My personal cheatsheet for NvChad v1. Source: https://youtu.be/Mtgo-nP_r8Y

NvChad-v1-Cheatsheet.md

NvChad Cheatsheet

Setup

• Install Neovim with instructions from here
• Run alias vim=nvim to use 'vim' as an alias. ie: Run Neovim with the vim command.
• Run echo 'alias vim=nvim' >> .zshrc to save the alias to shell configuration. This command shown here only works for zsh.
• Install Nerdfonts
• Install Git

Installation

• Run mv ~/.config/nvim ~/.config/nvim.backup to backup any neovim configuration you already have.
• Run rm -rf ~/.local/share/nvim to delete any local neovim caches, to prevent any issues.
• Install NvChad with instructions from here.
• • Run git clone https://github.com/NvChad/starter ~/.config/nvim && nvim if you use Linus or MacOS.
• The NvChad setup will ask you to, if you wish to install an example custom config. Press n to decline.
• Wait for NvChad to finish installing all the default packages.

Theming

• Space t h to enter theme switcher.
• • Ctrl + p to choose previous theme.
• • Ctrl + n to choose next theme.
• • You can also type the name of the theme you are searching for.

Syntax Highlighting

• :TSInstall <fileformat>/<language> to install syntax highlighting for a specific language.
• :TSInstallInfo to view installed syntaxes.
• Space c h to display cheatsheet.
  • Here the <leader> is equivalent to the Space Key.

Filetree

• ctrl + n to view filetree
  • Use directional buttons to navigate filetree
  • Press Enter to open selected file.
  • Press m to mark a file.
  • Press a and enter file-name to create a new file.
  • Press c to copy a file.
  • Press p to paste a file.
  • Press r to rename a file.

• Space f f to open file finder
  • Type the filename to search for it.
• Space f b to browse open files/buffers

Creating Windows and Navigating them

• Use :vsp command to vertical split window.
• Use :sp command to horizontaly split window.
• Press Ctrl + h to switch left.
• Press Ctrl + j to switch down.
• Press Ctrl + k to switch up.
• Press Ctrl + l to switch right.
• Press Ctrl + w q to close window.

Line Numbering

• Press Ctrl + n to enable line numbering
• Press Ctrl + r n to enable relative line numbering

Tab Switching

• Press Tab to switch tabs forwards.
• Press Shift + Tab to switch tabs backwards.
• Press Space + x to close current tab/buffer.

Terminal

• Press Space h to open horizontal terminal.
• Press Space v to open vertical terminal.