Neovim

Neovim is a Vim-based text editor focused on extensibility, modern terminal features, Lua configuration, built-in LSP support, and plugin-driven workflows. In this setup it is the main terminal editor for editing code and dotfiles.

Configuration file:

nvim/.config/nvim/init.lua

Official Resources

Resource	URL
Website	neovim.io
Documentation	neovim.io/doc
GitHub	github.com/neovim/neovim

What It Is Used For Here

Use	Notes
Editing code	Fast keyboard-first editor inside the terminal.
Editing dotfiles	Main editor for this repository's config and docs.
Project search	Uses Snacks picker for files, text, and buffers.
Lua configuration	The setup lives in init.lua and is managed with lazy.nvim.

Leader Key

Key	Meaning
Space	Leader key

Uso Diario

Comando	Accion
i	Entrar en modo insertar antes del cursor
Esc	Volver a modo normal
Space f f	Buscar archivos
Space f g	Buscar texto en el proyecto
Space f b	Buscar buffers abiertos
:w	Guardar
:q	Salir de la ventana actual
:q!	Salir sin guardar
:wq	Guardar y salir
/texto	Buscar texto hacia delante
n	Ir al siguiente resultado de busqueda
N	Ir al resultado anterior de busqueda
u	Deshacer
Ctrl r	Rehacer
dd	Cortar/eliminar linea actual
yy	Copiar linea actual
p	Pegar despues del cursor
:bd	Cerrar buffer actual

Custom Shortcuts

Shortcut	Mode	Action
Space f f	Normal	Search files with Snacks picker
Space f g	Normal	Search text with Snacks grep
Space f b	Normal	Search open buffers with Snacks picker

Common Shortcuts

Modes

Shortcut	Action
Esc	Return to normal mode
i	Insert before cursor
a	Insert after cursor
o	Open a new line below and enter insert mode
v	Enter visual mode
V	Enter visual line mode

Files

Command	Action
:w	Save file
:q	Quit current window
:q!	Quit without saving
:wq	Save and quit
:e path/to/file	Open file

Editing

Shortcut	Action
u	Undo
Ctrl r	Redo
yy	Copy current line
p	Paste after cursor
dd	Delete current line
/text	Search forward
n	Next search result
N	Previous search result

Buffers

Command	Action
:bn	Next buffer
:bp	Previous buffer
:bd	Close current buffer
Space f b	Search buffers with Snacks picker

UI

Area	Configuration
Theme	Catppuccin Mocha
Background	Transparent
Line numbers	Absolute and relative numbers enabled
Mouse	Enabled
Search	Ignore case unless uppercase is used
Statusline	Lualine
Tabline	Custom WezTerm-style buffer tabline

Plugins

Plugin	Purpose
folke/lazy.nvim	Plugin manager
catppuccin/nvim	Theme
echasnovski/mini.icons	Icons
folke/snacks.nvim	Picker and search UI
nvim-lualine/lualine.nvim	Statusline

Notes

The tabline shows listed buffers, not Vim tabs. Modified buffers get a + marker in the tab title.