Condensed Shortcut Reference#

This compiles essential shortcuts across Ubuntu, terminal multiplexers, shell environments, code editors, browsers, and development tools

Table of Contents#

System Environment (Ubuntu/GNOME)#

Window Management#

Shortcut	Action
`Super`	Activities overview
`Super+A`	Applications menu
`Ctrl+Alt+T`	Open terminal
`Alt+F4` or `Ctrl+Q`	Close window
`Super+Left/Right/Up/Down`	Snap window left/right/maximize/unmaximize
`Alt+Tab` (Alt+Shift+Tab)	Switch application window
`Super+Tab` (Super+Shift+Tab)	Switch application group
`Alt+F6`	Switch windows of the same application
Ctrl+Alt+D	Show desktop
`Super+M`	Toggle notification panel
`Super+L` or `Ctrl+Alt+L`	Lock screen
`Ctrl+Alt+Del`	Log out

Shortcut	Action
`Ctrl+Alt+Up/Down/Left/Right`	Switch workspace
`Shift+Ctrl+Alt+Up/Down/Left/Right`	Move window to workspace

Utility#

Shortcut	Action
`PrtScr`	Take screenshot
`Alt+PrtScr`	Take screenshot of window
`Shift+PrtScr`	Take screenshot of area

Terminal Multiplexer (Zellij)#

Mode Switching#

Shortcut	Action
`Ctrl+g`	Switch to Locked mode (for using ctrl n p in FZF etc)
`Ctrl+p`	Switch to Pane mode
`Ctrl+t`	Switch to Tab mode
`Ctrl+n`	Switch to Resize mode
`Ctrl+s`	Switch to Scroll mode
`Ctrl+o`	Switch to Session mode
`Ctrl+h`	Switch to Move mode
`Ctrl+b`	Switch to Tmux mode
`Enter/Esc`	Return to Normal mode (from most modes)

Pane Management (Pane Mode - `Ctrl+p` first)#

Shortcut	Action
`h/j/k/l` or `Left/Down/Up/Right`	Move focus
`p`	Switch focus
`n`	New pane
`d`	New pane downward
`r`	New pane rightward
`x`	Close focused pane
`f`	Toggle fullscreen
`z`	Toggle pane frames
`w`	Toggle floating panes
`e`	Toggle pane embed/floating
`c`	Rename pane
`i`	Toggle pane pinned

Tab Management (Tab Mode - `Ctrl+t` first)#

Shortcut	Action
`h/l` or `Left/Right`	Previous/next tab
`n`	New tab
`x`	Close tab
`r`	Rename tab
`s`	Toggle sync
`1-9`	Go to tab 1-9
`Tab`	Toggle tab

Resize Mode (`Ctrl+n` first)#

Shortcut	Action
`h/j/k/l`	Increase size left/down/up/right
`H/J/K/L`	Decrease size left/down/up/right
`=` or `+`	Increase size
`-`	Decrease size

Scrollback & Search (Scroll Mode - `Ctrl+s` first)#

Shortcut	Action
`j/k` or `Down/Up`	Scroll down/up
`Ctrl+f`/`Ctrl+b` or `Page Down/Up`	Page scroll down/up
`d/u`	Half page scroll down/up
`e`	Edit scrollback
`s`	Enter search mode
`n/p`	Search next/previous
`c`	Toggle case sensitivity
`w`	Toggle wrap
`o`	Toggle whole word

Shared Shortcuts#

Shortcut	Action
`Ctrl+q`	Quit
`Alt+f`	Toggle floating panes
`Alt+n`	New pane
`Alt+h/j/k/l`	Move focus left/down/up/right
`Alt+=` or `Alt++`	Increase size
`Alt+-`	Decrease size
`Alt+[/]`	Previous/next layout
`Alt+i/o`	Move tab left/right

Fish Shell with Vim Mode#

Mode Switching#

Shortcut	Action
`Escape`	Enter normal mode
`i`	Enter insert mode
`a`	Enter insert mode (after cursor)
`A`	Enter insert mode (end of line)

