LazyVim Cheatsheet

<leader> = <Space>. <C- = Ctrl+. <S- = Shift+. <A- = Alt+.

Leader Key Groups (which-key)

Press <space> to see these groups:

<leader><tab>   tabs
<leader>b       buffer
<leader>c       code
<leader>d       debug
<leader>dp      profiler
<leader>f       file/find
<leader>g       git
<leader>gh      hunks
<leader>q       quit/session
<leader>s       search
<leader>u       ui
<leader>x       diagnostics/quickfix
[               prev
]               next
g               goto
gs              surround
z               fold

General

Keymap	Mode	Action
j	n,x	Move down (with wrapped lines)
<Down>	n,x	Move down
k	n,x	Move up (with wrapped lines)
<Up>	n,x	Move up
<C-h>	n	Go to Left Window
<C-j>	n	Go to Lower Window
<C-k>	n	Go to Upper Window
<C-l>	n	Go to Right Window
<C-Up>	n	Increase Window Height
<C-Down>	n	Decrease Window Height
<C-Left>	n	Decrease Window Width
<C-Right>	n	Increase Window Width
<A-j>	n,i,v	Move line/selection down
<A-k>	n,i,v	Move line/selection up
<S-h>	n	Previous buffer
<S-l>	n	Next buffer
[b	n	Previous buffer
]b	n	Next buffer
<leader>bb	n	Switch to Other Buffer
<leader> +	n	Switch to Other Buffer
<leader>bd	n	Delete Buffer
<leader>bo	n	Delete Other Buffers
<leader>bi	n	Delete Invisible Buffers
<leader>bD	n	Delete Buffer and Window
<esc>	i,n,s	Escape and Clear hlsearch
<leader>ur	n	Redraw / Clear hlsearch / Diff Update
n	n,x,o	Next Search Result
N	n,x,o	Prev Search Result
<C-s>	i,x,n,s	Save File
<leader>K	n	Keywordprg
gco	n	Add Comment Below
gcO	n	Add Comment Above
<leader>l	n	Lazy (plugin manager)
<leader>fn	n	New File
<leader>xl	n	Location List (toggle)
<leader>xq	n	Quickfix List (toggle)
[q	n	Previous Quickfix
]q	n	Next Quickfix

Windows & Splits

Keymap	Action
<leader>-	Split Window Below
<leader>|	Split Window Right
<leader>wd	Delete Window
<leader>wm	Toggle Zoom Mode
<leader>uZ	Toggle Zoom Mode
<leader>uz	Toggle Zen Mode

Tabs

Keymap	Action
<leader><tab>l	Last Tab
<leader><tab>o	Close Other Tabs
<leader><tab>f	First Tab
<leader><tab><tab>	New Tab
<leader><tab>]	Next Tab
<leader><tab>d	Close Tab
<leader><tab>[	Previous Tab

UI Toggles

Keymap	Action
<leader>uf	Toggle Auto Format (Global)
<leader>uF	Toggle Auto Format (Buffer)
<leader>us	Toggle Spelling
<leader>uw	Toggle Wrap
<leader>uL	Toggle Relative Number
<leader>ud	Toggle Diagnostics
<leader>ul	Toggle Line Numbers
<leader>uc	Toggle Conceal Level
<leader>uA	Toggle Tabline
<leader>uT	Toggle Treesitter Highlight
<leader>ub	Toggle Dark Background
<leader>uD	Toggle Dimming
<leader>ua	Toggle Animations
<leader>ug	Toggle Indent Guides
<leader>uS	Toggle Smooth Scroll
<leader>uh	Toggle Inlay Hints
<leader>uG	Toggle Git Signs
<leader>dpp	Toggle Profiler
<leader>dph	Toggle Profiler Highlights
<leader>ui	Inspect Pos
<leader>uI	Inspect Tree
<leader>uC	Colorschemes (picker)
<leader>un	Dismiss All Notifications

Formatting

Keymap	Mode	Action
<leader>cf	n,x	Format buffer
<leader>cF	n,x	Format Injected Languages

