⌨️ Keymaps

FtVim comes with a comprehensive set of keymaps designed for efficient editing. The leader key is <Space> by default.

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Press <leader> (Space) and wait to see all available keymaps via which-key.

General

Keymap	Description
<C-s>	Save file
<Esc>	Clear search highlight
jk	Exit insert mode (alternative to Esc)

Window Navigation

Keymap	Description
<C-h>	Go to left window
<C-j>	Go to lower window
<C-k>	Go to upper window
<C-l>	Go to right window

Window Resize

Keymap	Description
<C-Up>	Increase window height
<C-Down>	Decrease window height
<C-Left>	Decrease window width
<C-Right>	Increase window width

Move Lines

Keymap	Mode	Description
<A-j>	Normal/Insert/Visual	Move line(s) down
<A-k>	Normal/Insert/Visual	Move line(s) up

Indenting

Keymap	Mode	Description
<	Visual	Indent left (stays in visual mode)
>	Visual	Indent right (stays in visual mode)

Find (Leader + f)

All find commands use snacks.nvim picker.

Keymap	Description
<leader>ff	Find files
<leader>fr	Recent files
<leader>fb	Find buffers
<leader>fs	Find string (grep)
<leader>fc	Find string under cursor
<leader>fh	Find help tags
<leader>fk	Find keymaps
<leader>fC	Find commands
<leader>fH	Find highlights
<leader>fM	Find man pages
<leader>fR	Find registers
<leader>fl	Resume last search
<leader>fn	New file

Picker Navigation

When the picker is open:

Keymap	Description
<C-j> / <C-n>	Next item
<C-k> / <C-p>	Previous item
<CR>	Confirm selection
<Esc>	Close picker

Buffers (Leader + b)

Keymap	Description
<S-h>	Previous buffer
<S-l>	Next buffer
<leader>bb	Previous buffer
<leader>bn	Next buffer
<leader>bd	Close buffer
<leader>bD	Force close buffer
<leader>bf	Find buffer
<leader>bj	Jump to buffer (pick)
<leader>be	Pick buffer to close
<leader>bh	Close buffers to the left
<leader>bl	Close buffers to the right
<leader>bW	Save without formatting
<leader>bD	Sort buffers by directory
<leader>bL	Sort buffers by language

Code / LSP (Leader + c)

Keymap	Description
gd	Go to definition
gr	Go to references
gI	Go to implementation
gy	Go to type definition
gD	Go to declaration
K	Hover documentation
gK	Signature help
<C-k> (insert)	Signature help
<leader>ca	Code action
<leader>cr	Rename symbol
<leader>cd	Go to definition
<leader>ci	Go to implementation
<leader>ct	Go to type definition
<leader>cs	Signature help
<leader>cv	Hover
<leader>cx	Rename
<leader>ch	Toggle inlay hints

Git (Leader + g)

Keymap	Description
<leader>gb	Git branches
<leader>gc	Git commits
<leader>gC	Git buffer commits
<leader>go	Git status
]h	Next hunk
[h	Previous hunk
<leader>ghs	Stage hunk
<leader>ghr	Reset hunk
<leader>ghS	Stage buffer
<leader>ghu	Undo stage hunk
<leader>ghR	Reset buffer
<leader>ghp	Preview hunk
<leader>ghb	Blame line
<leader>ghB	Blame buffer
<leader>ghd	Diff this
<leader>ghD	Diff this ~

Windows (Leader + w)

Keymap	Description
<leader>wd	Close window
<leader>ww	New window
<leader>wsh	Split horizontal
<leader>wsv	Split vertical

Tabs (Leader + Tab)

Keymap	Description
<leader><tab><tab>	New tab
<leader><tab>d	Close tab
<leader><tab>]	Next tab
<leader><tab>[	Previous tab
<leader><tab>l	Last tab
<leader><tab>f	First tab
<leader><tab>o	Close other tabs

Terminal

Keymap	Description
<C-\>	Toggle terminal
<leader>tf	Float terminal
<leader>th	Horizontal terminal
<leader>tv	Vertical terminal

In terminal mode, use <C-h/j/k/l> to navigate to other windows.

Explorer

Keymap	Description
<leader>e	Toggle file explorer (Neo-tree)

In Neo-tree:

Keymap	Description
l	Open file/expand folder
h	Close folder
<Space>	None (disabled to preserve leader)

Diagnostics (Leader + x)

Keymap	Description
<leader>xd	Toggle diagnostics on/off
<leader>xl	Location list
<leader>xq	Quickfix list
[q	Previous quickfix item
]q	Next quickfix item

Plugins (Leader + p)

Keymap	Description
<leader>l	Open Lazy (plugin manager)
<leader>pl	Open Lazy
<leader>pi	Install plugins
<leader>pu	Update plugins
<leader>ps	Sync plugins
<leader>pS	Clear unused plugins

Other

Keymap	Description
<leader>;	Dashboard
<leader>/	Comment line
<leader>/ (visual)	Comment selection
<leader>qq	Quit
<leader>K	Keywordprg
gco	Add comment below
gcO	Add comment above
]]	Next reference
[[	Previous reference

FtVim (Leader + F)

Keymap	Description
<leader>Fk	View all keymaps

With 42 Extra Enabled

Keymap	Description
<leader>Fh	Insert 42 header
<leader>Ff	Format C code (42 norm)
<leader>Fc	Count lines (42)

Treesitter (Leader + T)

Keymap	Description
<leader>Ti	Treesitter info

Mason (Leader + c + m)

Keymap	Description
<leader>cmm	Open Mason