Shortcut	Action
`h/j/k/l`	Move cursor left/down/up/right
`0/^`	Move to start of line/first non-blank
`$`	Move to end of line
`w/b`	Move forward/backward one word
`e/ge`	Move to end of word/previous end of word
`fx/Fx`	Move to next/previous occurrence of x
`tx/Tx`	Move to before next/previous occurrence of x

Editing in Normal Mode#

Shortcut	Action
`dd`	Delete entire line
`dw`	Delete word
`d$`	Delete to end of line
`cc`	Change entire line
`cw`	Change word
`c$`	Change to end of line
`yy`	Yank (copy) line
`yw`	Yank word
`p/P`	Paste after/before cursor
`u`	Undo
`r`	Replace character
`x`	Delete character
`~`	Change case

Search and History#

Shortcut	Action
`/pattern`	Search forward
`?pattern`	Search backward
`n/N`	Next/previous search result
`*/#`	Search for word under cursor forward/backward

Command History (Default Mode)#

Shortcut	Action
`Ctrl+p` or `Up`	Previous command
`Ctrl+n` or `Down`	Next command
`Ctrl+r`	Reverse search through history
`Alt+.`	Insert last argument of previous command

Line Editing (Default Mode)#

Shortcut	Action
`Ctrl+a`	Move to beginning of line
`Ctrl+e`	Move to end of line
`Alt+f`	Move forward one word
`Alt+b`	Move backward one word
`Ctrl+u`	Delete from cursor to beginning of line
`Ctrl+k`	Delete from cursor to end of line
`Ctrl+w`	Delete previous word
`Alt+d`	Delete next word
`Ctrl+t`	Swap two characters
`Alt+t`	Swap two words
`Ctrl+l`	Clear screen
`Ctrl+c`	Cancel command
`Ctrl+z`	Suspend process

Fish Shell with fzf.fish#

Core Commands#

Shortcut	Action	Description
`Ctrl+Alt+F`	Search Directory	Find files in current directory
`Ctrl+Alt+L`	Search Git Log	Browse and insert commit hashes
`Ctrl+Alt+S`	Search Git Status	Find modified/staged/untracked files
`Ctrl+R`	Search History	Find commands in shell history
`Ctrl+Alt+P`	Search Processes	Find and insert process IDs
`Ctrl+V`	Search Variables	Find and insert shell variables

Shortcut	Action
`↑/↓` or `Ctrl+p/n`	Navigate up/down
`Enter`	Select item
`Tab`	Select multiple items
`Shift+Tab`	Deselect item
`Ctrl+Space`	Toggle selection
`Alt+Enter`	Select all matches
`Esc` or `Ctrl+g`	Cancel
`?`	Toggle preview window
`Alt+↑/↓`	Scroll preview window
`Ctrl+/`	Toggle help
`Ctrl+r`	Toggle sort
`Alt+w`	Toggle preview wrap

Neovim/LazyVim#

Basic Movement#

Shortcut	Action
`h/j/k/l`	Move cursor left/down/up/right
`w/W`	Move to next word/WORD start
`e/E`	Move to next word/WORD end
`b/B`	Move to previous word/WORD start
`ge/gE`	Move to previous word/WORD end
`0/$`	Move to start/end of line
`^`	Move to first non-blank character
`gg/G`	Move to first/last line
`{/}`	Move to previous/next paragraph
`Ctrl+u/d`	Scroll half-page up/down
`Ctrl+b/f`	Scroll page up/down
`Ctrl+y/e`	Scroll one line up/down
`zz/zt/zb`	Center/top/bottom current line
`H/M/L`	Move to top/middle/bottom of screen
`fx/Fx`	Move to next/previous ‘x’
`tx/Tx`	Move till before next/previous ‘x’
`;/,`	Repeat last f/F/t/T forward/backward
`%`	Jump to matching brace
`[(/])`	Jump to previous/next ‘(’
`[{/]}`	Jump to previous/next ‘{’

