Vim and Neovim

Vim Motions

Key(s)	Meaning
i	Insert
a	Append
o	Insert on the next line
O	Insert on the previous line
u	Undo
w	Next word
b	Previous word
e	End of the current word
W	Next whitespace-separated word
f	Find the next character
F	Find the previous character
t	Move before the next character
T	Move before the previous character
gg	First line of the file
G	Last line of the file
%	Matching bracket or block
^	First non-space character of the line
$	End of line
0	Start of line
p	Paste
d	Delete
r	Replace one character
R	Replace multiple characters
y	Yank or copy
v	Visual mode
V	Visual line mode
Ctrl + v	Visual block mode
vi', vi", vi(, vi{, vi[, vi<	Select inside a scope
va', va", va(, va{, va[, va<	Select around a scope
Ctrl + d	Scroll down
Ctrl + u	Scroll up
Ctrl + r	Redo
di(	Delete inside parentheses
ci(	Change inside parentheses

Macros

1. q[register] starts recording, for example qa.
2. Perform the actions you want to repeat.
3. Press q again to stop recording.
4. @[register] replays the macro, for example @a.

Useful shortcuts:

• @@ replays the last macro.
• 100@a runs macro a one hundred times.

Window Management

Use Ctrl + w first, then one of the keys below.

Key(s)	Meaning
v	Split vertically
s	Split horizontally
h / j / k / l	Move to another pane
left / right / up / down	Move to another pane
H / J / K / L	Move the pane itself
+	Increase height
-	Decrease height
<	Decrease width
>	Increase width
=	Equalize pane sizes
c	Close the current pane
o	Close all other panes
_	Maximize the current pane

Basic Vim Settings

set tabstop=2 shiftwidth=2 expandtab relativenumber foldmethod=indent autoindent hlsearch incsearch
filetype plugin indent on
" colorscheme Monokai
syntax on

Neovim Setup Notes

1. Create ~/.config/nvim/init.lua.
2. Put plugin files in ~/.config/nvim/lua/plugins/.
3. Add plugin-specific setup inside each plugin definition.

config = function()
  -- do something here
end

Basic options and keymaps:

vim.cmd("set expandtab")
vim.cmd("set tabstop=2")
vim.cmd("set softtabstop=2")
vim.cmd("set shiftwidth=2")

-- map leader to space
vim.g.mapleader = " "

vim.keymap.set("n", "<C-s>", ":w<CR>", { noremap = true, silent = true })
vim.keymap.set("i", "<C-s>", "<Esc>:w<CR>a", { noremap = true, silent = true })
vim.keymap.set("n", "<C-t>", ":tabnew<CR>", { noremap = true, silent = true })

Useful plugins to install:

• lazy.nvim
• telescope.nvim
• nvim-treesitter
• neo-tree.nvim
• mason.nvim
• mason-lspconfig.nvim
• nvim-lspconfig
• telescope-ui-select.nvim

Project-Specific Config

Create .nvim.lua at the project root when a repository needs local overrides.

-- Project-specific config example

-- Set project-specific options
vim.opt.tabstop = 2
vim.opt.shiftwidth = 2
vim.opt.expandtab = true

-- Add keybindings specific to the project
vim.keymap.set("n", "<leader>pr", ":!npm run dev<CR>", { noremap = true, silent = true })

-- Configure plugins
if require("telescope") then
  require("telescope").setup({
    defaults = {
      file_ignore_patterns = { "node_modules", "dist/" }
    }
  })
end

print("Loaded project-specific Neovim config!")