Diagnostic Navigation

Keymap	Action
<leader>cd	Line Diagnostics (float)
]d	Next Diagnostic
[d	Prev Diagnostic
]e	Next Error
[e	Prev Error
]w	Next Warning
[w	Prev Warning

LSP

Keymap	Mode	Action
<leader>cl	n	LSP Info
gd	n	Goto Definition
gr	n	References
gI	n	Goto Implementation
gy	n	Goto Type Definition
gD	n	Goto Declaration
K	n	Hover
gK	n	Signature Help
<c-k>	i	Signature Help
<leader>ca	n,x	Code Action
<leader>cc	n,x	Run Codelens
<leader>cC	n	Refresh & Display Codelens
<leader>cR	n	Rename File
<leader>cr	n	Rename
<leader>cA	n	Source Action
<leader>co	n	Organize Imports
<leader>ss	n	LSP Symbols (Telescope)
<leader>sS	n	LSP Workspace Symbols (Telescope)
]]	n	Next Reference
[[	n	Prev Reference
<a-n>	n	Next Reference
<a-p>	n	Prev Reference
gai	n	Calls Incoming
gao	n	Calls Outgoing

Search (Snacks Picker / Telescope)

Keymap	Action
<leader><space>	Find Files (Root Dir)
<leader>,	Buffers
<leader>.	Toggle Scratch Buffer
<leader>/	Grep (Root Dir)
<leader>:	Command History
<leader>fb	Buffers
<leader>fB	Buffers (all)
<leader>fc	Find Config File
<leader>fe	Explorer Snacks (root dir)
<leader>fE	Explorer Snacks (cwd)
<leader>ff	Find Files (Root Dir)
<leader>fF	Find Files (cwd)
<leader>fg	Find Files (git-files)
<leader>fp	Projects
<leader>fr	Recent
<leader>fR	Recent (cwd)
<leader>fT	Terminal (cwd)
<leader>ft	Terminal (Root Dir)
<leader>n	Notification History
<leader>S	Select Scratch Buffer
<leader>s"	Registers
<leader>s/	Search History
<leader>sa	Autocmds
<leader>sb	Buffer Lines
<leader>sB	Grep Open Buffers
<leader>sc	Command History
<leader>sC	Commands
<leader>sd	Diagnostics
<leader>sD	Buffer Diagnostics
<leader>sg	Grep (Root Dir)
<leader>sG	Grep (cwd)
<leader>sh	Help Pages
<leader>sH	Highlights
<leader>si	Icons
<leader>sj	Jumps
<leader>sk	Keymaps
<leader>sl	Location List
<leader>sm	Marks
<leader>sM	Man Pages
<leader>sp	Search for Plugin Spec
<leader>sq	Quickfix List
<leader>sR	Resume
<leader>st	Todo
<leader>sT	Todo/Fix/Fixme
<leader>su	Undotree
<leader>sw	Visual selection or word (Root Dir)
<leader>sW	Visual selection or word (cwd)
<leader>sr	Search and Replace (grug-far)
<leader>cm	Mason

Git

Keymap	Mode	Action
<leader>gg	n	Lazygit (Root Dir)
<leader>gG	n	Lazygit (cwd)
<leader>gL	n	Git Log (cwd)
<leader>gb	n	Git Blame Line
<leader>gf	n	Git Current File History
<leader>gl	n	Git Log
<leader>gB	n,x	Git Browse (open)
<leader>gY	n,x	Git Browse (copy)

Gitsigns (Hunks)

Keymap	Mode	Action
]h	n	Next Hunk
[h	n	Prev Hunk
]H	n	Last Hunk
[H	n	First Hunk
<leader>ghs	n,x	Stage Hunk
<leader>ghr	n,x	Reset Hunk
<leader>ghS	n	Stage Buffer
<leader>ghu	n	Undo Stage Hunk
<leader>ghR	n	Reset Buffer
<leader>ghp	n	Preview Hunk Inline
<leader>ghb	n	Blame Line
<leader>ghB	n	Blame Buffer
<leader>ghd	n	Diff This
<leader>ghD	n	Diff This ~
ih	o,x	GitSigns Select Hunk