Editing#

Shortcut	Action
`i/I`	Insert before cursor/at line start
`a/A`	Insert after cursor/at line end
`o/O`	Open line below/above
`r/R`	Replace character/enter replace mode
`s/S`	Substitute character/line
`c{motion}`	Change text
`cc`	Change line
`C`	Change to end of line
`d{motion}`	Delete text
`dd`	Delete line
`D`	Delete to end of line
`x/X`	Delete character under/before cursor
`y{motion}`	Yank (copy) text
`yy` or `Y`	Yank line
`p/P`	Paste after/before cursor
`J`	Join lines
`u/Ctrl+r`	Undo/redo
`.`	Repeat last change
`~`	Toggle case
`g~/gu/gU`	Toggle/lower/upper case
`=`	Auto-indent
`>/<`	Indent/dedent

Text Objects#

Shortcut	Action
`iw/aw`	Inner/a word
`iW/aW`	Inner/a WORD
`is/as`	Inner/a sentence
`ip/ap`	Inner/a paragraph
`i"/a"`	Inner/a double quoted string
`i'/a'`	Inner/a single quoted string
`i(/a(` or `ib/ab`	Inner/a parentheses block
`i[/a[`	Inner/a bracket block
`i{/a{` or `iB/aB`	Inner/a brace block
`i</a<`	Inner/a angle bracket block
`it/at`	Inner/a tag block

Visual Mode#

Shortcut	Action
`v/V/Ctrl+v`	Start character/line/block selection
`o/O`	Move to other end of selection/other corner
`gv`	Reselect last visual selection
`>/<`	Indent/dedent selection
`=`	Auto-indent selection
`y/d/c/x`	Yank/delete/change/delete selection
`u/U`	Change selection to lowercase/uppercase
`~`	Toggle case of selection
`I/A`	Insert at start/end of all selected lines (in block mode)

Search and Replace#

Shortcut	Action
`/pattern`	Search forward
`?pattern`	Search backward
`n/N`	Next/previous match
`*/＃`	Search word under cursor forward/backward
`:%s/old/new/g`	Replace all occurrences
`:s/old/new/g`	Replace in current line
`:%s/old/new/gc`	Replace all with confirmation
`gd/gD`	Go to local/global definition

Marks and Jumps#

Shortcut	Action
`m{a-zA-Z}`	Set mark
`{mark}	Jump to mark position
`'{mark}`	Jump to mark line
`"	Jump to position before last exit
`.	Jump to position of last change
`Ctrl+o/i`	Go to older/newer position in jump list
`g;/g,`	Go to older/newer position in change list

Window Management#

Shortcut	Action
`Ctrl+w s`	Split window horizontally
`Ctrl+w v`	Split window vertically
`Ctrl+w q`	Close window
`Ctrl+w o`	Close all windows except current
`Ctrl+w h/j/k/l`	Move to left/down/up/right window
`Ctrl+w H/J/K/L`	Move window left/down/up/right
`Ctrl+w r/R`	Rotate windows down/up
`Ctrl+w +/-`	Increase/decrease height
`Ctrl+w >/<`	Increase/decrease width
`Ctrl+w =`	Equal dimensions for all windows
`Ctrl+w _`	Maximize height
`Ctrl+w	`
`Ctrl+w T`	Move window to new tab

Tab Management#

Shortcut	Action
`:tabnew`	Create new tab
`:tabedit {file}`	Edit file in new tab
`:tabclose`	Close current tab
`:tabonly`	Close all tabs except current
`gt/gT`	Go to next/previous tab
`{n}gt`	Go to tab n
`:tabs`	List all tabs

File Operations#

Shortcut	Action
`:e {file}`	Edit file
`:w`	Write (save) file
`:wa`	Write all files
`:q`	Quit
`:qa`	Quit all
`:wq` or `:x` or `ZZ`	Write and quit
`:q!` or `ZQ`	Quit without saving
`:saveas {file}`	Save as
`:r {file}`	Read file into buffer
`:r !{cmd}`	Read command output into buffer

