Nvim Quick Reference Guide: Motions

*quickref.txt* Nvim VIM REFERENCE MANUAL by Bram Moolenaar ============================================================================== Quick reference guide *quickref* *Contents* tag subject tag subject ~ |Q_ct| list of help files |Q_re| Repeating commands |Q_lr| motion: Left-right |Q_km| Key mapping |Q_ud| motion: Up-down |Q_ab| Abbreviations |Q_tm| motion: Text object |Q_op| Options |Q_pa| motion: Pattern searches |Q_ur| Undo/Redo commands |Q_ma| motion: Marks |Q_et| External commands |Q_vm| motion: Various |Q_qf| Quickfix commands |Q_ta| motion: Using tags |Q_vc| Various commands |Q_sc| Scrolling |Q_ce| Ex: Command-line editing |Q_in| insert: Inserting text |Q_ra| Ex: Ranges |Q_ai| insert: Keys |Q_ex| Ex: Special characters |Q_ss| insert: Special keys |Q_st| Starting Vim |Q_di| insert: Digraphs |Q_ed| Editing a file |Q_si| insert: Special inserts |Q_fl| Using the argument list |Q_de| change: Deleting text |Q_wq| Writing and quitting |Q_cm| change: Copying and moving |Q_ac| Automatic commands |Q_ch| change: Changing text |Q_wi| Multi-window commands |Q_co| change: Complex |Q_bu| Buffer list commands |Q_vi| Visual mode |Q_sy| Syntax highlighting |Q_to| Text objects |Q_gu| GUI commands |Q_fo| Folding ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ *Q_lr* Left-right motions N is used to indicate an optional count that can be given before the command. |h| N h left (also: CTRL-H, <BS>, or <Left> key) |l| N l right (also: <Space> or <Right> key) |0| 0 to first character in the line (also: <Home> key) |^| ^ to first non-blank character in the line |$| N $ to the next EOL (end of line) position (also: <End> key) |g0| g0 to first character in screen line (differs from "0" when lines wrap) |g^| g^ to first non-blank character in screen line (differs from "^" when lines wrap) |g$| N g$ to last character in screen line (differs from "$" when lines wrap) |gm| gm to middle of the screen line |gM| gM to middle of the line |bar| N | to column N (default: 1) |f| N f{char} to the Nth occurrence of {char} to the right |F| N F{char} to the Nth occurrence of {char} to the left |t| N t{char} till before the Nth occurrence of {char} to the right |T| N T{char} till before the Nth occurrence of {char} to the left |;| N ; repeat the last "f", "F", "t", or "T" N times |,| N , repeat the last "f", "F", "t", or "T" N times in opposite direction ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ *Q_ud* Up-down motions |k| N k up N lines (also: CTRL-P and <Up>) |j| N j down N lines (also: CTRL-J, CTRL-N, <NL>, and <Down>) |-| N - up N lines, on the first non-blank character |+| N + down N lines, on the first non-blank character (also: CTRL-M and <CR>) |_| N _ down N-1 lines, on the first non-blank character |G| N G goto line N (default: last line), on the first non-blank character |gg| N gg goto line N (default: first line), on the first non-blank character |N%| N % goto line N percentage down in the file; N must be given, otherwise it is the |%| command |gk| N gk up N screen lines (differs from "k" when line wraps) |gj| N gj down N screen lines (differs from "j" when line wraps) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ *Q_tm* Text object motions |w| N w N words forward |W| N W N blank-separated |WORD|s forward |e| N e forward to the end of the Nth word |E| N E forward to the end of the Nth blank-separated |WORD| |b| N b N words backward |B| N B N blank-separated |WORD|s backward |ge| N ge backward to the end of the Nth word |gE| N gE backward to the end of the Nth blank-separated |WORD| |)| N ) N sentences forward |(| N ( N sentences backward |}| N } N paragraphs forward |{| N { N paragraphs backward |]]| N ]] N sections forward, at start of section

This section of the Nvim quick reference guide provides an overview of motion commands, categorized into left-right, up-down, and text object motions. Left-right motions include commands like 'h' and 'l' for character-wise movement, '0', '^', and '$' for line navigation, and 'f', 'F', 't', 'T' for searching characters. Up-down motions cover moving between lines ('k', 'j', '-', '+'), jumping to specific lines ('G', 'gg'), and navigating screen lines ('gk', 'gj'). Text object motions focus on moving by words, sentences, and paragraphs ('w', 'W', 'e', 'E', 'b', 'B', ')', '(', '}', '{'). These commands, often with a count 'N', enable efficient navigation and editing within Nvim, improving workflow. The guide includes commands like 'gm' for the middle of the screen line and 'gM' for the middle of the line.