Move to right window
<C-j>	n	Switch window down	Move to window below
<C-k>	n	Switch window up	Move to window above

✏️ Insert Mode Navigation

Key	Mode	Action	Description
<C-b>	i	Move to beginning of line	Go to start of line
<C-e>	i	Move to end of line	Go to end of line
<C-h>	i	Move left	Move cursor left
<C-l>	i	Move right	Move cursor right
<C-j>	i	Move down	Move cursor down
<C-k>	i	Move up	Move cursor up

📂 Buffer Management (Tabufline)

Key	Mode	Action	Description
<leader>b	n	New buffer	Create new empty buffer
<Tab>	n	Next buffer	Switch to next buffer
<S-Tab>	n	Previous buffer	Switch to previous buffer
<leader>x	n	Close buffer	Close current buffer

💬 Comments

Key	Mode	Action	Description
<leader>/	n	Toggle comment	Comment/uncomment current line
<leader>/	v	Toggle comment	Comment/uncomment selected lines

🌳 File Explorer (NvimTree)

Key	Mode	Action	Description
<C-n>	n	Toggle NvimTree	Open/close file explorer
<leader>e	n	Focus NvimTree	Focus on file explorer

🔍 Telescope (Fuzzy Finder)

File Operations

Key	Mode	Action	Description
<leader>ff	n	Find files	Search for files
<leader>fa	n	Find all files	Search including hidden/ignored files
<leader>fo	n	Find old files	Search recent files
<leader>fw	n	Live grep	Search text in files
<leader>fb	n	Find buffers	Search open buffers
<leader>fz	n	Current buffer fuzzy find	Search in current buffer

Git Operations

Key	Mode	Action	Description
<leader>cm	n	Git commits	Browse git commits
<leader>gt	n	Git status	View git status

Other Telescope Features

Key	Mode	Action	Description
<leader>fh	n	Help tags	Search help documentation
<leader>ma	n	Find marks	Search vim marks
<leader>pt	n	Pick terminal	Search hidden terminals
<leader>th	n	NvChad themes	Browse and select themes

🖥️ Terminal Management

Terminal Creation

Key	Mode	Action	Description
<leader>h	n	New horizontal terminal	Open terminal horizontally
<leader>v	n	New vertical terminal	Open terminal vertically

Terminal Toggles

Key	Mode	Action	Description
<A-v>	n,t	Toggle vertical terminal	Toggle vertical terminal
<A-h>	n,t	Toggle horizontal terminal	Toggle horizontal terminal
<A-i>	n,t	Toggle floating terminal	Toggle floating terminal
<C-x>	t	Escape terminal mode	Exit terminal mode

🎨 Formatting & Code

Key	Mode	Action	Description
<leader>fm	n,x	Format file	Format current file/selection

🩺 LSP (Language Server Protocol)

Key	Mode	Action	Description
<leader>ds	n	Diagnostic loclist	Show diagnostics in location list

🤖 GitHub Copilot Chat

Help & Prompts

Key	Mode	Action	Description
<leader>cch	n	Help actions	Show Copilot help actions
<leader>ccp	n,x	Prompt actions	Show Copilot prompt actions

Code Operations

Key	Mode	Action	Description
<leader>cce	n	Explain code	Ask Copilot to explain code
<leader>cct	n	Generate tests	Generate unit tests
<leader>ccr	n	Review code	Get code review
<leader>ccR	n	Refactor code	Refactor code
<leader>ccn	n	Better naming	Suggest better names

Chat Operations

Key	Mode	Action	Description
<leader>cci	n	Ask input	Custom Copilot question
<leader>ccq	n	Quick chat	Quick chat with buffer
<leader>ccv	x	Visual chat	Chat with selected code
<leader>ccx	x	Inline chat	Inline chat with selection
<leader>ccv	n	Toggle chat	Toggle Copilot chat window

Git Integration

Key	Mode	Action	Description
<leader>ccm	n	Generate commit message	Commit message for all changes
<leader>ccM	n	Generate staged commit	Commit message for staged changes

Utility

Key	Mode	Action	Description
<leader>ccd	n	Debug info	Show Copilot debug info
<leader>ccf	n	Fix diagnostic	Fix diagnostic issues
<leader>ccl	n	Clear history	Clear chat history

❓ Help & Documentation

Key	Mode	Action	Description
<leader>ch	n	Toggle cheatsheet	Show/hide NvChad cheatsheet
<leader>wK	n	All keymaps	Show all available keymaps
<leader>wk	n	Query keymaps	Search for specific keymaps

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📚 Mode Legend

• n = Normal mode
• i = Insert mode
• v = Visual mode
• x = Visual selection mode
• t = Terminal mode

🔧 Custom Keybindings Notes

• Your leader key is set to <Space> (spacebar)
• jk in insert mode acts as <ESC> for quick mode switching
• ; in normal mode enters command mode (equivalent to :)
• You have GitHub Copilot integration with extensive chat features

💡 Pro Tips

1. Use <leader>th to quickly switch between themes
2. <leader>fa finds ALL files including hidden ones
3. Use <leader>fw for project-wide text search
4. Copilot chat (<leader>cc*) commands work great for code assistance
5. Terminal toggles (<A-v>, <A-h>, <A-i>) are accessible from both normal and terminal modes