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📅 Daily Usage

The keybindings and workflows you'll reach for every single day.

⌨️ Key Bindings at a Glance

Leader key: <Space>

🗂️ File Operations

Key Action
<leader>w Save file
<leader>q Quit
<leader>x Save and quit
<leader>ev Edit vimrc in new tab
<leader>sv Reload vimrc

🔍 Finding Things

Key Action Think of it as...
<C-p> Find files by name "Ctrl+P"
<leader>fg Grep across project "Find Globally"
<leader>fb Switch between open buffers "Find Buffer"
<leader>fh Recent files (history) "Find History"
<leader>fc Search all Vim commands "Find Command"
<leader>fl Search lines in current buffer "Find Line"
<leader>fm Jump to marks "Find Mark"
<leader>fs Insert snippet "Find Snippet"

Inside fzf picker:

  • Ctrl+T → open in new tab
  • Ctrl+X → open in horizontal split
  • Ctrl+V → open in vertical split
  • Ctrl+/ → toggle preview

📁 File Explorer

Key Action
<leader>e Toggle NERDTree
<leader>nf Reveal current file in tree

Inside NERDTree:

Key Action
o Open file / toggle folder
t Open in new tab
s Open in vertical split
i Open in horizontal split
m File menu (create, rename, delete, move)
I Toggle hidden files
R Refresh
q Close tree

🧠 Code Intelligence (LSP)

Key Action
gd Go to definition
gD Peek definition
gr Find all references
gi Go to implementation
gt Go to type definition
K Hover documentation
<C-k> (insert) Signature help
<leader>rn Rename symbol
<leader>ca Code actions (quick fixes)
<leader>cf Format document
<leader>cs Document symbols (outline)
<leader>cw Workspace symbols
[d Previous diagnostic
]d Next diagnostic

Completion

Key Action
<Tab> Next suggestion
<S-Tab> Previous suggestion
<CR> Accept suggestion

🪟 Windows & Buffers

Navigating Splits

Key Action
<C-h> Move to left split
<C-j> Move to split below
<C-k> Move to split above
<C-l> Move to right split

Resizing Splits

Key Action
<C-Up> Increase height
<C-Down> Decrease height
<C-Left> Decrease width
<C-Right> Increase width

Buffer Navigation

Key Action
<Tab> Next buffer
<S-Tab> Previous buffer
<leader>bd Close buffer

✏️ Editing

Line Operations

Key Action
<A-j> Move line down
<A-k> Move line up
<A-j> (visual) Move selection down
<A-k> (visual) Move selection up
<leader>d Duplicate line
<leader>a Select all

Indentation (visual mode)

Key Action
> Indent (keeps selection)
< Outdent (keeps selection)

Commenting

Key Action
gcc Toggle comment on line
gc (visual) Toggle comment on selection
gcap Comment a paragraph
gc3j Comment 3 lines down

Surround

Key Action
cs"' Change "hello" → 'hello'
ds" Delete "hello" → hello
ysiw" Surround word: hello → "hello"
yss) Surround line with ()
S" (visual) Surround selection with "

🔀 Git

Fugitive

Key Action
<leader>gs Git status (interactive)
<leader>gc Git commit
<leader>gp Git push
<leader>gl Git log (last 20)
<leader>gd Diff current file (split view)
<leader>gb Git blame

GitGutter (hunk operations)

Key Action
]h Jump to next changed hunk
[h Jump to previous changed hunk
<leader>hp Preview hunk diff
<leader>hs Stage hunk
<leader>hu Undo hunk

🖥️ Terminal

Key Action
<leader>t Toggle floating terminal
<F7> New terminal instance
<F8> Next terminal
<Esc> (in terminal) Return to normal mode

🏗️ Build & Run

Key Action
<leader>mk Run make
<leader>mb Run cmake --build build
<leader>mr Run make run

Errors populate the quickfix list:

Key Action
:copen Open quickfix window
:cnext Next error
:cprev Previous error

🔖 Navigation & Jumping

Key Action
s{char}{char} EasyMotion: jump to any 2-char combo
<leader>j EasyMotion: jump to line below
<leader>k EasyMotion: jump to line above
<C-o> Jump back (previous location)
<C-i> Jump forward
<leader>z Toggle fold under cursor

🔧 Utilities

Key Action
<leader>u Toggle undo tree
<Esc><Esc> Clear search highlighting
<C-\> Jump to tag in new tab (ctags)
<leader>] Jump to tag in vertical split

📋 Typical Daily Workflow

Morning: Start a Feature

vim                           # Open Vim
<C-p>                         # Find the file to work on
<leader>gs                    # Check git status
gd                            # Navigate to function definition

Coding: Edit → Build → Fix

i                             # Enter insert mode, write code
<Esc>                         # Back to normal mode
<leader>w                     # Save
<leader>mk                    # Build
:cnext                        # Jump to first error
.                             # Fix, repeat

Refactoring: Rename Across Project

<leader>rn                    # Rename symbol (LSP handles all files)
<leader>fg                    # Grep to verify no stragglers

Debugging: Trace a Bug

gr                            # Find all references to suspect function
gd                            # Dive into definition
K                             # Read hover docs
<C-o>                         # Jump back
<leader>t                     # Open terminal, run debugger

End of Day: Commit

<leader>gs                    # Git status
s                             # Stage files (in fugitive window)
cc                            # Commit
<leader>gp                    # Push

💡 Pro Tips

  1. Use <Tab> / <S-Tab> for buffer switching faster than :b name
  2. <leader>fg then type ripgrep is instant even on huge codebases
  3. ]h and [h jump between git changes to review what you've done
  4. <leader>hp preview a hunk before deciding to stage or undo it
  5. gcc in normal, gc in visual commenting is always one keystroke away
  6. gd then <C-o> peek at a definition and bounce back instantly

"The best workflow is the one you don't think about. It's muscle memory."