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🚀 ULTIMATE NvChad CHEAT SHEET (Remapped) 🚀

Complete Reference - All Plugins & Vim
Leader Key: SPACE

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🔥 Essential Workflow

Key	Action	Key	Action
Space	Show all keys	Space ff	Find files
Space ff	Find files	Space fa	Find all files (+ hidden)
Space fw	Find text	Space fw	Live grep (search in files)
c-n	Toggle tree	Space fb	Find buffers
Space e	Focus tree	Space fh	Help pages
Tab	Next buffer	Space fo	Find recent files
Shift+Tab	Prev buffer	Space fz	Find in current buffer
Space x	Close buffer	Space cm	Git commits
c-s	Save file	Space gt	Git status
gd	Go definition	/text	Search in file
K	Show docs	*	Search word under cursor

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🤖 Copilot AI

Basic Copilot

Key	Action	Key	Action
c-j	Accept suggest	Space ccq	Quick chat (ask anything)
c-]	Next suggest	Space cci	Custom input chat
c-[	Prev suggest	Space cce	Explain selected code
c-\	Trigger	Space ccr	Review selected code

Copilot Commands

Command	Action
:Copilot auth	Authenticate
:Copilot status	Status
:Copilot enable/disable	Enable/Disable

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💬 CopilotChat

Chat Commands

Key	Action	Key	Action
Space ccq	Quick chat (ask anything)	Space ccm	Generate commit msg (all)
Space cci	Custom input chat	Space ccM	Generate commit msg (staged)
Space cce	Explain selected code	Space cch	Help actions (Telescope)
Space ccr	Review selected code	Space ccp	Prompt actions (Telescope)
Space ccR	Refactor/optimize code	Space ccv	Toggle chat window
Space cct	Generate tests	Space ccl	Clear chat history
Space ccf	Fix diagnostics	Space ccd	Debug info
Space ccn	Better naming suggestions

Chat Window Controls

Key	Action	Key	Action
q	Close chat	gy	Yank diff
c-l	Reset chat	gd	Show diff
l	Submit prompt	gp	Show system prompt
c-y	Accept diff	gs	Show user selection

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🧭 Code Navigation

Key	Action	Key	Action
gd	Go definition	Space ca	Code actions
gD	Go declaration	Space ra	Rename symbol
gi	Go implement	Space f	Format document
gr	Find reference	Space fm	Format selection
K	Hover docs	[d	Previous diagnostic
c-k	Signature help	]d	Next diagnostic
Space D	Type definition	Space e	Show line diagnostics
c-o	Jump back	Space q	Diagnostic quickfix list
c-i	Jump forward	Space wa	Add workspace folder

LSP Commands

Command	Action
:LspInfo	LSP information
:checkhealth	Check Neovim health

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🪟 Windows & Buffers

Window Navigation

Key	Action	Key	Action
c-h	Left window	Space v	Vertical split
c-j	Down window	Space h	Horizontal split
c-k	Up window	c-w c	Close window
c-l	Right window	c-w o	Close others

Buffer Management

Key	Action	Key	Action
Tab	Next buffer	Space x	Close buffer
Shift+Tab	Previous buffer	Space b	New buffer
c-w e	Equal windows

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💻 Terminal

Key	Action	Key	Action
a-h	Toggle horizontal terminal	Space h	New horizontal terminal
a-v	Toggle vertical terminal	Space v	New vertical terminal
a-i	Toggle floating terminal	exit	Exit terminal mode
c-\	Toggle terminal	jk jk	Exit terminal insert mode

Terminal Commands

Command	Action
:term	Open terminal
:split term://	Horizontal terminal split
:vsplit term://	Vertical terminal split

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🌳 File Tree (NvimTree)

Navigation

Key	Action	Key	Action
l/o	Open file	c-v	Open vertical
c-x	Open horizontal	c-t	Open new tab

File Operations

Key	Action	Key	Action
a	Create file	c	Copy
A	Create folder	x	Cut
d	Delete	p	Paste
r	Rename	y	Copy name
c-r	Full rename	Y	Copy rel path
gy	Copy abs path

View Options

Key	Action	Key	Action
H	Toggle hidden	R	Refresh
I	Toggle ignore	W	Collapse all
E	Expand all	q	Close tree

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🔭 Telescope

Navigation

Key	Action	Key	Action
c-n/p	Next/Previous item	l	Select item
c-j/k	Move down/up	c-v	Open in vertical split
c-x	Open in horizontal split	c-t	Open in new tab
c-c/jk	Close telescope	Tab	Toggle selection
c-q	Send to quickfix	?	Show help

Preview Controls

Key	Action	Key	Action
c-u	Scroll preview up	c-/	Toggle preview
c-d	Scroll preview down	M	Toggle mark

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🎯 Auto-completion (nvim-cmp)

Key	Action	Key	Action
c-n	Next item	Tab	Next (snippets)
c-p	Previous item	Shift+Tab	Prev (snippets)
c-Space	Trigger comp	c-y	Confirm
l	Confirm select	c-[	Cancel
c-e	Close menu	c-d	Scroll docs down
c-f	Scroll docs up

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📝 Comments & Editing

Comments

Key	Action	Key	Action
gcc	Toggle line comment	Space /	Toggle comment line
gc (visual)	Toggle comment (selection)
gbc	Toggle block comment
gb (visual)	Toggle block (selection)

