Neovim & Tmux

Dumping ground for my notes as I learn, and configure my own NeoVim. Herein: mostly shortcuts/how-to notes.

NeoVim

Warning

Herein are keymaps specific to my neovim configuration. Many are standard, many are not Click Here to Browse My Config on Github

Helpful References:

• https://vim.rtorr.com/
• https://nix-community.github.io/nixvim/
• https://dotfyle.com/neovim/plugins/trending
• http://vimcasts.org/blog/2013/02/habit-breaking-habit-making/
• https://linuxhandbook.com/move-page-up-down-vim/

Navigation

Which-Key plugin shows available shortcuts after leader key press. Common entry points below:

My Binding	My Verbiage	Default	Mode	Description
\			N	Leader key, access all shortcuts
\?			N	See buffer-local keymaps
\f	File/Find		N	File and find operations
\s	Search		N	Search operations
\g	Git		N	Git operations

General Operations

My Binding	My Verbiage	Default	Mode	Description
	Save	:w	C
	Quit	:q	C
	Reset	:e!	C	Resets current buffer (Abandon active file changes)
	Copy	y	V	”Yank” (copy selected region)
	Cut	d	V	”Delete” (cut selected region)
	Paste	p	V	”Paste” (paste yanked/deleted at cursor)
		K	N	Show definition hover
		u	N	Undo
		Ctrl + r	N	Redo
	Find & Replace on Line	:s/old/new/g	N	Find instances of old on current line, replace with new
	Find & Replace in Buffer	:%s/old/new/g	N	Find instances of old in buffer, replace with new
		yyp	N	Duplicate line under cursor

File / Folder Nav

My Binding	My Verbiage	Default	Description
\ff	Find-Files		Find Files (Fuzzy)
\fg	Find-Git Files		Find Git Files
\fp	Find-Projects		Find Projects
\e	Explorer		File Directory Browser
\sg	Search w/ Grep		Find inside files with Grep search

Cursor / Pane Navigation

My Binding	My Verbiage	Default	Mode	Description
z z			N	Center viewport on current line
Ctrl + u			N	Scroll active pane up
Ctrl + d			N	Scroll active pane down
Ctrl-W + HJKL			N	Switch focus between window splits
			N	Go to top of file

Buffer Navigation

My Binding	My Verbiage	Default	Mode	Description
		:buffer N or :b N	C	Switch to buffer number N (e.g., :b 2)
		:bnext or :bn	C	Move to the next buffer
		:bprevious or :bp	C	Move to the previous buffer
		:bfirst or :bf	C	Move to the first buffer
		:blast or :bl	C	Move to the last buffer
		:bd	N	Close current buffer
		Ctrl+^	N	Toggle between current and previous buffer
		Ctrl+o	N	Jump to the previous position in the jump list
		Ctrl+i	N	Jump to the next position in the jump list

Flash Navigation

My Binding	My Verbiage	Default	Mode	Description
s	Flash		n, x, o	Jump to target
S	Flash Treesitter		n, x, o	Navigate using treesitter
r	Remote Flash		o	Remote flash navigation
R	Treesitter Search		o, x	Search using treesitter
<c-s>	Toggle Flash Search		c	Toggle flash search functionality

Basic Vim Mode Commands

My Binding	My Verbiage	Default	Mode	Description
i			N	Insert mode at current position
I			N	Insert at beginning of current line
a			N	Insert after character at current position
A			N	Insert at end of current line

Line / Word Navigation

My Binding	My Verbiage	Default	Mode	Description
$			N	Move cursor to end of line
^			N	Move cursor to start of line
w			N	Move cursor to next word start
e			N	Move cursor to next word end
W			N	Move cursor to next word start after whitespace
E			N	Move cursor to next word end after whitespace

Tmux-Vim-Navigator

Switch seamlessly between neovim/tmux panes with: Ctrl + HJKL

Tmux

Basic hierarchy: Session > Window > Pane References:

• https://tmuxcheatsheet.com/

Sessions

Terminal Commands

Alias	Full Command	Action
	tmux	New Session
	tmux new -s mysession	New Session With Name
	tmux ls	List Sessions
	tmux a	Attach to Session
	tmux a -t mysession	Attach to Session by Name
	tmux kill-session -t mysession	Kill Session by Name
	tmux kill-session -a	Kill All Sessions except current

Shortcuts (from inside tmux)

My Binding	Default Binding	Action
	Ctrl+B $	Rename Session
	Ctrl+B d	Detach from Session
	Ctrl+B s	Session Preview mode
	Ctrl+B ()	Jump Between Sessions

Windows

My Binding	Default Binding	Action
	Ctrl+B c	Create New
	Ctrl+B ,	Rename
	Ctrl+B &	Close Current
	Ctrl+B w	List
	Ctrl+B n	Next
	Ctrl+B p	Previous
	Ctrl+B 0..9	Select by Number

Panes

My Binding	Default Binding	Action
	Ctrl+B %	Split Vertical
	Ctrl+B "	Split Horizontal
	Ctrl+B ↑↓←→	Change Active
	Ctrl+B x	Close Active
	Ctrl+B Ctrl+↑↓←→	Resize

Avante Nvim

Key Binding	Description
Leaderaa	show sidebar
Leaderat	toggle sidebar visibility
Leaderar	refresh sidebar
Leaderaf	switch sidebar focus
Leadera?	select model
Leaderae	edit selected blocks
LeaderaS	stop current AI request
Leaderah	select between chat histories
co	choose ours
ct	choose theirs
ca	choose all theirs
c0	choose none
cb	choose both
cc	choose cursor
]x	move to previous conflict
[x	move to next conflict
[[|jump to previous codeblocks (results window)|
|]]	jump to next codeblocks (results windows)

http://vimcasts.org/blog/2013/02/habit-breaking-habit-making/

Vimium, Browser Extension

https://vimium.github.io/

Keyboard Shortcuts

Navigating the page

Key	Action
j	Scroll down
k	Scroll up
gg	Scroll to the top of the page
G	Scroll to the bottom of the page
d	Scroll a half page down
u	Scroll a half page up
h	Scroll left
l	Scroll right
r	Reload the page
yy	Copy the current URL to the clipboard
p	Open the clipboard’s URL in the current tab
P	Open the clipboard’s URL in a new tab
i	Enter insert mode
v	Enter visual mode
gi	Focus the first text input on the page
f	Open a link in the current tab
F	Open a link in a new tab
gf	Select the next frame on the page
gF	Select the page’s main/top frame

Using find

Key	Action
/	Enter find mode
n	Cycle forward to the next find match
N	Cycle backward to the previous find match

Using the omnibar

Key	Action
o	Open URL, bookmark or history entry
O	Open URL, bookmark or history entry in a new tab
b	Open a bookmark
B	Open a bookmark in a new tab
T	Search through your open tabs

Navigating history

Key	Action
H	Go back in history
L	Go forward in history

Manipulating tabs

Key	Action
t	Create new tab
J	Go one tab left
K	Go one tab right
g0	Go to the first tab
g$	Go to the last tab
yt	Duplicate current tab
x	Close current tab
X	Restore closed tab

Miscellaneous

Key	Action
?	Show help