Shortcut	Action
`gd`	Go to definition
`gr`	Go to references
`gI`	Go to implementation
`gy`	Go to type definition
`gD`	Go to declaration
`K`	Show hover documentation
`gK`	Show signature help
`<leader>ca`	Code action
`<leader>cr`	Rename symbol
`<leader>cf`	Format code
`<leader>cd`	Line diagnostics
`]d/[d`	Next/previous diagnostic
`]e/[e`	Next/previous error
`]w/[w`	Next/previous warning

Fuzzy Finding (LazyVim)#

Shortcut	Action
`<leader><space>`	Find files
`<leader>ff`	Find files
`<leader>fg`	Find in git files
`<leader>fr`	Recent files
`<leader>/`	Grep in files
`<leader>sg`	Grep in files
`<leader>sw`	Search word under cursor
`<leader>ss`	Go to symbol

Git Integration (LazyVim)#

Shortcut	Action
`<leader>gb`	Git blame
`<leader>gs`	Git status
`<leader>gd`	Git diff
`<leader>gS`	Git stash

Buffer Management (LazyVim)#

Shortcut	Action
`<S-h>/<S-l>`	Previous/next buffer
`<leader>bb`	Switch buffer
`<leader>bd`	Delete buffer
`<leader>bo`	Delete other buffers
`<leader>bl`	Delete buffers to the left
`<leader>br`	Delete buffers to the right
`<leader>bp`	Toggle pin buffer

UI Toggles (LazyVim)#

Shortcut	Action
`<leader>uf`	Toggle format on save
`<leader>us`	Toggle spelling
`<leader>uw`	Toggle word wrap
`<leader>ul`	Toggle line numbers
`<leader>ud`	Toggle diagnostics
`<leader>uc`	Toggle conceal
`<leader>ub`	Toggle background

Terminal (LazyVim)#

Shortcut	Action
`<leader>ft`	Terminal (root dir)
`<leader>fT`	Terminal (cwd)
`<C-/>`	Terminal

VSCode with Neovim Extension#

Shortcut	Action
`gd`	Go to definition
`gD`	Peek definition
`gf`	Go to declaration
`gH`	Find references
`gh/K`	Show hover
`<C-w>gd`	Open definition aside
`gO`	Go to symbol

File/Buffer Management#

Shortcut	Action
`:e {file}`	Edit file
`:w`	Save file
`:q`	Close editor
`<C-w>s/:split`	Split horizontally
`<C-w>v/:vsplit`	Split vertically
`<C-w>h/j/k/l`	Navigate splits
`<C-w>o/:only`	Keep only current window

Code Actions & Formatting#

Shortcut	Action
`=/==`	Format selection/line
`<leader>ca`	Code actions
`<leader>cr`	Rename symbol
`<leader>cf`	Format file

Multiple Cursors#

Shortcut	Action
Visual Line + `ma/mA`	Add cursor at end of each line
Visual Line + `mi/mI`	Add cursor at start of each line
Visual Block + `ma`	Add cursor after block
Visual Block + `mi`	Add cursor before block

Shortcut	Action
`j/k`	Move up/down
`h/l`	Collapse/expand
`Enter`	Open file
`o`	Toggle expand
`a/A`	New file/folder
`r`	Rename
`d`	Delete
`y/x/p`	Copy/cut/paste

VSCode Native Features#

Shortcut	Action
`F5`	Start debugging
`F9`	Toggle breakpoint
`F10`	Step over
`F11/Shift+F11`	Step into/out
`Ctrl+``	Toggle terminal
`Ctrl+Shift+E`	Show explorer
`Ctrl+Shift+G`	Show source control
`Ctrl+Shift+D`	Show debug panel
`Ctrl+Shift+X`	Show extensions
`Ctrl+P`	Quick open files
`Ctrl+Shift+P`	Show command palette
`Ctrl+K Ctrl+Z`	Zen mode

Shortcut	Action
`j/k`	Scroll down/up
`h/l`	Scroll left/right
`gg/G`	Scroll to top/bottom
`d/u`	Scroll half page down/up
`r`	Reload page
`yy`	Copy URL
`p/P`	Open clipboard URL in current/new tab

Shortcut	Action
`f`	Show link hints (current tab)
`F`	Show link hints (new tab)
`[[/]]`	Navigate to previous/next page
`gf`	Cycle focus through frames