Session / Quit

Keymap	Action
<leader>qq	Quit All
<leader>qd	Don't Save Current Session
<leader>ql	Restore Last Session
<leader>qs	Restore Session
<leader>qS	Select Session

Terminal

Keymap	Mode	Action
<leader>fT	n	Terminal (cwd)
<leader>ft	n	Terminal (Root Dir)
<c-/>	n,t	Terminal (Root Dir) — toggle

In terminal mode:

Keymap	Action
<C-h/j/k/l>	Navigate windows
<C-/>	Hide terminal

Explorer

Keymap	Action
<leader>e	Explorer Snacks (root dir)
<leader>E	Explorer Snacks (cwd)
<leader>fe	Explorer Snacks (root dir)
<leader>fE	Explorer Snacks (cwd)

Flash (Enhanced Search)

Keymap	Mode	Action
s	n,o,x	Flash jump
S	n,o,x	Flash Treesitter
r	o	Remote Flash
R	o,x	Treesitter Search
<c-s>	c	Toggle Flash Search
<c-space>	n,o,x	Treesitter Incremental Selection

Noice (Notifications)

Keymap	Mode	Action
<c-b>	n,i,s	Scroll Backward
<c-f>	n,i,s	Scroll Forward
<S-Enter>	c	Redirect Cmdline
<leader>snl	n	Noice Last Message
<leader>snh	n	Noice History
<leader>sna	n	Noice All
<leader>snd	n	Dismiss All
<leader>snt	n	Noice Picker

Trouble

Keymap	Action
<leader>xx	Diagnostics (Trouble)
<leader>xX	Buffer Diagnostics (Trouble)
<leader>cs	Symbols (Trouble)
<leader>cS	LSP references/definitions (Trouble)
<leader>xL	Location List (Trouble)
<leader>xQ	Quickfix List (Trouble)
[q	Previous Trouble/Quickfix Item
]q	Next Trouble/Quickfix Item

Todo Comments

Keymap	Action
<leader>st	Todo (Telescope)
<leader>sT	Todo/Fix/Fixme (Telescope)
<leader>xt	Todo (Trouble)
<leader>xT	Todo/Fix/Fixme (Trouble)
[t	Previous Todo Comment
]t	Next Todo Comment

Which-Key

Keymap	Mode	Action
<c-w><space>	n	Window Hydra Mode
<leader>?	n	Buffer Keymaps

LazyVim-Specific Commands

Command	Description
:Lazy	Open plugin manager UI
:Lazy update	Update all plugins
:Lazy sync	Install + update + clean
:Lazy clean	Remove unused plugins
:Lazy check	Check for updates
:Lazy profile	Show startup time profile
:Lazy log	Show changelog
:LazyExtras	Browse and enable extras
:LazyHealth	Check plugin health
:Mason	LSP/linter/dap installer
:ConformInfo	Formatter info
:Noice	Notification history
:Trouble	Diagnostics viewer
:CheckHealth	Neovim health check
:LazyVim	LazyVim help

Treesitter Text Objects

Keymap	Action
]f	Next function start
[f	Previous function start
]F	Next function end
[F	Previous function end
]c	Next class start
[c	Previous class start
]C	Next class end
[C	Previous class end
]a	Next parameter
[a	Previous parameter

Quick Reference

Most Used Daily

<space>ff     Find files
<space>fg     Search git files
<space>/      Grep (root dir)
<space>,      Switch buffers
<space>e      File explorer
gd            Go to definition
K             Hover docs
<space>ca     Code action
<space>qq     Quit all
<C-s>         Save file
<C-h/j/k/l>  Navigate windows

Daily Flow

1. Open project      nvim .
2. Find file         <space>ff → type name → Enter
3. Search code       <space>/  → type pattern
4. Edit              i → type → Esc
5. Go to definition  gd
6. Split right       <leader>|
7. Switch buffer     <S-l>
8. Git status        <leader>gg
9. Commit            cc (in Neogit)
10. Quit             <space>qq

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