Basic Editing

Key	Action	Key	Action
i	Insert before cursor	o	New line below
I	Insert at line start	O	New line above
a	Append after cursor	c	Change operator
A	Append at line end	s	Substitute character
S	Substitute line	dd	Delete line
yy	Yank (copy) line	p	Paste after
P	Paste before	u	Undo
c-r	Redo	.	Repeat last command

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🌈 Treesitter & Text Objects

Text Objects

Key	Action	Key	Action
af	Around function	ab	Around block
if	Inside function	ib	Inside block
ac	Around class	aa	Around argument
ic	Inside class	ia	Inside argument

Selection

Key	Action	Key	Action
c-Space	Init selection	l	Expand select
Backspace	Shrink select	Tab	Expand scope

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🔄 Git Integration (Gitsigns)

Hunk Navigation

Key	Action	Key	Action
]c	Next hunk	Space hs	Stage hunk
[c	Previous hunk	Space hr	Reset hunk
Space hS	Stage buffer	Space hu	Undo stage hunk
Space hR	Reset buffer	Space hp	Preview hunk

Git Actions

Key	Action	Key	Action
Space hb	Blame line	Space hd	Diff this
Space tb	Toggle blame	Space hD	Diff this ~
Space td	Toggle deleted	ih	Inside hunk (text object)
ah	Around hunk (text object)

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🎨 Themes & UI

Key	Action	Key	Action
Space th	Theme switcher	Space n	Toggle numbers
Space tt	Toggle transparency	Space rn	Toggle rel numbers
Space ch	NvChad help	Space i	Indent guide
Space nu	Update NvChad	Space wk	Which-key

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🛠️ Mason & Plugins

Mason Commands

Command	Action
:Mason	Open Mason LSP manager
:MasonInstall	Install LSP server
:MasonUpdate	Update all servers

Plugin Management

Command	Action
:Lazy	Open Lazy plugin manager
:Lazy install	Install plugins
:Lazy update	Update plugins
:Lazy clean	Clean unused plugins
:Lazy sync	Sync plugins

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↔️ Vim Movement

Basic Movement

Key	Action	Key	Action
h/j/k/l	Left/Down/Up/Right	0	Start of line
w	Next word	^	First non-blank
W	Next WORD	$	End of line
b	Previous word	gg	Go to top
B	Previous WORD	G	Go to bottom
e	End of word	{number}G	Go to line
E	End of WORD

Page Navigation

Key	Action	Key	Action
c-u	Half page up	c-b	Full page up
c-d	Half page down	c-f	Full page down
zt	Cursor to top	zz	Cursor center
zb	Cursor bottom

Character Finding

Key	Action	Key	Action
f{char}	Find character	;	Repeat f/t
F{char}	Find char back	,	Repeat f/t back
t{char}	Till character
T{char}	Till char back

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🔍 Search & Replace

Search

Key	Action	Key	Action
/pattern	Search forward	n	Next match
?pattern	Search backward	N	Previous match
*	Search word under cursor	#	Search word under cursor bwd

Replace

Command	Action
:s/old/new	Replace in line
:s/old/new/g	Replace all in line
:%s/old/new/g	Replace all in file
:%s/old/new/gc	Replace all with confirm
:noh	Clear search highlight

Advanced Search

Command	Action
:g/pattern/d	Delete lines with pattern
:v/pattern/d	Delete lines without pattern
\c	Case insensitive (in search)
\C	Case sensitive (in search)

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👁️ Visual Mode

Selection Modes

Key	Action	Key	Action
v	Visual char	gv	Select last
V	Visual line	o	Other end
c-v	Visual block	O	Other corner

Visual Operations

Key	Action	Key	Action
y	Yank selection	>	Indent right
d	Delete select	``	Show mapping for key
:verbose map	Show mapping with source
:set option?	Show option value
:set all	Show all options

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🔥 Pro Tips

Essential Combinations

• Leader + f + f: Quick file finder
• Leader + f + w: Search text across project
• Leader + c + a: Code actions (fix/refactor)
• Leader + c + c + q: Ask Copilot anything
• g + d: Go to definition
• K: Show documentation
• Space + e: Focus file explorer
• c-n: Toggle file tree

Workflow Shortcuts

1. File Navigation: Space ff → type filename → l
2. Code Navigation: gd (definition) → c-o (back)
3. Search & Replace: Space fw → search → c-q → :%s//new/g
4. AI Assistance: Select code → Space cce (explain) or Space ccr (review)
5. Terminal Integration: a-i → run commands
6. Theme & Config: Space th → select theme

[1] https://nvchad.com/docs/config/mappings/ [2] https://github.com/NvChad/NvChad/discussions/2832 [3] https://www.reddit.com/r/neovim/comments/1fwku9i/how_to_remove_and_replace_key_mappings_in_nvchad/ [4] https://github.com/NvChad/NvChad/issues/506 [5] https://blog.spoonconsulting.com/getting-started-with-neovim-using-nvchad-a-developers-guide-f97d81e85d60 [6] https://docs.rockylinux.org/books/nvchad/nvchad_ui/using_nvchad/ [7] https://nvchad.com/docs/config/walkthrough/ [8] https://nvchad.com/docs/faq/