Tab Management#

Shortcut	Action
`J/K` or `gT/gt`	Go to previous/next tab
`g0/g$`	Go to first/last tab
`t`	Create new tab
`x/X`	Close tab/restore closed tab
`^`	Go to previously-visited tab
`T`	Search tabs

Shortcut	Action
`H/L`	Go back/forward in history

Visual Mode#

Shortcut	Action
`v`	Enter visual mode
`V`	Enter visual line mode
`y`	Copy selected text (in visual mode)

Search#

Shortcut	Action
`/`	Enter find mode
`n/N`	Find next/previous match

Misc#

Shortcut	Action
`i`	Enter insert mode (disable Vimium)
`gi`	Focus first text input
`gs`	View source
`?`	Show help

Browser Developer Tools#

Shortcut	Action
`Ctrl+Shift+I` or `F12`	Open DevTools
`Ctrl+Shift+J`	Open console
`Ctrl+Shift+C`	Inspect element
`Ctrl+]` / `Ctrl+[`	Navigate forward/back in panel history
`Ctrl+Shift+M`	Toggle device mode

Debugging#

Shortcut	Action
`F8` or `Ctrl+\`	Pause/resume
`F10` or `Ctrl+'`	Step over
`F11` or `Ctrl+;`	Step into
`Shift+F11` or `Ctrl+Shift+;`	Step out
`Ctrl+F8`	Disable all breakpoints

Console#

Shortcut	Action
`Ctrl+L`	Clear console
`Up/Down`	Navigate command history
`Shift+Enter`	Multi-line entry
`Ctrl+F`	Search console history
`Esc`	Toggle console drawer

Integration Examples#

Vim Text Objects with Operators#

Most powerful Vim commands combine operators with text objects:

Command	Action
`ciw`	Change inner word
`diw`	Delete inner word
`yi"`	Yank inside quotes
`da(`	Delete around parentheses
`>ip`	Indent paragraph
`=i{`	Format inside braces
`gUaw`	Uppercase a word
`vis`	Select inner sentence
`ci]`	Change inside brackets

Shortcuts Workflow

Condensed Shortcut Reference#

Table of Contents#

System Environment (Ubuntu/GNOME)#

Window Management#

Workspace Navigation#

Utility#

Terminal Multiplexer (Zellij)#

Mode Switching#

Pane Management (Pane Mode - Ctrl+p first)#

Tab Management (Tab Mode - Ctrl+t first)#

Resize Mode (Ctrl+n first)#

Scrollback & Search (Scroll Mode - Ctrl+s first)#

Shared Shortcuts#

Fish Shell with Vim Mode#

Mode Switching#

Navigation in Normal Mode#

Editing in Normal Mode#

Search and History#

Command History (Default Mode)#

Line Editing (Default Mode)#

Fish Shell with fzf.fish#

Core Commands#

fzf Navigation#

Neovim/LazyVim#

Basic Movement#

Editing#

Text Objects#

Visual Mode#

Search and Replace#

Marks and Jumps#

Window Management#

Tab Management#

File Operations#

Code Navigation (LazyVim)#

Fuzzy Finding (LazyVim)#

Git Integration (LazyVim)#

Buffer Management (LazyVim)#

UI Toggles (LazyVim)#

Terminal (LazyVim)#

VSCode with Neovim Extension#

VSCode-Specific Navigation#

File/Buffer Management#

Code Actions & Formatting#

Multiple Cursors#

Explorer Navigation#

VSCode Native Features#

Browser Navigation with Vimium#

Basic Navigation#

Link Navigation#

Tab Management#

History Navigation#

Visual Mode#

Search#

Misc#

Browser Developer Tools#

Navigation#

Debugging#

Console#

Integration Examples#

Vim Text Objects with Operators#

Pane Management (Pane Mode - `Ctrl+p` first)#

Tab Management (Tab Mode - `Ctrl+t` first)#

Resize Mode (`Ctrl+n` first)#

Scrollback & Search (Scroll Mode - `Ctrl+s` first)#